Batman rogues have some seriously strange evolutions. Some, like the Joker, have a path you can easily follow. Others, like Mr. Freeze, have just become completely different over the years. Another like that is Catman, created in the mid-Silver Age as yet another anti-Bat before becoming a joke character, and then evolving into a morally grey anti-villain (I’m coining that right here). Patreon backer Matt McThorn wanted to talk about some Catman stories, so we’re reading his first appearance, his first post-Crisis appearance and the mini-series that redefined him for the modern era.
- Challenge of the Cat-Man (Detective Comics V.1 # 311)
- Cats (Detective Comics V.1 # 612)
- Villains United #1-6
InĀ this weekāsĀ BatChat column, we readĀ Absolute BatmanĀ #2,Ā Batman and RobinĀ #15 andĀ Batman: Gotham by Gaslight- The Kryptonian AgeĀ #6
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Matt Lazorwitz read his first comic at the age of 5. It was Who's Who in the DC Universe #2, featuring characters whose names begin with B, which explains so much about his Batman obsession. He writes about comics he loves, and co-hosts the podcasts BatChat with Matt & Will and The ComicsXF Interview Podcast.
Will Nevin loves bourbon and AP style and gets paid to teach one of those things. He is on Twitter far too often.
