Martha Wayne (New Earth)

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Martha Wayne

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Real Name

Martha Wayne

Current Alias

Martha Wayne

Identity

Public

Alignment

Good

Relatives

Thomas Wayne (husband, deceased); Bruce Wayne (son); Damian al Ghul (possible grandson; See notes); Patrick Wayne (father-in-law, deceased)

Universe

New Earth

Base Of Operations

Wayne Manor; Gotham City

Characteristics

Gender

Female

Hair

Brown

Status

Citizenship

American

Marital Status

Married

Occupation

Socialite

Origin

Origin

Place of Birth

Unknown (presumably Gotham City)

Place of Death

Park Row, Gotham City

Creators

Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Frank Miller

First appearance

Batman #404

History

Martha, Thomas and young Bruce were walking home from a night out at the movies. A mugger leapt from the shadows of Park Row and assaulted them, demanding money. Thomas tried to fight back, but the mugger shot him directly in the chest, killing him. He then turned his gun on Martha and viciously ended her life as well. Bruce Wayne stared on in horror, as his parents layed dead beside him. Chill turned on his heel and ran from the alleyway. Bruce made a graveside promise that he would bring the lowly killer to justice and avenge their deaths. His personal crusade would escalate until the fateful night that he chose to become Gotham City's Dark Knight protector - the Batman.

A few years ago, the international eco-terrorist Ra's al Ghul disinterred the Waynes' remains and threatened to immerse them in one of his Lazarus Pits – a side effect of which would be resurrection as a decomposed zombie. Batman infiltrated Ra's stronghold however, and reclaimed his parents' bodies before Ra's could fulfill his scheme. ^[1]

Bruce Wayne never discovered the true identity of Thomas Wayne's murderer, although recent evidence suggests that the super-villain known as Metallo may have been involved with the crime, if not directly responsible for the murders of Thomas and Martha Wayne ^[2]

Powers and Abilities

Powers

None known.

Abilities

None known.

Strength level

Martha Wayne possessed the strength level of a woman her age, size and weight who engaged in minimal regular exercise.

Paraphernalia

Equipment: None known.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.

Notes

• In a graphic novel entitled Batman: Son of the Demon, Batman sires an illegitimate child with Talia al Ghul named Ibn al Xu'ffasch. According to editor Denny O'Neil, the graphic novel is considered non-canon, and does not fit into the continuity of the mainstream DC Universe. In 2007, writer Grant Morrison scripted a storyline bringing the character of Ibn al Xu'ffasch back into continuity, this time under the name Damian. Damian's relationship to Bruce Wayne, if any, has yet to be clarified. ^[3]
  

Trivia

• Martha's maiden name, Kane, was revealed in the Batman Family (Volume 2) limited series. Presumably, she is named after famed Batman artist Bob Kane. Whether there is any family connection between Martha and Kathy "Batwoman" Kane remains unknown.

See Also

• Discuss Martha Wayne (New Earth) on the forums

• Appearances of Martha Wayne (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Martha Wayne (New Earth)
  
• Images featuring Martha Wayne (New Earth)

Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

• at Wikipedia.org
  
• Martha Wayne article at Wikipedia
• Thomas and Martha Wayne article at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
  

Footnotes