Bruce Wayne once fought crime in the city of New Gotham as the caped crusader Batman. Years ago, he managed to reform one of his adversaries, the self-proclaimed queen of the criminal underworld Selina Kyle - the Catwoman. The two fell in love and as legend tells it, "their passion left behind something extraordinary - a daughter...". Bruce and Selina's daughter Helena was born half human and half metahuman, gifted with cat-like grace, agility and reflexes. When Helena was a teenager, the metahuman super-villain Clayface (assuming the form of the Joker) murdered her mother. Bruce was so traumatized by Selina's death that he retired his identity as Batman. Bruce went away from New Gotham leaving his loyal butler Alfred in charge of watching over Helena. Bruce's former protégé Barbara Gordon likewise kept vigil over Helena, training her until she was ready to work alongside her under the guise of the Huntress. Bruce always kept in contact with Alfred concerning his daughter's activities. In their last known conversation with each other Alfred assured his former employer that Helena was doing "just fine".