The Concept and Characters: Batwoman is Kate Kane, lesbian crimefighter.
As a character, she was nothing more than a sexual orientation and a costume when she debuted to widespread media coverage even before her on-page appearance in the DC event comic 52, back in 2006. Her superhero identity, and her civilian alter ego, alluded to an almost-forgotten Batman character: Kathy Kane, the Silver Age Batwoman, from the time when Batman hung out in the Batcave with a bunch of pals who wore variations on his favorite motif.
But this new Batwoman was different! Because she was…gay.
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