10 Things DC Comics Wants You To Forget About Catwoman
4. She's A Murderer
One thing that has traditionally separated Catwoman from the rest of Batman's rogues is that she operates by a strict no-kill rule, going out of her way to avoid harming innocents during her crimes.
When she chose to kill Black Mask it was treated as a huge moment for Selina, it was the first time she had knowingly chosen to kill someone and the guilt of that decision haunted her. Turns out though, Catwoman was just super forgetful.
During the 1970's, Catwoman was portrayed as far less moral and willing to do whatever it took to complete crimes. This version of Catwoman was happy to kill anyone who got in her way and was frequently shown happily committing murder. These stories were later declared to have taken place in the alternate reality of Earth-B, named after writer Bob Haney, whose stories were notorious for their continuity mistakes.
A recent issue of Tom King's Batman completely blew this out of the water though with the revelation that Catwoman had actually killed 237 people. The members of the terrorist group 'Dogs of War' blew up the orphanage where Selina grew up, killing everyone inside. She then took it upon herself to travel the world, hunting down and killing every last one of them.
Apparently, it's more of a no-kill guideline.