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Reporter Alexander Knox and photojournalist Vicki Vale investigate sightings of "Batman", a masked vigilante targeting Gotham City's criminals. Both attend a fundraiser hosted by billionaire Bruce Wayne, who is secretly Batman, having chosen this path after witnessing a mugger murder his parents when he was a child.
Bruce Wayne, better known by his vigilante superhero alias Batman, is a fictional character who is featured as the main protagonist in Warner Bros.' initial Batman film series (1989–1997), and later as a supporting character in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film The Flash (2023).
In Batman #208 (January/February 1969), it is revealed that both Joe and Max had changed their name to Chill from Chilton and that their mother was the housekeeper to Bruce Wayne's uncle Philip, who became Bruce's primary guardian after his parents' deaths. As Philip was often away on business, Mrs. Chilton played the primary parental role in ...
Martha Wayne as the Joker (right) and Thomas Wayne as Batman (left) of the Flashpoint universe; art by Dave Johnson. The alternate universe Flashpoint version of Martha Wayne is her universe's version of the Joker, and was driven insane after Joe Chill killed her son Bruce. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Joker also becomes obsessed with photographer Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger), and attacks her while she meets with her boyfriend, billionaire Bruce Wayne - Batman's alter ego. Believing Wayne to be harmless, Joker taunts him with his signature line and shoots him. Wayne survives, having been wearing body armor under his jacket, and recognizes Joker ...
Bruce Wayne's family encounters Joe Chill in Detective Comics #33 (November 1939). Art by Bob Kane. When exiting a movie theater (opera in some versions), Thomas and Martha Wayne are murdered by a mugger in front of their son, Bruce Wayne. This tragedy shocks Gotham and leads to Park Row (the street where it occurred) being labeled Crime Alley.
Gotham is an American crime television series developed by Bruno Heller, based on characters (primarily James "Jim" Gordon and Bruce Wayne / Batman) appearing in DC Comics' Batman franchise. The series stars Ben McKenzie as a young Gordon and was produced by Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon .
The Joker appears in Batman (1989), portrayed by Jack Nicholson in the present and Hugo Blick in flashbacks. [36] This version, previously known as Jack Napier, is a self-described "fully functional homicidal artist" who previously served as mob boss Carl Grissom's right hand and killed Bruce Wayne's parents Thomas and Martha Wayne years prior ...