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41-496: Black Gate or Blackgate may refer to: Fictional [ edit ] Blackgate Penitentiary , a fictional prison in the DC Comics universe Ultima VII: The Black Gate , Part I of the computer game Ultima VII Black Gate or Morannon in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, an entrance to Mordor Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate , a 2013 video game Black Gate (manga) ,
82-402: A Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yukiko Sumiyoshi The Black Gate , a 1919 American silent film produced by Vitagraph and starring Ruth Clifford Other uses [ edit ] The Black Gate (The Castle, Newcastle) , a building at the archeological site The Castle, Newcastle upon Tyne, England Black Gate (capacitor) , a brand of capacitor Black Gate (magazine) ,
123-416: A diary, which was discovered by Bruce in the present day. When exiting a movie theater (opera in some versions), Thomas and Martha Wayne are murdered by a mugger in front of their son, Bruce Wayne. This tragedy shocks Gotham and leads to Park Row (the street where it occurred) being labeled Crime Alley. Most importantly, it serves as the motivation for Bruce to become Batman. During Batman R.I.P. , it
164-519: A fantasy and science fiction magazine See also [ edit ] Porta Nigra (Latin for black gate ), a large Roman city gate in Trier, Germany Kuromon (Japanese for black gate ), in Tokyo, Japan Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Black Gate . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
205-643: A head when Hurt returns to the city, claiming to be Thomas Wayne in order to take control of Wayne Manor and establish himself as the new Batman, but Grayson and Damian outsmart him. It is hinted at during the course of the Batman and Robin series that Simon Hurt's actual identity is Thomas Wayne, albeit one from the 17th century who was a 'black sheep' of the Wayne family and prolongs his life through occult rituals. The Return of Bruce Wayne miniseries and its fallout Bruce Wayne: The Road Home cements Hurt's status as
246-638: A major role as a hardened, more violent version of Batman, whose son was killed instead of his wife and himself, leading both of them to become the altered reality's counterparts of Batman and the Joker respectively, and dies again by the end of the storyline. Dr. Wayne returned to the main DC Universe in DC Rebirth , as a revived amalgamation of his original self killed by Joe Chill and his Flashpoint Batman self killed in " The Button ", teaming up with
287-685: Is 12 miles from Arkham Asylum. It housed inmates like the Penguin, Catman , Deadshot , Tony Zucco , Mortimer Kadavar and the Cavalier , but shortly after Crisis on Infinite Earths , it was the site of a breakout by Ra's al Ghul . It appears in several episodes of Batman . Iron Heights Penitentiary is a high security prison devised for many of the foes of the Flash . Located near Keystone City . Peña Duro , also called Hard Rock in English,
328-694: Is a fictional area of the city of Chicago . The Oblivion Bar is an extradimensional bar used as a gathering place/hangout for magic users, as well as the headquarters for the Shadowpact . Project Cadmus is an experimental genetics lab. Located in Metropolis. The Young Justice animated series has it located in Washington, D.C. The Sanctum of Doctor Fate is Doctor Fate's headquarters. Located in Salem, Massachusetts . The Secret Sanctuary
369-615: Is alleged that Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne were leading a double life, secretly partaking in criminal endeavors, drug abuse and orgies while presenting a façade of respectability to the outside world. The alleged evidence is revealed to be doctored in the aftermath of the storyline, however. Doctor Simon Hurt , head of the Black Glove and the mastermind behind Batman R.I.P. , actually claims to be Thomas Wayne to both Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth. Although both of them rebuke him without hesitation, Hurt never explicitly drops
410-660: Is an asylum in Gotham City that houses criminally insane convicts. Belle Reve is a high security metahuman prison located in St. Roch, Louisiana and the headquarters of the Suicide Squad . In Smallville , Belle Reve Sanitarium is a prison for "meteor freaks" ( metahumans ), and the mentally ill located near Kansas . Belle Reve Special Security Barracks appears in the DC Extended Universe , as
451-854: Is an extradimensional structure presided over by Abel . A version of this is also the headquarters of the Secret Six . THe Reichuss Mansion is a mobile haunted house that served as the House of Secrets in the 1990s Vertigo series of the same name . The Iceberg Lounge is nightclub and base of operations for the Penguin . Located in Gotham City . The club is featured in the DC Animated Universe , Gotham , The Lego Batman Movie , Batman: Caped Crusader , The Batman , and its spin-off , The Penguin . The current version of
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#1732772070597492-737: Is imprisoned after the events of Shazam! . It later appeared in the comics where a special wing was built to house the magic-based enemies of the Shazam Family . Ravenscar Secure Facility is a mental asylum in Yorkshire where John Constantine was committed after the Newcastle Incident. Slabside Island , also called the Slab and Slabside Penitentiary , is a high security metahuman prison. Originally in New Jersey, it
533-405: Is revealed that, while on a drive with a pregnant Martha Wayne, Thomas witnesses a strange object fall to Earth . As he inspects it, Thomas' consciousness is transported to Krypton , and presented in a holographic form. There, he encounters Jor-El , wishing to know what kind of a world Earth is, as it is one of many possible candidates for him to send his son Kal-El to. Thomas tells Jor-El that
574-570: Is the former prison of the villain Bane that is located in Santa Prisca . He served a life sentence there as a child because of the actions committed by his elusive father King Snake . Alluded to in the final season of Gotham where Bane was previously held prisoner, but was rescued by Nyssa al Ghul . Rock Falls Penitentiary is a prison in Rock Falls, Iowa where Doctor Sivana
615-837: Is the home office of the Daily Planet , Metropolis ' main newspaper. Danny the Street is a sentient street and a member of the Doom Patrol . The Flash Museum is a memorial to the Flash ( Barry Allen ). Located in Central City. Fortress of Solitude is an Arctic fortress used by Superman as a secret base. Located near the North Pole. The Hall of Doom is the home base of the Legion of Doom . The Hall of Justice
656-583: Is the one-time home base of the Justice League. A version of this is the headquarters of the Justice League in the animated series Super Friends . Another version of this appears in both Justice League Unlimited , and Young Justice , with the latter version acting as a public tourist spot and decoy to hide the existence of the Watchtower. THe House of Mystery is An extradimensional structure presided over by Cain . The House of Secrets
697-932: Is the original headquarters of the Justice League of America and briefly headquarters of the Doom Patrol . Located in Happy Harbor, Rhode Island . Sherwood Florist is originally in Seattle and now in Star City , the business operated by Black Canary . Suicide Slum is a dangerous part of Metropolis. Titans Tower is the headquarters of the Teen Titans , originally located in New York City. Currently located in San Francisco. The cartoon series Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go! have
738-679: The Convergence event, he is killed while fighting the Club of Villains and succeeded by Dick Grayson . An alternate universe variant of Thomas Wayne from Earth-Three appears in The New 52 . This version is a sociopathic doctor who is later killed by Alfred Pennyworth. An alternate universe variant of Thomas Wayne appears in DC Comics Bombshells . This version was saved by Batwoman , leading Bruce Wayne to become Batman in
779-640: The Justice Society Headquarters is built on the foundation of the former brownstone headquarters and museum. The former headquarters in Gotham City, the latter in Manhattan. Sometimes called Dodds Mansion . The LexCorp Towers complex is the former headquarters of Lex Luthor . Located in Metropolis. Lux is the bar/nightclub based in Los Angeles owned by Lucifer Morningstar and his mistress Mazikeen . The Netherworld
820-459: The Batcave (sometimes the fissure is replaced with an abandoned well). Thomas eventually rescues his terrified son from the cave. Dr. Wayne's role in his son's future vigilante career is expanded upon in "The First Batman", a Silver Age tale from Detective Comics #235, which reveals that Dr. Wayne attacks and defeats hoodlums while dressed like a "Bat-Man" for a masquerade ball . According to
861-655: The Green Arrow and Speedy . Avernus Cemetery is a hidden burial ground in Central City for the enemies of the Flash known as the Rogues . The Batcave is the headquarters of Batman . Located directly beneath Wayne Manor. Burnside is a borough of Gotham City that is connected to Gotham by the Burnside Bridge. It is home to The New 52 version of Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) and appears in Batman '89 as
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#1732772070597902-710: The Titans Tower in Jump City. The Underworld is a place in Metropolis's sewers which is rejected by society and where the Warworlders took control. Valhalla Cemetery is a burial ground located in Metropolis for superheroes who have died in the line of duty. Wayne Manor is the ancestral home of Batman . Located outside Gotham City. Wayne Tower is the location of the main offices of Wayne Enterprises, located in downtown Gotham City. Arkham Asylum
943-610: The US Department of Corrections (a fictional version of the US Bureau of Prisons ). Blackgate Penitentiary : Located near Gotham City and also called Blackgate Prison, it is a prison known to house mostly non-metahuman criminals from Gotham like Rupert Thorne , Carmine Falcone , the Penguin , Arnold Wesker / Ventriloquist , and Victor Zsasz . A version of Blackgate appears in The Dark Knight Rises as
984-491: The birthplace of Drake Winston and Harvey Dent . The Casanova Club is nightclub owned by Alex Logue in Newcastle , England. It was there that a demon was summoned and John Constantine failed to save a young girl named Astra Logue who was taken to Hell. Crime Alley is the most dangerous area of Gotham City, where Thomas and Martha Wayne were killed by Joe Chill during a mugging. The Daily Planet Building
1025-456: The claim. In the ongoing follow-up series, Batman & Robin , it is suggested that some, if not all, of these allegations have begun to circulate around Gotham; Dick Grayson and Damian Wayne attend a high society function where a few party guests vaguely mention the existence of rumors surrounding the family, and Dick tries to tie Bruce's absence from the public eye with being occupied with clearing his family's reputation. Matters come to
1066-747: The commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department after the deaths of Martha and Bruce. An alternate universe variant of Thomas Wayne appears in Superman: Red Son . This version is an anti-communist activist who is later killed by the NKVD under Commissar Pyotr Roslov . An alternate universe variant of Thomas Wayne from Earth-Two who succeeded Bruce as Batman using the Miraclo pill appears in The New 52 . During
1107-846: The elder Thomas Wayne from the Puritan Ages, driven insane by his meeting with Barbatos , the Hyper-Adapter sent through time along with Bruce Wayne to ensure the effectiveness of Darkseid's "Omega Sanction". An alternate universe variant of Thomas Wayne appears in Batman: Castle of the Bat . This version was resurrected as a Frankenstein -like creature after Bruce Wayne discovered his disembodied, preserved brain. An alternate universe variant of Thomas Wayne appears in Batman: Dark Knight Dynasty . This version
1148-603: The former crime boss panics, believing that Thomas’ ghost is attacking, and flees into the streets and is struck and killed by a truck. These events were retold in the 1980 miniseries The Untold Legend of the Batman . Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths , Thomas as the "First Batman" was retconned - he instead attends the masquerade ball as Zorro . This was retconned once more in the pages of Superman/Batman , where Superman , hoping to reverse some universe-altering change in
1189-425: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Gate&oldid=997045542 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Blackgate Penitentiary The Arrowcave is the former base of operations of
1230-548: The location where Lex Luthor was sent at the end of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and in Suicide Squad where it is revealed to be a black site where the Suicide Squad is recruited. In The Suicide Squad the location has been renamed Belle Reve Correctional Center (and is also referred to in some paperwork as Belle Reve Penitentiary ), and is implied to be under the authority of both A.R.G.U.S and
1271-556: The new home for criminals under the " Dent Act " but was broken into by the terrorist Bane and his army. It also appears in several episodes of Gotham , and as a major location in Batman: Arkham Origins , Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate , and Batman: Arkham Shadow , serving as the primary setting of the latter two games. Gotham State Penitentiary is a prison located in the Sommerset neighborhood, which
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1312-463: The people of Earth aren't perfect, but are essentially a good and kind race, who would raise the child right, convincing Jor-El to send Kal-El there. Upon returning to his body, Thomas uses the technology in the Kryptonian probe to revitalize a failing Wayne Enterprises. Years later, the alien technology would be the basis of much of Batman's crimefighting technology. Thomas recorded his encounter in
1353-412: The story, Dr. Wayne's actions result in crime boss Lew Moxon being imprisoned; ten years later, Moxon orders Joe Chill to murder Dr. Wayne. Realizing Moxon ordered his parents killed, Batman confronts Moxon, now suffering from amnesia and thus has no memory of Dr. Wayne. When his costume is torn, Batman wears his father's in order to frighten Moxon. Sure enough, the costume restores Moxon's memory;
1394-635: The supervillain Bane to attempt to force his son to retire as Batman. As a key figure in the origin of Batman, Thomas Wayne has appeared in multiple forms of media. Notable portrayals of the character in live-action films include Linus Roache in Batman Begins (2005), Jeffrey Dean Morgan in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Brett Cullen in Joker (2019), and Luke Roberts in The Batman (2022). Ben Aldridge also portrays him in
1435-456: The television series Pennyworth (2019). Thomas Wayne, M.D. is seldom shown outside of Bruce Wayne's and Alfred Pennyworth 's memories of him, and Bruce's dreams and nightmares. He is frequently depicted as looking very much like his son, but with a mustache. A notable occurrence in Thomas’ biography was when Bruce falls through a fissure on the Wayne property, into what would one day become
1476-419: The time streams, lands in a version of Gotham City in which Thomas never died, finding him giving out Halloween candy in the original Batman costume. In many of the modern interpretations of the character, such as those by Frank Miller and Jeph Loeb , Thomas Wayne is portrayed as having been a somewhat distant, stern father, bestowing more kindness and generosity on his patients than his own son. Dr. Wayne
1517-545: The younger Falcone to the hospital, but Vincent insisted that nobody know about the shooting; the surgery was thus performed in the dining room with Alfred assisting. After saving Carmine's life, he was offered a reward or favor, but refused to accept any form of payment. Unbeknownst to Thomas, young Bruce watched this all in silence from afar. Years later, Bruce contemplates whether Gotham would have been better off had his father let Falcone die; Alfred replies that Thomas would have helped anyone in need. In Superman/Batman #50, it
1558-634: Was introduced in Detective Comics #33 (November 1939), the first exposition of Batman's origin story . A gifted surgeon and philanthropist to Gotham City , Wayne inherited the Wayne family fortune after Patrick Wayne. When Wayne and his wife are murdered in a street mugging, Bruce is inspired to fight crime in Gotham as the vigilante Batman. Wayne was revived in Geoff Johns ' alternate timeline comic Flashpoint (2011), in which he plays
1599-672: Was killed by Vandal Savage . An alternate universe variant of Thomas Wayne appears in Batman: Holy Terror . This version is the chief physician of the Privy Council who opposes Oliver Cromwell 's worldwide theocratic government An alternate universe variant of Thomas Wayne appears in Batman: Earth One . An alternate universe variant of Thomas Wayne appears in JLA: Earth 2 . This version became
1640-519: Was later transported to Antarctica after the Joker's " Last Laugh " riot. Shilo Norman was the original warden of Slabside Penitentiary. Thomas Wayne Dr. Thomas Wayne, M.D. is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . He is the father of Bruce Wayne ( Batman ), and husband of Martha Wayne as well as the paternal grandfather of Damian Wayne . Wayne
1681-446: Was once suspected to be the father of Bane . However, DNA testing proved this to be false, and Bane's real father was recently revealed to be King Snake . In Batman: The Long Halloween , a flashback reveals that Thomas Wayne saved the life of gangster Carmine Falcone . Falcone's father Vincent Falcone came to Wayne Manor and begged Thomas to save his dying son, who had been shot by rival gangster Luigi Maroni. Thomas wanted to take