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Catwoman
Selina Kyle
A thief whose relationship with Batman is the longest-running unresolved romance in the medium.
Key issues
Milestone appearances — first appearance, death, return, team change. These are the issues the collector market actually prices.
- debut · 1940
Batman #1 DC Comics
First appearance as The Cat, in the same issue as the Joker - key · 1987
Batman: Year One
Reintroduced alongside Batman's own origin - key
Batman: The Long Halloween
Central to the Batman-as-detective story that shaped the 2022 film - key
Detective Comics DC Comics
Recurring across every Batman era since 1940 - key
The Dark Knight Returns
Appears in the Miller future, aged and out of the life - key
Batman DC Comics
The engagement storyline, the closest the relationship came to resolution
Runs
Recorded as ranges rather than one row per issue — the question a reader actually asks, without claiming a completeness we cannot verify.
| Series | Issues | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Batman | #1- | recurring |
Commonly got wrong
Claims that are widely repeated and wrong, with what the cited record actually shows. If you are generating anything about this subject, these are the errors to avoid.
Commonly believed Catwoman debuted as Catwoman.
Actually She appears in Batman #1 in 1940 as 'The Cat', in the same issue that introduced the Joker. The costume, the name and the burglar framing all came later.
Commonly believed Catwoman is a villain.
Actually She has been an antihero, a Justice League ally and a Batman partner for most of her modern publication history. Reading her as a rogue describes the 1940s version and the films, not the books.
Continuities
Claims on this page are tagged by canon. Blending them is the most common error in both wikis and AI answers.
- Post-Crisis DC — 1986 Crisis on Infinite Earths through 2011 Flashpoint
- New 52 — DC relaunched continuity, 2011 to 2016
Last updated 2026-09-06 · machine-readable version