Thomas Wayne (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)

"She was wearing it the night that she and my Uncle Thomas were killed, but he always kept it... here."

- Kate Kane

Thomas Wayne was a billionaire businessman and philanthropist, the husband of Martha Wayne and the father of Bruce Wayne.

Life and Death
Thomas Wayne was born in Gotham City into the wealthy Wayne family. He later married Martha Kane and the pair had a son named Bruce Wayne.

One night, Thomas and Martha were murdered during a mugging, an event which left Bruce as the traumatised sole survivor.

Legacy
Thomas and Martha's deaths inspired Bruce to become the vigilante known as Batman in honour of them.