Helena Wayne
| Huntress | |
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Art by Joe Staton
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | DC Super Stars #17 (November/December 1977) |
| Created by |
Paul Levitz Joe Staton Joe Orlando Bob Layton |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Helena Wayne |
| Place of origin | Earth-Two |
| Team affiliations |
Batman Family Infinity, Inc. Justice Society of America |
| Partnerships |
Power Girl Batman (Earth-Two) Robin (Earth-Two) |
| Notable aliases | Robin, Helena Bertinelli |
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The Bronze Age Huntress, also known as Helena Wayne, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character is the daughter of the Batman and Catwoman of an alternate universe established in the early 1960s (Multiverse) where the Golden Age stories took place. In the comics, Helena Wayne assumes the Huntress identity.
The Huntress was created as a response to All Star Comics inker Bob Layton's suggestion that a revamped Earth-Two Batgirl be added to the lineup of the Justice Society of America.Penciller Joe Staton recounted how the character was designed:
After Paul [Levitz, All Star Comics writer] had described the origin to me, I worked up sketches combining elements of Catwoman and Batman, and went in see Joe [Orlando, editor]. The short version is that Joe and I had a fine meeting, featuring Vinnie Colletta in his role as art director snoring away at full volume on the couch in the back of the room. Joe touched up the bat-elements in my original sketch, particularly the cape, giving it the scallops, and he made the belt emblem a bit more bat-like. Joe opened up his sketchpad and used my sketch as the main element in the cover design for DC Super-Stars, and I went home to pencil the final cover.
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