Alfred Pennyworth with Batman Inc., Bruce assumes full responsibility as a father, and Alfred assists him in raising Damian. In The New 52 (a 2011 reboot of the DC universe), it is revealed that Alfred's father Jarvis Pennyworth was the butler of the Wayne family before Alfred when Bruce was still a child. Jarvis was blackmailed by the Court of Owls to set a trap for the pregnant Martha Wayne. Despite declining, the Court managed to cause a car accident that caused the child to be born prematurely and eventually to have died. Jarvis attempted to resign from his services and write
Alfred Pennyworth Alfred eventually leaves Bruce and Wayne Manor as he has felt incomplete since his resurrection. Alfred makes a very brief appearance in the 1997 Tangent Comics One Shot "Green Lantern" in a story revolving around the Tangent versions of King Faraday and Roy Raymond. In this version Alfred Pennyworth is the head of a publishing empire that owned "The House Of Mystery". Alfred appears in "Tiny Titans", and often has to make Robin stand in the corner because he has misbehaved. In an alternate reality depicted in the "Metals" crossover, Alfred is killed by Bane, prompting Bruce to request Cyborg's