As one of DC's most popular female anti-heroes, Catwoman has had a long history with Batman and DC as a whole.
Catwoman has existed for decades and fans often forget some parts of her history. Here's 10 facts about her.
The Modern Era's Selina Kyle became a prostitute in Gotham’s seedy East End. Selina’s former pimp Stan kidnapped her sister Maggie and Selina killed Stan to get her back. Selina took in young runaway Holly Robinson. Selina saw Batman and adopted the Catwoman persona to hide her identity as a cat burglar.
Selina became a successful thief and a strong-willed woman with her own sense of right and wrong. She found evidence that she may be the illegitimate daughter of infamous criminal Carmine Falcone but was never able to find definitive proof.
2. "HUSH TOOK MY HEART".
Hush aka Tommy Elliott was slowly destroying Bruce Wayne’s life and now he was targeting Catwoman.
Hush kidnapped Selina and removed her heart, leaving her at a hospital. Batman found out, went after Hush, and left Selina with Doctor Mid-Nite. Batman located her heart and Mid-Nite restored it but Selina slipped into a coma. Zatanna came to Selina and gave her a magical vial to help her heal. Bruce sat by her side and professed his love, thinking Selina was still asleep but Selina had heard the whole thing.
3. ZATANNA WIPED HER MIND.
Zatanna wiped her mind in the famous storyline Identity Crisis.
Batman finds out that, at the request of the Justice League, Zatanna wiped Catwoman's mind in order to make her turn from her crime-life. This made her a "good guy" in many scenarios, including making her the "savior of the East End." It also made her commit to a relationship with Batman.
Though he enjoyed the time, Batman's morals get the better of him and he forced Zatanna to come clean. In response, Selina became furious and tossed her out a window.
4.SHE'S SKILLED WITH A BULL WHIP
Undeniably, Catwoman's most famous weapon is her whip, even though it's not been present in some of her storylines such as in The Dark Knight Rises.Selina uses this whip as both a weapon and a tool that allows her to climb up and swing from high places. In some situations, however, she uses a grappling gun much like her bat-obsessed rival.
Catwoman is very skilled with this weapon, allowing her to get the upper-hand in multiple scenarios where she's either outnumbered or facing a foe that's far more powerful than her.
5. Michelle Pfeiffer Mastered The Whip To Play Her.
In an interview it was revealed that Michelle Pfeiffer chose to master the use of Catwoman's iconic whip before playing her in 1992's Batman Returns. In addition to this, she learned how to kickbox and did practically all of her own stunts. This added a level of authenticity to her highly physical scenes as Catwoman.
Though Michelle pretty much nailed the use of the whip by the end of training, after accidentally hitting her instructor on the first day.
6. HER FIRST APPEARANCE
This is how Catwoman was first introduced (Known as The Cat then) to the world, yes, it's a woman wearing an orange cape and a cat head. Even for the 1940s, that is a ridiculous looking outfit. Even worse than that outfit, back then, it was heavily hinted that she outright killed people. While deaths have been on her hands since then too, she's always been a thief first, only killing when people deserve it.
7. SHE KILLED BLACK MASK.
Black Mask took being a villain to a whole new level. Many villains target those close to a hero to get to them, just as real-life crime bosses do now. The best way to get someone to do what you want is by threatening a person close to them.
Well, Black Mask went above beyond that, kidnapping Catwoman's sister and torturing her mercilessly. This isn't run of the mill torture either, she was forced to eat her husband's eyeball. It's a grotesque scene that rightfully breaks Catwoman, leading to the awesome moment above.
8. She Was Banned By The Comic Code Authority.
Back in 1954, the Comic Code Authority was created, with the intent on removing nudity, crime, horror, and all things terror from comic books. This led to much of the camp from that era, no one able to ever push the boundaries. You couldn't even come within ten feet of it, case in point being Catwoman. They had to outright write her out of comics because she glamourized crime, which was a big no.
It's a stark reminder that even back then, people in charge worried about the most meaningless things. Why focus on real issues when we can blame comics! Back then they were very much the video games of that era.
9. HER SISTER WAS DRIVEN INSANE.
Maggie Kyle was driven to the point of insanity, Black Mask being more successful than even The Joker in this regard. His torture methods were so effective that he turned what had once been a devout nun into a crazed killer known as Sister Zero, a woman hell-bent on getting revenge on Catwoman.
Now she sees herself as a savior, guardian angel from god himself. While she doesn't show up often, she did have a big role in the Gotham City Sirens series, where the three girls had to team up to take her down.
10. BIG MISTAKE.
The truth hurts. Catwoman, starring Halle Berry, is the worst depiction of Catwoman we've ever seen. And I'm including the Catwoman who was the culprit in a Scooby-Doo mystery in that verdict as well. First off, the manner in which she became Catwoman was absurd. Mystical cat breath has never, and probably will never, be the best way to acquire strength, agility, and flexibility. At least the Catwoman in the comics trained to become the skilled combatant that she is. Patience Phillips is no Selina Kyle. She exhibits a split personality disorder after that insane cat magic, and we all kind of wish that she wouldn't rub catnip on her face like that.
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