Thomas Wayne

Thomas Wayne is a fictional business owner featured in comic books published by DC Comics. She is associated with the Batman line of comic titles and has appeared in, or been referenced in most forms of adaptive media.

Overview
Thomas Wayne was a wealthy industrialist and the founder of Wayne Enterprises. He lived in Gotham City with his wife, Martha Wayne and their young son, Bruce. Thomas hired Alfred Pennyworth to work as his household butler.

While coming home from a show, the Waynes were accosted by a mugger who shot Thomas and Martha Wayne to death, leaving Bruce an orphan.

Notes & Trivia

 * The character of was created by comic book writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane.


 * In some portrayals of the character, Thomas Wayne is a physician of some renown.


 * On Gotham, Thomas Wayne was portrayed by actor Grayson McCouch.


 * Classically, the Waynes are usually presented as having been murdered by a mugger named Joe Chill. On Gotham, a hitman named Patrick "Matches" Malone murdered the Waynes, though a low-level thug named Mario Pepper was framed for the crime.


 * A portrait of Thomas and Martha Wayne is often seen hanging in the study at Wayne Manor.

Appearances

 * Gotham: Pilot