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| Issue |
Catwoman
1 of 4 |
| Subtitle |
part
1: Metamorphosis |
| Date |
February
1989 |
| Writer(s) |
Mindy
Newell |
| Artist(s) |
JJ
Birch, Michael Bair |
| storyline |
Selina
Kyle was found beaten and unconscious outside a
convent. The sisters called an ambulance. When she
awakened, a GCPD vice officer named Flannery gave
her a card of a man who could teach her how to take
care of herself. When she was released, she headed
straight back to Stan, her pimp and the man who
beat her. He gave her a cat costume and persuaded
her to meet a man that night. Selina began meeting
with the man who she'd been sent to by the cop -
Ted Grant. She and Holly witnessed Batman escaping
the SWAT by using Bats. She plotted revenge against
Stan. |
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| Issue |
Catwoman
2of 4 |
| Subtitle |
part
2: Downtown Babylon |
| Date |
March
1989 |
| Writer(s) |
Mindy
Newell |
| Artist(s) |
JJ
Birch, Michael Bair |
| storyline |
Selina,
in her cat costume, attacked Stan. When he was down,
she came face-to-face with her sister - a nun -
and ran. Sister Magdalene vowed to track down her
sister and the pimp. After a few days, Selina -
in a new suit - met her sister. She was told their
father died a few months back. They parted ways
and Stan moved in on Magdalene. One of the other
sisters and Flannery visited Kyle; her sister was
missing. After they left, Selina began to feel guilty.
She went to one of Stan's friends trying to search
him out. |
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| Issue |
Catwoman
3of 4 |
| Subtitle |
part
3: Gothic Baptism |
| Date |
April
1989 |
| Writer(s) |
Mindy
Newell |
| Artist(s) |
JJ
Birch, Michael Bair |
| storyline |
Catwoman
got some possible locations for Stan; Batman began
to work the case. After listening to a bugged phone
conversation between Selina and Stan, Flannery picked
her up and took her in. After questioning, she got
into costume and tracked down Stan. She found him
with Maggie. Batman was there, too, and saved her
sister from a fall. Stan wasn't so lucky - he was
killed falling from a scaffolding. |
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| Issue |
Catwoman
4of 4 |
| Subtitle |
May
1989 |
| Date |
March
1998 |
| Writer(s) |
Mindy
Newell |
| Artist(s) |
JJ
Birch, Michael Bair |
| storyline |
With
Flannery still asking questions, Batman got Maggie
to the police. A few weeks later, Holly found Selina
in church speaking with her sister. She said she'd
been beaten by Captain Strunk. Batman inquired about
Holly with Magdalene. She told him the Catwoman
went out after Strunk. He got to her before she
killed the cop. He told her to go to Gordon and
tried to take her in. She kissed him, clawed him,
and took off. |
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paperback edition |
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| Notes,
references to time, and chronology: |
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This
takes place over at least three months. Flannery mentions
2 months passing, then 3 weeks pass later. |
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Issue
1 mirrors many events from Batman: Year One: Bruce's night
out against Stan and Holly; Batman escaping the SWAT using
bats. |
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