Batwoman

Batwoman

Created by Bob Kane and Sheldon Moldoff

Real Name:   Katherine "Kathy" Webb Kane  Wayne

Current Occupation:  Deceased; former circus owner

Parents:  Unnamed

Siblings:  Unnamed brother

Spouse:  Bruce Wayne (divorced)

Children:  Bruce Wayne Junior

Group Affiliation:  None

Place of Birth:  Gotham City

Place of Death:  Unknown

First Appearance:  Detective Comics #233 (July 1956)

Biography:

Kathy Kane was a bored socialite obsessed with Batman, and so in the late 1940s he created her own costumed identity of Batwoman.  Eventually she wooed Batman, and Kathy wed Bruce Wayne.  However, Bruce's heart really belonged to Selena Kyle, aka Catwoman.

Regardless, the two had a child, Bruce Junior.  Kathy and Bruce divorced, and the two shared custody, meaning that the boy bounced back and forth between his father's estate outside Gotham and his mother's newly acquired circus.  Eventually Bruce Junior (or BJ) became Robin to Dick Grayson's Batman, despite Kathy's objections.

In the 1970s, Kathy was killed as part of a plot by Kane, leading Bruce to leave Gotham to seek out the villain once and for all.  He failed in killing the immortal villain, and instead was himself killed.

Comments:

Kathy Kane's Wronskiverse canon is relegated to her Earth-2 appearances [due to the inclusion of the Earth-2 Batman canon via the incorporation of Crossovers, which includes the Huntress], her "second Batman and Robin" imaginary story appearances [which is the original basis for the generational Bruce Wayne Junior stories which are used in Crossovers], the appearance of the brunette married to Bruce Wayne in Generations [again, due to Crossovers], and the death storyline from the 1970s [only so that I could have an ending for her].

Batman I

Batman I

Created by Robert E. Wronski, Jr.

Real Name:  Bruce Wayne

Current Occupation:  Deceased; former police commissioner

Parents:  Thomas and Martha Wayne (deceased)

Siblings:  Thomas Wayne Junior (deceased)

Spouse:  Julie Madison (ex-wife); Selina Kyle Wayne (aka Catwoman, deceased)

Children:  Dick Grayson (aka Batman II; adopted, deceased); Bruce Wayne Junior (aka Batman III) and Helena Wayne (aka Huntress, deceased)

Group Affiliation:  League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Justice Society of America, All-Star Squadron, Club of Heroes

Place of Birth:  Gotham City

Place of Death:  Gotham City

First Appearance:  Detective Comics # 27, May 1939

Biography:

When he was eight, Bruce Wayne saw his children murdered before his eyes.  At that tragic moment, the boy became heir to millions.  The boy was raised by his Uncle Philip and chose to use his fortune to travel the world and train to fight a war on crime.

As an adult, he donned a costume that resembled a bat to strike fear into the hearts of criminals, and became the vigilante known as Batman.  At first hunted by the law, eventually he became a deputized agent of the law and even was called upon by the government on numerous occasions.

The Batman was a member of several groups of heroes, and eventually took in an orphan named Dick Grayson who he trained to be his sidekick, Robin.

In the late 1940s, Dick Grayson went off to college and Bruce married an old flame, Julie Madison, though the marriage didn't last as she couldn't deal with his costumed activities.  Their marriage did produce a child, Bruce Wayne Junior.  Bruce then married his old foe Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman, and they had a child, Helena Wayne.

In 1959, Bruce retired, and Dick took over Batman, with Bruce Junior becoming Robin.

Bruce took over at Gotham's police commissioner and was later killed by a small time crook who had gained incredible super-powers.

Comments:

The canon of this Batman in the Wronskiverse consists of all stories published in the golden age up to 1945, and all stories referenced in Crossovers:  A Secret Chronology of the World by Win Scott Eckert.  Additionally, he has appeared in original Wronskiverse stories.  He has appeared in the League of Extraordinary Heroes 1938, Mystery Men, the Wanderer, and Powerman.