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    Character » Batman appears in 23630 issues.

    Bruce Wayne, who witnessed the murder of his billionaire parents as a child, swore to avenge their deaths. He trained extensively to achieve mental and physical perfection, mastering martial arts, detective skills, and criminal psychology. Costumed as a bat to prey on the fears of criminals, and utilizing a high-tech arsenal, he became the legendary Batman.

    Could Alfred be Bruce's father?

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    Is it possible? Even slightly?

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    #2  Edited By seastone98

    nah if alferd was bruces father he would be poor and very creepy *shivers*

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    Who knows? Martha coulda got around.

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    No. Bruce's father has to be dead.

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    Like father like son

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    For Burton movies that twist was planned... but its changed latter !!!

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    And after that ridiculous question, . . . bye-bye.

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    In most continuities Bruce is born before Alfred becomes the Butler of the Wayne Family, and originally Bruce and Dick were already Batman and Robin before Alfred appeared.

    In the new 52 Alfreds father was still the Family Butler when Bruce was born, and Alfred took over after his father was killed when Bruce was 3 (back-up story in Batman Vol 2. #9-11).

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    Its a pretty old theory, ever since Alfred was in service of the Wayne family when Bruce was born. So theoretically he could be, but I don't think there were ever any hints pointing in that direction. I don't really see any creative value from a retcon like that though. Maybe if we hadn't done shocking revelations about the backstory of about every Batfamily member by now, but the way it is, it would really just soil the relationship between Alfred and Bruce and Bruce and his parents respectively.

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    Its a pretty old theory, ever since Alfred was in service of the Wayne family when Bruce was born.

    I'm not completly sure about the post crisis continuity, but I think even there Alfred wasn't allready in the service of the Wayne family when Bruce was born.

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    If Aut May maybe Peter's Mother...

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    If Aut May maybe Peter's Mother...

    Read troubled by Mark Millar...

    I mean don't! It's garbage but yupp, totally a thing.

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    Morrison kind of touched upon the subject in RIP iirc but that was just Hurt trying to screw with Batman's mind. Anyways Alfred is not Bruce's father, Thomas Wayne is and I hope it stays that way, there's no reason to make an unnecessary change.

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