LGBT Character Of The Week: Batwoman
With Countdown coming to some sort of conclusion, we take a look at a character re-introduced last year in the weekly series 52.
Kathy Kane, aka Batwoman, was originally created in 1956 to combat the growing tide of critics who claimed Batman and Robin were homosexual propaganda. She was created to be a love interest for Batman, thereby dispelling rumors that Batman was rogering Robin, as it were. (Making her current status as a lesbian somewhat ironic)
Batwoman pretty much disappeared from DC comics, however, in 1964 when DC revamped the series in a more serious direction, and only made guest appearances until the crisis when she was basically written out of the DC Universe.
Now she's back however, as a jewish lesbian and former lover of the current Question, Renee Montoya. She began fighting crime after the Infinite Crisis and has since appeared in Countdown, the Infinite Holiday Special, and the Crime Bible miniseries.
Sgt. Sausagepants
Posted to Comics on 15 April 2008
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Absolutely one of the best characters to come out of 52. I only wish Isis had lived--they would have made a cool, distaff Batman-Superman type team.
Completely agree - a great character - completely poorly used since 52! Lesbian or not she was a great addition to the Batverse and to not use her disappointing
Tony, I don't want to spoil anything for you.
But you really need to read the Black Adam series.