Who Is Martha Wayne? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Martha Wayne is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Martha Kane, with over 1,074 comic issue appearances. Martha Wayne is the wife of the late Dr. Thomas Wayne and the mother of Bruce Wayne.

Who is Martha Wayne?

Origin Martha Kane Wayne Martha Kane Wayne was the wife of Thomas Wayne and mother of Bruce Wayne . Created Martha Wayne was created by Bob Kane , Bill Finger and Gardner Fox Character Evolution Golden Age / Earth-Two Earth-Two - Martha Wayne Thomas and Martha Wayne were exiting a theater after seeing the Mask of Zorro. A mugger named Joe Chill stopped them and tried to steal her pearl necklace. Thomas Wayne tried to stop him but he was shot. The shock of seeing him die was too much for her and she died of a heart attack. Bruce swore vengeance and promised to catch his parents killer someday. He would eventually find out it was Chill and went after him. It was shown that Chill has now become a racketeer 'exporting' wanted criminals along the state lines.

Key facts

Martha Wayne is of human origin and first appeared in "The Batman Wars Against The Dirigible Of Doom". The character is published by DC Comics. With 1,074 recorded issue appearances, Martha Wayne ranks among the most featured characters in comics.