Who Selina Kyle's Father Is In Batman Comics
Warning: This post contains major spoilers for The Batman.
The Batman confirms the identity of Selina Kyle’s father, but who is her in DC Comics? Selina (aka, Catwoman) joined Batman in his crusade to solve the mystery behind the string of murders committed by The Riddler. In a bid to save her friend, however, Selina winds up confronting her own past in more ways than one.
After a run-in with Carmine Falcone at the Iceberg Club, Zoë Kravitz's Selina Kyle later reveals to Bruce Wayne that the mob boss is her biological father. Her mother Maria, who died when Selina was still a child, was a waitress at Falcone’s club before she was killed by him. A big part of Catwoman’s arc in The Batman was getting revenge on Falcone for what he did to her mother, as well as for neglecting her existence and not taking responsibility for her as her father despite the fact he seemed to know the truth. Falcone is a vicious man who only cared about power and Selina wanted him to pay for his crimes against not only her mom, but her friend Annika, whom he also had killed. The Batman cleared up the mystery of Catwoman’s father, but the comics offer different takes on her history.
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Catwoman has had various origins in the comics. During DC’s New 52 relaunch in 2011, Selina is presumably born to Brian, a drunk, and Maria Kyle, but she later learns she is the biological daughter of Rex Calabrese, a Gotham City crime boss. In DC’s Rebirth era (which began in 2016), Brian Kyle maintains his status as Selina’s father. However, in 1999’s Batman: Dark Victory, Catwoman believes Carmine Falcone is her biological father. While she never obtains proof that she is Falcone’s
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