Celebrating Batman Day

[Slash Man]

I've noticed that Batman Day became officially sanctioned by DC in recent years, which is great:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Day

But going back to reading Batman's early issues, the first Batman Day actually dates back to 1942. Somehow, it's escaped fans to the point where I see absolutely no mention of it on the internet. Batman Day has been on July 23 to coincide with Batman's first appearance, as well as the third Sunday of September in subsequent years. But not a soul remembers the actual date that Gotham's mayor decreed "Batman Day" - May 25th.

In Batman #12, there's a story called Around the Clock With Batman, starting with the first Batman Day parade in Gotham. I wonder if it was by sheer coincidence that DC also launched a real life Batman Day, but there you have it folks.