Catwoman (1st Series)

    (DC, 1989)
™ and ©1989 DC Comics, Inc.

Over the years, Batman’s famous feline sparring partner, Catwoman, has had many origins, from amnesiac pet store worker to embittered secretary. This 1989 mini-series paints the darkest picture of her yet. In this series, Catwoman’s alter ego, Selina Kyle, is a prostitute held in thrall by an abusive pimp. A classic model of the abused victim, Selina stays with him—even though he is given to fits of violence against her. One day, after a particularly bad beating, she is left unconscious on the streets. There she is found by a group of nuns, who take her in and care for her. It is then that she meets a strange benefactor who teaches her the art of self-defense.

Clad in a costume that she once was compelled to wear to fit the tastes of a perverted customer, Selina Kyle is now transformed into a woman who won’t be a victim any more…Catwoman.
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  • 1
    #1
    Feb 1989
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Mindy Newell  ·  A: J.J. Birch
    Origin of Catwoman (Selina Kyle)
    17 copies from $3.00
  • 2
    #2
    Mar 1989
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Mindy Newell  ·  A: J.J. Birch
    23 copies from $2.73
  • 3
    #3
    Apr 1989
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Mindy Newell  ·  A: J.J. Birch
    21 copies from $0.99
  • 4
    #4
    May 1989
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Mindy Newell  ·  A: J.J. Birch
    34 copies from $1.75
  • Bk 1
    Book #1
    May 1993
    Cover: $9.95
    W: Mindy Newell  ·  A: J.J. Birch
    Collects Catwoman (1st Series) #1-4
    4 copies from $4.00