The Guardianship of Bruce Wayne

3 Responses to The Guardianship of Bruce Wayne

1. Terry Washington | December 29, 2012 at 1:48 am | Reply

   With the benefit of hindsight it certainly seems odd that NONE of Thomas OR Martha Wayne’s relatives seemed able or willing to provide young Bruce with a home- and instead old family retainer Alfred Pennysworth(who had neither blood or marital ties to the Wayne clan) was selected to his guardian!

   • James Pollock | December 29, 2012 at 2:58 am | Reply

     That just shows how loyal Alfred was, and how concerned Thomas and Martha were that the rest of their families would only be concerned with controlling young Bruce’s wealth.

   • sstabeler | December 30, 2012 at 12:21 pm | Reply

     IIRC, in the latest reboot, Martha Wayne had relatives, but they were only interested in the money, so it’s possible the will specifically disinherited them. ( they tried to take Wayne Manor while Bruce was off training to become Batman under the assumption Bruce was dead- the disinheriting wouldn’t apply anymore since they would inherit from Bruce) As for Thomas Wayne, he may well have been the only survivor- the Wayne family had been targeted for a while by a secret organization active in Gotham called the Court Of Owls. Several previous Waynes had, in fact, been killed by the Court.