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Quote1 We're mighty proud of you, Bruce! Quote2
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Philip Wayne was the brother of Dr. Thomas Wayne.

When Thomas and his wife Martha were killed by the mugger Joe Chill, Philip became the legal guardian of his nephew Bruce Wayne.

Philip was rarely home as his work required him to travel a lot, so Bruce was put into the care of Philip's housekeeper, Mrs. Chilton. Neither Bruce nor Philip knew that Mrs. Chilton was actually the mother of Joe Chill. They were both proud to see Bruce eventually graduate from college as a star athlete and an honor student.[1][2]

  • It was initially unclear which side of the family Uncle Philip belonged to. The Who's Who series cleared that up by listing him as "Philip Wayne."[3]
  • This version of Philip Wayne, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the Dark Crisis of 2022-2023. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.
  • When his parents moved temporarily to Smallville, Bruce Wayne met Superboy and became his partner as "the Flying Fox". After discovering Superboy's identity, his memory of these events was erased and he moved back to Gotham.(Adventure Comics Vol 1 #275) Roy Thomas retold this story as being foster parents instead of Thomas Wayne[4]; In that Adventure Comics story, Bruce's father was referred to as Dr. Wayne, therefore Philip is also a doctor like his brother.

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