Helena Wayne was to Bruce (Batman) and Selena (Catwoman) Wayne of Gotham City. Helena was raised in a loving family nurtured by ancestral wealth and the rich experiences of her adventurer parents. She was educated at the best of schools and vigorously trained to superb athletic prowess. Helena's education progressed in leaps and bounds, finishing college at 18 years of age. Ultimately, she followed the family tradition and pursued a law degree. Upon completion of law school, she joined the firm of Cranston and Grayson through connections with Richard Grayson, the former ward of Bruce Wayne.
When Silky Cernak bribed Selena Wayne into donning her Catwoman gear to rob the Gotham Civic Center with fraudulent evidence that the Catwoman had committed murder. During the course of the robbery, the Batman intervened and in the resulting conflict, a stray bullet struck Selena Wayne. Unbalanced from the impact, Catwoman fell several stories
to her death. The loss of his wife shattered Wayne, who burned his Batman uniform the night of his wife's death.
Equally traumatized, Helena fashioned a new uniform for herself as well as a set of personal weaponry derived from her parents personal stock. She tracked Cernak, ultimately bringing him to justice. Committed to her pursuit of justice in her new costumed identity, she code-named herself "the Huntress".
Shortly after his wife's death, Bruce Wayne fell under the sway of the Psycho-Pirate who convinced him to use his office in an attempt to brand the JSA as outlaws. The Huntress followed this case with some interest, observing in the shadows when the JSA finally resolved the case. She later intervened in a JSA case when Wildcat and the Star Spangled Kid thwarted the Strike Force, a criminal operation financed by the Star Spangled Kid's family fortune. When the Star-Spangled Kid resigned after this case, the Huntress joined the JSA full-time..
Privately, the Helena Wayne remained an active member of Cranston, Grayson and Wayne. She confronted a number of enemies including the Thinker, Solomon Grundy and the Golden Age Joker. In the early 1980's, she became a police office liaison as a result of her association with companion Harry Sims. She briefly associated herself with the fledgling super-group Infinity Inc. but remained a member full-time of the JSA.
Helena experienced a partial mental collapse during the last case involving the master criminal Joker. Having tired of the losses to the dying aged criminal, including her own father and District Attorney Harry Simms (who the Joker planned to force to become the new Two-Face), Helena made the decision to kill him. Intercepted by Power Girl, who was seeking to re-establish a connection to her own Earth-Two life, Helena was prevented from commiting the murder. The Joker was accidentally electrocuted when Kara intercepted a lethal electric attack meant to kill Helena. Helena took pleasure in seeing the Joker killed, even accidentally. Having stopped Helena from making a fateful decision, the two talk about what drove Helena to want to kill. Helena reveals it is the fact that she is in love with Grayson but has had to remain with Simms because of the Joker's continual attacks on her family and friends.
When the Power Girl of her own Earth reappears, Helena immediately turns on and attacks Kara rather than attempting to discover her real identity.
Real Name: Helena Wayne
Occupation: Hero
Marital Status: Single
Base of Operations:Gotham City (Earth-2)
Height: 5ft. 11in
Weight: 125 Lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
First Appearance: 52 #52 (May, 2007)
Created By: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid
POWERS
None
ABILITIES
Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced): In the prime of her costumed crime-fighting career, Helena Wayne was in peak physical condition and possessed great agility, and was extremely proficient in hand-to-hand combat.
Archery: The Huntress was an expert marksman with a crossbow.
Law: Graduating top of her class and class valedictorian from Harvard University at age twenty-one, Helena Wayne was an expert in all areas pertaining to civil and criminal law.
WEAPONS
Equipment: Various devices she carried in an utility belt fashioned in a similar manner like her father and mentor in their respective costumed identities.
Mini-Crossbow: The Huntress employed a miniature crossbow, which she usually fastened to the side of her boot, as well as various explosive devices.
This version of Huntress as never appeared in any other form of Batman media.
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