14 Facts About Lew Moxon

Lewis "Lew" Moxon is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Lew Moxon is most famous for hiring Joe Chill to murder young Bruce Wayne's parents in early versions of Batman's origin story, thus making him indirectly responsible for Batman's existence.

Lew Moxon is then arrested and sentenced to ten years in prison for armed robbery.

Lew Moxon is then released on bail with his only official crime being a minor charge for assault.

Lew Moxon was reintroduced into the Post-Zero Hour Batman continuity as an aging mob boss with failed political aspirations, who returned to Gotham City after several years in self-imposed exile.

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Years earlier, Lew Moxon traveled in the same circle of wealthy socialites as Bruce's parents, and considered the Waynes to be friendly associates despite their disdain towards his criminal activities.

For protection, Lew Moxon has employed the ruthless Philo Zeiss as his bodyguard.

Lew Moxon survives Deadshot's assassination attempts, but fires Zeiss for his failure.

At the party, Angelo Berretti, an "employee" of Lew Moxon's business, told Dr Wayne that a man's life was in danger.

Lew Moxon was then informed that the man in question was Moxon's nephew, who needed a bullet removed from his shoulder following a failed armed robbery.

Lew Moxon is later killed by his former protector Zeiss at a meeting of Gotham's crime bosses.

When Batman corners them, Lew Moxon offers him money to come work for him, but Batman refuses and then kills Lew Moxon by sucking his blood.

When he returns, Batman reveals to Jeremy that he found out that the other crime boss Chill was trying to defeat was Jeremy, who was groomed by Lew Moxon to be a mobster like him and that his innocent, charming image was just an illusion.

Lew Moxon then tells Jeremy that he doesn't want to be cured anymore.