Lew Moxon

Lew Moxon is a male comic villain who features in DC Comics.

Biography

Origin

Lew Moxon

At a masquerade ball, Thomas Wayne wore a bat costume where he helped capture the bank robber Lew Moxon. Moxon had attempted to force Wayne to treat wounds he sustained from an earlier fight with the police. After his arrest, he was taken to trial where he swore revenge against Thomas Wayne. As he was taken away, Moxon swore to get his revenge on Thomas Wayne as he was convinced that he was to blame for his downfall. Ten years later, Moxon's first order of business after getting released was to inform Thomas that he will get someone else to exact that revenge. It was suggested that Moxon specifically ordered Joe Chill to kill the Waynes but keep young Bruce alive, thus providing a convincing alibi for the criminal and allowing him to make the hit look like a failed robbery. Years later, Batman learned of Lew Moxon's involvement in the murder of his parents, by which time the aging gangster was operating a blimp business. Batman's first attempt to convict Moxon for the murder of his parents fails as he was now suffering from amnesia and was able to pass a lie detector test since he remembered nothing of that night. He was then released on bail with his only official crime being a minor charge for assault. Batman determined that Moxon's blimp business must be a cover for illegal activities and continues to trail the gangster. Eventually, after uncovering that Moxon was indeed using his blimps for criminal purposes, Batman confronted him while wearing his father's costume. On seeing Dr. Wayne's costume, Moxon suddenly remembered what he had done and thought Batman was actually Thomas Wayne's ghost seeking revenge. In a panic, Moxon ran out into the street where he was run over and killed by a truck. (Detective Comics v1 #235)

Post-Zero Hour

Following the Zero Hour, there were changes to reality leading to a different history of events. Lew Moxon was an aging mob boss with failed political aspirations, who returned to Gotham City after several years in self-imposed exile. Years earlier, Lew Moxon traveled in the same circle of wealthy socialites as Bruce's parents, and considered the Waynes to be friendly associates despite their disdain towards his criminal activities. Bruce is invited to a party celebrating Moxon's return, at which he is reintroduced to the old man's daughter, Mallory, who turns out to be Bruce's childhood sweetheart. At the party, Wayne discovers that Moxon is the target of professional assassin Deadshot. For protection, Moxon has employed the ruthless Philo Zeiss as his bodyguard. (Batman v1 #591)

Notes

• Lew Moxon was created by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff where he made his first appearance in the Golden Age in Detective Comics v1 #235 (November, 1956) and retuned in the Modern Age in Batman v1 #591 (July, 2001).

Appearances

• Detective Comics v1: (1956)

External Links

• DC Database Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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