Martha Wayne

**Place of Death:**
Crime Alley, Gotham, NJ

## Background

### 1947 - 1980: Martha Wayne

Martha Kane is the second child of Roderick Kane of the wealthy Kane family. The family was considered so rich that they basically "owned the half of Gotham that the Waynes didn't." As Robert Kane's oldest child, her father received the hulk of the inheritance, the family estate & became the leader of Kane Chemicals.

She became quite the party girl & a notorious one at that. She could frequently be caught at the country clubs, night clubs & soirees. But something changed inside of Martha after her father suddenly passed away. Feeling guilty for not spending more time with him, she began using her family money to help others & aimed to stop drug abuse & child trafficking in Gotham.

At one of the high society events, Martha eventually met Thomas Wayne, another child in a prominent family. The two fell in love though her mother was not fully supportive in the beginning. The two got married after two years of courtship, welcoming a son Bruce the next year.

Martha split her time between raising her son, accompanying her husband to high class events & running the Wayne Foundation. The foundation became her life, along with her son, as she still focused on using the donations for helping children. She ran dozens of soup kitchens within the city, to help feed the hungry at night.

Martha & her husband were very close with their son, spending all their free time with him. They began doing a weekly movie night as Thomas began working more late nights at the office.

On the night of June 8, 1980, the three of them went to see *Empire Strikes Back* after missing the last two weeks of movie night. As they were walking home from the movies, a mugger known as Joe Chill, confronted them in Park Row. He demanded Martha's pearls & Thomas tried to fight back, but the mugger shot him directly in the chest, killing him. He then turned his gun on Martha & ended her life as well as Bruce watched on in horror.

Bruce was taken in by their family butler Alfred Pennyworth, who then raised the boy as himself. At their funeral, Bruce made a promise to himself that he would bring their killer to justice & avenge their deaths. His personal crusade would eventually lead to him becoming Gotham City's Dark Knight protector — the Batman.

## Romantic Relationships

* Thomas Wayne: Boyfriend (1969 - 1971); Husband (1971 - 1980)

 Powers & Abilities

* **Wealth:** Martha was the second heir to the Kane family fortune after her brother Nathan Kane. Her family was one of the wealthiest families in America & their wealth only continued to grow.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Range:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Combat:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia

* She was widely known as an advocate against child abuse in Gotham.
* Because her older brother Nathan took over the business, the rest of the siblings were left to live their own lives. Martha became a party girl turned philanthropist. Phillip travelled the world. Jacob & Adeline joined the military. Cameron was also a party-goer until the death of Nathan. He & his older brother Phillip took over the house & began running the business.