THE BRAINSTORMS

But wait, where's the giant penny? When we think of Batman’s trophies in the Batcave, we see in our minds a life-sized T-Rex, a giant penny, a Joker card, and more. This makes sense, because for decades that’s the image we see and have seen. It’s the nostalgia bait, the obvious callback to the past, the hallmarks of iconic cases and people even if you haven’t read anything where he got those trophies from. Would you believe me if, the first time we hear any mention, let alon