He was a well-known surgeon, philanthropist and CEO of Wayne Enterprises (which he inherited from his own father, after his father made patients on on industrial technology, which he invested in real estate making the family billions). Batman: Major Flashpoint Character Returns in New DC Comic News The Dark Knight has a run-in with an alternate universe in the latest issue of Tom King's Batman. He is a hardened version of Thomas Wayne seen in Geoff Johns's alternate timeline comic Flashpoint (2011) whose son was killed instead of Martha Wayne and himself. + Batman: The Mystery of Flashpoint's Thomas Wayne Finally Revealed. Dr. Thomas Wayne was the father of Bruce Wayne and husband of Martha Wayne. Batman (Thomas Wayne) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.Created by Geoff Johns (writer) and Andy Kubert (artist), he made his first appearance in Flashpoint #1 (July 2011). How Thomas went from Bat-Dad to bad dad. Among those affected was Batman. Here we learn what role Selina Kyle played in this alternate world where Bruce Wayne died as a child. The story continues to pull further back to Thomas' life in the Flashpoint timeline. It was one of the results of Barry Allen traveling back in time to save his mother; changing the past and creating a ripple effect that altered the lives of countless lives. The Thomas Wayne version of Batman was first introduced during the events of Flashpoint.