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1February 1989
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Catwoman #1

DC · February 1989 · on sale 1988-12-22

First appearance: Maggie KyleFirst appearance: OttoFirst appearance: Sister Mary ElizabethOrigin: Catwoman
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Identification plate

Series
Catwoman (DC, 1989 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
February 1989
Key date
1989-02-00
On-sale date
1988-12-22
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.50; 1.85 CAD; 0.80 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Suggested for Mature Readers

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Maggie Kyle - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Otto - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Sister Mary Elizabeth - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Catwoman.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Joe Brozowski; inks: Michael Bair; letters: Todd KleinCatwoman, Selina Kyle
1-in-house column1letters: typeset
2Title Pagecredits, title page1script: St. Thomas Aquinas
3Part 1 - Metamorphosiscomic story24script: Mindy Newell; pencils: J. J. Birch; inks: Michael Bair; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Agustin MásBatman, Catwoman Origin, George Flannery, Commissioner James Gordon, Ted Grant, Selina Kyle, Otto First, Holly Robinson, Maggie Kyle First, Stan the Pimp, Bruce Wayne, Sister Mary Elizabeth First

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Catwoman: Her Sister's Keeper #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-97-8		1991On eBay ›
Catwoman: Her Sister's Keeper #[nn]
ISBN 0-446-39366-5		1992On eBay ›
Catwoman: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-6006-4		2016On eBay ›
Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #12020On eBay ›
DC Finest: Catwoman: Life Lines #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77952-846-9		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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