Luckily for fans she’s been a DC Comics stalwart since her return in 1966. The self-imposed regulations featured many strict rules, including ones that seemed to relate to the flirtatious game the Bat and Cat played: “If crime is depicted it shall be as a sordid and unpleasant activity… Criminals shall not be presented so as to be rendered glamorous or to occupy a position which creates the desire for emulation… In every instance good shall triumph over evil and the criminal punished for his misdeeds.” As we all know, Batman often let his lady love go free and she certainly glamorized the lifestyle of a master thief. It would be 12 years until Selina returned though it’s never been officially stated, it’s widely believed to be due to the implementation of the Comics Code Authority. It was a relationship that would remain at the core of the Batman mythos until she mysteriously disappeared from comic book pages in 1954. She was introduced to the gritty streets of Gotham City with the intention of crafting a romantic entanglement for the Bat, one that would pit the billionaire vigilante against a physical and intellectual equal who also happened to be a total fox. Gotham’s most famous femme fatale was inspired in part by Hollywood starlet Jean Harlow and, strangely, according to Kane’s biography Batman and Me, the artist’s own cousin Ruth Steel. That Bat and Cat dynamic is an enduring one, and it’s about to get a reimaging with the announcement that Zoe Kravitz will take on the role of Selina Kyle in Matt Reeves’ upcoming Batman movie, opposite Robert Pattinson’s new take on the Caped Crusader. The pair has not only been crossing proverbial swords for almost 80 years but in the wild world of DC Comics they’ve also had a (non-canon) child together, almost gotten married, and often teamed up for the better of Gotham City. Over the years Selina Kyle has become a fan favorite rogue as both an antagonist and love interest for Bruce Wayne. Ever since her first appearance under the moniker “The Cat” in 1940’s Batman #1, Catwoman has clawed her way into comic book history as one of the most memorable characters ever created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane.

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