Catwoman: Guardian of Gotham
Catwoman: Guardian of Gotham is an Elseworlds graphic novel published by DC Comics in 1999, written by Doug Moench, with art by Jim Balent. In this graphic novel, a heroic alternate universe version of Catwoman (based in Kyle Manor) is a superheroine who protects Gotham City and battles a psychotic villain named Batman.[1]
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
Format | Limited |
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Publication date | August 1999 - September 1999 |
No. of issues | 2 |
Main character(s) | Catwoman |
Creative team | |
Written by | Doug Moench |
Penciller(s) | Jim Balent |
Inker(s) | Kim DeMulder |
Letterer(s) | Rick Parker |
Colorist(s) | WildStorm FX |
Plot
In an alternate universe, Selina Kyle is the daughter of Martha and Thomas Kyle, and witnesses her parents being murdered in an alley in Gotham City. She then swears vengeance on the criminal underworld and becomes a vigilante called Catwoman. She bases herself in Kyle Manor and fights crime with the help of Commissioner Gordon and her only friend, her maid Brooks.
A psychotic villain calling himself Batman shows up in the city and begins a series of thefts and murders, even taking down members of Catwoman's rogue's gallery such as Killer Croc, the Joker, and a female Two-Face. In one of his heists, he enters Kyle Manor and discovers Catwoman's secret identity. He then approaches Kyle in his Bruce Wayne identity, and seduces her.
After Kyle marries Wayne and hangs up her mantle, Wayne kills Brooks and attacks Kyle in his Batman costume. In the ensuing fight, Catwoman discovers Batman's identity and forces her husband to flee to his criminal hideout. Catwoman discovers the hideout and lets him fall to his death after defeating him. Afterwards, she discovers that Batman was the criminal who killed her parents and that she is pregnant with his daughter.
References
- "DC Comics Encyclopedia". Books.google.co.uk. p. 661. Retrieved 2016-03-08.