THE BRAINSTORMS

A very different Bat from the woman we know today. Are you sitting down? Are you comfortable, and ready for a wild ride? Good! You’re already ahead of where Kathy Kane was in Detective Comics #233 in the summer of 1956, when she made her debut as Batwoman. You don’t really need to be seated for anything shocking, but Kathy certainly could’ve used a bit more mental preparation before embarking on her journey! She burst on the scene competent enough, in her very first case bea

Vicki Vale talking to Batman in her debut! The Marilyn Monroe-inspired, Lois Lane-esque new character! When modern audiences think of Vicki Vale, they usually think of a pushy female reporter, convinced Bruce Wayne is Batman though having no evidence, mostly played for comedy. That is, if they think of her at all. But, once upon a time, she spent a decade as the primary love interest of Batman! Victoria “Vicki” Vale, a reporter (don’t ask me for what publication, it is NOT