Born on January 5, 1900, James Gordon was selected as Police Commissioner of Gotham City because of his honest intent and good service record as a line police officer. He graduated from law school at the age of 24 and married his wife on October 11, 1926. The two soon had a child named Tony. When the mysterious vigilante Batman started operating in Gotham, Gordon tried to stop him during an ongoing investigation on a series of murders. However, when Batman solved the case and stopped the criminal, Gordon allowed Batman to operate freely. Gordon allowed Batman to openly fight crime in an effective and at times brutal way in order to slow the crime activities of Gotham's underground.
