Marion Grange

Mayor **Marion Grange** is a supporting character in *The Batman* and was the elected mayor during the time of the first appearances of The Batman in Gotham City. He resigned after the Joining's invasion and was replaced by Hamilton Hill.

## Physical Appearance

He wears a brown suit and has gray hair with white streaks and a gray moustache. His hair used to be black.

Grange in his younger days.
## History

Grange used to be a good friend of Thomas Wayne,thus by extension,he is also a friend of Bruce.

In *The Big Heat*,Bruce tried to convince Grange to not give the rights of Gotham's Children Hospital to GothCorp due to their bad reputation. Both of them failed to convince the council,until Batman stopped Firefly and revealed he was hired by GothCorp.

In *JTV*,Joker kidnapped the mayor as part of his new televison show. He gassed him onscreen then went for his next target,Cash Tankenson.

In *The Laughing Bat*,Joker (dressed as Batman) demanded a huge ransom,and he showed him a demonstration of what would happen if his demands are not met. He showed the mayor's wife affected by Joker Gas. Bruce Wayne visited her the next day. Grange told him he cannot afford Joker's ransom and the city's funding all at once,so Bruce volunteered to pay for him. Bruce then saw Sheila,hospitalised. He burst into laughter. Having no idea what was wrong with him,he ran away.

In *A Fistful of Felt*,he introduced Bruce to a public speech,where he revealed they are demolishing the old cannery to make way for a children's museum. After the museum was openned,Grange and Bruce were discussing the achievment,until Bruce saw the Batsignal.

In *Fleurs du Mal,*Mayor Grange was having a call with the councilman and said that as much as he likes it,they need to pave over Gotham Park to make way for a new hospital. Someone then knocked at the door,and when he openned it,he found a basket full of flowers. One of the flowers then latched onto his face. Grange's plant clone then cancelled all plans for the hospital and intended to "green up Gotham". The real Grange was later freed by Commissioner Gordon.

In *The Apprentice*,Grange was pranked by Joker. He was luckily saved by Batman and Batgirl.

In *Thunder*,he won the election against Maxie Zeus. Zeus was enraged and thus declared to be worshipped. He obliterated City Hall as an example and asked the citizens of Gotham to do exactly as he says or there will be more destruction. Grange then went to Gordon,asking him to do something. Gordon told him to leave it for the Batman.

After the Joining's invasion,Grange quitted as mayor,and the new mayor was Hamilton Hill.

## Relationships

### Allies

#### Bruce Wayne

Grange was a good friend of Bruce's father,Thomas Wayne. They would sometimes go fishing,and Grange was saddened upon his death. Grange treated Bruce with the same kindness he treated Thomas,to the point he was listening to what he had to say as opposed to everyone else in the council.

### Enemies

#### Joker

Several murder attempts were made on the Mayor's life by The Joker, who also targeted his wife during the villain's brief tenure as a mock 'crime-fighter'.

## Appearances

### Season 1

* *The Big Heat*
* *Q&A* (cameo)
* *Topsy Turvy* (cameo)

### Season 2

* *The Laughing Bat*
* *JTV*

### Season 3

* *A Fistful of Felt*
* *RPM* (cameo, as a viewer)
* *Fleurs du Mal*
* *The Apprentice*
* *Thunder*
* *The Icy Depths* (cameo)
* *Gotham's Ultimate Criminal Mastermind* (cameo)

## Trivia

* As opposed to the comics,this version is a man instead of a woman.
* It is rather ironic how he is a constant target of Joker,as he was voiced by Adam West,who played Batman in the 1966 TV series.