Joe Chill facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Joe Chill |
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Joe Chill in Batman: The Dark Knight vol. 2, #0 (November 2012).
Art by Mico Suayan and Juan Jose Ryp. |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Detective Comics #33 (November 1939) Named: Batman #47 (June–July 1948) |
| Created by | Bill Finger Bob Kane |
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| Full name | Joseph Chilton |
Joe Chill is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, the character first appeared in Detective Comics #33 (November 1939).
In Batman's origin story, Joe Chill is the Gotham City mugger who murders young Bruce Wayne's parents, Dr. Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne. The murder traumatizes Bruce, and he swears to avenge their deaths by fighting crime as the vigilante Batman.
Publication history
Joe Chill first appears in Detective Comics #33 and was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane.
Images for kids
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Unnamed mugger holding the Wayne family at gunpoint in Detective Comics #33 (November 1939); art by Bob Kane
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See also
In Spanish: Joe Chill para niños
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