DC: Catwoman's 10 Best Cats & Their Names - CBR 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. Zatanna gives her a little bottle supposedly containing aloe vera for her post-op scars. 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. Devastated by her sister's statement, Selina fails to realize they have both been heading for a trap. [8] Conversely, she was ranked 20th on IGN's "Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time" list.[9]. Story-lines include her adoption of teenage runaway and former sidekick, Arizona; aiding Bane, whom she later betrays to Azrael; and a stint as a reluctant government operative. Before the knowledge can be ripped from her mind, Selina's captors (revealed to be Shrike and a new villain named Senpai), are eventually defeated by the other Sirens. Following a disastrous burglary, however, she accepts an offer to "lie low" as a dominatrix employed by a pimp named Stan. Every relationship has its obstacles. As an adversary of Batman, she was a whip-carrying burglar with a taste for high stake thefts. She talks with Bruce about Jezebel Jet, his current girlfriend, and then has a quick pep talk with Zatanna, whom she believes is also courting Bruce. Though she takes her role as a new mother quite seriously, Selina dons the costume for a run through the East End some days after Helena's birth. 3) #14 (2017). In live-action, Catwoman has been portrayed by Julie Newmar, Lee Meriwether, Eartha Kitt, Michelle Pfeiffer, Casey Elizabeth Easlick Halle Berry, Anne Hathaway, Camren Bicondova, Lili Simmons and Zo Kravitz. In Howard Chaykin's Dark Allegiances, Selina Kyle becomes a film star under the stage name of Kitty Grimalkin. In the alternate timeline of the Flashpoint event, Selina Kyle becomes the Oracle, having been apparently paralyzed under unspecified circumstances.[77]. Having freed from Arkham, Bruce and Selina finally caved into their long-standing mutual attraction and became romantically involved. [38] The two of them found Catwoman and fought her. Jason Momoa Reveals Nickname For Zo Kravitz When Reacting To The While Ivy and Harley distract him, Selina ends Boneblaster's threat by shorting out his gauntlets with a live electrical conduit, deducing that the villain had yet to get used to the technology, and had failed to properly insulate his gloves. She attacks and subdues Kitrina, who tells Selina that she had unknowingly stolen a map that details the location of the new Black Mask's underground bunker. Zatanna gives no reason for her actions, but in a flashback it is shown that she had acted with the consent and aid of five of the seven JLA members who had helped her mindwipe Dr. Light and Batman. However, the character has also been depicted as an antiheroine and become Batman's best known love interest, with many stories depicting their complex lovehate relationship. Black Mask learns Selina's identity through his earlier alliance with Selina's childhood friend Sylvia, who still harbors a grudge against Selina. In 2011, DC Comics relaunched its main line of superhero titles under the umbrella The New 52, which revised and updated the fictional history of its superhero characters. 4/17/2013 5:12 PM Anonymous said . They have a daughter named Helena Wayne, who, as the Huntress, becomes (along with Dick Grayson, the Earth-Two Robin) Gotham's protector once Wayne retires from the position to become police commissioner, a position he occupies until he is killed during one final adventure as Batman. Believing she can no longer function as a criminal, Selina has since decided to become one of Batman's Outsiders. This version of Catwoman was later assigned to the alternate world of Earth-B, an alternate Earth that included stories that could not be considered canonical on Earth-One or Earth-Two.[17][18][19]. Using the trust she regained in Luthor's eyes, she earns a passage to the 'real' Earth, in a jerry-rigged teleport machine built by Luthor for letting the villains escape. Portrayed by: She tells Selina that she could never reverse Selina's mindset, since she was on the path to becoming a hero on her own. Batman: Dark Victory, the sequel to Batman: The Long Halloween, implies that Catwoman suspects she is the illegitimate daughter of Mafia boss Carmine Falcone, although she finds no definitive proof. Bruce, I'm lonely."). Ivy agrees under one condition: using home-grown drugs to weaken Selina's resistance, Ivy demands the identity of the true Batman. Moving to New York, Selina becomes corporate vice president then CEO of Randolf Industries, a mafia-influenced company, through blackmail. RELATED: 10 Awesome Catwoman Cosplay Every Batman & DC Fan Needs To See. crossover. In the original DC "Catwoman" comics, Selina's parents are Maria and Brian Kyle, who both tragically die when she is quite young, leading to her life on the street. 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". The Earth-Two/Golden Age Selina Kyle eventually dies in the late 1970s after being blackmailed by a criminal into going into action again as Catwoman (as shown in DC Super-Stars #17). I guess women will feel that I'm being chauvinistic to speak this way, but I do feel that I've had better relationships with male friends than women. However, her physical weakness becomes obvious when she fails to fight Boneblaster effectively. 4) #1 (Nov. 2011), and the same issue implies that the two have an ongoing sexual relationship. She next appears in Batman #2 in a story also involving the Joker but escapes Batman in the end. 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. There, she recognizes a man who murdered a friend of hers, and she takes her revenge. In Hush, Batman reveals his true identity to Catwoman. Concerned at how weak Catwoman had become, Ivy takes Selina to where she'd been staying, the home of the Riddler. Since the 1990s, Catwoman has been featured in an eponymous series that cast her as an anti-heroine rather than a supervillainess. The 1989 Catwoman limited series, written by Mindy Newell and with art by J.J. Birch, expanded upon Miller's Year One origin. [30] Talia tries to kill Selina before vanishing, but she survives and ultimately reunites with Bruce, who had recently returned to the present. After being arrested by Commissioner Gordon, she escapes from prison. She became Catwoman's sidekick, after befriending Selina Kyle. Zatanna suggested that the weakness was likely psychological in nature. But a 1940s reader could reasonably assume that Catwoman's name is Marguerite Tone. Catwoman's response to this revelation is unequivocal: she gags Zatanna with duct tape, rendering her powerless, and pushes her out a window. She later aides Batman, with whom she already has a romantic relationship, to spy on the Joker. According to this storyline, Selina trained under the Armless Master of Gotham, receiving education in martial arts and culture. 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. "One Year Later" Selina Kyle is no longer Catwoman, has left the East End, and has given birth to a daughter named Helena (whose father is initially unknown). In the Earth-Two continuity, Selina Kyle and Bruce Wayne are married, and their daughter, Helena Wayne, is that universe's Robin. 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. Historically a supervillain, the character first appeared as The Cat in Batman #1, which means she shares her status as the second-oldest of Batman's long-term Rogue's Gallery with The Joker, who was introduced that same issue.The code name Cat-Woman (sic) and the first of her cat-suits were introduced in issue #2. Together Selina and Ivy manage to rescue Harley from Elliot, but not before having to deal with an old associate of the Joker's who is posing as Joker trying to kill Harley for taking his place. The Flash trailer has confirmed a Flashpoint-style story. Two 1990s prose books feature Catwoman: The Further Adventures of Batman: Volume 3 featuring Catwoman,[59] a short story anthology with stories written by various authors, and Catwoman: Tiger Hunt, a novel. (DC Comics) Mr. He ends by telling Selina that he will always love her, when she opens her eyes and reveals to him that she was awake all the time and heard his confession. Selina attempts to live a safe and somewhat normal life, and gives up her more dangerous ways of living as Catwoman. Together the girls manage to stop the faux Joker and move in together. Then it just falls off continuity. In Detective Comics #848 (November 2008), Hush attacks Selina as she is in her apartment, kidnapping her and surgically removing her heart. His henchmen tried to recruit Catwoman and have her work for Bane, but she refused the offer. This page is about the original comic book character. In an attempt to harmonize the various versions, some writers have posited that Catwoman, early in her career, pretended to be a prostitute in order to scam lonely men and rob them. She wields both a standard bullwhip and a cat o' nine tails with expert proficiency. Dick and Selina share a toast to their family who were not with them that year (Bruce, Tim, Holly, Helena, Ivy and Harley). She is shocked to see a Harlequin doll at the table, its head stabbed through with a knife. In the 1960s, Catwoman's catsuit was green, which was typical of villains of that era. "Hot Off the Griddle" / "The Cat and the Fiddle". When the two meet at an opera many years later, during the events of Batman: Hush, Bruce comments that the two no longer have a relationship as Bruce and Selina. 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. Posing as a criminal, Selina gains the Bana's trust and thwarts a terror attack aimed at causing mass casualties in Gotham City. Season 2, Episodes 3 and 4 . Prior to becoming a star, she was an alcoholic whose actions during one of her "blackouts" were recorded into an underground porn film. Catwoman - by Michael Giacchino | From The Batman SoundtrackAvailable now: https://lnk.to/TheBatmanIDListen to more from The Batman:https://www.youtube.com/p. Marilyn Watson was Newmar's stunt double. After being arrested by Commissioner Gordon, she escapes from prison. The story sees Selina saving Bruce from Poison Ivy. [46] Subsequently, Selina leaves Gotham and starts a new life in the city of Villa Hermosa, California (Catwoman (vol. In the second and final sequel, Batman: Crimson Mist, the corrupted Batman reflects grimly that he can no longer understand Selina's noble sacrifice after his psyche has become increasingly corrupted by his surrender to his vampire side.
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