#but the depiction of Bruce as an uber-capitalist and not just a moderately wealthy guy is a recent invention

[5nake-eater]

Bruce Wayne was a billionaire for less than 17 years of his 80+ years of existence, WayneTech didn’t appear in the comics until the 70s. The sooner we accept that being an oligarch is in no way intrinsic to the Batman story the better

#before you come at me YES I am well aware that he lives in a mansion with a Butler #He has always had *some* amount of money #but the depiction of Bruce as an uber-capitalist and not just a moderately wealthy guy is a recent invention #I mean for god's sake his father was a doctor! You think the heir to a megacorporation would go to medical school? #and now his wealth has been taken away from him. he no longer owns Waynetech. and he lives in a Brownstone #for reference on the 17 years part. he lost his wealth in Joker War (2020) and while I don't know when he became a billionaire exactly #I do know that in Hush (2003) he's referred to solely as a millionaire