Not to be confused with Joe Cool (disambiguation).
Comics character
Joe Chill
Joe Chill, as appeared in Batman: Three Jokers #1 (August 2020). Art by Jason Fabok (pencils and inks) and Brad Anderson (colors)
Publication information
Publisher
DC Comics
First appearance
Detective Comics #33 (November 1939) Named Batman #47 (June–July 1948)
Created by
Bill Finger Bob Kane
In-story information
Full name
Joseph Chilton
Joe Chill is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, the character first appeared in Detective Comics #33 (November 1939).[1]
In Batman's origin story, Joe Chill is the mugger who murders young Bruce Wayne's parents, Dr. Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne. The murder traumatizes Bruce, inspiring his vow to avenge their deaths by fighting crime in Gotham City as the vigilante Batman.[2]
Doug Bradley voiced Joe Chill in Gotham Knights and Richard Brake portrayed him in Batman Begins.
^Fleisher, Michael L. (1976). The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, Volume 1: Batman. Macmillan Publishing Co. pp. 176–177. ISBN 0-02-538700-6. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
^Bill Finger (w), Bob Kane (a). "The Batman Wars Against the Dirigible of Doom" Detective Comics, vol. 1, no. 33 (November 1939). New York City: DC Comics.
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