Creation Bob Kane's original design.īatman, one of the most influential comic book characters to be penned, was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, though Kane, who designed the character, often receives credit as the sole creator. Using his vast wealth, Bruce designed a costume and state of the art equipment, thus beginning a difficult double life: by day, he would be the billionaire playboy and businessman, Bruce Wayne, and at night, he was The Batman. This would be his symbol the Bat would strike terror into the Gotham underworld.
Bruce saw this as an omen and recalled his fear of bats as a child. While in his father's study, a large bat crashed through the window. Bruce believed criminals to be a "superstitious and cowardly lot," and to rid Gotham of evil, he needed to reinvent himself to become a terrifying symbol that would strike fear into the hearts of criminals. But despite all his honed skills, he knew something was missing. A Frenchman named Henri Ducard taught him man-hunting, a ninja named Kirigi taught him stealth, an African bushman trained him in the art of the hunt, and Nepalese monks taught him healing.īruce returned to Gotham City, where he became a vigilante. From an academic standpoint, he studied at Cambridge in England, the Sorbonne in France, and other famous European universities. At age fourteen, Bruce started a twelve-year walkabout around the world seeking experts in many fields, training himself mentally and physically. Leslie Thompkins, who helped him to mourn his parents and find a purpose in life. Standing at his parent's gravestones, Bruce made a solemn oath to avenge their deaths.ĭespite the fiscal security, happiness eluded Bruce. Chill then shot and killed her, while shouting, "This'll shut you up!" Bruce, traumatized by the deaths of his parents, would never be the same again.Īfterward, Bruce was raised by his wise and loyal butler, Alfred Pennyworth, and inherited his family's vast fortune as well as his father's company, Wayne Enterprises.
Thomas, moving in to protect his wife, was shot and killed by Chill, causing Martha to scream in terror. As they stepped onto Park Row (now called Crime Alley), a thug called Joe Chill, armed with a gun, approached them from the shadows to steal the pearl necklace Martha was wearing. Origin Young Bruce grieving over his parents' bodiesĪ wealthy philanthropist, Thomas Wayne, his wife, Martha, and their 8-year-old son, Bruce Wayne, were coming out of a movie theater at 10:47 p.m.
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