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| AltID = [[Kathy Kane]]; [[Kate Kane]]
 
| Description = '''[[Katherine Kane (Earth-Two)|Batwoman]]''' is a vigilante in [[Gotham City]] who acts as female counterpart to '''[[Batman]]'''. The [[Golden Age]] version was crime-fighter '''[[Katherine Webb (New Earth)|Kathy Kane]]''' who fought with her side-kick '''[[Bette Kane|Batgirl]]''' and romantically pursued Batman. In the modern era her legacy is taken up by the army brat '''[[Katherine Kane (New Earth)|Kate Kane]]''', a lesbian expelled from West Point. Like her Golden Age counterpart, Kate Kane's Batwoman is a wealthy socialite and has a sidekick; her cousin and former Teen Titan '''[[Bette Kane|Flamebird]]'''. She has been involved with the [[Batman Family]], [[Batman Incorporated]], the [[Female Furies]] and [[Spyder]].
 
| Description = '''[[Katherine Kane (Earth-Two)|Batwoman]]''' is a vigilante in [[Gotham City]] who acts as female counterpart to '''[[Batman]]'''. The [[Golden Age]] version was crime-fighter '''[[Katherine Webb (New Earth)|Kathy Kane]]''' who fought with her side-kick '''[[Bette Kane|Batgirl]]''' and romantically pursued Batman. In the modern era her legacy is taken up by the army brat '''[[Katherine Kane (New Earth)|Kate Kane]]''', a lesbian expelled from West Point. Like her Golden Age counterpart, Kate Kane's Batwoman is a wealthy socialite and has a sidekick; her cousin and former Teen Titan '''[[Bette Kane|Flamebird]]'''. She has been involved with the [[Batman Family]], [[Batman Incorporated]], the [[Female Furies]] and [[Spyder]].
   
Katherine Kane is a proud lesbian and has been romantically involved with several women, including '''[[Renee Montoya]]''', '''[[Mallory Kimball]]''' and '''[[Maggie Sawyer]]'''.
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Katherine Kane is a proud lesbian and has been romantically involved with several women, including '''[[Renee Montoya]]''', '''[[Mallory Kimball]]''' and '''[[Maggie Sawyer]]'''. She is also Jewish.
   
''Batwoman'' was created by [[Bob Kane]] and [[Sheldon Moldoff]], first appearing in {{c|Detective Comics #233}}. ([[1956]])
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''Batwoman'' was created by [[Bob Kane]], [[Edmond Hamilton]] and [[Sheldon Moldoff]], first appearing in {{c|Detective Comics #233}}. ([[1956]])
   
 
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==Multiverse==
 
==Multiverse==
 
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File:Batwoman Earth-11 001.jpg|{{thumbnav|Batwoman (Earth-11)|Earth-11|[[Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Superwoman/Batwoman Vol 1 1|Reversed Gender]]|Batwoman}}
 
File:Batwoman Earth-22 001.png|{{thumbnav|Batwoman (Earth-22)|Earth-22|[[Kingdom Come]]|Batwoman}}
 
File:Batwoman Earth-22 001.png|{{thumbnav|Batwoman (Earth-22)|Earth-22|[[Kingdom Come]]|Batwoman}}
 
File:None.jpg|{{thumbnav|Katherine Kane (Earth-154)|Earth-154|[[Super-Sons]]|Kathy Kane}}
 
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File:None.jpg|{{thumbnav|Barbara Gordon (Earth-353)|Earth-353|[[Superman Vol 1 353|The Secret Origin of Bruce (Superman) Wayne]]|Barbara Gordon}}
 
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File:Turnabout Trap 001.jpg|{{thumbnav|Batwoman (Turnabout Trap)|Earth-One|[[Superman Vol 1 349|Turnabout Trap]]|Batwoman}}
 
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File:Katrina Moldoff 005.png|{{thumbnav|Katrina Moldoff (The Brave and the Bold)|Other Media|[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold|Brave and the Bold]]|Katrina Moldoff}}
 
File:Katrina Moldoff 005.png|{{thumbnav|Katrina Moldoff (The Brave and the Bold)|Other Media|[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold|Brave and the Bold]]|Katrina Moldoff}}
 
File:Batwoman DCUO 001.jpg|{{thumbnav|Katherine Kane (DC Universe Online)|Video Games|[[DC Universe Online]]|Kate Kane}}
 
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File:Katherine Kane (Injustice The Regime).jpg|{{thumbnav|Katherine Kane (Injustice: The Regime)|Video Games|[[Injustice: Gods Among Us]]|Katherine Kane}}
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Revision as of 16:54, 14 April 2015

Batwoman is a vigilante in Gotham City who acts as female counterpart to Batman. The Golden Age version was crime-fighter Kathy Kane who fought with her side-kick Batgirl and romantically pursued Batman. In the modern era her legacy is taken up by the army brat Kate Kane, a lesbian expelled from West Point. Like her Golden Age counterpart, Kate Kane's Batwoman is a wealthy socialite and has a sidekick; her cousin and former Teen Titan Flamebird. She has been involved with the Batman Family, Batman Incorporated, the Female Furies and Spyder.

Katherine Kane is a proud lesbian and has been romantically involved with several women, including Renee Montoya, Mallory Kimball and Maggie Sawyer. She is also Jewish.

Batwoman was created by Bob Kane, Edmond Hamilton and Sheldon Moldoff, first appearing in Detective Comics #233. (1956)

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