24 Facts About Joe Chill

Joe Chill is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman.

In Batman's origin story, Joe Chill is the mugger who murders young Bruce Wayne's parents, Dr Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne.

Once his henchmen learn that Joe Chill's actions led to the hated Batman's existence they turn on their boss and gun him down before suddenly realizing how priceless his knowledge of Batman's true identity is.

Joe Chill expires in Batman's arms, acknowledging that the Dark Knight got his revenge after all.

Max Joe Chill is suspected of having murdered Boston Brand, though the suspicion proves erroneous as Boston Brand was actually killed by Hook.

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Joe Chill is aware that her sons died fighting him and she still mourns their deaths.

Joe Chill once mused that "in her own way, that dear woman more than made up for her son's heinous crime".

Several Gotham City crime bosses pool their resources to deal with a lethal vigilante called the Reaper, and Joe Chill, an experienced button man, is hired to take him out.

Joe Chill blames his crimes, including murdering the Waynes, on class warfare that forced him to do things he wouldn't have otherwise.

Joe Chill is living as a shut-in, but his guards never see or catch Batman during the visits.

Joe Chill finally realizes who Batman is and fears what his fellow gangsters might do if they found out he was responsible for creating him.

Joe Chill responds that he just wanted Martha Wayne's pearls so he could buy alcohol and that he didn't even know who the Waynes were until the next day.

When Batman finds that he is not in his cell, Batgirl informs Batman that Joe Chill was moved to the infirmary where he is suffering from stage 4 cancer.

Joe Chill peacefully dies, and Bruce Wayne finally finds closure over his parents' killer.

Bruce realizes that Joe Chill had not killed his parents for killing's sake, as the two punks wanted to do to him, and thus was not truly evil.

Joe Chill comes out of an alleyway to discover the dead bodies and the Waynes' younger son Thomas Wayne Jr.

Joe Chill is featured in many Elseworld titles, including Superman: Speeding Bullets, Citizen Wayne, Batman: In Darkest Knight, Batman: Holy Terror, Batman of Arkham, JLA: Destiny, and Dark Knight Dynasty.

Joe Chill is featured in the comic book continuation of the television series Smallville, albeit with no connection to Batman.

Joe Chill is convinced that Bruce Wayne, now one of the most powerful men on the planet, is biding his time to exact revenge.

Joe Chill's paranoia is so severe that he begins to see Bruce's face everywhere around him, even on other people.

Joe Chill's paranoia goes into overdrive when he discovers that the retired police detective who originally worked on the Wayne case has finally discovered evidence that he was the killer.

Terrified, Joe Chill falls off a balcony, and Batman jumps after him in an attempt to save his life.

Batman nearly catches Joe Chill, who pushes him away in terror and falls to his death.

Joe Chill is later killed when Thomas Wayne crushes his skull in retaliation for Martha's death.