Personal data

Name: The Bat

Alter ego: Elizabeth Wayne

Occupation: Initially millionaire socialite, later Gotham City Police Commissioner

Marital status: Single, latter married

Known relatives: Dr. Thomas Wayne (father, deceased), Martha Wayne (mother, deceased), Phillip Wayne (uncle, deceased), Harrison Kyle (husband), Hector Wayne Kyle (son), Karla Kyle (sister-in-law), Dick Grayson (ward)

Group affiliation: Justice Society of America, All-Star Squadron

Base of operations: Gotham City

First appearance: Detective Comics#1

Height: 5 ft. 9 in. Weight: 169 lbs.

Hair: Black Eyes: Blue

History

The only child of Dr. Thomas and Martha Wayne, young Elizabeth grew up in a world of leisure and privilege. All of this was stripped away one dark night when the three of them were confronted by a gun wielding thug named Joe Chill. Chill demanded Martha's pearl necklace and in the confrontation with Thomas, shot them dead before a horrified Elizabeth.

An orphan, Elizabeth was placed in the care of her uncle, Phillip Wayne, who raised her to adulthood.

Traumatized by the events, Elizabeth swore at her parent's gravesite to avenge their murders and to wage war on all criminals. To this end, Elizabeth devoted her every waking hour to developing her body and mind to the utmost of human perfection.

After coming into her full inheritance, Elizabeth moved back into her ancestral home, Wayne Manor, to decide how to fulfill her vow. The answer came to her after much studying. A large black bat flew in through an open window in the study. Taking it as an omen, Elizabeth swore to become a creature of the night; something sinister to strike fear into the cowardly and superstitious hearts of criminals everywhere. Thus was born the Bat.

At first, the Gotham City Police, led by Commissioner James W. Gordon, took the Bat to be a criminal. The Bat finally came to terms with the police and was awarded a special status in Gotham City.

Sometime later the Bat assumed the guardianship of a young acrobat, Dick Grayson, who lost his parents to criminals. Elizabeth sensed a kindred spirit in the boy and after an intense training period, took Dick as her partner. With Dick wearing a costume designed after Elizabeth's childhood hero Robin Hood, the Dynamic Duo of the Bat and Robin were a force to be reckoned with in Gotham.

Over the years the Bat fought bizarre criminals of all types and also served as a reserve member of both the Justice Society of America and the All-Star Squadron. As Elizabeth Wayne, she devoted countless hours to charity and improving Gotham City. She maintained this balance until the late 1950s, when she fell in love with, and ultimately married, a reformed Harrison Kyle after he foreswore his criminal career as the Cat.

Deciding to refocus her efforts to what she felt would be positive ends Elizabeth retired as the Caped Crusader and assumed the mantle as Police Commissioner upon the retirement of James Gordon.

Elizabeth and Harrison had one child, Hector Wayne Kyle (see the Hunter) but the mantle of the Bat has been passed on to others (See Bat II, Bat III).

Powers & Weapons

An incomparable athlete, far superior to most Olympians, the Bat is also a master of all forms of physical combat, an unparalleled strategist and tactician, an expert in the art of disguise, and has been called the world's greatest escape artist. Her reasoning and deductive abilities are second to none.

The weapons in her fight against crime include the items in her utility belt (ranging from custom made boomerangs dubbed batarangs, silken ropes, gas bombs, and other assorted equipment), the specially designed Batmobile, the Bat-gyro, and the one-person helicopter Whirly-bat.

Based on character and concept by Bill Finger and officially Bob Kane

Yeah, pretty much keeping this one more or less the same. I figured the mask would have some goggles and that's about it.