While they were fighting, Catwoman says that she saw good in them and only wanted to help them. In 1993, Catwoman was given her first ongoing comic book series. Pfeiffer undertook kickboxing lessons for the role and trained for months with an expert to master the whip, and on the first day she accidentally cut her teacher's chin. 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. You want to hang with me, that's cool, but my world, my rules. Based upon the DC Comics character and antihero of the same name, she was played by American actress Michelle Pfeiffer. After Superman's defeat, she rejoins Batman's side and acts as his mole for Gorilla Grodd's new supervillain team, the Society. Selina Kyle may come off to some as a typical socialite, in love with her appearance and being seen rubbing elbows with the wealthy and elite Gotham City has to offer. [71] She is revealed to be the daughter of the villain Multiplex; she inherits her father's ability to self-duplicate, but can only create nine copies of herself, explaining her adoption of the Catwoman moniker. Prior to becoming a star, she was an alcoholic whose actions during one of her "blackouts" were recorded into an underground porn film. With Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, David Mazouz, Zabryna Guevara. For this job, Selina infiltrates a Russian club by posing as the bartender. Hunting for the monster that transformed her, Selina encounters Batman as he hunts for the remaining vampires, the two subsequently joining forces to eliminate the vampire horde. 4) #0 draws from Batman Returns. Detectives Gordon and Bullock investigate a child trafficking ring preying on Gotham's street kids, including Selina Kyle. The costume was created around a body cast of Pfeiffer so that it would fit her exactly, and painted with white silicone rubber to imitate stitches. Jones, who had been drawing the covers and interior art for DC Rebirth 's Batman was announced as the writer and artist of a brand new solo Catwoman series (volume 5).[53]. She next appears in the Batman: Knightquest saga, where Azrael is masquerading as Batman. After Selina accidentally discovers Shreck's plot to build a power plant that would steal Gotham's electricity, Shreck attempts to murder her by pushing her out the window of his office. This storyline, known as "Her Sister's Keeper", explores Selina's early life as a dominatrix and the start of her career as Catwoman. [40] It is later revealed that Catwoman was chosen specifically to take down Batman should the JLA ever need to defeat the original Justice League. In this instance, Lola tips Selina off to an unoccupied penthouse where Selina can lay low for a few weeks, as well as a job stealing a painting from Russian mobsters. Following events from Batman Eternal and preceding those in Batman #28, Selina takes over control of the Calabrese crime family, after being revealed as the daughter of Rex Calabrese. She acts as an informant for GCPD detective Bruce Wayne.[66]. [67] Two issues later, however, Catwoman is found brutally beaten and cut, bleeding badly. On May 21, 2018, DC Comics unveiled Selina's revamped Catwoman costume designed by comic book writer and artist Joëlle Jones. She allies herself with Lex Luthor in an attempt to return to Earth, and mistakenly ends up on an alternate universe-Earth where Catwoman is a notorious villain. Catwoman uses caltrops as an anti-personnel weapon and bolas to entangle opponents at a distance. It was Juh..."[68]. After being arrested by Commissioner Gordon, she escapes from prison. 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. Selina began working as a prostitute in the East End to get by. She appeared in the DS version of LEGO Batman: The Videogame and as DLC for LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. [42] During this time she stops wearing the Catwoman costume, prompting Eiko Hasigawa, heir to the rival Hasigawa family, to replace her in the role.[5]. Following the events of Infinite Crisis, the DC Universe jumps forward in time. Catwoman also made a small cameo in Kingdom Come, mostly accompanying the Riddler; she is predominantly seen, but not much heard in the series. Sam Hamm originally wrote a sequel script to the original Batman, which had Catwoman teaming up with The Penguin to go after hidden treasure, but screenwriter Daniel Waters reworked her characterization after Burton brought him in to pen a new screenplay for the film. 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. "[11], Todd McCarthy of Variety praised her performance: "Pfeiffer proves to be a very tasty Catwoman indeed. 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. Michelle Pfeiffer was to reprise her role, with the character not to appear in Forever because of her own spin-off. Selina Kyle, commonly known as Catwoman, is a fictional character who appears in Tim Burton's 1992 superhero film Batman Returns. According to this storyline, Selina trains under the Armless Master of Gotham City, receiving education in martial arts and culture. Black Mask attacks the institution, and somehow awakens Maggie from her coma. In addition, she is easily distracted by a common criminal. [69] 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. I normally see her with white skin, but I'll also see her with black skin from time-to-time, so what race is she ACTUALLY supposed to be? Prior to the New 52 reboot, Selina had a relationship with Slam Bradley Jr., and she named him as the father of her daughter Helena. The women confront each other several times, discussing Eiko's motivations to dress as Catwoman and whether Selina's plans for Gotham and the families are worth the sacrifices required. In the comics, Holly Robinson and Eiko Hasigawa have both adopted the Catwoman identity, apart from Selina Kyle.[4][5]. The concluding story features a closing panel in which she refers to Batman as "Bruce". A futuristic Catwoman appears in the Batman Beyond comic series. In the 1990s, she usually wore a mostly purple, skintight catsuit before switching to a black catsuit similar to Michelle Pfeiffer's costume in Batman Returns, except not haphazardly stitched together. As part of her larger plan to destroy Shreck, she allies herself with the Penguin (Danny DeVito), which attracts Batman's (Michael Keaton) attention. Directed by Danny Cannon. They plan to trick men into divulging information that might be used in future crimes. Hear me roar. Gone are the goggles in favor of a cowl and sleeker, more stylish gloves and boots. The stills from the film are used to blackmail her into stealing information from Wayne Enterprises. "The Catsuit", Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Directory : Kick-boxing is the hottest workout in town, thanks to a streetwise fighter called Catwoman. The two drift apart afterward, with Sylvia coming to resent Selina for not inquiring about what had happened to her at the hands of her abusive first client. In an attempt to cover up her crime, the administrator puts Selina in a bag and drops her in a river to drown (like a cat). It is revealed in issue #0 of Worlds' Finest that this Selina was killed while trying to stop what she believed was a human trade ring. Several stories in the 1970s featured Catwoman committing murder, something that neither the Earth-One nor Earth-Two versions of her would ever do. Expert Thief. Camren Bicondova was born on May 22, 1999 in San Diego, California, USA. 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. 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, a revision of Batman's origin. During this, they reconcile and finally determine when they actually first met (Batman believed it to be on a boat when they first met under their alter-egos; whilst Catwoman believed it to be in the streets, reminiscent of their meeting in Batman: Year One). She escapes and returns to the orphanage, where she steals documents exposing the administrator's corruption. [9][10][11] 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. [32], 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. Though 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. 3) #14 (2017). [39] Her revised origin in Catwoman (vol. [17], On June 6, 1995, Waters turned in his Catwoman script to Warner Bros., the same day Batman Forever was released. 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. Waters joked, "Turning it in the day Batman Forever opened may not have been my best logistical move, in that it's the celebration of the fun-for-the-whole-family Batman. "Yes ma'am." 1. Kane's inspiration for Catwoman was drawn from multiple sources to include actresses Jean Harlow, Hedy Lamarr, and his cousin, Ruth Steele. 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 is able to "seal the deal". In the all-digital graphic novel Batman: Digital Justice, which is set some time in the future long after the original Batman has died, Sheila Romero, also known as the hit pop music star Gata (the Spanish female noun for "cat") and daughter of the Mayor of Gotham City, is jealous of the new Batman, James Gordon, because media coverage of his activities have been cutting into her airtime. 1 History 1.1 Catwoman: Her Sister-Keeper 1.2 Catwoman (Vol. The character thrived since her earliest appearances, but she took an extended hiatus from September 1954 to November 1966 due to the developing Comics Code Authority in 1954. Conditioned Gymnast and Acrobat Batman has had many romantic relationships with female characters throughout the years, but while these relationships tend to be short in duration, Batman's attraction to Catwoman is present in nearly every version and medium in which the characters appear. It is later revealed that this Earth is a creation of her own mind, and she has not left the Prison Planet. Zatanna gives her a little bottle supposedly containing aloe vera for her post-op scars. 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. 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. 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. 1 Biography 2 Personality 3 Appearance 4 Abilities 5 Trivia She is first seen at a bar in a sexy black dress, drinking some champagne when Barbara walks in to welcome her while her father’s retirement ceremony goes on outside of the bar. Michelle Pfeiffer portrayed the character in 1992's Batman Returns. Selina Kyle (also known as Catwoman) was a professional thief and girlfriend of Bruce Wayne. Zoë Kravitz will portray the character in the 2022 film The Batman after previously voicing her in The Lego Batman Movie. Selina Kyle is a new addition to the Christopher Nolan Batman saga, portraying the dominant female role in the third film the way that Rachel Dawes filled Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. 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. "[13] Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a mixed review but praised Pfeiffer: "The only exception to the overall doom and gloom is Michelle Pfeiffer’s stylish and funny performance as the frumpy Selina Kyle and her alter ego, the whip-cracking gender-bending Catwoman. A young version of Kyle was played by Camren Bicondova on the 2014 television series Gotham although Lili Simmons portrayed an older Kyle in the series finale. [4] 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. Catwoman dark knight rises version. Pfeiffer's Selina Kyle is also mentioned in a newspaper in a deleted scene in Crisis on Infinite Earths (2019) as having returned, now publicly engaged to Bruce Wayne. Most of this is revealed in the former series, but is expanded upon in "Her Sister's Keeper". She is soon found bound and gagged, with Batgirl having managed to defeat her and reclaim the opal off-screen.[74]. There, Talia made it so that Selina would not relinquish the true identity of Batman under any circumstances. She turns to her informant, Lola, who often supplies Catwoman with information and various jobs. In an early 1980s storyline, Selina and Bruce develop a relationship, in which the closing panel of the final story shows her referring to Batman as "Bruce". She initially teams up with the Laughing Man (the Joker) against the English freebooter Captain Leatherwing (Batman), before turning to Leatherwing's side, and eventually marrying him. A solo Catwoman was released in 2004 in which she was portrayed by Halle Berry. This impresses Selina, who mentions that she had tied up the child using an "inescapable" knot that Bruce had shown her years earlier. Selina questions whether she should be raising a daughter when her life as Catwoman has already proven to be such a danger to the child. She is not dressed in costume, but appears in the very dress she first wore in Batman #1 as the Cat. Afterward, she is seen covering her bed with past versions of her Catwoman costume. In this universe, either Selina has reformed or was never a supervillain in the first place. This version of Batman partners with and marries the reformed Earth-Two Catwoman, Selina Kyle (as shown in Superman Family #211). This series, written by an assortment of writers, but primarily penciled by Jim Balent,[23] generally depicted the character as an international thief (and occasional bounty hunter) with an ambiguous moral code. 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. In 2011, DC Comics relaunched all titles under the umbrella The New 52, which rebooted the DC Universe continuity. Detective Comics, Inc. v. Bruns Publications, Inc. Star-Spangled War Stories Featuring G.I. Selina initially refuses, but accepts the offer after Trevor promises to help her track down a woman who has apparently been posing as Selina. As they fight together, Batman finds that Selina's selfless love for him allows him to control his thirst for blood that had begun to consume him. During Batman: The Long Halloween, Selina (out of costume) develops a relationship with Bruce Wayne, even leading her to save Bruce from Poison Ivy. Ivy agrees under one condition: using home-grown drugs to weaken Selina's resistance, Ivy demands the identity of the true Batman. [45] They proceed to go to Paris for Bruce to recover, before going to disrupt a shipment of Venom under the jurisdiction of Bane's lieutenant, the Magpie. 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. Catwoman is later confronted by Steve Trevor, who offers her a spot on Amanda Waller's new Justice League of America. ", "Catwoman #39: "Better Than He Does Himself, "The Man Behind The Cat – Exclusive Interview with Ed Brubaker", "Exclusive: Get a Sneak Peek at Catwoman's New Costume", "Catching up with the original Catwoman, Julie Newmar". 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. Soon afterward, she disappears and is believed to have been killed by the assassin Deathstroke the Terminator, ending her series at issue #94. The 1989 Catwoman limited series, written by Mindy Newell and with art by J.J. Birch, expanded upon Miller's Year One origin. According to an alternate newspaper article read by an older Alexander Knox (Robert Wuhl), Kyle later became publicly engaged to Bruce Wayne after reuniting with him. Selina Kyle is a former cat burglar, currently a vigilante, and a lover of Bruce Wayne. Bruce proposes to Selina in Batman (vol. Catwoman, then called "the Cat", first appeared in Batman #1 (spring 1940)[15] as a mysterious burglar and jewel thief, revealed at 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. Batman and Catwoman are shown having a sexual encounter on top of a building in Catwoman (vol. Zoë Kravitz was recently cast in the upcoming reboot of the Batman film series titled The Batman. ", CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time", "This Just Happened: Catwoman: Petty Thief Turned Crime Boss? Later that year, during the "Officer Down" storyline in the Batman titles, Catwoman is initially the chief suspect. [2] Sean Young, who was originally chosen for Vicki Vale in the previous film, believed the role should have gone to her, and she visited the production offices dressed in a homemade Catwoman costume, demanding to be considered. In December 2017, DC Comics ended the DC Rebirth branding, opting to include everything under a larger DC Universe banner and naming, and Catwoman continues to be featured in the third volume of Batman. She has deeper layers to her personality, mostly keeping them under wraps unless she develops a level of trust with someone. "She gave up being Catwoman when I was born. Batman is determined to prove her innocence, and makes a deal with Amanda Waller to get her off death row in exchange for her help on a mission to Santa Prisca. Selina Kyle (セリーナ・カイル, Serīna Kairu), also well-known as Catwoman (キャットウーマン, Kyattoūman), is a fictional character and deuteragonist from the DC series. Catwoman has also appeared in television series’ including Batman (1966) portrayed by Julie Newmar, and Gotham (2014-2019) in which she was portrayed by Cameron Bicondova and Lili Simmons (adult). Batman asks Catwoman to infiltrate the violent tribe of the Bana Amazons during the Amazons Attack! As the story progresses, Selina decides to leave prostitution and takes Holly with her. Selina tells Ivy that she knows it is Hush in disguise. After her mother was murdered by mobsters, Selina was an orphan who learned to barely survive on the streets of Gotham. [27] Before 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. Selina Kyle is a good person deep down and Tim Drake needs help learning how to live. Feline Empathy Thievery Disguise Catwoman possesses the … She is a wealthy socialite. 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. Selina's final appearance in the book is at Bruce Wayne's funeral, where she yells at Superman, telling him that she knows who killed Bruce. Anne Hathaway portrayed the character in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. 3) #32 (December 2017), to which she says, "Yes".[44]. 3) #9, where she is revealed to be imprisoned in Arkham Asylum for the alleged murders of the Dogs of War. This is a front. [70] Bruce Wayne saves her with 'Bat-Wraith' robots. To survive, Selina takes to the streets for a time before getting caught and sent first to an orphanage, then juvenile detention center,[19] "where Selina began to see how hard the world could really be". She dies after the fall and is mysteriously revived by a group of alley cats that flock around her and begin gnawing at her fingers. This version of Catwoman was 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.[16][17][18]. 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.