Q 01/05

What is Catwoman's surname in the comics?

A) Kyle

B) Robinson

C) Phillips

D) Hasigawa

Answer · why

A) Kyle

Holly Robinson and Eiko Hasigawa have also worn the costume.

Q 02/05

In which comic did Catwoman first appear, as 'the Cat'?

A) Detective Comics #27 (1939)

B) Batman #1 (1940)

C) Batman #62 (1950)

D) Detective Comics #38 (1940)

Answer · why

B) Batman #1 (1940)

In that story she disguised herself as an old woman to pull off a jewel heist.

Q 03/05

Who created Catwoman?

A) Gardner Fox and Sheldon Moldoff

B) Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster

C) Bill Finger and Bob Kane

D) Dick Sprang and Jack Burnley

Answer · why

C) Bill Finger and Bob Kane

Kane said he drew on Jean Harlow, Hedy Lamarr and his cousin Ruth Steele for inspiration.

Q 04/05

What is Catwoman's signature weapon in her post-Crisis appearances?

A) Twin pistols

B) Throwing knives

C) A crossbow

D) A bullwhip

Answer · why

D) A bullwhip

She favours it because an untrained opponent cannot take it and use it against her.

Q 05/05

Why did Catwoman vanish from print between 1954 and 1966?

A) The Comics Code Authority

B) Bob Kane retired her

C) A rights dispute

D) Low sales of Batman

Answer · why

A) The Comics Code Authority

The Code's rules on portraying female characters kept her off the page for over a decade.