Huntress (Helena Wayne)

History
In the year 1957 on the parallel dimension known as Earth-Two, aging hero Bruce Wayne and his wife, Selina Kyle (the former criminal known as Catwoman) gave birth to a daughter named Helena.

When Helena was nineteen-years-old, a tragic mishap claimed the life of her mother. Due to the efforts of a former henchman named "Silky" Cernak, a photograph emerged revealing Selina Kyle murdering a police officer during her Catwoman days. Anguished by this stain to her mother's memory, Helena adopted a costume in honor of both her parents and became the Huntress. She tracked down "Silky" Cernak and arrested him, leaving his unconscious body bound in a net outside of Police Headquarters. She learned that the photograph that Silky had in his possession was doctored and that her mother never actually killed anyone. With her mother's honor restored, Helena continued to fight crime as the Huntress formally joining her father's former ward Dick Grayson as his junior partner and later became a member of the revitalized Justice Society of America as well as that of Infinity, Inc.. [1]

Helena would continue in her costumed career as Huntress fighting alongside her mentor Grayson in various cases including Grayson's last case as Batman II against the aging Joker of their native dimension and at seeming odds with Grayson against Per Degaton's time trap during the historic case against the reformed Justice Society (America versus the Justice Society #1-4)

Together the new Earth-Two Dynamic Duo were present at the battle at the "Dawn of Time" during the Crisis on Infinite Earths and thus survived the initial reformating and erasure of their original home Earth and its history. Locating the elder former Earth Two Grayson and discovering that they were now without a history of their own on this singular Earth, Helena like many of the former Earth-Two heroes rose up against the Anti-Monitor's shockforce to defend the New DC Primary Earth. It was during this first battle that she was injured and knocked unconscious by the Thunderers' attacks which dropped rubble from a collasping building on top of her. She was burned to death by the Thunderers along with Grayson and the former Teen Titan Kole who sought to shield her unconscious form. The three dead heroes' remains were discovered by the Earth-One Batman, Mary Marvel, and Jason Todd.

Characteristics Height: 5'11" Weight: 125 lbs (xxx kg) Eyes: Blue Hair: Black Unusual Features: No unusual features

Powers
Known Powers: No known superhuman powers though technically had above normal known strength, speed and agility Known Abilities: 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. Strength Level: Helena Wayne possessed the physical strength of a woman her age, size and weight who engaged in intensive physical exercise.

== Miscellaneous ==

Equipment: Various devices she carried in an utility belt fashioned in a similar manner like her father and mentor in their respective costumed identities Transportation: No known exotic transportation devices unlike her father's armored Batmobile. Weapons: The Huntress employed a miniature crossbow, which she usually fastened to the side of her boot, as well as various explosive devices.

Trivia
Two different sources are often cited as the first appearance of the Huntress. Her origin appearance takes place in flashback in DC Super-Stars #17, but her first physical appearance is in All-Star Comics #69, which was released the same month as DC Super-Stars #17.