THE BRAINSTORMS

Two Face and Catwoman's Golden/Early Silver Age Journeys As villains’ stories progress, a lot of them tend to either get worse, become a joke, or get redeemed. At least, the ones who writers care enough about to give a true arc to, do. In the Golden Age, and the transitional period between Golden and Silver, most villains and mobsters are put away for years. They get legitimate rehabilitation efforts, with varying success rates (frequently taken advantage of by Penguin, for

But wait, wasn't Bruce Wayne engaged? In one of several stories in Batman #1 (1940), we meet The Cat, a mysterious female con artist who dons disguises to gain access to jewels, and who flirts with Batman to escape once caught (there’s even a joke where Dick accuses Bruce of letting her get away, which it’s heavily implied he did). It’s a dynamite debut, solidifying a character who was clearly poised for greatness, already sharing chemistry with the title character from the f