Batman and Superman are two superheroes widely known and loved by the public, and both trajectories were strongly influenced by their mothers.
However, while Clark had a loving childhood with his mother, Bruce had his mother taken from him with his father when he was just eight years old.
Although the realities are very different, it is undeniable that the two women greatly influenced the fate that their children would take in the future.
In fact, one of the best moments in the film ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ occurs when the Man of Steel is attacked by Batman and begs him to stop, saying:
“Save Martha”
At this time, the Dark Knight appears confused, since this was also his mother’s name in the film. But does this also happen in the comics? See below.
How did the name of Batman and Superman’s mothers come about?
Superman’s mother with her family on the left; Batman’s mother, on the right – Image: DC Comics/Reproduction
According to official sources, Martha is an extremely common name in the United States during the 1950s. However, Superman’s adoptive mother was once called Sarah and Mary.
As time passed, Batman and Super man They began to appear together more often in comics, and at the same time their mothers had their names combined.
Many believe that the writers at the time did this to be a small Easter egg, but as they have already died, we cannot confirm whether this information is correct or not.
But it is a fact that such a similarity between two very different heroes has already generated great April Fools jokes for DC Comics.
A few years ago, the company published a story in which Martha Wayne was the target of a mob the night Bruce lost his parents, however, she came out of the incident alive.
Fearing for her life, the woman gives custody of her son to the butler Alfred and joins a witness protection service.
The now widow is sent to Smallville, Kansas, where she meets farmer Jonathan Kent and marries him, later finding a spaceship with a baby inside.
Soon, she adopts the little one who would later become Superman, making him and Batman brothers.
The information was in the official profiles of the heroesbut they were removed some time ago, showing that it was nothing more than an April Fool’s joke, despite some readers wrongly treating this event as canonical.
