Conquer Club

Superheroes are made in many different ways. Some through training like the Green Arrow, others through circumstance like Spiderman’s bite, and others by being absolutely and ridiculously wealthy, like Batman.

So if you don’t fancy an extensive training program, didn’t fall to Earth from a different planet and you can’t seem to get a radioactive insect to bite you no matter how hard you try, your only option is to become disgustingly rich and buy a lair full of gadgets in order to become the superhero you know you were born to be.

But just how rich would you need to be to become a superhero like Batman, with all his cars and gadgets as of "Dark Knight Rises"? Well, comic historian Thaddeus Howze has come up with a pretty specific answer.

$682,450,750, to be exact.

mrswdk wrote:I mean that suit and weapons combo there costs less than $1.5million. Just don't buy the ridiculous custom-made military vehicles and you won't have to drop that much.

Although of course, like Green Arrow Batman also goes through extensive combat training prior to becoming a vigilante.

Dukasaur wrote:life without a butler is meaningless, anyway.

Dukasaur wrote:http://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/cost-being-batman

Superheroes are made in many different ways. Some through training like the Green Arrow, others through circumstance like Spiderman’s bite, and others by being absolutely and ridiculously wealthy, like Batman.

So if you don’t fancy an extensive training program, didn’t fall to Earth from a different planet and you can’t seem to get a radioactive insect to bite you no matter how hard you try, your only option is to become disgustingly rich and buy a lair full of gadgets in order to become the superhero you know you were born to be.

But just how rich would you need to be to become a superhero like Batman, with all his cars and gadgets as of "Dark Knight Rises"? Well, comic historian Thaddeus Howze has come up with a pretty specific answer.

$682,450,750, to be exact.

Couple of the charts in the article (plenty more where that came from):

TA1LGUNN3R wrote:Spiders aren't insects.

DoomYoshi wrote:How are terrorists able to inflict more damage than Batman?

Phatscotty wrote:Gotta adjust for Benflation since that's the old BatMan.

notyou2 wrote:Scotty, with you engaged and all, money is probably tight, so I took a collection and we bought you one piece of the suit.

You will be getting the knee pads by courier.

Phatscotty wrote:

notyou2 wrote:Scotty, with you engaged and all, money is probably tight, so I took a collection and we bought you one piece of the suit.

You will be getting the knee pads by courier.

betiko wrote:i'm sorry but Oliver Quinn is ridiculously wealthy, just like bruce wayne or tony stark. or lex luthor.

Is there actually a super heroe or super villain whose lack of superpower isn't compensated by unlimited funds for expensive suits and gadgets?