Catwoman (DC Comics) Character Review
Catwoman is a fictional Character associated with DC Comics' Batman franchise. Historically a supervillainess, the character was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, partially inspired by Kane's cousin, Ruth Steel, as well as actress Jean Harlow. The original and most widely known Catwoman, Selina Kyle, first appears in Batman (Spring 1940) in which she is known as The Cat. She is an adversary of Batman, known for having a complex love-hate relationship with him. In her first appearance, she was a whip-carrying burglar with a taste for high-stake thefts. For many years Catwoman thrived, but from September 1954 to November
1966 she took an extended hiatus due to the newly 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. Since the 1990s, Catwoman has been featured in an eponymous series
that cast her as an antiheroine classy cat burglar rather than a traditional villain. The character has been one of Batman's most enduring love interests. More about Catwoman (DC Comics) Character Review - keep reading !!
A popular figure, Catwoman has been featured in most media adaptations related to Batman. Actresses Julie Newmar, Lee Meriwether, and Eartha Kitt introduced her to a large audience on the 1960s Batman television series and the 1966 Batman motion picture. Michelle Pfeiffer portrayed the character in 1992's Batman Returns. Halle Berry starred in a stand-alone "Catwoman" film in 2004, which was a box-office flop, and bears little to no resemblance to the Batman character. Anne Hathaway portrayed Selina Kyle in the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises.
Catwoman was ranked 11th on IGN's "Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time" list, 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, as well as 23rd in Comics Buyer's Guide's "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list.
Equipment (Catwoman)
Weapons - During the Silver Age, Catwoman, like most Batman villains, used a
variety of themed weapons, vehicles, and equipment, such as a custom
cat-themed car called the "Cat-illac". This usage also appeared in the
1960s Batman television series. In her post-Crisis
appearances, Catwoman's favored weapon is a whip. She wields both a
standard bullwhip and the cat o' nine tails with expert proficiency. She
uses the whip because it is a weapon that the user must be trained to
use, and therefore it can not be taken from her and used against her in a
confrontation. She can also be seen using a pistol against people if
her whip is taken from her. She uses caltrops as an anti-personnel weapon and bolas
to entangle opponents at a distance.
In addition, Catwoman has been
shown to have various items to restrain her victims, such rope for
binding hands and feet, and a roll of duct tape used to gag
her targets, like she did with Robin, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and
various victims during her robberies over the years. . Although,
eventually Wonder Woman heard his muffled cries of help and rescued him.
Often, especially in the TV series, she uses sleeping gas or knockout
darts to subdue victims. Catwoman's attractiveness and feminine wiles
have also allowed her to take advantage of male opponents.
Costume - Catwoman, in her first appearance, wore no costume or disguise at
all. 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. Later, she wore a dress with a hood that came with ears,
and still later, a catsuit with attached boots and either a domino or glasses-mask.
In the 1960s, Catwoman's catsuit was green in color, which was
typical of villains of that era. In the 1990s, she usually wore a
skintight purple catsuit, before switching to a black PVC catsuit that
recalls Michelle Pfeiffer's costume in Batman Returns (except not stitched together).
In recent years, artists' depictions have usually alternated between
those two costumes. Ed Brubaker, the writer behind the 2001 revamp of
the character, has stated that Selina's current costume was inspired by Emma Peel's iconic leather catsuit in The Avengers television series. It has a more high tech look, with domino-shaped infrared goggles on her cowl.
In The Dark Knight Rises, Anne Hathaway's Catwoman costume is a two-layered catsuit, with the outer layer made of polyurethane coated spandex. She also wears a domino mask, and a headband with safecracking goggles that resemble cat ears when flipped up.
Many of her costumes have incorporated retractable metal claws on the
fingertips of her gloves and sometimes on the toes of her boots. On
rare occasions, she has also sported a cat's tail. Holly Robinson uses the same costume Selina used prior to Infinite Crisis.
In Other Media (Film Animated)
- A Crime Syndicate of America version of Catwoman named She-Bat briefly appeared as one of Superwoman's henchmen in Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths. She-Bat is a cross between her and Man-Bat.
- Eliza Dushku voices Catwoman in Batman: Year One. The DVD and Blu-ray release also features a short film DC Showcase: Catwoman, again with Dushku providing the voice of Selina.
- Selina Kyle appears in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Pt. 2 voiced by Tress MacNeille.
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