How Batman Was Made: Bruce Wayne

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How Batman Was Made

Batman is Bruce Wayne. Batman’s mission is to protect Gotham City from crime. Gotham City was once a major industrial city that was hit hard by the Great Depression. This made Gotham City’s crime rate rise and corrupted government and police officials witch sent despair through Gotham. Gotham has never fully recovered from the Great Depression. Bruce Wayne is the only child of Dr. Tomas Wayne and Martha Wayne. After leaving a movie his family was met by a mugger. After a Brief struggle both of Bruce’s parents were shot dead. Leslie Thompkins was the first one there. Bruce’s uncle Phil with the help of Leslie and their butler Alfred raised young Bruce. He was unsettled for days after the funereal. One knight he ran to his

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