Comments on: Top Ten Comic Book Doctors #3 – Leslie Thompkins

By: Aaron Carine

Aaron Carine — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:46:48 +0000

If she was only guilty of denying treatment to Spoiler, I don’t think she

could be charged with murder or manslaughter. She would certainly lose her medical

license in an instant and if Spoiler has any kin, they would sue her to death.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:52:37 +0000

She chose not to treat Stephanie and let her die during Wargames — whether Infinite Crisis had any effect on this little sad part of Bat history is yet to be determined.

By: Beomagi

Beomagi — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 06:09:01 +0000

Didn’t she kill spoiler at the end of wargames and have her story changed at the end of infinite crisis?

By: Chris Arndt

Chris Arndt — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 06:13:15 +0000

because I am obsessive….

Batman’s parents’ murderer was Joe Chill.

Why Joe Chill murdered the Waynes depends on the story and the era and the canon of the time.

The first one to substantially comfort Bruce Wayne after their deaths was Leslie Thompkins. Batman owes her but she knows not why…. She does this sort of thing. She helped the bride of the Wrath.

Alice Chilton was Bruce Wayne’s mother figure. Only Alfred knew at first the reason she did it: she was Joe Chill’s mother.

Leslie Thompkins was played by Gary Oldman in Batman Begins.

By: Your Obedient Serpent

Your Obedient Serpent — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 22:33:07 +0000

Does she get extra points for trimming extraneous Robins now?

By: Nuadha

Nuadha — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 14:53:23 +0000

Personally, Leslie takes number one on my list because of what she does as a doctor: running a free clinic in one of the worst neigborhoods in Gotham. #1 and #2 are a hero and a villain with no small amount of skill, but Dr. Thompkins is a hero as a doctor. Pretty damn cool. Thanks for the list!

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 03:19:53 +0000

YOS,

You’re right, she didn’t a doctor until after the Crisis, and even then she wasn’t a family friend. As the story has been retold, it has been elaborated upon more and more and Thompkins has become more and more involved in Bruce’s life. If the trend continues, soon we’ll hear she was there at his baptism, and then his birth, and then his conception…

By: Your Obedient Serpent

Your Obedient Serpent — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 21:04:27 +0000

You know, in that first appearance, she wasn’t “Doctor” Thompkins, and she didn’t know the Waynes from Adam. She was just a nice old lady who comforted a small boy who had just experienced unspeakable tragedy.

I’m not sure, but I don’t think she got boosted up to “Doctor” until after the Crisis — Batman: Year Two, IIRC.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 12:40:51 +0000

Oops, forgot Celicia…make that one of two women on the list…

By: Tim O'Neil

Tim O'Neil — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 05:41:54 +0000

Two to go and still no Dr. Zoidberg… I’ll be very unhappy if this list finishes without an appearance by everyone’s favorite red crustacean.