Martha Wayne

Martha Wayne (マーサ・ウェイン, Māsa Wain) was the wife of prominent Gotham City physician Dr. Thomas Wayne. She shared her husband's charitable nature, and was dedicated to her son Bruce's upbringing and insisted on giving him some culture and changed their plans of seeing The Mark of Zorro to going to the opera Mefistofele. Bruce was frightened by the portrayals of bat-like demons in the performance, so they exited into an alley. She was well-regarded in Gotham City's social circles, and helped host lavish charity balls at Wayne Manor. They were confronted by armed and desperate mugger Joe Chill, who shot and killed Martha and Thomas. Their tragic murder at the hands of the burglar, shook the city to its core, and led to years of urban blight. It also inspired their son Bruce to eventually become the Batman that he is today.

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Appearance & Biography

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Biography
Martha Wayne shared her husband Thomas's charitable nature, and was dedicated to her son Bruce's upbringing. She was well-regarded in Gotham City's social circles, and helped host lavish charity balls at Wayne Manor. Their tragic murder at the hands of a desperate burglar, Joe Chill, in Gotham's Crime Alley shook the city to its core, and led to years of urban blight. It also inspired their son Bruce to eventually become the Batman.

Appearance

 * Hair Color: Brown
 * Skin Color: Unknown
 * Eye Color: Blue
 * Height: 5ft. 8in.
 * Weight: 135 lbs.

Attributes:

 * Dedicated philanthropist.
 * Mother to Bruce Wayne, wife to Thomas Wayne.

Friends/Allies

 * Rachel's parents
 * Alfred Pennyworth
 * Lucius Fox

Family

 * Thomas Wayne (husband, deceased)
 * Bruce Wayne (son)

Enemies

 * Joe Chill

Past
Martha Wayne was the mother of Bruce Wayne, who along with her husband Thomas was murdered when Bruce was eight years old, leaving him with a desire to cleanse the city by fighting crime as Batman.

Notes and Trivia

 * Thomas and Martha Wayne first appeared in Detective Comics #33 (November 1939).
 * The movie that the Waynes went to see has fluctuated between the The Mark of Zorro (1920) starring Douglas Fairbanks and The Mark of Zorro (1940) starring Tyrone Power and Basil Rathbone.
 * Martha's original maiden name was "Kane"; she was heiress to the Kane Chemical family fortune.
 * A bench in Arkham Asylum have been dedicated to Thomas and Martha Wayne.
 * The murders of Thomas and Martha Wayne took place at 10:47 p.m., on the 26th of June.