10 Comic Book Villains Who Became Heroes

In theory, it shouldn’t be that surprising that Catwoman has of late completely converted to being a comic hero. She’s not usually made out to be especially evil – a thief yes, but in Gotham thievery is about as serious as music piracy.

No, the thing that makes this shocking is that Catwoman had existed as a villain for so many years prior. Sure, a villain who seldom did very bad crimes and often actively helped the heroes out if they needed a hand – but still a villain. It seemed written in the stars that the Catwoman would stay a villain in order to keep Batman’s love interests an open matter – as the romance between him and the burglar would always prove a perfect blockade to them becoming anything permanent.

There are reasons this is an important change outside of her relationship status, of course, but seeing serious – and seeming permanent- changes made in the status quo of a major comic is always something worth noting.