side ▁his ▁current ▁body guard ▁Hell h ound ) ▁is ▁killed ▁by ▁Ze iss ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁Goth am ' s ▁gang ▁b oss es ▁( arr anged ▁by ▁Spo iler ). ▁This ▁event ▁occurs ▁at ▁the ▁comm enc ement ▁of ▁the ▁Bat man : ▁War ▁Games ▁story ▁line . ▁ ▁Place ▁in ▁continu ity ▁During ▁the ▁Golden ▁Age ▁of ▁Com ic ▁Books , ▁Lew ▁M ox on ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁h ired ▁Joe ▁Ch ill ▁to ▁kill ▁Bruce ▁Wayne ' s ▁parents . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Silver ▁and ▁Bron ze ▁Age ▁of ▁Com ic ▁Books , ▁the ▁Lew ▁M ox on ▁story ▁remained ▁canonical ▁for ▁tales ▁set ▁on ▁Earth ▁Two . ▁For ▁several ▁years ▁no ▁mention ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁M ox on ' s ▁role ▁regards ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁Bat man ▁on ▁Earth ▁One ▁- ▁that ▁is ▁until ▁the ▁Len ▁Wein ▁written ▁mini - series , ▁The ▁U nt old ▁Leg end ▁of ▁the ▁Bat man ▁( pub lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ) ▁re - int rodu ced ▁the ▁Lew ▁M ox on ▁story , ▁exactly ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁told ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁The ▁canonical ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁character ▁is ▁rein for ced ▁in ▁the ▁feature ▁story ▁in ▁Det ect ive ▁Comics ▁# 5 0 0 , ▁" To ▁Kill ▁a ▁Leg end " ▁when ▁Bat man ▁and ▁Robin ▁are ▁sent ▁to ▁a ▁parallel ▁Earth ▁to ▁a vert ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁that ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Way nes . ▁To ▁accomplish ▁that