| Alias |
|
| Batwoman |
| Nick
Name |
| | |
| Civilian
ID |
| Kathy Kane |
| Occupation |
|
Adventurer
Circus
Acrobat
Crime Fighter
Socialite
Stunt Cyclist
|
| Legal
Status |
| Citizen
of the United States with no criminal record. |
| Nation
or Planet of Origin |
| Earth |
| Group
Affiliation |
|
Batman
Family |
| Base
of Operations |
|
Gotham City |
| Height |
| 5'
6" |
| Weight |
| 125
lbs. |
| Eye
Color |
| Blue |
| Hair
Color |
| Black |
| Skin
Tone |
| Caucasian |
| Known
Powers |
| Normal
human with excellent acrobatic, motorcyclist and hand to hand combat
skills. |
| Accessories |
| Bat-Purse:
Shoulder bag containing a vast array of offensive and defensive devices
including sneezing powder puffs, tear gas perfume, expandable high-tensile
hair-net, smoke bomb lipstick and a periscope lipstick case. Strap
of bag is a detachable bola and wrist bracelets were disguised handcuffs.
Batcycle: Motorcycle
modified for performing circus stunts. |
| Common
Enemies |
|
Bronze
Tiger
Rās
al Ghūl |
| Regularly
Appearing |
|
Batman
Detective Comics
|
| First
Appearance |
|
Detective Comics #233
(July, 1956) |
| Creator |
| Ed Hamilton & Sheldon
Moldoff |
| Origin |
| A
circus stunt-cyclist and trapeze artist Kathy Kane long admired the
Batman.
Receiving a considerable
inheritance she decided to become a costumed crimefighter patterned after
her idol. She constructed a mansion atop of an abandoned mine
tunnel, filling it with a state-of-the-art crime-lab, constructed a
Batcycle, designed a costume and embarked on a career as Batwoman.
Note: There were two pre-crisis
Batwomen, one of Earth-1 and Earth-2.
Batwoman of Earth-2 retired her
crime-fighting career and became a prominent citizen of
Gotham City.
Batwoman of Earth-1 met a more
tragic fate. She briefly retired and shortly after donning the
costume again was murdered by Bronze Tiger as a ploy in the struggle
between
Rās
al Ghūl and the League of Assassins.
Both Batwomen were omitted from
history during the
Crisis
on Infinite Earths. |