Tom Wayne was a notorious cat-burglar from Gotham City, whose criminal career was thwarted by a leg injury caused during a shooting against the Gotham City Police Department.
History
Wayne was subsequently arrested and released years later. His son, Bruce was still a young boy when Wayne was released, and the former burglar decided to train Bruce in order to become the greatest burglar of Gotham City. For this purpose, Wayne bought a great house which was connected to an underground cave system. The caves provided the perfect space for training Bruce in acrobatics and improving his criminal skills. When Bruce reached adulthood, Tom Wayne provided him with a unique Batsuit, which Bruce used to become the criminal, Batman.
As a retired criminal, Tom Wayne was proud knowing that his only son had become the greatest criminal in the history of Gotham City.
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Notes
- Thomas Wayne was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, first appearing in Detective Comics #33. However, the Earth-148 version of Thomas Wayne first appeared in World's Finest #148 by Edmond Hamilton and Curt Swan.
- This version of Thomas Wayne, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the Dark Crisis of 2022-2023. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.
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- 1 Appearances of Thomas Wayne (Earth-148)
- 2 Images featuring Thomas Wayne (Earth-148)
- Quotations by or about Thomas Wayne (Earth-148)
- Character Gallery: Thomas Wayne (Earth-148)
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