Joe Chill appears in The Batman Adventures #17. This version became a career criminal after murdering Thomas and Martha Wayne, though he has lived in fear of Bruce Wayne plotting revenge against him ever since, to the point where he sees Bruce's face everywhere he looks.

What happened to Martha Wayne?

Martha was a campaign manager of her husband's mayoral campaign against Oswald Cobblepot. Cobblepot had planned to have a corrupt cop, Jacob Weaver, murder Thomas, but a mugger got to her family first and killed both her and her husband, leaving Bruce orphaned.

Is Joe Chill the Joker?

No, Joker killing Thomas and Martha Wayne is only a thing in the Batman 1989 movie where his name was Jack Napier. In Comics, Joe Chill killed Martha and Thomas and he is not related to Joker. Joe Chill's full name is Joseph Chilton. In fact, Joe Chill has died in multiple timelines.

Is Thomas Wayne Joker's father?

Later, Arthur goes to Arkham State Hospital and steals his mother's records, and finds out that he was in fact adopted, and that Thomas Wayne is not his father and that Penny is not his true mother.

Why did Joe Chill spare Bruce?

It wouldn't be much of a Batman story if Batman gets killed as a kid (other than Flashpoint as Richard commented). In Batman #673 - Joe Chill in Hell, Chill states that he spared Bruce because he reminded him of his own deceased son.

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Did Batman ever forgive Joe Chill?

The Criminal Joker plans to dump Joe Chill in a mixture of the Lazarus Pit and Joker Venom in hopes of making him the ultimate Joker, but Joe Chill is saved by Batman who forgives him. Joe finally learns that Bruce Wayne is Batman.

Does Bruce Wayne forgive Joe Chill?

In Frank Miller's 1986 limited series Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Bruce Wayne finally finds it in himself to (at least partially) forgive Chill after he is mugged by street punks.

Who is Thomas Wayne's illegitimate son?

According to Penny, Arthur was born of an affair she had with Thomas when she worked for him. She said in a flashback that Thomas' wealth, power, and influence helped to produce the claim and paperwork that Arthur was adopted.

Who is Joker's biological father?

Image via Warner Bros. Key to Arthur's spiral is new information he learns from his mother Penny (Frances Conroy), with whom he lives. Arthur finds a letter Penny has written to Thomas Wayne, claiming that Wayne is Arthur's real father.

Does Batman know Joker is his brother?

Batman and Joker definitely aren't brothers in the comics. While the Joker movie plays very deeply with this idea, it still maintains the same stance. In the books, Joker's origin story has been a mystery. Readers have come across multiple different ones over the years.

Does Joe Chill regret killing the Waynes?

Despite his murders, Chill, now an elderly man was accepting full responsibility and remorse for his actions, where he continuously tried sending letters to Bruce Wayne for the deaths of Thomas and Martha, but was unable to due to his learning disability and advancing age.

Why was Thomas Wayne killed?

The Batman

Desperate, Wayne turned to Falcone to have the latter intimidate the reporter, only for Falcone to kill him so he could have something on the Wayne family. Wayne, wracked with guilt, threatened to reveal everything to the police; he and his wife to be killed were murdered a week later.

Does Batman ever catch Joe Chill?

Batman eventually tracked Chill down and revealed his identity to him, outlining how Chill had inspired his war on crime. A panicked Chill fled and told his henchmen that he was responsible for creating Batman. The henchmen beat Chill to death, blaming him for everything Batman had ever done to them.

Who is Batman's sister?

In the process, he begins the training that shapes his destiny as a feared vigilante, known as Batman. In Pennyworth, Bruce is revealed to have had an older sister, Samantha, who disappeared long before he was born.

Who is Thomas Wayne's sister?

Thomas Wayne was the sole son of Patrick Morgan Wayne, although he did have an older sister, Agatha Wayne.

Why did Batman save Martha?

For Batman, saving Martha Kent is more than a rescue mission. It's a way to redeem himself for how far he strayed from his original mission, a way to make amends with Superman, and a way to deal with the demons that have haunted him since he saw his own mother die.

Who gets Joker pregnant?

A spell that backfires gets him pregnant

To make this happen, the most famous clown in comics persuades the wizard Zatanna, however, she wants nothing to do with the Joker and she casts a spell but it backfires and he is the one that becomes pregnant.

Who is Joker's girlfriend?

Following her introduction to the comics in 1999, Harley Quinn was depicted as the sidekick and lover of the Joker as well as the criminal associate and best friend of Poison Ivy.

Was Penny really Joker's mom?

Penny Fleck was the adoptive mother of Arthur Fleck, a mentally unstable failed comedian who would later call himself the Joker. Much like her son, Penny suffered from an unspecified mental illness.

Did Martha and Thomas Wayne have a daughter?

Samantha Thomas Wayne is the young daughter of Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne.

How did the Waynes get rich?

History. The first generation of Waynes made their fortune by trading pelts and skins with the French, when Bruce Wayne was little, his father Thomas would sit Bruce down in Wayne Manor and explain to him the origins of the Wayne Manor and his family's legacy.

Who is Batman's brother?

The original Thomas Wayne Jr. was an assassin and was eventually possessed by Deadman, while an alternate version became Owlman. The current Thomas Wayne Jr., introduced as Lincoln March, claims to be Bruce's long-lost brother, creating uncertainty and potential for Batman's character development.

Is Alfred really the Joker?

During Batman's funeral, it was revealed that Alfred created the identity of the Joker to antagonize Batman, presenting himself as the Dark Knight's greatest villain.

Why did Bruce Wayne become Batman?

Batman's origin story features him swearing vengeance against criminals after witnessing the murder of his parents Thomas and Martha as a child, a vendetta tempered with the ideal of justice. He trains himself physically and intellectually, crafts a bat-inspired persona, and monitors the Gotham streets at night.

Does Joe Chill have powers?

Joe Chill experiences a natural progression of his character beyond being only the man who created Batman by killing his parents—he gets super powers.