Helena Wayne (Earth-Two)

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Helena Wayne as the Huntress; illustration by Joe Staton

Real Name: Helena Wayne
Nicknames: No known nicknames
Former Aliases: No former aliases
Other Current Aliases: No other known current aliases

Status

Occupation: None
former Attorney
Legal Status: Deceased
Helena Wayne was a citizen of the United States on Earth-Two with no criminal record.
Identity: Secret
Marital Status: Single
Group Affiliation: Former member of the Justice Society of America; former member of Infinity, Inc; former partner of Robin in successive "Dynamic Duo"
Base of Operations: Gotham City on Earth-Two

Origin

Place of Birth: Gotham City on Earth-Two
Place of Death: Gotham City on New Primary DC Earth
Known Relatives: Bruce Wayne (father, deceased); Selina Kyle (mother, deceased); Martha Wayne (grandmother, deceased); Thomas Wayne (grandfather, deceased); Phillip Wayne (great-uncle); Agatha Wayne (great-aunt); Karl Kyle (uncle); Silas Wayne (ancestor)
First Appearance: DC Super-Stars #17
Final Appearance: Crisis on Infinite Earths #12

History

In the year 1957 on the parallel dimension known as Earth-Two, aging hero Bruce Wayne and his wife, Selina Kyle (the former criminal known as Catwoman) gave birth to a daughter named Helena.

When Helena was nineteen-years-old, a tragic mishap claimed the life of her mother. Due to the efforts of a former henchman named "Silky" Cernak, a photograph emerged revealing Selina Kyle murdering a police officer during her Catwoman days. Anguished by this stain to her mother's memory, Helena adopted a costume in honor of both her parents and became the Huntress. She tracked down "Silky" Cernak and arrested him, leaving his unconscious body bound in a net outside of Police Headquarters. She learned that the photograph that Silky had in his possession was doctored and that her mother never actually killed anyone. With her mother's honor restored, Helena continued to fight crime as the Huntress formally joining her father's former ward Dick Grayson as his junior partner and later became a member of the revitalized Justice Society of America as well as that of Infinity, Inc.. ^[1]

Helena would continue in her costumed career as Huntress fighting alongside her mentor Grayson in various cases including Grayson's last case as Batman II against the aging Joker of their native dimension and at seeming odds with Grayson against Per Degaton's time trap during the historic case against the reformed Justice Society (America versus the Justice Society #1-4)

Together the new Earth-Two Dynamic Duo were present at the battle at the "Dawn of Time" during the Crisis on Infinite Earths and thus survived the initial reformating and erasure of their original home Earth and its history. Locating the elder former Earth Two Grayson and discovering that they were now without a history of their own on this singular Earth, Helena like many of the former Earth-Two heroes rose up against the Anti-Monitor's shockforce to defend the New DC Primary Earth. It was during this first battle that she was injured and knocked unconscious by the Thunderers' attacks which dropped rubble from a collasping building on top of her. She was burned to death by the Thunderers along with Grayson and the former Teen Titan Kole who sought to shield her unconscious form. The three dead heroes' remains were discovered by the Earth-One Batman, Mary Marvel, and Jason Todd.

Characteristics

Height: 5'11"
Weight: 125 lbs (xxx kg)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
Unusual Features: No unusual features

Powers

Known Powers: No known superhuman powers though technically had above normal known strength, speed and agility
Known Abilities: In the prime of her costumed crime-fighting career, Helena Wayne was in peak physical condition and possessed great agility, and was extremely proficient in hand-to-hand combat.
Strength Level: Helena Wayne possessed the physical strength of a woman her age, size and weight who engaged in intensive physical exercise.

Miscellaneous

Equipment: Various devices she carried in an utility belt fashioned in a similar manner like her father and mentor in their respective costumed identities
Transportation: No known exotic transportation devices unlike her father's armored Batmobile.
Weapons: The Huntress employed a miniature crossbow, which she usually fastened to the side of her boot, as well as various explosive devices.

Notes

• The character of Helena Wayne was created by Paul Levitz and Joe Staton.

Ashley Scott as the Huntress

• The Huntress appeared as one of the feature characters on the live-action Birds of Prey television series, which ran from October of 2002 until February of 2003 on the WB network. Actress Ashley Scott played the role of Helena Wayne - the orphaned daughter of the Batman and Catwoman. Unlike her parents however, Helena was a metahuman, gifted with catlike agility and reflexes. Vowing revenge against the man responsible for killing her mother, Helena assumed the guise of the Huntress and teamed up with Oracle and neophyte hero Black Canary to fight injustice in New Gotham. Along the way, she developed an amorous relationship with New Gotham police detective, Jesse Reese. Ultimately, she discovered that the shape-changing Clayface was truly the one responsible for murdering her mother and with the aid of her friends, succeeded in bringing him to justice.

Trivia

• Two different sources are often cited as the first appearance of the Huntress. Her origin appearance takes place in flashback in DC Super-Stars #17, but her first physical appearance is in All-Star Comics #69, which was released the same month as DC Super-Stars #17.

Recommended Readings

• All-Star Comics
• Crisis on Infinite Earths
• Infinity Inc.
• Wonder Woman (Volume 1)

Related Articles

• Batman (Earth-Two)
• Earth-Two
• Gotham City
• Huntress
• Robin (Earth-Two)

See Also

• Character Gallery: Helena Wayne (Earth-Two)
• Appearances of Helena Wayne (Earth-Two)

External Links

• Huntress article at Wikipedia

References