Ace o' Clubs is a fictional public drinking establishment in the

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, owned and run by former prize fighter

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Fictional history

The Ace o' Clubs was a public drinking establishment located on 1938 Simon Street, Hob's Bay, better known as the

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neighborhood of

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. It was owned and operated by Bibbo Bibbowski, who purported himself to be

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's biggest fan. Bibbo becomes a more significant part of the comic when he finds a winning

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ticket dropped by Gangbuster and uses the money to buy the Ace o' Clubs bar and help those living in the Slum. In fact, Bibbo maintained a zero-tolerance attitude against any patron who dared to bad-mouth the Man of Steel. It was not uncommon for Bibbo to personally toss such an individual out on their ear. Like most bars and pubs, the Ace o' Clubs was no stranger to violence. To keep the peace, Bibbo always had his trusty double-barrel shotgun at the ready should things ever get too wild. The Ace o' Clubs was occasionally victimized by various citywide threats, all of which involved Superman in some way. During the "Battle for Metropolis", a group of looters began vandalizing the front window, but Bibbo drove them away. The Ace o' Clubs bar is the site of a battle between the life-force devouring

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and Aztek.''Aztek'' #7 (February 1997) Bibbo and his friends purposely ignore the fight, playing cards instead and trusting others to handle the villain.

In other media

Television

* Ace o' Clubs appears along with Bibbo in the '' Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' episode "Double Jeopardy". * Ace o' Clubs appeared (as an upscale nightclub) in ''

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s seventh season and numerous times in the eighth season.

Film

* Ace o' Clubs appears in an early scene in ''

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''. Bibbo Bibowski is the bar tender played by

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(who had portrayed

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in the 1950s '' Adventures of Superman''). * Ace o' Clubs appears in a cameo in the '' Man of Steel'' in the background during the fight between Superman and

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Video games

* In ''

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'', the Ace o'Clubs is located in Suicide Slum. It is part of the

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Tour, and Superman can be found on its roof for the "Fanboy" feat. * In ''

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'', the Ace o'Clubs is one of the playable areas in the Metropolis arena. Bibbo Bibbowski can be seen behind the bar serving customers in the background, while the bar itself is decorated with nods to his boxing career and other events from Superman comics.

Theme parks

* At Warner Bros. Movie World the entrance to the Ace o' Clubs is blocked by

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References

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