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Martha Wayne

Martha Wayne (née Kane) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is the mother of Bruce Wayne, and wife of Thomas Wayne as well as the paternal grandmother of Damian Wayne, the fifth Robin. After she and her husband are murdered in a street robbery, her son—orphaned—is inspired to fight crime by adopting the…

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Publisher
DC Comics
Created by
Bill Finger (writer) · Gardner Fox (writer) · Bob Kane (artist) · Jerry Robinson (artist)
First appearance
Detective Comics #33 (November 1939)
Full name
Martha Kane
Notable aliases
Joker (Flashpoint)
Supporting character of
Thomas Wayne (husband) · Bruce Wayne (son) · Damian Wayne (grandson) · Helena Wayne (granddaughter) · Kate Kane (niece)

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Martha Wayne

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Edges110
Triples170
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018018
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Martha Wayne

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related to Murder · 26
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related to The New 52 · 24
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related to background · 19
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related to Miscellaneous · 11
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related to Streets of Gotham · 11
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related to Absolute Universe · 8
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related to Superman: Red Son · 7
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Supporting character of · 6
Martha Wayne → Bruce Wayne (son), Damian Wayne (grandson), Helena Wayne (granddaughter), Jacob Kane (brother), Kate Kane (niece), Thomas Wayne (husband)
related to DC Comics Bombshells · 6
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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Martha WayneCreated byBill Finger (writer)1.00infobox
Martha WayneCreated byGardner Fox (writer)1.00infobox
Martha WayneCreated byBob Kane (artist)1.00infobox
Martha WayneCreated byJerry Robinson (artist)1.00infobox
Martha WayneFirst appearanceDetective Comics #33 (November 1939)1.00infobox
Martha WayneFull nameMartha Kane1.00infobox
Martha WayneNotable aliasesJoker (Flashpoint)1.00infobox
Martha WaynePublisherDC Comics1.00infobox
Martha WayneSupporting character ofThomas Wayne (husband)1.00infobox
Martha WayneSupporting character ofBruce Wayne (son)1.00infobox
Martha WayneSupporting character ofDamian Wayne (grandson)1.00infobox
Martha WayneSupporting character ofHelena Wayne (granddaughter)1.00infobox
Martha WayneSupporting character ofKate Kane (niece)1.00infobox
Martha WayneSupporting character ofJacob Kane (brother)1.00infobox

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