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95-497: A comic book series (based on the TV show) was published by DC Comics under the Johnny DC imprint, which lasted 6 issues, from 2006 to 2007. The show was developed by producers Alan Burnett and Paul Dini , who had produced the successful Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series . Instead of continuing in that style, Krypto was produced in a manner reminiscent of

190-534: A Batman uniform and is initially taken by surprise. In the first issue of Gotham City Sirens , Selina runs into the Bonebuster, a new villain trying to make a name for himself, and is saved by Poison Ivy. Selina, fearing the many dangers of a post-Batman Gotham, proposes that she, Ivy, and Harley Quinn team up, living together at a single base in an abandoned animal shelter. Ivy agrees under one condition: using home-grown drugs to weaken Selina's resistance, Ivy demands

285-463: A body that consisted of the DC Comics logo. In the late 1980s, Johnny DC hosted a DC promo page called "DCI with Johnny DC" which appeared in many comics of the era. Like Marvel's " Bullpen Bulletins "—and DC's previous incarnation, the late 1970s/early 1980s Daily Planet feature—"DCI with Johnny DC" featured miscellaneous DC news items, often spotlighting certain books or creators, and also included

380-500: A client gives her a cat o' nine tails, which Selina keeps as a trophy. 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. Selina's connection to the Falcone crime family is further explored in the miniseries Catwoman: When in Rome . Though

475-523: A daughter when her life as Catwoman has already proven to be such a danger to the child. After enlisting Batman's help in faking the death of both herself and her daughter, Selina puts Helena up for adoption. A month after Helena is placed with a new family, Catwoman asks Zatanna to erase her memories of Helena and change her mind back to a criminal mentality. Zatanna refuses, judging that such an act would be cruel to both mother and daughter. She tells Selina that she could never reverse Selina's mindset, since she

570-453: A dominatrix and the start of her career as Catwoman. The story culminates with Selina's former pimp, Stan, abducting and beating her sister Maggie, who, in contrast to Selina, is a nun. Selina kills Stan to save her sister, and gets away with it. Most of this is revealed in the former series, but is expanded upon in "Her Sister's Keeper". Catwoman (vol. 2) #69 provides details about Selina's childhood and neglects Maggie's existence. Maria Kyle

665-411: A few weeks, as well as a job stealing a painting from Russian mobsters. For this job, Selina infiltrates a Russian club by posing as the bartender. There, she recognizes a man who murdered a friend of hers, and she takes her revenge. Once her cover is blown, Selina dons her Catwoman outfit and fights her way out of the club. It is revealed through Selina's inner monologue that she and Batman are lovers, and

760-432: A formula to grow super hair, in an attempt to make a coat out of Krypto's fur. Melanie's Monkey : Melanie encounters a lost monkey, and a black panther stalks the two while Kevin and Krypto look for its parents. Now You See Him... : Streaky accidentally gets the power of invisibility. However, he soon learns about the problems that it can cause. Superdog? Who's Superdog? : Krypto gets amnesia due to red kryptonite, and

855-428: A girl who takes care of Krypto's best friend, Streaky . In the series, the various animals, including Krypto, all are capable of speaking to each other, but not to humans, except for Kevin and later Andrea, who are able to communicate with Krypto and the other animals with intergalactic communicators. The viewers can understand them, though, especially when Krypto and Streaky talk to the camera. With his allies Streaky

950-804: A global team of Batmen. 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. Catwoman teams up with Batman to stop Harley Quinn from breaking the Joker out of Arkham Asylum. 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. Shortly afterwards, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn have escaped and set off to pursue revenge on Catwoman for leaving them behind. The two of them found Catwoman and fought her. While they were fighting, Catwoman says that she saw good in them and only wanted to help them. Batman

1045-509: A grudge against Selina. Still thinking that Selina adheres to a strict no-kill rule, Black Mask is caught by surprise when Selina shoots him in the head. 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. Following the events of Infinite Crisis , the DC Universe jumps forward in time. After "One Year later", Selina Kyle

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1140-521: A habit of doing that. So there's a love-resentment thing with women. 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. With women, once the romance is over, somehow they never remain my friends. Catwoman, then called "the Cat", first appeared in Batman #1 (spring 1940) as a mysterious burglar and jewel thief, revealed at

1235-642: A man-eating plant. Selina is helped to her feet by her friends, who tell her that Maggie has fled the scene. The next day, the staff members of the mental institution are shown discussing Maggie's escape, also mentioning that a nun that works at the hospital had been found beaten and stripped of her uniform. 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. Now calling herself Sister Zero, Maggie attempts to kill Selina, but ultimately flees after being defeated by

1330-441: A map that details the location of the new Black Mask's underground bunker. 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. 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

1425-649: A network of cobblestone streets that form a small borough between the East End and Old Gotham ." Selina is taken in by Mama Fortuna, the elderly leader of a gang of young thieves, and is taught how to steal. Fortuna treats her students like slaves, keeping their earnings for herself. Selina eventually runs away, accompanied by her friend Sylvia. However, the two have difficulty surviving on their own, and in desperation try to support themselves by working as prostitutes. The two drift apart afterward, with Sylvia coming to resent Selina for not inquiring about what had happened to her at

1520-564: A new puppy is joining the fire station crew. Streaky assumes that the new dog is Smokey's "replacement" and decides to use Krypto as his super-double. My Uncle, the Superhero : Streaky wants to impress his nephew, Squeaky, by making him believe that he is a big-time superhero. Puss in Space Boots : Krypto is missing and it is up to Streaky and the Dog Star Patrol to rescue him. Dogbot to

1615-511: A partial checklist of current DC titles. In the mid-1990s, Johnny DC appeared in the satirical special Sergio Aragonés Destroys DC . He's shown as having become disillusioned with the modern direction of DC's superhero comics, criticizing the various members of the Justice League and accusing them of having changed for the worse, before turning into a "psychotic and badly-drawn" pastiche of 1990s comic book anti-heroes in an attempt to destroy

1710-448: A revision of Batman's origin. She worked as a dominatrix for the pimp Stan to survive and also sheltered a child prostitute named Holly Robinson working for him. Selina got into a fight with a disguised Bruce after he grabbed Holly, who had stabbed him during a fight with Stan, but was knocked out. As the story progresses, Selina decides to leave prostitution and takes Holly with her. She gets into burglary to make money and starts robbing

1805-502: A romantic interest in Batman's rather sterile life." Catwoman was meant to be a love interest and to engage Batman in a chess game, with him trying to reform her. At the same time, this character was meant to be different from other Batman villains like the Joker in that she was never a killer or evil. As for using cat imagery with the character, Kane stated that he and Finger saw cats as "kind of

1900-485: A romantic relationship, during which he reveals his true identity to her. At the end, he breaks off their relationship when he suspects it has been manipulated by the Riddler and Hush . This is the second story to establish that she knows Batman's true identity. In an early 1980s storyline, Selina and Bruce develop a relationship. The concluding story features a closing panel in which she refers to Batman as "Bruce". A change in

1995-493: A soliloquy. 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. During the events of Batman R.I.P. , Selina and Bruce's romance lasts only for a night because Bruce must continue to pose as Jezebel's lover to bring down the Black Glove. While still recuperating, she pulls off one more heist and exacts her revenge on Hush. With

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2090-558: A spell that sends him inside the book. It is up to Krypto to go after him. Kids in Capes : Red Kryptonite gives Kevin and Andrea Krypto's powers, and Krypto and Streaky must protect them as they attempt to do good throughout the city. Mechani-Bot : When Mechanikat creates a robot double of himself, he soon finds that his creation has a mind of its own, and is forced to ally with the Dog Star Patrol to stop it. Growing Pains : Mechanikat uses an aging ray on Krypto, but accidentally hits Kevin in

2185-484: A stint as a reluctant government operative. The series also delves into her origin, revealing her beginnings as a young thief, her difficult period in juvenile incarceration, and her training with Ted "Wildcat" Grant . Moving to New York City , Selina becomes corporate vice president of Randolf Industries, a Mafia-influenced company and then becomes its CEO through blackmail. She plans to use this position to run for Mayor of New York City , but her hopes are dashed when

2280-487: A story also involving the Joker but escapes Batman in the end. In Batman #3 she wears a fur mask and again succeeds in escaping Batman. Batman #62 (December 1950) reveals that Catwoman was an amnesiac flight attendant who turned to crime after suffering a prior blow to the head during a plane crash she survived. She reveals this in the Batcave after being hit on the head by a piece of rubble while saving Batman while he

2375-416: A superpowered group of aliens canines who each possess a unique superpower, and fight crime across the galaxy. Members of the Dog Star Patrol include: All episodes were directed by Scott Jeralds. Part 1 : After his spaceship malfunctions, Krypto arrives on Earth and befriends a 9-year-old young boy named Kevin who takes him in. Super-Flea : A Kryptonian flea gives Krypto one super itch. Meet

2470-667: A yellow sun. Later, he is adopted by Kevin Whitney, a 9-year-old boy, with whom Superman arranges for him to stay, as Superman himself is often too busy saving the world to take care of him. Krypto poses as an ordinary dog while living with Kevin's family, but adopts the secret identity of Krypto the Superdog for his superheroic deeds; Kevin is aware of Krypto's dual identity, but the rest of his family does not, excluding his spoiled cousin Bailey, who found out accidentally. Kevin lives next door to Andrea,

2565-437: Is a character that DC Comics has used at various times as a mascot for its lines of comic books, and occasionally as a metafictional character who comments on the comics in which he appears. The character originally appeared in various Silver Age DC Comics advertisements, and was used to promote DC's entire line of comics. He had a cartoonish face, wore a mortarboard , had stick figure lines for his arms and legs, and

2660-424: Is a distant parent who preferred to spend her time with cats, and commits suicide when Selina is very young. Her alcoholic father, Brian, is cold to Selina for resembling her mother, whom he resents for dying, and eventually drinks himself to death. To survive, Selina takes to the streets for a time before getting caught and sent first to an orphanage, then juvenile detention center, "where Selina began to see how hard

2755-655: Is a notorious villain. It is later revealed that this Earth is a creation of her own mind, and she has not left the Prison Planet. When accused of being a traitor by Luthor, she reveals the Martian Manhunter is posing as the Blockbuster , which would soon lead to the hero's death. 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

2850-419: Is able to "seal the deal". Hush eavesdrops on the conversation, targeting both women as a way to hurt his enemy, Bruce Wayne. In Detective Comics #848 (November 2008), Hush attacks Selina as she is in her apartment, kidnapping her and surgically removing her heart. She is delivered anonymously to a Gotham hospital. Batman receives word of her situation, and while he goes in search of Hush, he leaves Selina in

2945-612: 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. In 1993, Catwoman was given her first ongoing comic book series. This series, written by an assortment of writers, but primarily penciled by Jim Balent , generally depicted the character as an international thief (and occasional bounty hunter) with an ambiguous moral code. Story-lines include her adoption of teenage runaway and former sidekick, Arizona; aiding Bane , whom she later betrays to Azrael ; and

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3040-487: Is attacked by Black Mask after he has been reborn as a member of the Black Lantern Corps . 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 is held, believing Black Mask is coming for her. Black Mask attacks the institution, and somehow awakens Maggie from her coma. Selina arrives in time to help her sister flee into

3135-648: Is believed to have been killed by the assassin Deathstroke the Terminator , ending her series at issue #94. Catwoman then appears in a series of back-up stories in Detective Comics #759–762 (August–November 2001). In the back-up storyline "Trail of the Catwoman", by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Darwyn Cooke, private detective Slam Bradley attempts to find out what really happened to Selina Kyle. This storyline leads into

3230-602: Is called in to investigate Jonni DC's apparent murder. Later she rises again as a sedate, controlled Black Lantern . In 2018–19, Jonni appears in the New 52 universe in Harley Quinn comics. She vows to stop Harley from destroying the continuity of the entire DC Universe. Catwoman Catwoman is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane , she debuted as "

3325-426: Is helping them build weapons out of trees. After being captured, Kevin contacts Krypto, who, along with Streaky, arrives to stop them. Mechani-Calamity : When Mechanikat is rejected as a leader of a club over Glorg, he sets to capture Krypto with a powerful suit, luring him and Ace to a planet with green kryptonite soil. With Krypto's weakened powers, he and Ace must defeat Mechanikat's new makeover. Part 1 : During

3420-612: Is later found knocked out, but quickly claims she wants him as a hostage. Catwoman appears again as a criminal in Batman #84 (June 1954) and Detective Comics #211 (September 1954), which were her two final appearances until 1966. This was mostly due to her possible violation of the developing Comics Code Authority 's rules for portrayal of female characters that started in 1954. Catwoman made her first Silver Age appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #70-71 (November–December 1966); afterward, she continued to make appearances across

3515-414: Is no longer Catwoman, she has left the East End, and has given birth to a daughter named Helena. 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. Selina attempts to live a safe and somewhat normal life, and gives up her more dangerous ways of living as Catwoman. Holly Robinson takes over as

3610-571: Is now tighter. In addition, she is easily distracted by a common criminal. Although the situation is defused through Holly's opportune arrival, the sight of two Catwomen active simultaneously in the city is caught on video. Selina returns home from her adventure to find that the mysterious movie aficionado the Film Freak has deduced her alias, teamed up with the Angle Man , and grabbed Helena. After rescuing her daughter, Selina convinces Zatanna to mindwipe

3705-547: Is stealing all the trees in Metropolis. Bat Hound Meets the Dog Stars : While the Dog Star Patrol are repairing their ship on Earth, Krypto introduces them to Ace. He is soon mocked for not having powers, but Ace is not bothered by it and leaves. However, when Snooky Wookums abducts Hot Dog, Ace may be the only one the Dog Star Patrol can count on. Stray for a Day : A royal cat takes the day off with Streaky, allowing Isis to steal

3800-541: Is the alter ego of Selina Kyle , a burglar in Gotham City who usually wears a skintight bodysuit and uses a bullwhip for a weapon. 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. The character thrived in her earliest appearances, but she took an extended hiatus from September 1954 to November 1966 due to

3895-604: 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). Batman asks Catwoman to infiltrate the violent tribe of the Bana Amazons during the Amazons Attack! crossover. Posing as a criminal, Selina gains the Bana's trust and thwarts a terror attack aimed at causing mass casualties in Gotham City. Selina questions whether she should be raising

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3990-467: Is true (although brash and unpredictable). 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. 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. Catwoman's response to this revelation

4085-761: Is unequivocal: she gags Zatanna with duct tape, rendering her powerless, and pushes her out a window. Afterward, she is seen covering her bed with past versions of her Catwoman costume. Still unbalanced and uncertain of herself in issue #52, Selina is forced to decide whether to kill a supervillain. Black Mask , in an attempt to "improve himself", threatens the most important people in Selina's life, from Slam Bradley to Holly. The villain had also previously tortured Selina's sister Maggie by drilling out her husband's eyeballs and feeding them to Maggie, which drove her insane. Black Mask learns Selina's identity through his earlier alliance with Selina's childhood friend Sylvia, who still harbors

4180-554: The Batman: Knightfall saga, where she is approached by Bane 's henchmen while robbing a house. Bane asks her to work for him, but she refuses, as she is repulsed by the criminal who "broke" Batman. Later in the story, she boards a plane with Bruce Wayne to fly to Santa Prisca . She next appears in the Batman: Knightquest saga, where Azrael is masquerading as Batman. She is one of the few to recognize that this Batman

4275-472: The Batman titles, Catwoman is initially the chief suspect. Although later cleared, she displays increasingly erratic behavior throughout the story, with her series later revealing that she has developed a form of personality disorder after exposure to the Scarecrow's fear gas, causing her to act as herself and an identity that appears to be her sister Maggie pretending to be her. Soon afterward, she disappears and

4370-450: The Christmas and Hanukkah season, Ignatius attempts to obtain a toy named "Chippy Snowchip", but ultimately fails as there is only one left at a store. Andrea feels sorry for Ignatius, so she considers inviting him to her Hanukkah party. Meanwhile, Krypto makes a group of snowmen, which unbeknownst to him are brought to life after some Chippy Snowchips fall into them. On December 15, 2006,

4465-498: The Hanna-Barbera shows of the 1960s to the 1980s, from the sound effects down to the animation style (veteran Hanna-Barbera designer Iwao Takamoto served as a creative consultant). As the planet Krypton is about to be destroyed, Superman's father Jor-El makes a spaceship and puts a puppy named Krypto into it for a test flight. Aboard the ship, Krypto was playing with his ball when he accidentally destroyed several wires, causing

4560-529: The Trickster inadvertently connects her to her criminal alter ego. After her time in New York City, Selina returns to Gotham City, which at this time is in the midst of the " No Man's Land " storyline. As Catwoman, she assists Batman against Lex Luthor in the reconstruction of the city. After being arrested by Commissioner Gordon , she escapes from prison. Later that year, during the "Officer Down" storyline in

4655-448: The Cat " in Batman #1 (spring 1940). She has become one of the superhero Batman 's most prominent enemies, belonging to the collective of adversaries that make up his rogues gallery , as well as Batman's best known and most enduring love interest, with many stories depicting their complex love–hate relationship. Since 1993, Catwoman has had her own ongoing series , Catwoman . Catwoman

4750-404: The Dog Stars : A group of alien superdogs come to earth to catch villainous cat Mechanikat and his sidekick Snooky Wookums who have been wreaking havoc all over the cosmos. Diaper Madness : Kevin and Krypto have to babysit Melanie while Kevin's mom is away, and must rescue her after a teleporter device from S.T.A.R. Labs ends up in her diaper. Dog-Gone Kevin : After finding red kryptonite for

4845-572: The Film Freak and the Angle Man in order to preserve her secret identity. Following the procedure, the Angle Man turns himself in to the authorities; the Film Freak, however, embarks upon a murderous rampage. A twist occurs when Wildcat informs Selina that Holly has been arrested for the murder of Black Mask. Selina infiltrates the police station and frees Holly. Finally defeating the Film Freak, Selina returns home to find that Bradley has deduced that Helena

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4940-522: The Fourth of July when Bruce rejects her advances twice; once as Bruce and once as Batman. She leaves him for good and also leaves Gotham for a while in Batman: Dark Victory , after he stands her up on two holidays. 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. Catwoman also appears in

5035-471: The Junkyard Dogs manipulate him into evil. Streaky's Supercat Tale : Streaky tells a tall tale to his fan club about how he helped Krypto stop Mechanikat. Up, Up and Away : Ignatius creates a formula that makes people levitate like balloons. Puppy Problems : Mechanikat turns Krypto and the Dog Star Patrol into puppies with a ray. Leaf of Absence : Krypto and Ace take on a mutant dog-plant hybrid who

5130-555: The Queen's jewels. Bat Hound and the Robin : Ace is at his wits' end when a feisty robin decides to become his crimefighting partner. Tusky's Tooth : When Tusky Husky loses his tooth, he puts it under his pillow for the tooth fairy. However, Mechanikat steals it and wants to use it to destroy the Dog Star Patrol's ship. Part 1 : Kevin buys a book for Melanie when his relatives come to visit. Desperate to get away from them, he accidentally reads

5225-571: The Rescue : Streaky programs Dogbot to help Krypto out so that he can have more time with Kevin. Bat Hound's Bad Luck : Catwoman 's cat, Isis, steals a cursed gem that causes Ace to run into a string of bad luck. The Living End : The Dog Star Patrol discovers red Kryptonite on the Moon, which causes Krypto's tail to become sentient and detach from his body. Thus, the heroes must stop him as he wreaks havoc throughout Metropolis. Bad Hair Day : Ignatius creates

5320-456: The Sirens. She is last seen going over her options, now realizing that she cannot murder her own sister, and therefore must personally exorcise the "cat demon" from within Selina's body. 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. After being dragged underneath

5415-604: The Supercat, Ace the Bat-Hound, and Stretch-O-Mutt, Krypto fights the plots of Lex Luthor 's pet iguana Ignatius, Joker 's pet hyenas Bud and Lou , Penguin 's trained birds called the Bad News Birds, and Catwoman 's cat Isis. When working either alone or with a group of alien dog superheroes known as the Dog Star Patrol, Krypto faces off against the evil Mechanikat and his agents Snooky Wookums and Delilah. The Dog Star Patrol are

5510-411: The Superdog , The Batman Strikes! , Teen Titans Go! , Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century , Justice League Unlimited and Super Friends , based on the eponymous Imaginext toyline). The letter columns of these titles are supposedly edited by Johnny DC. In April 2012, Johnny DC imprints has been discontinued and replaced with DC Comics "swirl" imprints. Johnny DC also appears in

5605-424: The administrator puts Selina in a bag and drops her in a river to drown (like a cat). She escapes and returns to the orphanage, where she steals documents exposing the administrator's corruption. She uses these to blackmail the administrator into erasing "Selina Kyle" from the city's records, then steals the administrator's diamond necklace and escapes from the orphanage. Selina eventually finds herself in "Alleytown –

5700-851: The all-day holiday specials marathon. It was shown on Boomerang. Overseas, the show currently airs on Boomerang in Australia and on France 3 (as part of Ludo) in France. The show began airing on Boomerang Latin America in 2014. In the UK & Ireland, the series, upon starting, aired on the CBBC Channel before later moving to Cartoonito . However, as of November 2017, it appears to be no longer broadcast on that channel. Since September 2018, it started airing reruns on Tooncast in Latin America. Johnny DC Johnny DC

5795-431: The antithesis of bats". I felt that women were feline creatures and men were more like dogs. While dogs are faithful and friendly, cats are cool, detached, and unreliable. I felt much warmer with dogs around me—cats are as hard to understand as women are. Men feel more sure of themselves with a male friend than a woman. You always need to keep women at arm's length. We don't want anyone taking over our souls, and women have

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5890-410: The care of Doctor Mid-Nite , who is considered the superhero community's chief doctor. Batman recovers her heart, and Dr. Mid-Nite restores it to her body; however, the doctor also makes a prognosis on whether she can still return to her former life swinging through rooftops. While Selina is still in a coma, she encounters Zatanna, who apologizes for not warning her about Hush. She tells Selina that she

5985-1015: The developing Comics Code Authority in 1954. These issues involved the rules regarding the development and portrayal of female characters that were in violation of the Comics Code, a code which is no longer in use. In the comics, Holly Robinson and Eiko Hasigawa have both adopted the Catwoman identity, apart from Selina Kyle. Catwoman has been adapted in various media incarnations, having been portrayed in film by Lee Meriwether in Batman (1966), Michelle Pfeiffer in Batman Returns (1992), Halle Berry in Catwoman (2004), Anne Hathaway in The Dark Knight Rises (2012), and Zoë Kravitz in The Batman (2022). On television, she has been played by Julie Newmar and Eartha Kitt in Batman , where

6080-536: The editorial team at that point, however, brought a swift end to that storyline and, apparently, all that transpired during the story arc. 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 appears to be completely reformed, and her love for Batman

6175-457: The end of the story to be a young, attractive (unnamed) woman, having disguised herself as an old woman during the story and been hired to commit a burglary. Although she does not wear her iconic cat-suit, the story establishes her core personality as a femme fatale who both antagonizes and attracts Batman. It is implied Batman may have deliberately let her get away by blocking Robin as he tried to leap after her. She next appears in Batman #2 in

6270-507: The game Lego DC Super-Villains as the character that helps the player to solve puzzles and that gives the player the location of the several golden bricks across the free roam. A female version of the character appears in Ambush Bug comics from 1986 to 1992 as "Jonni DC, Continuity Cop". In early appearances, she investigated Ambush Bug's casual violations of DC Universe canon . In the 2008 miniseries Ambush Bug: Year None , Ambush Bug

6365-617: The hands of her abusive first client. In the Catwoman: Year One story, Selina, who is now an adult, achieves some success as a thief. Following a disastrous burglary, however, she accepts an offer to "lie low" as a dominatrix employed by a pimp named Stan. They plan to trick men into divulging information that might be used in future crimes. According to this storyline, Selina trains under the Armless Master of Gotham City, receiving education in martial arts and culture. During this time,

6460-591: The help of a few allies on both sides; the Oracle , Holly Robinson, Poison Ivy , Harley Quinn , and Slam Bradley, Selina taps into Hush's assets, leaving him penniless and suffering from wounds inflicted by Batman. 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

6555-578: The heroes, only to be defeated when Batman tricks him into saying his name backwards à la Mr. Mxyzptlk . In 2004, Johnny DC was revived and redesigned, as a mostly- silhouette cartoonish child. His name is now used as the name of DC Comics' imprint of comics marketed primarily to children, approximately ages 8–13. The line consists primarily of books based on Warner Bros. and Cartoon Network animated TV series. These have included series that began as animated features (e.g. Scooby-Doo and Looney Tunes ) and those based on DC Comics superheroes ( Krypto

6650-463: The identity of the true Batman. Selina flashes back three years to when Talia al Ghul requested her presence in Tibet . There, Talia made it so that Selina would not relinquish the true identity of Batman under any circumstances. After the interrogation is over, Selina sees Harley with Bruce Wayne on TV. Selina tells Ivy that she knows it is Hush in disguise. During the events of Blackest Night , Selina

6745-400: The impetus for several Batman characters, among them, Catwoman. Kane's inspiration for Catwoman was drawn from multiple sources to include actresses Jean Harlow , Hedy Lamarr , and his cousin, Ruth Steele. 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

6840-513: The knowledge can be ripped from her mind, Selina's captors (revealed to be the Shrike and a new villain named the Sempai), are eventually defeated by the other Sirens. 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. The two women initially restrain Selina and attempt to remove

6935-550: The knowledge from her, but Zatanna refuses at the last moment and ends up fighting Talia in order to protect Selina. Talia tries to kill Selina before vanishing, but she survives and ultimately reunites with Bruce, who had recently returned to the present. After stealing the contents of a safe belonging to the Falcone crime family, Selina returns home to find Kitrina , a teenaged escape artist and Carmine Falcone's long-lost daughter, breaking into her room. She attacks and subdues Kitrina, who tells Selina that she had unknowingly stolen

7030-622: The machine gets out of control and creates endless clones of him, Krypto has to fetch them all. Pied Pussycat Piper : Isis steals a magic animal-controlling pipe and uses it to rob stores in Metropolis. When Ace and Krypto end up under her spell, Jimmy the Rat has to fight her off. Too Many Cooks : Mammoth Mutt, Tail Terrier, and Paw Pooch compete to become leader of the Dog Star Patrol when Brainy Barker gets knocked out by sleeping gas. Bailey's Back : Bailey returns to prove Krypto's secret identity as Superdog. Only this time, Andrea has to help Kevin keep

7125-418: The map. This impresses Selina, who mentions that she had tied up the child using an "inescapable" knot that Bruce had shown her years earlier. 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 . Once Bruce Wayne returns from his time in the past, he establishes Batman Incorporated ,

7220-477: The name Selina Kyle was never used; and Camren Bicondova and Lili Simmons in Gotham . Catwoman was ranked 11th on IGN's list of the "Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time", and 51st on Wizard magazine's "100 Greatest Villains of All Time" list. Conversely, she was ranked 20th on IGN's "Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time" list. Batman co-creator Bob Kane was a great movie fan and his love for film provided

7315-422: The new Catwoman while Selina, living under the alias Irena Dubrovna, turns her attention to caring for her daughter (Selina's alias was inspired by the name of the main character in the 1942 film Cat People ). 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. Having gained a few pounds, Selina finds that her costume

7410-532: The newest Catwoman series in late 2001 (written by Brubaker initially with Cooke, later joined by artist Cameron Stewart ). In this series, Selina Kyle, joined by new supporting cast members Holly and Slam Bradley (a character from the early Golden Age DC Comics), becomes protector of the residents of Gotham's East End, while still carrying out an ambitious career as a cat burglar. During the Batman: Hush storyline, Batman and Catwoman briefly work together and have

7505-455: The process as well. Andrea Finds Out : Andrea follows Streaky into Krypto's clubhouse and finds out both superheroes' secrets. Meanwhile, Mechanikat creates a Dirtbot on Earth to steal jewels and uses green kryptonite against Krypto and Streaky. It is up to Kevin and Andrea to destroy the Dirtbot. Reptile Round-Up : When Ignatius gets bored, he clones himself with a new LexCorp machine. But when

7600-434: The rich and powerful men of Gotham, donning a catsuit costume while committing her heists. While trying to rob Carmine Falcone , she gets rescued by Batman but is irked of being thought of as his sidekick by the media. The 1989 Catwoman limited series, written by Mindy Newell and with art by J.J. Birch, expanded upon Miller's Year One origin. This storyline, known as "Her Sister's Keeper", explores Selina's early life as

7695-425: The secret when he finds out about Streaky. Face Time : Krypto takes Stretch-O-Mutt to see the Dog Star Patrol, but Mechanikat infects the latter with "space spots". He then attempts to take over their ship, but is unaware that his infection plan succeeded, so Krypto and Stretch-O-Mutt must convince him that it did not work and prevent his ship takeover. This is complicated by Mechanikat projecting Kryptonite rays over

7790-483: The series ended. Reruns were shown on Kids' WB as part of the then-new CW network's E/I requirement, but stopped airing due to Kids' WB opting to use Cookie Jar Entertainment 's shows Will & Dewitt and Magi-Nation . Krypto was aired on Boomerang from February 5, 2007, for a duration of 7 years until January 3, 2014. The two-part holiday special, "Iguanukkah", aired on Cartoon Network , December 21, 2008 (as well as Christmas Eve and Christmas Day), as part of

7885-469: The sewers. While on the run, Maggie angrily tells Selina that she ruined both of their lives the day she decided to become Catwoman. Devastated by her sister's statement, Selina fails to realize they have both been heading into a trap. 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

7980-617: The ship before entering it, gradually reducing Krypto's powers. The Parrot and the Pirates : When a parrot named Blackbeak and his rat pirate crew cause trouble in Metropolis, Streaky and Stretch-O-Mutt team up to put a stop to them. It seems like an easy task, but Blackbeak's pendant holds a special power. Revolt of the Beavers : While away at summer camp, Kevin overhears some beavers talking about conquering humanity. After following them, Kevin finds out that they are led by an alien beaver, Buggy, who

8075-493: The ship to release a sleeping gas to put him into a deep sleep while it heads to Earth. When he arrived in Earth's solar system he woke up and found himself fully grown. The rocket's computer system gave him a collar and an ID with an intergalactic communicator. Upon landing on Earth, Krypto possesses superpowers similar to those of Superman , since all Kryptonian life-forms (including Superman himself) gain superpowers from exposure to

8170-423: The soil by the creature, Catwoman awakens bound and gagged on the floor of a dark room, and is quickly forced into an illusion by her unseen captors. 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. Before

8265-463: The story adds more circumstantial evidence to the theory of Selina's Falcone heritage, establishing that the Falcones' second-born daughter was put up for adoption in America, it also supplies no definitive proof. During Batman: The Long Halloween , Selina (out of costume) develops a relationship with Bruce Wayne, even leading her to save Bruce from Poison Ivy . However, this relationship appears to end on

8360-589: The various Batman comics. Several stories in the 1970s featured Catwoman committing murder, something that neither the Earth-One nor Earth-Two versions of her would ever do. 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. Catwoman's origin—and, to an extent, her character—was revised in 1987 when writer Frank Miller and artist David Mazzucchelli published Batman: Year One ,

8455-571: The very first time, Krypto and Kevin switch bodies, and each of them discovers how great it is to be the other...or is it? My Pet Boy : Kevin learns to take it easy on dogs—even if they have superpowers like Krypto, when he becomes a pet for a giant dog. Bat Hound for a Day : When red Kryptonite renders Krypto powerless, Ace gives him a Bat-collar so that they can track down the Penguin 's birds. Old Dog, New Tricks : Krypto and Streaky meet up with veteran fire Dalmatian Smokey who has just learned that

8550-566: The villains escape. On Earth, she resumes being a hero, with occasional lapses into thievery by commission, simply for the thrill of it. Later, in Detective Comics , Selina is quite uncertain about pursuing a romantic relationship with Batman. 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. Zatanna confirms and admits her feelings, adding that she has since chosen to forget them, but extremely encourages Selina to open her heart to Bruce Wayne before Jet

8645-415: The world could really be". Maggie's fate at this point in the timeline is not alluded to. However, when Ed Brubaker reintroduces her into the comic, he implies that Maggie may have directly entered an orphanage and promptly been adopted. When she is 13 years old, Selina discovers that the detention center's administrator has been embezzling funds, and she confronts her. In an attempt to cover up her crime,

8740-780: Was about to arrest them, but Catwoman helped the two of them escape. 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. Catwoman's new monthly title now focused on Selina's earlier days as Catwoman, though not the identity's origins. The series begins with Selina frantically escaping from unknown masked men who are invading her apartment. After flitting from rooftop to rooftop, Selina looks back just in time to see her apartment blown apart by explosives. She turns to her informant, Lola, who often supplies Catwoman with information and various jobs. In this instance, Lola tips Selina off to an unoccupied penthouse where Selina can lie low for

8835-696: Was chasing her. However, in The Brave and the Bold #197 (April 1983), she later admits that she made up the amnesia story because she wanted a way out of her past life of crime. She reforms for several years, helping out Batman in Batman #65 (June 1951) and 69 (February 1952), until she decides to return to a life of crime in Detective Comics #203 (January 1954), after a newspaper publishes stories of Batman's past adventures and some crooks mock her about it. However, Catwoman prevents her thugs from murdering Batman once he

8930-419: Was on the path to becoming a hero on her own. Believing she can no longer function as a criminal, Selina decided to become one of Batman's Outsiders . She quickly quits, however, and is replaced by Batgirl . In Salvation Run #2, Catwoman is sent to the Prison Planet. She allies herself with Lex Luthor in an attempt to return to Earth, and mistakenly ends up on an alternate universe -Earth where Catwoman

9025-415: Was so happy about her relationship with Bruce that she ignored the other warnings in the cards. Zatanna gives her a little bottle supposedly containing aloe vera for her post-op scars. It is hinted that there is a little magic in there to help Selina with her recovery. Selina is sad that she might end up alone again. In the meantime, Bruce enters the recovery room and, believing her unconscious, launches into

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