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By contrast, Kravitz's Selina Kyle is an exercise in restraint and radiates an inwardly contained power—more of a ticking time bomb than the atomic explosions that past Catwoman characters have been.
How has Catwoman changed over time? ›
5 Her Skills And Abilities Vary Based On The Incarnation
Nevertheless, Catwoman is more skilled today than when she debuted. Most notably, her acrobatic skills in the Golden Age pale in comparison to those in modern comic books, and her theft is far stealthier.
What is the origin story of Selina Kyle? ›
Selina Kyle was not given an origin story until 1950. During a caper with Mister X, she's hit on the head and revived in the Batcave. It's revealed that she had been suffering from amnesia.
What is the personality of the cat woman? ›
Personality… self-deprecating, lonely and sassy. Selina never expected to be thrown into the world of Gotham's masked crime-fighters, but that's where she ended up. Fortunately she's accepting her new position with grace, even throwing clever one-liners around like a pro.
Who is the original Catwoman? ›
Julie Newmar. Her voice work includes the animated feature films Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016) and Batman vs. Two-Face (2017), for which she reprised her role as Catwoman, fifty years after the original television series.
Why did they change Catwoman? ›
The long-standing explanation for Julie Newmar's departure in the third season of Batman was that she was busy making a film, MacKenna's Gold. The film was shot in Utah and Arizona, which would have required her to fly back and forth a lot if she were doing that at the same time as a TV series in Hollywood.
Why did Batman change Catwoman? ›
Newmar was busy working on the western Mackenna's Gold and unavailable to return, so Eartha Kitt was hired to take over.
What was Catwoman before she was Catwoman? ›
Catwoman, then called "the Cat", first appeared in Batman #1 (spring 1940) 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.
How did Selina Kyle survive? ›
Fictional character biography
Several fabric canopies help to break her fall and Selina is seemingly revived by a group of alley cats. She returns home and suffers a psychotic breakdown, angrily crafting a costume from a black raincoat and adopting the name Catwoman.
Was Selina Kyle an orphan? ›
Selina Kyle is introduced as a 13-year-old street orphan and skilled thief. In the pilot episode, she personally witnesses the murders of Thomas and Martha Wayne. She forms a tenuous alliance with GCPD Detective Jim Gordon after he saves her from kidnappers working for the Dollmaker.
In Batman: Year One (Earth 31), Selina Kyle is African-American, but not in the rest of the Earth 31 adventures.
What is Catwoman's weakness? ›
The only one who knows what works effectively is Batman, who reveals the feline fatale's weakness are laser pointers and boxes.
Did Batman have a child with Catwoman? ›
In the post-Flashpoint Earth 2 continuity, Helena Wayne was the daughter of Batman and Catwoman (Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle Wayne). She was also the only Robin to her father's Batman identity and a more ruthless character than previously seen.
How did Selina Kyle become Catwoman? ›
Miraculously, Selina survived the fall and was revived by a gang of cats. 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.
Who played Catwoman the best? ›
All hail Michelle Pfeiffer, by far the best Catwoman we've ever had. The three-time Oscar nominee played Selina Kyle in Tim Burton's Batman Returns, introducing a welcome fantasy element into her story.
Who was the first black Catwoman? ›
But in December 1967, the network exercised some colorblind casting, with singer-actress Eartha Kitt taking over as the program's final Catwoman. “Catwoman's Dressed to Kill” marked Eartha Kitt's debut as the first black Catwoman (though she appeared in an uncredited tease at the end of the previous episode).
When did Catwoman become good? ›
Selina later reformed in the 1950s (after the events of Batman #69) and had married Bruce Wayne; soon afterward, she gave birth to the couple's only child, Helena Wayne (the Huntress).
Does Catwoman ever become good? ›
In all honesty, Catwoman was never really in the same boat as the other villains. For one, she's not a psychopath. Two, she's not a murderer, she's a thief. Three, she's helped Batman fairly often through history, so her “becoming good” isn't that much of a stretch.
Does Catwoman become good? ›
She's a thief, so she'll steal and rob, but she never threatens or hurts anyone when she does it (unless they try to kill her or are bad people, like Falcone for example), but whenever the stakes are raised, and it's a matter of the greater good she is a hero, and will side with Batman.
How does Catwoman become? ›
Batman #62 revealed that Catwoman (after a blow to the head jogged her memory) is an amnesiac flight attendant who had turned to crime after suffering a prior blow to the head during a plane crash she survived (although in the final issue of The Brave and the Bold, she admits that she made up the amnesia story because ...
