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"I'm also the Flash
"I'm also the Flash." ―Flash, Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Four, Arrow
This article is about a subject that originated from the DC Burton universe in the larger DC Multiverse. This article only contains content relevant to the DC Extended Universe. For information regarding that universe, see Martha Wayne.
For alternate versions of Martha Wayne, see Martha Wayne's Character Hub.

Martha Wayne was a billionaire whose son, Bruce, became a vigilante known as Batman after she and her husband, Thomas, were killed.

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Early Life[]

Martha Wayne was married to Thomas Wayne, residing in Wayne Manor and hiring Alfred Pennyworth as their faithful butler. They also had a son named Bruce.[1]

Legacy[]

Some time later, Thomas and Martha were murdered by an armed criminal. This event left Bruce orphaned and traumatized, who was then raised by Alfred and later became a vigilante known as Batman to wage a crusade against crime in Gotham City.

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  • In the DC comics Flashpoint Timeline, Thomas and Martha Wayne survived their encounter with Joe Chill, but it came at the cost of their son Bruce Wayne, who would usually go on to become Batman after the incident. Instead, Thomas Wayne went on to develop the Batman persona while Martha became the Joker.

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