Maxine Gibson (New Earth-Twenty Five)

First Year
Max Gibson was the best friend of former delinquent Terry McGinnis, who had just left juvie and returned to his normal life. Max would be the first person he trusted to reveal his new identity as Batman to and would rely on her to aid him in both protecting it and helping maintaining it.

Max would support Terry during his first year and would gain the trust of the original Batman, Bruce Wayne, who reveal his former identity to her as well, commenting that Terry needed friends like her to make it work.

Tests
A day after Terry's 16th birthday, Max gets a phone call from Terry's mother, who asks if she had seen Terry. She tells Max that her and Terry had a fight about moving out of Gotham to Metropolis the night before and that he apparently left that night without telling her. She then says that Mr. Wayne had not seen him and that she is worried he may be in danger. Max tells her not to worry and the Terry is probably blowing off steam and should be home soon. After ending the call Max decides to go to Wayne Manor and ask Bruce some questions.

Upon arriving at Wayne Manor, Bruce lets Max into the Batcave and tells her he has been searching for Terry since his mother called him and had been unable to locate him. Max asks who he thinks kidnapped Terry and Bruce comments that he was uncertain, but doesn't think its anyone Terry ha fought in the year since he became Batman.

After three days of looking for Terry an alarm sounds that alerts Bruce and Max of something is outside of Wayne Manor. The two switch to the manor's outdoor cameras to see an unconscious and injured Terry lying outside the manor. Bruce and Max then proceed to get him inside and into the Batcave to examine him, while also finding a note. The two read the note after treating Terry and Max asks who Hugo Strange is and why he did this to Terry. Bruce responds that he is one of his old foes who built an obsession with Batman and views him as perfect and that he kidnapped Terry to see if he was suited to be the new Batman and that it looks like he passed. Max asks if that is good, which Bruce says in a sense it is, but that they need to be more careful.

Terry would awake a day later and would discuss what happened with Strange and about his mother moving with Bruce and Max. Bruce would later help convince Terry's mother into letting Terry stay in Gotham at the Wayne Manor to finish his studies.