While Selina is still in a coma, she encounters Zatanna, who apologizes for not warning her about Hush. [5] She quickly quits, however, and is replaced by Batgirl. Alongside the Dark Knight, this is one of Batman's oldest nicknames and is also a reference to his very nature and his outfit. His henchmen tried to recruit Catwoman and have her work for Bane, but she refused the offer. (DC Comics) Mr. Batman found out about the outing and got angry, only for Catwoman to calm him down and kiss him. When the new Batman takes back control of Gotham City, Catwoman remains despondent at the loss of Bruce Wayne. In the build-up to The Return of Bruce Wayne, the Sirens help Zatanna put out a massive fire at a local park near their home, only for them to be ambushed by a creature made of mud. HE was the one who got himself killed. Catwoman was always sexy, but Pfeiffer upped the ante in the 1992 movie "Batman Returns." With her kohl-lined eyes and red lips, it's easy to see why Bruce Wayne couldn't keep his eyes off her. In the second volume of the Batman: Earth One graphic novel series, Selena Kyle appears and helps Batman tending his wounds after chasing the Riddler, pretending to be a single mother who lives in the apartment building where he was injured. Selina's connection to the Falcone crime family is further explored in the miniseries Catwoman: When in Rome. However, a normal life with Batman is out of the question as long as he is fighting crime. It's never mentioned again. [58] The Joker then beats her, dresses her in a Wonder Woman outfit, ties her up and gags her, leaving her for Batman to find. Batman and Catwoman married on Earth Two, as shown in Superman Family #211, in the Bethlehem Alternate Universe in Batman vol.1 #666, and in Batman Annual vol. Posing as a criminal, Selina gains the Bana's trust and thwarts a terror attack aimed at causing mass casualties in Gotham City. When the money she stole from the corrupt orphanage administrator ran out, Selina found herself in "Alleytown - a network of cobblestone streets that form a small borough between the East End and Old Gotham" (Catwoman v.2 #12). Towards the end, the story is flash-forwarded to the future, in which Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle are a married couple in their golden years. The father of her new daughter is initially unrevealed; however, Batman demonstrates great concern for the child and at one point asks to have Helena stay at his mansion. 3) #24. Soon afterwards she disappears and is believed to have been killed by the assassin Deathstroke, ending her series at #94. Catwoman's new monthly title now focused on Selina's earlier days as Catwoman, though not the identity's origins. 5) #1). But the version of Selina we . However, the father may still have been Bruce Wayne. After rescuing her daughter, Selina convinces Zatanna to mind-wipe Film Freak and Angle Man (whom she had bound and gagged with duct tape after beating them brutally) in order to preserve her secret identity. In Salvation Run #2, Catwoman is sent to the Prison Planet. 4) #0 draws from Batman Returns. Catwoman has also appeared in the television series Gotham (20142019), in which she was portrayed by Camren Bicondova and Lili Simmons (adult). This impresses Selina, who mentions that she had tied up the child using an "inescapable" knot that Bruce had shown her years earlier. Maria Kyle was a distant parent who preferred to spend her time with cats, and committed suicide when Selina was very young. To clear her name, they track down Holly, bringing Catwoman into a duel with Talia al Ghul. 3) #14 (2017). She may be involved in sadomasochism, as she first advises the Joker who has just murdered his latest loverthat "I've heard rumors on how you handle women and even I don't play it that rough". However, she has learned her reformation was the result of a mindwipe by Zatanna, a procedure known to deeply affect and, in at least one case, physically incapacitate its victims. In the follow-up to The Return of Bruce Wayne, the Sirens help Zatanna put out a massive fire at a local park near their home, only for them to be ambushed by a creature made of mud. Selina appears again as a criminal in Batman #84 and Detective Comics #211, her final appearance for many years (until 1966). The two drifted apart afterwards, with Sylvia blaming Selina for her negative experiences; she hated Selina for not inquiring about what had happened to her at the hands of her abusive first client. Season 2, Episodes 3 and 4 . Warner Bros. It is revealed that Selina Kyle had been in a bad marriage, and eventually decided to leave her husband. She is soon found bound and gagged, with Batgirl having managed to defeat her and reclaim the opal off-screen.[78]. She wields both a standard bullwhip and a cat o' nine tails with expert proficiency. Jett from DC Kids has everything you need to know about the most famous cat burglar. This is the second story to establish that she knows Batman's true identity. Selina enjoyed this experience so much she decided to become a professional costumed cat burglar, and thus began a career that would repeatedly lead to her encountering the Batman. crossover. Julie Newmar was already well versed in unusual roles when she took on the mantle of Catwoman alongside Adam West and Burt Ward in Batman '66, having played a humanoid robot on the . Concerned at how weak Catwoman had become, Ivy takes Selina to where she'd been staying, the home of the Riddler. Ted Grant informs Selina that Holly has been arrested for the murder of Black Mask; Selina infiltrates the police station and frees Holly. Catwoman (Selina Kyle) appears as Catwoman (Prime) a playable character in the Infinite Crisis video game. Maggie is then shown in the depths of the Gotham City sewers clad in the bloodied nun robes, muttering about her plan to kill Catwoman in order to free Selina's soul. [74] Bruce Wayne saves her with 'Bat-Wraith' robots. Her criminal activities are often tempered by a reluctant altruism, making her an inconstant villain and occasional ally to Batman. However, the two had difficulty surviving on their own, and in desperation tried to support themselves by working as child prostitutes. According to this storyline, Selina trains under the Armless Master of Gotham City, receiving education in martial arts and culture. After Superman's defeat, she rejoins Batman's side and acts as his mole for Gorilla Grodd's new supervillain team, the Society. After escaping several attempts with the help of Harley Quinn, she confides in Batman the meeting with the criminals and her plans to steal his fortune. [33], Following a battle with Black Mask and his henchmen, which ends with neither woman being able to claim the bounty, Selina agrees to take on Kitrina as her new sidekick, Catgirl. The two then agree to take a year-long break to decide whether they want to be together. Bruce receives a terminal medical diagnosis, and Selina cares for him until his death.[45]. Finally defeating the Film Freak, Selina returns home to find that Bradley has deduced that Helena is the daughter of his son Sam Bradley, Jr., and therefore his granddaughter (although it is still strongly hinted that Bruce Wayne may be the father). In an early 1980s storyline, Selina and Bruce develop a relationship. Back in reality, Talia reveals to the Sirens that just a few hours prior, an unknown benefactor had offered up a massive reward to whoever could kidnap and deliver Catwoman to him, with the hopes that he could penetrate her mind and learn Batman's secret identity. The criminal had learned Selina's identity through his earlier alliance with Selina's childhood friend Sylvia, who still harbored a grudge against Selina. Catwoman appears in Gail Simone's "Sensei and Student" story-arc in Birds of Prey. [41] It is later revealed that Catwoman was chosen specifically to take down Batman should the JLA ever need to defeat the original Justice League. To survive, Selina takes to the streets for a time before getting caught and sent first to an orphanage, then juvenile detention center,[20] "where Selina began to see how hard the world could really be". Bruce proposes to Selina at the end of Batman (vol. [40] Her revised origin in Catwoman (vol. There, she recognizes a man who murdered a friend of hers, and she takes her revenge. Realizing that she could use the map to capture Black Mask and claim the 50 million dollar bounty on his head, Selina leaves Kitrina bound in a locked room so that she can keep the map for herself. However, her husband had kept her jewelry in his private vault, and she had to break into it to retrieve the jewelry. [10][11][12] Kane and Finger wanted to give their comic book sex appeal, as well as a character who could appeal to female readers; they thus created a "friendly foe who committed crimes but was also a romantic interest in Batman's rather sterile life. Once Bruce Wayne returns from his time in the past, he establishes Batman Incorporated, a global team of Batmen. Is #Catwoman one of #Batman's greatest allies? [5] This action continues to haunt her throughout the "One Year Later" storyline, and it is suggested that this might have been the first time she had ever directly taken a life. Maria then dies in Sheila's arms. After defeating Harley and the Joker, Catwoman tells Poison Ivy that they are no longer friends, this after Ivy drugged her in an attempt to uncover Batman's secret identity. Portions of Her Sister's Keeper and the Year One origin conceived by Frank Miller remain canonical to Catwomans origin, while other portions have been dropped over the years. Selina avenged him but at the cost of one of her . In The Brave and the Bold #197, the Golden Age origin of Catwoman given in Batman #62 is elaborated on, after Selina revealed that she never actually had amnesia. She also took the opportunity to steal enough money to live on before going back to the streets. In 2011, The New 52 revised and relaunched DC Comics superhero titles, including revisions to the alternate-universe stories and characters of "Earth-Two"renamed "Earth-2". It was not until her next appearance that she donned a mask, which was a theatrically face-covering cat-mask that had the appearance of a real cat, rather than a more stylized face mask seen in her later incarnations. She was originally characterized as a supervillain and adversary of Batman, but has been featured in an eponymous series since the 1990s that portrays her as an antiheroine, often with a utilitarian moral philosophy. Black Mask, in an attempt to "improve himself", threatens the most important people in Selina's life, from Slam Bradley to Holly. Selina discovered that Ivy had apparently seduced and drugged the Riddler with her plant pheromones, keeping him in a vegetative state. Since the 1990s, Catwoman has been featured in an eponymous series that cast her as an anti-heroine rather than a supervillainess. It is later revealed that this Earth is a creation of her own mind, and she has not left the Prison Planet. In the Injustice universe (based on the video game of the same name), Catwoman is a co-founder of the Insurgency resistance with Batman, which was formed after the death of Dick Grayson. [32] She later calls Batman to her house in order to turn the would-be thief over to the police, but discovers that Kitrina had managed to free herself and steal back the map. Poison Ivy. In Frank Miller's All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder, Catwoman expresses interest when the Joker's invites her to join him in "some mischief". Selina eventually ran away, accompanied by her friend Sylvia. Selina initially refuses, but accepts the offer after Trevor promises to help her track down a woman who has apparently been posing as Selina. Maria Kyle is a distant parent who preferred to spend her time with cats, and commits suicide when Selina is very young. In an attempt to cover up the illegal activities, the administrator put Selina in a bag and dropped her in a river to drown (like a cat). Afterwards, she is seen covering her bed with past versions of her Catwoman costume. In the Justice League story arc "Crisis of Conscience", Catwoman fights alongside Batman and the Justice League against the old Secret Society of Super Villains, of which she had once briefly been a member. Catwoman's first appearance following the start of DC Rebirth is in Batman (vol. She is one of the few to recognize that this Batman is an impostor, later being present when the true Batman returns to the fold as he struggles against his successor, his willingness to save even criminals confirming his true identity for Selina. 1 #10) clearly establishes Catwoman as being one Marguerite Tone. Catwoman also made a small cameo in Kingdom Come, mostly accompanying the Riddler; she is predominantly seen, but not much heard in the series. Following the events of Infinite Crisis, the DC Universe jumps forward in time. Selina Kyle is also briefly mentioned in the TV show that inspired the comic series, when Bruce Wayne begins to tell Terry about her after Terry has a short-lived relationship with a member of the Royal Flush Gang. [73] The new Hush hires her to plant a tracking device on Batman, only for Hush to begin strangling her after "paying" her with a box full of playing cards, regarding her death as a continuation of his efforts to destroy Batman's "family" by killing his rogues gallery. Still unbalanced and uncertain of herself in issue #52 (the last issue before the jump to One Year Later), Selina is forced to decide whether to kill a supervillain. Batman #62 revealed that Catwoman (after a blow to the head jogged her memory) is an amnesiac flight attendant who had turned to crime after suffering a prior blow to the head during a plane crash she survived (although in the final issue of The Brave and the Bold, she admits that she made up the amnesia story because she wanted a way out of the past life of crime). While trying to rob Carmine Falcone, she gets rescued by Batman but is irked of being thought of as his sidekick by the media. Catwoman was first portrayed in the 1960s series by Julie Newmar in the first two seasons. Growing up on in Oliver's Group Home, she and the other residents were taught to steal objects in order to continue living there. An armored, metahuman successor called "Catwoman II" is also featured in the story as one of the "new heroes" who follow the new "man of tomorrow" Magog's anti-heroic, violent example.[61]. While on the run, Maggie angrily tells Selina that she ruined both of their lives the day she decided to become Catwoman. Selina accompanies Batman on a mission to break into Doctor Sivana's armory, and later travels with him to Tokyo in order to recruit a Japanese representative for Batman Inc.[36] Catwoman teams up with Batman to stop Harley Quinn from breaking the Joker out of Arkham Asylum. 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Halle Berry starred in a stand-alone Catwoman film in 2004, though the film features a title character bearing little resemblance to the comic book character. Having freed from Arkham, Bruce and Selina finally caved into their long-standing mutual attraction and became romantically involved. Prior to the New 52 line-wide revision and relaunch of DC Comics superhero titles and characters, Selina had a relationship with Slam Bradley Jr., and she named him as the father of her daughter Helena. After rescuing her daughter, Selina convinces Zatanna to mindwipe the Film Freak and the Angle Man in order to preserve her secret identity. She also discovered that Ivy had similarly taken Harley Quinn into her new sanctuary. In Batman: Dark Victory, he stands her up on two holidays, causing her to leave him for good and to leave Gotham City for a while. An accomplished jewel thief and an occasional hero herself, Selina's murky moral compass has made her relationship with Batman complicated, to say the least. During one of her heists, she is approached by the Kite Man to aide the Joker in a gang war against the Riddler, which she refuses. The new costume is black with openings under her arms and shoulders for mobility along with reinforcement in the middle. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. When she was thirteen, Selina discovered that the Hall's administrator was embezzling funds and confronted her. Anne Hathaway portrayed the character in the third installment of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises. Maria confesses that she had planned to transplant her brain into Gata's body, but she could not bring herself to do it because she loved her "daughter" too much. The Batman uses Selina Kyle as a focal point in Gotham's story but shies away from using her iconic nickname Catwoman - and for a good reason. Selina then offered the idea that all three of them stay together to better survive in the new Gotham City. Selina is helped to her feet by her friends, who tell her that Maggie has fled the scene. Shortly later, Catwoman is among the criminals targeted by assassins apparently hired by The Designer. Catwoman Freeze. Kane's inspiration for Catwoman was drawn from multiple sources to include actresses Jean Harlow, Hedy Lamarr, and his cousin, Ruth Steele. Now calling herself Sister Zero, Maggie attempts to kill Selina, but ultimately flees after being defeated by the Sirens. Rather than be charged, Selina was instead inducted into a second chance program that helped those growing up in poverty. Selina then obtains an abandoned animal shelter as their new home from a man calling himself The Broker. In Batman: Battle for the Cowl, Selina is seen as one of the members of Nightwing and Robin's contingency team known as "the Network", where she is seen taking down a gang of thugs before seeing Tim Drake dressed in a Batman uniform and is initially taken by surprise. A twist occurs when Wildcat informs Selina that Holly has been arrested for the murder of Black Mask. [29] The two women initially restrain Selina and attempt to remove the knowledge from her, but Zatanna refuses at the last moment and ends up fighting Talia in order to protect Selina. Catwoman's response to this revelation is unequivocal: she gags Zatanna with duct tape, rendering her powerless, and pushes her out a window. Once Selina is freed, Talia orders Zatanna to wipe Bruce's identity from her memory, reasoning that her kidnapping has proved that the knowledge is too dangerous for her to handle. In this universe, either Selina has reformed or was never a supervillain in the first place. In the 1960s, Catwoman's catsuit was green, which was typical of villains of that era. After the members of Mystery, Inc. unravel her scam, Catwoman tries to flee with the opal. Fortuna treated her students like slaves, keeping their earnings for herself. Hush eavesdrops on the conversation, targeting both women as a way to hurt his enemy, Bruce Wayne. It is later revealed their break-up was orchestrated by Bane and the Batman of the Flashpoint Universe. Batman reluctantly arrests Catwoman after all 237 of them are killed, despite Catwoman's insistence on her guilt. Before Batman can return her to custody, she escapes. Just as Black Mask is about to gouge Maggie's eyes out and shove them down Selina's throat, Harley and Ivy arrive and defeat the Black Lantern by trapping him in the stomach of a man-eating plant. Selina enjoyed this experience so much she decided to become a professional costumed cat burglar, and thus began a career that repeatedly led to her encountering Batman. Written by Stanley Ralph Ross. This . Who is Catwoman? She tells Selina that she could never reverse Selina's mindset, since she was on the path to becoming a hero on her own. It is revealed through Selina's inner monologue that she and Batman are lovers, and the premiere issue ends with the first sex scene between the two. [48] They subsequently go back to Gotham and defeat all of Batman's enemies who had sided with Bane before taking on and defeating Bane himself, at which point the two are taken by Thomas who, in an attempt to finally break Bruce's spirit, shows him the corpse of the recently murdered Alfred. During this time, Catwoman was given her trademark cat-o-nine tails whip by a client, which Selina kept as a trophy of her time posing as a hooker. After he tells her that he plans on getting an emotional response before killing her, Selina steals a car and heads to the mental institution where Maggie Kyle is held, believing Black Mask is coming for her. Later that year during the Officer Down storyline in the Batman titles, Catwoman is initially the chief suspect. In recent years, artists have typically depicted Catwoman in some variation of a tight, black bodysuit. Catwoman - by Michael Giacchino | From The Batman SoundtrackAvailable now: https://lnk.to/TheBatmanIDListen to more from The Batman:https://www.youtube.com/p. In the 1970s comics, the Catwoman of Earth-Two (the parallel Earth that was retroactively declared as the home of DC's Golden Age characters) has the same history as her Golden Age counterpart. Yes, she's a thief, but . Batman: Dark Victory, the sequel to The Long Halloween, implies that Catwoman suspects she is the long-lost illegitimate daughter of Carmine Falcone, although she finds no definitive proof of this. This series met with critical and fan acclaim, especially for its first 25 issues. Batman was about to arrest them, but Catwoman helped the two of them escape.[39]. Catwoman also appears in the Knightfall saga, where she is approached by Bane's henchmen while robbing a house. However, Hush sees Batman and Catwoman teaming up as allies against the entire rogues gallery and rekindling their romantic relationship. Though more circumstantial evidence is added to the theory of Selina's Falcone heritage, no definitive proof is provided. She is portrayed by American actress Michelle Pfeiffer. A change in the editorial team at that point, however, brought a swift end to that storyline and, apparently, all that transpired during the story arc. General Information In the comics, Holly Robinson and Eiko Hasigawa have both adopted the Catwoman identity, apart from Selina Kyle.[5][6]. Catwoman is a fictional character from the DC Comics universe. [34][35] Once Bruce Wayne returns from his time in the past, he establishes Batman Incorporated, a global team of Batmen. Bruce Wayne / Batman. [26] Now calling herself Sister Zero, Maggie attempts to kill Selina, but ultimately flees after being defeated by the Sirens. In Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning's Batman: Two Faces, Selina Kyle is a madame in 19th century Gotham, who defends streetwalkers in a mask, bustier, and fishnets and occasionally works with amateur detective Bruce Wayne. In February 2015, a storyline by writer Genevieve Valentine shows Selina kissing fellow Catwoman Eiko Hasigawa.[53]. Believing she can no longer function as a criminal, Selina has since decided to become one of Batman's Outsiders. Kravitz's Catwoman will be first when The Batman hits theaters on March 4, 2022. In addition, she is easily distracted by a common criminal. RELATED: 10 Awesome Catwoman Cosplay Every Batman & DC Fan Needs To See. Ivy agrees under one condition: using home-grown drugs to weaken Selina's resistance, Ivy demands the identity of the true Batman. Robinson says he visualized her as a master criminal, along the lines of the character Michelle Pfeiffer developed for the Batman movie series. The book picks following the events of Batman Returns (1992) and includes the return of Michelle Pfeiffer's Selina Kyle / Catwoman.[80]. However, she has learned her reformation was the result of a mindwipe by Zatanna, a procedure known to deeply affect and, in at least one case, physically incapacitate its victims. Selina was able to escape (Catwoman v.1 #0) and return to the orphanage where she stole documents exposing the administrator's corruption and sent them to the authorities. This version of Batman partners with and marries the reformed Earth-Two Catwoman, Selina Kyle (as shown in Superman Family #211). Prior to becoming a star, she was an alcoholic whose actions during one of her "blackouts" were recorded into an underground porn film. In Howard Chaykin's Dark Allegiances, Selina Kyle becomes a film star under the stage name of Kitty Grimalkin. Catwoman appears to be completely reformed, and her love for Batman true (although brash and unpredictable). Still, the undeniable magnetism between Bat and Cat is one of Gotham's most reliable constants: wherever Catwoman goes, Batman is sure to follow, if only to take her down. Devastated by her sister's statement, Selina fails to realize they have both been heading for a trap. Catwoman is a cat-themed criminal from Gotham City and one of Batman's most-well known enemies. In Hush, Batman reveals his true identity to Catwoman. Convinced she must have been someone important if an attempt had been made on her life, she once again became a burglar operating and adopted the identity Catwoman.
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