Catwoman #2 - No Easy Way Down
([August] 2013)

DC, 2012 Series
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Volume
2
Price
24.99 USD; 28.99 CAD
Pages
404
On-sale Date
2013-06-12
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [peel]
ISBN
978-1-4012-4037-0 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781401240370 52499

Issue Notes

No table of contents and pages not numbered.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Catwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. G. Jones
Inks
J. G. Jones
Colors
Paul Mounts

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Sylvia Sinclair
Reprints

Catwoman Volume 2: No Easy Way Down (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]

Indexer Notes

Title page with spot illustration, story credits, second title page with second spot illustration, corporate credits and copyright info.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Catwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Scott Morse
Inks
Scott Morse
Colors
Richard Horie; Tanya Horie

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Rebecca Robinson
Reprints

Joy Ride (Table of Contents: 4)

Catwoman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited)
Pencils
Bradley Rader (credited as Brad Rader)
Inks
Rick Burchett (credited)
Colors
Lee Loughridge (credited)
Letters
Sean Konot (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Holly Robinson; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Rebecca Robinson
Synopsis
Rebecca Robinson is on trial for a crime to which she pleads innocent. She was with a boy in a stolen car and ended up in a car accident that killed him. She didn't know there was also a body in the trunk was charged with murder as an accomplice.

Selina breaks her out of police custody when she's being transported by armored vehicle. She gives her a passport and hair dye for her to get out of the country. She reveals herself to be Selina Kyle.

Rebecca remembers saving Selina from an attack by two boys when they were best friends in middle school. She thanks Selina and departs.
Reprints
Keywords
armored car; bridge; courtroom; Gotham City; prisoner transport; Wayne Manor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Catwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jeff Parker
Inks
Jeff Parker
Colors
Richard Horie; Tanya Horie

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
Reprints

Final Report (Table of Contents: 6)

Catwoman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Steven Grant (credited)
Pencils
Bradley Rader (credited as Brad Rader)
Inks
Mark Lipka (credited); Dan Davis (credited)
Colors
Lee Loughridge (credited)
Letters
Sean Konot (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bootleg hooch bult the Tiglon family.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Antonia "Toni" Tiglon; Zurin; Paolo; Special Agent Roark; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Special Agent Danner
Synopsis
Toni Tiglon was sick of being robbed by Catwoman. Undercover Special Agent Roark recommended they use the Bast Emerald as bait to lure her in.

FBI agents monitor Tiglon's property when Catwoman shows up. She defeats or bypasses all the traps.
While Tiglon is distracted, Catwoman doubled-backs to the room Roark was held in. The Feds cut the power to disable the remaining traps so they can move in. They catch Tiglon, but Catwoman is gone, having saved Roark, and stolen the Bast Emerald.
Reprints
Keywords
burglary; FBI; Federal Bureau of Investigation; fill-in; Gotham City; heist

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Catwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. G. Jones (signed as J. G. Jones)
Inks
J. G. Jones (signed as J. G. Jones)
Colors
Paul Mounts

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Sylvia Sinclair
Reprints

Relentless Part One (Table of Contents: 8)

Catwoman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited)
Pencils
Cameron Stewart (credited)
Inks
Cameron Stewart (credited)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
Sean Konot (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Freeze! Hold it right there, punk!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Holly Robinson; Dr. Leslie Thompkins; Slam Bradley; Maggie Kyle-Burton; Sylvia Sinclair; The Alleytown Kids; Simon Burton; Officer O'Neal
Synopsis
Selina shows Holly, Slam, and Leslie the East End Community Center she's having built with the $28 million in diamonds stolen from Black Mask. A boy steals Leslie's purse, and a cop on the scene remarks that the Alleytown Kids have been more active recently.

That evening, Catwoman moves to find out who's now in charge of the Alleytown Kids. She finds Sylvia Sinclair, who belonged to the Alleytown Kids with Selina when they were kids, had returned from prison and has reformed the gang.

Holly and Slam encounter Selina's sister, Maggie, who is back in Gotham, with her husband.
Reprints
Keywords
Alleytown; East End; East End Community Center; Gotham City

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Catwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. G. Jones (signed as J. G. Jones)
Inks
J. G. Jones (signed as J. G. Jones)
Colors
Paul Mounts

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
Reprints

Relentless Part Two (Table of Contents: 10)

Catwoman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited)
Pencils
Cameron Stewart (credited)
Inks
Cameron Stewart (credited)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
Sean Konot (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
One thing I'll never get used to about the past is that it's never really over...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Holly Robinson; Bruce Wayne; Slam Bradley; Dr. Leslie Thompkins; Maggie Kyle-Burton; Simon Burton; Sylvia Sinclair; The Alleytown Kids
Synopsis
Selina invites Maggie and her husband to the opening of the East End Community Center the next day.

They arrive late and miss Bruce Wayne, who gives the commemoration speech for the launch of her new building. They meet Slam, Leslie, and Sylvia Sinclair, who assures Selina that the Center is off-limits for the Alleytown Kids.

That evening, as Selina watches, the Community Center is blown up. When Maggie and Simon discuss the day's events at the train station, they get momentarily separated and two large men kidnap Simon.
Reprints
Keywords
East End; East End Community Center; Gotham City; subway

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Catwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. G. Jones (signed as J. G. Jones)
Inks
J. G. Jones (signed as J. G. Jones)
Colors
Paul Mounts

Genre
superhero
Characters
Slam Bradley; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
Reprints

Relentless Part Three (Table of Contents: 12)

Catwoman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited)
Pencils
Cameron Stewart (credited)
Inks
Mike Manley (credited)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
Sean Konot (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Something-- Something's happened, Selina....
Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Holly Robinson; Slam Bradley; Jeffo; Maggie Kyle-Burton; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Simon Burton; Sylvia Sinclair; Karon; Black Mask
Synopsis
Selina ask Slam to help look for Simon while she investigates the torching of the Community Center. Holly and Maggie canvas the streets looking for Simon. Maggie is abducted.

The Penguin's tells Selina he stays out of the East End as someone sick has claimed it. He doesn't know who.

Slam tells Holly the company that moved Maggie and Simon out to Gotham was owned by Xavier Dylan. A car pulls out from an ally and tries to run down Holly. Slam throws himself at Holly knocking her out of the way and getting hit himself instead.

Black Mask begins torturing Simon.
Reprints
Keywords
Connelly Financial Group; East End; Gotham City; Woody's Delicatessen

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Catwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. G. Jones (signed as J. G. Jones)
Inks
J. G. Jones (signed as J. G. Jones)
Colors
Richard Horie; Tanya Horie

Genre
superhero
Characters
Slam Bradley; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Holly Robinson
Reprints

Relentless Part Four (Table of Contents: 14)

Catwoman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited)
Pencils
Cameron Stewart (signed)
Inks
Cameron Stewart (credited)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
Sean Konot (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Selina, it's Slam.... I don't know what the deal is, but since you won't pick up or call back, I'll have to talk to your damn machine.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Holly Robinson; Dr. Leslie Thompkins; Slam Bradley; Maggie Kyle-Burton; Simon Burton (dies); Jeffo; Black Mask; Xavier Dylan; Sylvia Sinclair; Alleytown Kids
Synopsis
Slam recovers in the hospital from the hit and run. Jeffo tells Selina that Xavier Dylan is working for someone higher up who is keeping his identity secret, and Dylan has skipped town to Central City.

Selina overtakes and boards the train and threatens Xavier. Xavier promptly tells Selina that the Black Mask is behind everything and wants revenge for her stealing his diamonds. He also tells Selina Sylvia Sinclair is working for them.

Holly is walking down a back alley when Alleytown Kids beat her. They are under orders from Sylvia to take her alive.
Reprints
Keywords
Alleytown; East End; Gotham City; surgery; train

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Catwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. G. Jones (signed as J. G. Jones)
Inks
J. G. Jones (signed as J. G. Jones)
Colors
Richard Horie; Tanya Horie

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
Reprints

Relentless Part Five (Table of Contents: 16)

Catwoman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited)
Pencils
Cameron Stewart (credited)
Inks
Cameron Stewart (credited)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
Sean Konot (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is how it all happens... how life ultimately screws me over...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Sylvia Sinclair (dies); Black Mask; Holly Robinson; Slam Bradley; Maggie Kyle-Burton; Dr. Leslie Thompkins; Simon Burton (corpse); Karon
Synopsis
Sylvia and Black Mask are waiting for Selina. They use Holly as a hostage and Selina agrees to exchange her life for Holly and Maggie. Black Mask chains Selina up and then tells Sylvia to kill Maggie and Holly anyway.

Selina sets off a bomb she planted earlier to distract Black Mask as she breaks free of the chains. She knocks Black Mask off the balcony. Sylvia pulls a gun on Selina, but Holly shoots her before she can cause any more damage.

Dr. Thompkins informs Selina that Maggie has gone through some trauma and will need to stay in an asylum for a while.
Reprints
Keywords
Gotham City; Neal Psychiatric Institute; Robbins Arms

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Catwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Javier Pulido (signed as Pulido)
Inks
Javier Pulido (signed as Pulido)
Colors
Richard Horie; Tanya Horie
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Slam Bradley
Reprints

No Easy Way Down Part One (Table of Contents: 18)

Catwoman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited)
Pencils
Javier Pulido (credited)
Inks
Javier Pulido (credited)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
Sean Konot (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There should be a word
Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Slam Bradley; Maggie Kyle-Burton; Dr. Leslie Thompkins; Holly Robinson; Jonathan Craig; Karon
Synopsis
Selina has a dream that she's walking around with Maggie and she's fine.

Slam picks up a case where a corporate lawyer's wife has gone missing. He and Selina have been sleeping together, but he isn't sure they're in a relationship and is afraid to ask her directly because of her state of mind.

Selina avoids meaningful conversations with Slam and runs to fight crime to keep her mind busy. She avoids Holly and Maggie.

Holly and Karon are visiting Maggie, but Holly is avoiding Selina and is having trouble coping with what happened to Maggie and with having shot someone.
Reprints
Keywords
Adams Psychiatric Institute; East End; Gotham City

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Catwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Javier Pulido (signed as Pulido)
Inks
Javier Pulido (signed as Pulido)
Colors
Javier Pulido (signed as Pulido)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Holly Robinson
Synopsis
Holly tears up the Catwoman costume
Reprints

No Easy Way Down Part Two (Table of Contents: 20)

Catwoman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited)
Pencils
Javier Pulido (credited)
Inks
Javier Pulido (credited)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
Sean Konot (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Rate of Decay
Genre
superhero
Characters
Holly Robinson; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Slam Bradley; Jonathan Craig; Dr. Leslie Thompkins; Karon
Synopsis
Holly has dreams about killing Sylvia Sinclair. Karon wants her to talk to Selina, who has been avoiding Holly and Maggie, but Holly avoids doing so.

Sam and Selina work undercover to talk to one of Elizabeth Craig's suitors. When the suitor starts trying to make a move on Selina, Slam, who is frustrated by the non-relationship he's been drifting through with Selina, snaps and beats him up.
Reprints
Keywords
Dr. Thompkins East Side Clinic; East End; Gotham City; stakeout; undercover work

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Catwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Javier Pulido (signed as Pulido)
Inks
Javier Pulido (signed as Pulido)
Colors
Javier Pulido (signed as Pulido)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprints

No Easy Way Down Part Three (Table of Contents: 22)

Catwoman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited)
Pencils
Javier Pulido (credited)
Inks
Javier Pulido (credited)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
Sean Konot (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In dreams begin responsibilities
Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Slam Bradley; Holly Robinson; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Karon; Jonathan Craig; Elizabeth Craig (dead, in dreams, and in flashback)
Synopsis
Slam tells Jonathan Craig that he's quitting the case. He then trails him to reveal Jonathan is digging a grave. Johnathan breaks down admitting he knew about the affairs, but he loved her anyways. She was getting ready to leave him so he'd rather kill her than let someone else have her.

Selina gets drunk and tries to rob a museum to distract herself. Batman confronts her, and they discuss the pain of loss.

Karon greets Selina at her apartment and tells Selina everything Holly has been going through. Selina immediately goes to talk to Holly and they both cry.
Reprints
Keywords
East End; Gotham City; Gotham Museum; phone booth; unmarked grave

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Catwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Cameron Stewart (signed as cms [hand written])
Inks
Cameron Stewart (signed as cms [hand written])
Colors
Cameron Stewart (signed as cms [hand written])
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Holly Robinson
Reprints

Wild Ride Part One: Other Cats (Table of Contents: 24)

Catwoman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited)
Pencils
Cameron Stewart (credited)
Inks
Cameron Stewart (credited)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
Sean Konot (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Karon: A funny thing happened an hour outside of Gotham.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Holly Robinson; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Slam Bradley; Karon; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; The Cult of Bati-Ma
Synopsis
Holly and Selina head out on a road trip for some needed rest and relaxation.

Selina takes Holly to a farm upstate Holly didn't know she owned. There they meet Ted Grant, who trained Catwoman and Batman. He starts raining Holly.

In New York City, Selina and Wildcat spot some Middle Eastern men breaking and entering. They seem to be after a statue. When the men are defeated, their bodies turn to ash and smoke. Selina puts the statue back on the alter after defeating the men and a flash from the statue knocks her over.
Reprints
Keywords
boxing; East End; Gotham City; hidden temple; New York City; training

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Catwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Cameron Stewart (signed as cms [hand written])
Inks
Cameron Stewart (signed as cms [hand written])
Colors
Cameron Stewart (signed as cms [hand written])
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart]
Reprints
Keywords
snow

Wild Ride Part Two: Cold Day in Hell (Table of Contents: 26)

Catwoman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited)
Pencils
Cameron Stewart (credited)
Inks
Cameron Stewart (credited)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
Sean Konot (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It was supposed to be easy...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Cold [Leonard Snart]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Holly Robinson; Weather Wizard; cult of Beti-Ma
Synopsis
Selina heads to Keystone City to follow the lead Slam gave her. She runs into Captain Cold, who agrees to help her if she helps him on a job. She helps him steal Jay Garrick's Flash helmet from the Flash Museum. She gets the information she wanted from Cold.

A man in the garb of the cultists from the previous issue gets a message from his follower that Selina was the one who stopped his soldiers earlier.
Reprints
Keywords
Flash Museum; Keystone City

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Catwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Cameron Stewart (signed as cms [hand written])
Inks
Cameron Stewart (signed as cms [hand written])
Colors
Cameron Stewart (signed as cms [hand written])
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Slam Bradley
Reprints

Wild Ride Part Three: Meanwhile (Table of Contents: 28)

Catwoman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited)
Pencils
Nick Derington (credited)
Inks
Cameron Stewart (credited)
Colors
Lee Loughridge (credited)
Letters
Sean Konot (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Selina tells me to keep an eye on the East End while she's out of town...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Slam Bradley; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Holly Robinson
Synopsis
Slam and Batman exchange words. Slam is jealous and provokes a fist fight, which he loses. Batman doesn't hold it against him. Slam feels contrite.

Holly and Selina are on their way to Opal City when they stop to get some food at a random truck stop. Two men stop by the joint and hold it up for money. Holly uses her new training to beat up their captors and they make away with a $100k in mob money. Selina gives some money to the waitress for her trouble who in turn helps her dump the men's bodies at a different truck stop.
Reprints
Keywords
Big Joe's Good Eats; diner; East End; Gotham City; truck stop

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

Catwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Cameron Stewart
Inks
Cameron Stewart
Colors
Cameron Stewart
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Starman [Ted Knight] (as statue)
Reprints

Wild Ride Part Four: Opal at Night (Table of Contents: 30)

Catwoman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited)
Pencils
Guy Davis (credited)
Inks
Cameron Stewart (credited)
Colors
Lee Loughridge (credited)
Letters
Sean Konot (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Opal City might just be the classiest place in the United States.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Holly Robinson; Bobo Bennetti; Mason O'Dare; The Cult of Bati-Ma; Slam Bradley; Mason O'Dare
Synopsis
Holly and Selina arrive in Opal City. They run into Bobo Benetti who was an old criminal Selina ran into once, but he has now gone straight. The bartender tells her Davey, the contact Selina has been searching for, is no longer working at the bar.

That night, Selina is attacked by the cultists who have been bothering her recently. These are tougher. She is stabbed, and falls onto a cop car. One of the cops is Bobo, who helps her defeat the cultists. They vanish into dust once beaten.
Reprints
Keywords
Gotham City; Opal City; Starman Museum

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

Catwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Cameron Stewart
Inks
Cameron Stewart
Colors
Cameron Stewart
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]
Reprints

Wild Ride Conclusion: History (Table of Contents: 32)

Catwoman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited)
Pencils
Guy Davis (credited) (breakdowns)
Inks
Cameron Stewart (credited) (finishes)
Colors
Lee Loughridge (credited)
Letters
Sean Konot (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Karon -- So we finally ditched our car outside of Star City.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Holly Robinson; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; The Cult of Bati-Ma; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Davey Robinson
Synopsis
Holly and Selina are taking the train to St Roch. Ted Grant meets them at the tracks. Ted tells Selina that he can't find the temple hidden in a building where they originally encountered the cultists.

They end up at Hawkman and Hawkgirl's place. Carter Hall deduces they encountered the cult of Beti-Ma, whose history he explains. They think Selina has somehow gotten involved when she touched that statue.

Holly is waiting for Selina as she's late to meet her. She suddenly spots her long-lost brother Davey. Selina reveals the whole trip was planned as a surprise reunion.
Reprints
Keywords
Bast; Egypt; Gotham City; St. Roch; Stonechat Museum; train

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

Catwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Cameron Stewart
Inks
Cameron Stewart
Colors
Cameron Stewart

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Slam Bradley
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover reprint is here misattributed here to Darwyn Cooke. A reprint of this same cover is also used as the cover for this collection (see Sequence 0), but the book credits at the start of the collection correctly attribute the art there to Cameron Stewart.

The Many Lives of Selina Kyle (Table of Contents: 34)

Catwoman / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited)
Pencils
Michael Avon Oeming (credited)
Inks
Mike Manley (credited)
Colors
Tom McCraw (credited); Digital Chameleon (credited)
Letters
Sean Konot (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My entire crew just got taken down...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Holly Robinson; Karon; Bald Louie
Synopsis
Several mobsters discuss Catwoman. One thinks she's a crimefighter, one thinks she's Batman's lover, and one thinks she's a crook. Holly and Karon discuss Catwoman. Holly thinks she's a savior, among other things. The story ends with Catwoman busting-up the mobsters. She tells them to tell their boss, Junior Galante, the head of Gotham's Mafia, that the price of doing business in Gotham's East End just went up.
Reprints
Keywords
East End; Gotham City; warehouse

The McSweeney Case (Table of Contents: 35)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited)
Pencils
Cameron Stewart (credited)
Inks
Cameron Stewart (credited)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
Sean Konot (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The problem with our modern world is no one takes pride with professionalism anymore...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Slam Bradley; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Martin McSweeney
Synopsis
Slam Bradley tries to discourage Martin McSweeney, son of Tommy McSweeney - a lifer that Slam helped lock-up, from a life of crime. Selina rides shotgun to keep him company.
Reprints
Keywords
Gotham City; Sewell Jewels; stakeout

Why Holly Isn't Dead (Table of Contents: 36)

Catwoman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited)
Pencils
Eric Shanower (credited)
Inks
Eric Shanower (credited)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
Eric Shanower (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That's what I'd like to know.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Holly Robinson
Synopsis
Holly takes a bath and complains about how they relaunch comic books and retcons characters while Selina Kyle changes between several different Catwoman outfits in front of her.
Reprints
Keywords
bathtub; bubble bath

Proper Planning (Table of Contents: 37)

Black Mask / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited)
Pencils
Cameron Stewart (credited)
Inks
Cameron Stewart (credited)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
Sean Konot (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The East End of Gotham -- black sheep of this wicked town.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Mask; Xavier Dylan; Sylvia Sinclair (unnamed; in shadow)
Synopsis
Black Mask plans to get revenge on Catwoman by freeing a mysterious woman (who knows Catwoman's secret identity) from prison. He also finds time to take a break and torture someone.
Reprints
Keywords
East End; Gotham City; prison; torture

Catwoman (Table of Contents: 38)

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited)
Pencils
Cameron Stewart (credited)
Inks
Cameron Stewart (credited)
Colors
Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The oldest of two sisters from a fractured family, Selina Kyle had one of the toughest childhoods one could imagine.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
Reprints

Slam Bradley (Table of Contents: 39)

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited)
Pencils
Michael Lark (credited) (signed as M Lark)
Inks
Michael Lark (credited) (signed as M Lark)
Colors
Tom McCraw (credited); Digital Chameleon (credited) (separations)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, "Slam" earned his lifelong nickname on that city's harsh streets at the age of 12 when he took on the local bully
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Slam Bradley
Reprints

Holly (Table of Contents: 40)

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker (credited)
Pencils
Cameron Stewart (credited) (signed as cms [hand written])
Inks
Cameron Stewart (credited) (signed as cms [hand written])
Colors
Tom McCraw (credited); Digital Chameleon (credited) (separations)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Running from a bad home at an early age, Holly ended up on the streets of Gotham's East End, doing whatever she had to do to survive.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Holly Robinson
Reprints

Black Mask (Table of Contents: 41)

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Geoff Johns (credited)
Pencils
Cliff Chiang (credited) (signed as Cliff Chiang)
Inks
Cliff Chiang (credited) (signed as Cliff Chiang)
Colors
Tom McCraw (credited); Digital Chameleon (credited) (separations)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Roman Sionis inherited his parents' multi-million-dollar business, Janus Cosmetics, after they died in a mysterious fire.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Mask
Reprints

Gallery (Table of Contents: 42)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

List of pin-ups and pin-up artists.

[Mike Mignola Pinup] (Table of Contents: 43)

Catwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Mignola (credited) (signed as Mignola)
Inks
Mike Mignola (credited) (signed as Mignola)
Colors
Mike Mignola ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
Reprints

[Mike Allred Pinup] (Table of Contents: 44)

Catwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Allred (credited) (signed as Allred M.D.)
Inks
Mike Allred (credited) (signed as Allred M.D.)
Colors
Mike Allred ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Allred is credited as "Michael Allred" in Catwoman: Selina's Big Score, but is credited as "Mike Allred" here.

[Shane Glines Pinup] (Table of Contents: 45)

Catwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Shane Glines (credited) (signed as Shane)
Inks
Shane Glines (credited) (signed as Shane)
Colors
Shane Glines ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
Reprints

[Kevin Nowlan Pinup] (Table of Contents: 46)

Catwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kevin Nowlan (credited) (signed as Kevin Nowlan)
Inks
Kevin Nowlan (credited) (signed as Kevin Nowlan)
Colors
Kevin Nowlan ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprints

[Adam Hughes Pinup] (Table of Contents: 47)

Catwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Adam Hughes (credited) (signed as AH!)
Inks
Adam Hughes (credited) (signed as AH!)
Colors
Adam Hughes ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
Reprints

[Daniel Torres Pinup] (Table of Contents: 48)

Catwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Daniel Torres (credited)
Inks
Daniel Torres (credited)
Colors
Daniel Torres

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
Reprints

[Jaime Hernandez Pinup] (Table of Contents: 49)

Catwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jaime Hernandez (credited) (signed as Xaime)
Inks
Jaime Hernandez (credited) (signed as Xaime)
Colors
Jaime Hernandez ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
Reprints

[Steranko Pinup] (Table of Contents: 50)

Catwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Steranko (credited as Steranko) (signed as Steranko)
Inks
Jim Steranko (credited as Steranko) (signed as Steranko)
Colors
Jim Steranko ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 51)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Cameron Stewart
Inks
Cameron Stewart
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There goes the neighborhood
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]

Indexer Notes

Summary of and tease for issue contents.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 1. [no title indexed]
    Catwoman
  2. 2. Catwoman Volume 2: No Easy Way Down
  3. 3. [no title indexed]
    Catwoman
  4. 4. Joy Ride
    Catwoman
  5. 5. [no title indexed]
    Catwoman
  6. 6. Final Report
    Catwoman
  7. 7. [no title indexed]
    Catwoman
  8. 8. Relentless Part One
    Catwoman
  9. 9. [no title indexed]
    Catwoman
  10. 10. Relentless Part Two
    Catwoman
  11. 11. [no title indexed]
    Catwoman
  12. 12. Relentless Part Three
    Catwoman
  13. 13. [no title indexed]
    Catwoman
  14. 14. Relentless Part Four
    Catwoman
  15. 15. [no title indexed]
    Catwoman
  16. 16. Relentless Part Five
    Catwoman
  17. 17. [no title indexed]
    Catwoman
  18. 18. No Easy Way Down Part One
    Catwoman
  19. 19. [no title indexed]
    Catwoman
  20. 20. No Easy Way Down Part Two
    Catwoman
  21. 21. [no title indexed]
    Catwoman
  22. 22. No Easy Way Down Part Three
    Catwoman
  23. 23. [no title indexed]
    Catwoman
  24. 24. Wild Ride Part One: Other Cats
    Catwoman
  25. 25. [no title indexed]
    Catwoman
  26. 26. Wild Ride Part Two: Cold Day in Hell
    Catwoman
  27. 27. [no title indexed]
    Catwoman
  28. 28. Wild Ride Part Three: Meanwhile
    Catwoman
  29. 29. [no title indexed]
    Catwoman
  30. 30. Wild Ride Part Four: Opal at Night
    Catwoman
  31. 31. [no title indexed]
    Catwoman
  32. 32. Wild Ride Conclusion: History
    Catwoman
  33. 33. [no title indexed]
    Catwoman
  34. 34. The Many Lives of Selina Kyle
    Catwoman
  35. 35. The McSweeney Case
    Slam Bradley
  36. 36. Why Holly Isn't Dead
    Catwoman
  37. 37. Proper Planning
    Black Mask
  38. 38. Catwoman
  39. 39. Slam Bradley
  40. 40. Holly
  41. 41. Black Mask
  42. 42. Gallery
  43. 43. [Mike Mignola Pinup]
    Catwoman
  44. 44. [Mike Allred Pinup]
    Catwoman
  45. 45. [Shane Glines Pinup]
    Catwoman
  46. 46. [Kevin Nowlan Pinup]
    Catwoman
  47. 47. [Adam Hughes Pinup]
    Catwoman
  48. 48. [Daniel Torres Pinup]
    Catwoman
  49. 49. [Jaime Hernandez Pinup]
    Catwoman
  50. 50. [Steranko Pinup]
    Catwoman
  51. 51. ["There goes the neighborhood"]
This issue was modified by
  • Lionel English
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jim Van Dore