![]() ![]() The reinvention of the modern Batwoman has been a major achievement. ![]() (Rather ironic, given her current incarnation, don’t you think?) ![]() Her character, Kathy Kane, was meant to be a romantic interest for Batman and to counter claims by early ’50s comic book critics that Batman and Robin’s relationship had homoerotic overtones. Not many superheroes get headlines in the mainstream press like “The red-headed lesbian is unleashed at last” or “Holy Lipstick Lesbian!” DC comics’ new incarnation of Batwoman has garnered both praise as a compelling character and wholly predictable criticism from homophobic culture warriors.īatwoman first appeared in Detective Comics #233 in 1954. ![]()
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