![]() Wilker later took a new job that made it difficult for him to take care of Ace, so he left the dog to Bruce Wayne. Ace was subsequently christened the Bat-Hound by a criminal the dog helped Batman to apprehend. To forestall that problem, he hastily improvised a hood-like mask for the dog that incorporated the bat emblem as a dog tag dangling from Ace's collar. Because he had already placed a large number of "lost dog" announcements for Ace in his civilian identity of Bruce Wayne, he was concerned that anyone recognizing Ace (who had a prominent star-shaped marking on his forehead) might make the connection between Bruce Wayne and Batman. He was found by Batman and Robin after his master was kidnapped by a gang of counterfeiters. ![]() Ace's creation was inspired by the success of Krypto's debut in Adventure Comics #210 (March 1955), and by German Shepherds from detective films and serials, such as Rin Tin Tin and Ace the Wonder Dog.Īce was a German Shepherd originally owned by an engraver named John Wilker. 2.1.1 DC animated universe's Batman BeyondĪce debuted in Batman #92 (cover-dated July 1955) and was created by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff.
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