Simon Hurt

Doctor Hurt
Simon Hurt wearing Thomas Wayne's bat-themed masquerade costume, art by Frank Quitely.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceUnnamed: Batman #156 (June 1963)
As Simon Hurt: Batman #673 (June 2008)
Created bySheldon Moldoff (writer)
Charles Paris (artist)
2008 revision by Grant Morrison
In-story information
Alter egoSimon Hurt
SpeciesHuman
Team affiliationsBlack Glove
Club of Villains
Religion of Crime
Notable aliasesThe Hole in Things, Mangrove Pierce, Dr. Hurt, El Penitente, Thomas Wayne, Barbatos
AbilitiesPossible immortality
Master of psychology
Highly intelligent
Expert strategist and tactician

Dr. Simon Hurt, commonly known simply as Doctor Hurt, is a fictional character from the DC Comics universe. First appearing as an unnamed character in Batman #156 (June 1963), the character was retroactively revived in 2008 by writer Grant Morrison and established as Thomas Wayne, a distant relative of Bruce Wayne (the alter-ego of Batman) and his father Thomas Wayne.