Batwoman Fancy Dress Costumes

Complete Batgirl costume. Comprising black dress with Bat logo, Cape, gloves, mask , belt and boot tops. An ideal partner for Batman
	BATGIRL FANCY DRESS COSTUME to make your party or event extra special.   Go back to Gotham city in this superb batgirl fancy dress costume   Outfit contains: Dress with attached cape Gauntlets Vinyl eyemask Vinyl belt Boot covers Size 10-14   Also available in xl   PRICE £45.00

Batwoman, or (less commonly) Bat-Woman, is the name of a fictional character, the female counterpart to DC Comics' popular superhero Batman. She first appeared in Detective Comics (July 1956). Batwoman's real name was "Kathy Kane"

Batman co-creator Bob Kane later claimed that he created Batwoman, and indeed that he drew her to resemble his wife. The fact that Kathy Kane's name matches Bob Kane's supports his claim. On the other hand, in the 1950's Kane used "ghost pencillers" such as Sheldon Moldoff and Dick Sprang to draw most Batman comics.

Batwoman was an occasional guest in Batman stories from 1956 to 1964. Batman wished for Kathy to retire from crimefighting due to the danger it placed her in -- hypocritically so, given that he expressed no such qualms over Robin's presence by his side. Nevertheless, she remained his ally.

In 1961, Batwoman was joined by her niece Bat-Girl (Betty Kane). Kathy and Betty were intended to be romantic interests of Batman and Robin, respectively. The two characters were introduced partially in response to Fredric Wertham's allegations about the homosexual nature of the Dynamic Duo's relationship.

In 1964, Batwoman, as well as Bat-Girl, Ace the Bat-Hound, and Bat-Mite were dropped from the Batman titles, which were undergoing a revamp by editor Julius Schwartz that eliminated elements that were considered too "silly". Over the next couple of years Batwoman, along with a few other characters, made a few appearances in the Batman-Superman team-up book World's Finest, which was edited by Mort Weisinger.

In the 1970s, Batwoman was revived but only appeared a few times. When Kathy eventually did retire from crimefighting, she became the owner of a circus. She was killed by the League of Assassins and the brainwashed Bronze Tiger in Detective Comics #485 (September 1979).

There was also a Batwoman on Earth 2, who was very much like her deceased Earth 1 counterpart. This Kathy Kane retired when the Batman of that world married the Catwoman. However she later came out of retirement following Batman's death when Gotham City was threatened by the return of Hugo Strange. The question of whether there was a Bat-Girl on Earth 2 is controversial.

Bat-Girl's career was heavily retconned after the Crisis on Infinite Earths to remove any reference to her working alongside Batman, Robin, or Batwoman.

Batwoman was referenced in Planet Krypton, an issue within the Kingdom miniseries; this appears to be her only mention in any post-Crisis comic. In said issue, a Planet Krypton restaurant (modeled somewhat after Planet Hollywood) finds itself "haunted" by silent spectral beings resembling characters from DC Golden Age and Silver Age continuity. Batman comes face to face with Batwoman and says, "Kathy?" Later, he denies there being any possible way he could know her.

Aside from this reference, the late Kathy Kane and her murder by the Bronze Tiger have been mentioned on occasion. It may be that Kathy Kane existed but was never Batwoman in the post-Crisis DC Universe. In Batman, Dark Detective#2 (2005), Bruce Wayne is seen in the Bat Cave and on the wall is a large portrait of The Batwoman. Whether she is a part of DC Comics current mythos is perhaps a question even Batman can't solve.

In 2005, Batwoman's career was profiled in the April issue of the publication Antiques and Collecting.