- "Women! Nothing surprises me Chip, except your late mother."
- ―Max Shreck[src]
An unnamed woman was the late-wife of Max Shreck and the mother of his son, Chip. Nothing else is known about her, aside from her being dead some time before Batman's confrontations with the Penguin and Catwoman, and that she's the only person who genuinely surprised Max.
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Some people suspect that Max may have murdered his wife as a means of getting a hold of her money. Given he was a self-made man, it can be suspected that he may have needed a 'leg-up' in getting on top of the corporate ladder. However, his complementing reaction whilst recalling her seems to imply he'd married her for love. Given how far he goes to protect Chip later, it can be assumed that Max was capable of love despite his evil and duplicitous nature, thus was more likely to not be involved in her death.