Editing Batcave (section)

{{short description|Secret headquarters of the fictional DC Comics superhero Batman}}
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The '''Batcave''' is a subterranean location appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[DC Comics]]. It is the headquarters of the [[superhero]] [[Batman]], whose secret identity is Bruce Wayne and his [[List of Batman supporting characters#Bat-Family|partners]], consisting of caves beneath his personal residence, [[Wayne Manor]].<ref name="dc-ency">{{Cite book  | last = Beatty  | first = Scott | contribution = Batman | editor-last = Dougall  | editor-first = Alastair  | title = The DC Comics Encyclopedia  | pages = 40–44  | publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]]  | place = London  | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-0-7566-4119-1  }}</ref><ref name="dc-batc">{{Cite book | last = Jimenez | first = Phil | author-link = Phil Jimenez | contribution = The Batcave | editor-last = Dougall | editor-first = Alastair | title = The DC Comics Encyclopedia | page = 133 | publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]] | place = New York  | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-0-7566-4119-1 | oclc = 213309017 }}</ref>

The Batcave appeared in the 1960s ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' television series and in the films ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' (1989), ''[[Batman Returns]]'' (1992), ''[[Batman Forever]]'' (1995), ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman and Robin]]'' (1997), [[The Dark Knight Trilogy|''The Dark Knight'' Trilogy]] (2005–2012), and in the [[DC Extended Universe]] (2016–2023), as well as ''[[The Batman (film)|The Batman]]'' (2022).

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