DC's Future Catwoman Has One Power The Original Would Kill For
While Catwoman is one of the most cunning and deadly criminals in DC Comics' Gotham City, the future incarnation of the character who made her debut in Batman Beyond has a power that the original would absolutely kill for.
Selina Kyle, while being one of Batman’s on-again-off-again rogues, is first and foremost a cat burglar whose skills are absolutely incomparable. Catwoman was introduced in the 1940’s Batman #1 story, “The Cat” by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. In that issue, Catwoman was only known as the Cat and she was a burglar who wielded a whip which she used to fend off her heroic challenger. Much of Catwoman’s original depictions have carried on through the years, both in terms of her profession and her iconic weapon of choice. However, in 2002’s Batman: Hush by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee, Catwoman breaks free of her villainous characterization and becomes something of an antihero, as well as a potential love interest for Batman. While that metamorphosis was striking, it is nothing compared to the upgrade Catwoman received in Batman Beyond, though unfortunately for the original, that character isn’t Selina Kyle.
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In Batman Beyond #2 by Adam Beechen and Ryan Benjamin, Catwoman is reintroduced to fans in an all-new, upgraded form. As Terry McGinnis is patrolling the city, he notices a figure attempting to break into the building of a tech company, one that contains incredibly valuable materials. So, Batman flies over to stop her, but as he soon finds out, this version of Catwoman has a few tricks up her sleeve that he wasn’t prepared for. Using all of the skills exhibited by the original, along with the added strength and agility offered by her high-tech
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