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Who's the Best Lady for Batman?

The answer isn't as simple as it is for Supes or Spidey.

   The ladies, they just can't resist the charms of the Batman, can they?
 The ladies, they just can't resist the charms of the Batman, can they?
One big shoe that dropped with the recent DARK KNIGHT RISES casting confirmations concerned Batman’s love life. Everybody knew Bruce Wayne had to get a new girl after Rachel Dawes’ tragic murder in THE DARK KNIGHT, the question was who - - and the answer wasn't nearly as clear as it'd be for Superman or Spider-Man.  

When you’ve got a new Supes story, you know Lois Lane’s going to be there, and then you've only got a few options for love when it comes to a Spidey story.  But Bats? His level of commitment is about as lasting as James Bond’s. It’s actually a bit telling that Ms. Dawes was created for BATMAN BEGINS just to give him a new, suitable gal to get all mushy about. He's had so many girlfriends over the year, but no definitive one, and at this rate, we can't really ever expect him to settle down.  

However, let’s say there were was some kind of BATMAN: THE END coming up. Which one of Wayne’s flames do you Comic Vine maniacs figure could be the one for him in the end? == TEASER ==

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CATWOMAN 

Bats and Selina actually got married in the pre-CRISIS Earth 2 and had a daughter, Helena, who went on to become a vigilante of her own - - the Huntress. So there's a precedent, already. As I said in my plot speculation about DARK KNIGHT RISES, she makes sense thematically as a significant other precisely because she’s already part of this world of theatrical crazies that Bruce’s devoted so much of his life to. There’s also some rich irony in a rigid moralist like him ultimately falling for a career criminal whose past is as checkered as her's is. But can their moralities ever harmonize to last?
 
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TALIA AL-GHUL 

Well, she is already his baby mama. Maybe Bruce owes it to Damian to finally make him and this whole family affair legitimate? Once again, there’s some appropriate irony in the notion of Batman marrying the daughter of one of his greatest foes in what would effectively an epic case of matchmaking. On paper, it certainly makes sense for the greatest detective in the world to be coupled with one of the greatest adventurers in the world. Then again, the recent revelations about how she’s aided Jason Todd during the formation of his Red Hood persona (and maybe even got romantically linked to him) make things weirder than they already are.  
 
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SILVER ST. CLOUD

Bats' main squeeze during the late 70s and early 80s. Out of all the ladies on this list, she appeals most to the Bruce Wayne side of the enigma. A socialite and event planner, she’s part of that world of the rich & beautiful, yet she was sharp enough to figure out the legendary secret identity on her own. Interestingly, while Rachel rejects Bruce for the intensity of the Batman identity, Silver ends up breaking up with him because she couldn't handle worrying about his safety. On-and-off over the years, she really represents the call of a normal life for the Batman.
 
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VICKI VALE

Vale was an odd choice for a love interest in the first Burton BATMAN. Even though she was introduced in the 40s, she hadn’t been too important a part of the comics in the decades up into that movie’s release. Thematically, she overlaps with Lois and if Superman's so compatible with a journalist, then, logically, Batman probably isn't (he and Supes are well-established as antithetical, after all.) There’s not much love lost between her and Bats, now, as she’s been an antagonist in the Bat books, doggedly trying to ruin the family’s secrets.

This is a really incomplete selection, because there simply isn’t enough room to talk about Bruce’s other flames, like his doomed first love, Julie Madison, his vengeful counterpart, the Phantasm, his shrink, Chase Meridian, or his very brief date, Wonder Woman. Still, that's plenty of options for you maniacs to choose from in this elaborate dating game, so let's see your picks!

And we all know there's really only one way to close out all this talk of Batman and tender romance...   

  

Tom Pinchuk’s the writer of  HYBRID BASTARDS!  &  UNIMAGINABLE . Order them on Amazon   here  &   here .  Follow him on Twitter:  @tompinchuk

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Talia wins.

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@feartheliving said:

Damn when did they make Bruce another species?

You know what I mean.... but you're not wrong though because he's.... BatGod.

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@rustyroy said:

Prefer him with Zatanna

@bruxae said:

Dick Grayson.

Only if it's a female version of him from an alternate universe. Bruce is no homo.

Damn when did they make Bruce another species?

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Catwoman. They already bang every once in a while in catwomans series. They would be so good together if Batman could trust her.

Talia, when she is revived, would be nice too, I'm sure batman can forgive her, he kissed her during their duel to the death.

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WW. She can give Bruce a proper beating if he steps out of line. Or do something reminiscent to whatever her goddess Hera does when Zeus has a quickie.

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Or any of these Superladies

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I am still adamant that Batman and Superman would make the best couple, every :)

Batman and Superman are not gay but Batman is paired with a alternate female version of Superman then I'd be fine.

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Catwoman

I always love dirty, sexy cat thieves :P

- TAS

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I am still adamant that Batman and Superman would make the best couple, every :)

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Catwoman

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Wonder Woman

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It depends on what we mean by "best".

If we're talking about the best for Bruce regarding his happiness and well-being, then I think Silver St. Cloud would be the best lady.

If we're talking about the best for Bruce regarding story-telling, then I think Catwoman (despite Ann Nocenti's best efforts to ruin it) is the best choice.

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Also would love to see him with

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Prefer him with Zatanna

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Dick Grayson.

Only if it's a female version of him from an alternate universe. Bruce is no homo.

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if the male version has such as awesome a$$ imagine the female version
if the male version has such as awesome a$$ imagine the female version
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Catwoman to me

But Zatana is the hottest.

Diana would only make sense because of their apparent mutual secret love interest...since they are nothing alike.

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Dick Grayson.

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Selina Kyle/Catwoman without a doubt.

I will give a lengthy explanation.

I believe that Catwoman is Batman's One True Love.

I believe that Selina Kyle is Bruce Wayne's One True Love.

I believe that Batman/Bruce Wayne and Catwoman/Batman are made for each other and are each other's true love.

I don't think that Selina Kyle was only in love with Batman's costume. I believe that she is in love with Batman as a person as well as loves Bruce.

Now more about the Modern Catwoman that started at

Batman #404 (February 1987): "Batman: Year One, Ch. 1: Who Am I, How I Come To Be"

Selina Kyle was actually inspired by Batman to become Catwoman.

according to Batman #503

Catwoman was the first person to realize during the Knightfall saga that John Paul Batman wasn't Bruce Batman.

She even said that heat pheromones was evidence that he wasn't the real Batman;she said that Batman wreaks of Biochemical attractants and told John Paul that he's almost sterile. She straight up called him out and told him that he's not the real Batman without any doubt.

She read the guy like an open book and knew that it wasn't him because the chemistry between her and John Paul Batman was absent unlike it was with her and Bruce Wayne Batman. She didn't even know Bruce Wayne's identity at the time.

That seems that she always felt a strong connection that went beyond Bruce Wayne's costume.

The Hush saga

Batman revealed her secret identity to Catwoman

Selina and Bruce were at date opera,and they seem natural with each other.

Catwoman tried to stop Batman from killing the Joker because she didn't want him to destroy himself.

She really cared about Batman destroying himself, knowing that he can't toe the line between light and dark like she can.

What attracted her to Batman was his being a crusader who fought for what he believed in. She respected him for that. She wouldn't want him to change. Batman has a dark side that he has to keep in check. How can you not after being traumatized from seeing his parents murdered. With Batman, there is a fine line between justice and revenge. Batman needs detachment to do his job. He can't afford to get all emotional because that would make him weak. I am not talking weak in the sense of he will get his butt whipped. I am talking about weak in regards to that his psyche could be overwhelmed in darkness. If he starts killing, then he will end up being the very same thing that he's fighting against.

She even tried to stop him after being shot, and he knocked her out hitting her in the bullet wounded shoulder from her being shot by Harley Quinn.

After the Hush saga,

Catwoman volume 3 #32 "It Only Takes A Night"

Selina wanted her and Bruce to go out on a real date and forget about the masks.

They looked like a typical romantic couple on a date.. She even invited him over for a nightcap and they cozied up with each other on the couch. It ended with her being covered in only a blanket when she was lying on the couch.

Throughout the volume 3 Catwoman series, she addressed Batman-dressed, Bruce when in private. She didn't see Batman. She saw Bruce Wayne.

Detective Comics #845 (August 2008): "The Riddle Unanswered"

After the prison planet thing, Selina told Bruce about she heard about his blossoming romances with Jezebel Jet and Zatanna.

She came off like she was both hurt and jealous. She accused Zatanna of moving in on her while she was gone. She seemed like she was a typical exgirlfriend who hadn't moved on. She definitely had romantic feelings for Bruce.

Heart of Hush saga

Selina was showing jealousy about Batman/Bruce in regards Jezebel Jet.

Selina went to talk to Zatanna because she heard that Zatanna and Bruce were getting closer.

She was down when she said that Bruce moved on. After Zatanna said that Selina should be happy for Bruce, Selina said that it's for her to be about Bruce that brought so much emotion into her life.

She was going to tell her how she felt about him, but she didn't get the chance. She ended up getting attacked and stabbed after being shocked by her attacker's the face which was Bruce's. Of course, it wasn't him.

At the end of the Heart of Hush saga, Bruce confessed to Selina that she's the only woman that held his heart and that he will love her always.

She was actually torn between two men - Bruce Wayne and Batman.

It seems possible that she knew that Bruce Wayne was Batman, but she waited for him to confirm it.

or

she unconsciously knew from being very attracted to both men.

I don't believe that was in love with Batman because of his costume.

I believe that she was in love with Batman because of what was behind the costume.

I actually believe that Batman/Bruce Wayne and Catwoman/Selina Kyle were made for each other. I believe that they can't exist without the other. Catwoman/Selina Kyle is the iconic love interest of Batman. They have a 70 year history.

The golden age comic versions of them married each other in the comics too. Then when the silver age comic versions were made. Then the writers dismissed the golden age versions as another reality. Bob Kane definitely created Catwoman/Selina Kyle to be the main love interest for Batman/Bruce Wayne. Like soap operas where couples get together break up and end up getting together again, Batman/Bruce Wayne and Catwoman/Selina Kyle do the same thing. They always eventually end up together in some way.

It seems to be a cycle.

Throughout her 70 year existence, Catwoman wasn't always the villain in the comics. .

Catwoman/Selina Kyle always ended up reforming and joining Batman/Bruce Wayne in the fight against crime.

She did it in the golden version, but she ended up being blackmailed into becoming Catwoman to commit crime again that led to her death.

She did it in the silver version, but she ended up being converted to bad again through some mind machine by the Joker. She was definitely in love with Batman. Batman was very pissed off with the Joker for messing up Catwoman's mind, feeling that he lost her.

It was definitely personal. (Detective Comics #569 (December 1986): "Catch As Catscan")

She did it in the modern version. Unfortunately, it was mindwipe that led her to turn over a new leaf. Even before that, she had some conscience and didn't kill and even saved lives. I think the writers did a lousy job with her character development. A lot of it didn't make sense.

It's mainly the television shows and movies that always depict Catwoman as a dangerous villain.

I think Batman the Animated series and the Batman showed Catwoman as not-so villain like.

The former cartoon series definitely showed that Catwoman had feelings for Batman and was even concerned for his safety. In the last episode,she helped him out when that big wild cat was going to tear him to pieces.

There is definitely a lot more.

Delant's Catwoman issue #38

Selina thought about why she couldn't stop thinking about Batman. She thought he was like no man that she ever known because the night fits him like a glove the way it suits her. She even thought that maybe he is that rare animal - the one real man that every woman meets once in a lifetime. In that same issue, Bruce admitted to Alfred to that he felt attracted to Catwoman. Alfred thought it was normal and healthy.

Delant's Catwoman issue #39

Selina dreamed about Batman. She was wondering what was wrong with her.

She said that she was getting so soft and simple that she almost regretted getting the Joker and Two-Face after Batman to divert Batman from stealing the Rutherford Catseye pendant. This was a scene right after Bruce admitted that he was attracted to her and he was disturbed by that. He told Alfred that he can allow himself to be attracted to criminal. Heck..Alfred didn't even see anything wrong with being attracted to Catomwan. Alfred thought it made him human. It seemed throughout the history, Alfred had a little soft spot for Catwoman too. He even told her in the Hush story line that he thought the world of her.

Belant's Catwoman #65

Joker wanted Catwoman to turn into a killing machine. He thought it was a great way to deeply hurt Batman.

Batman:

"Enough with the games,Joker!

This ends now!"

Catwoman:

"No! Not until he tells me why!

I demand an explanation!"

Batman:

"It isn't worth it.

Nothing he says will make sense/"

Catwoman:

"He turned me into assassination magnet. A spectacle!

He tricked me and tracked me, made me life hell or forty-eight hours.

There must be a reason."

Joker:

"But I didn't murder anyone.

Don't you get it?

She did! Your girlfriend.

That was the whole point."

Batman:

"My what?"

Joker:

Batman's girlfriend on killing rampage!

Can't you see the headlines now?"

Catwoman:

"You-you're crazy!"

Joker:

"I take it that you are also just noticing that you're made for each other."

"Oh, Don't try to deny it, kiddies.

Uncle Joker knows of what he speaks!"

"First there is that animal pas de deux

Have you noticed how couples dress up like each other after awhile?

But it's disgusting really. There you have it."

"Then come on this little silly matter of both of you living in Gotham all this time."

What are you afraid of missing?

The Plagues, the assylum breakouts,or the natural disaster. Please! No one's apartment is that nice!"

Batman:

"The police will be here any minute"

Joker:

"Ooh! Ooh! And That! The Clincher!"

Batsy has put me in Arkham...how many times now?

And you? Not once!"

Joker:

"Either this is true love, or you have compromising pictures of him and whatshisface from Metropololis!" (I thought that was funny....The Joker mentioning the possibility that Batman and Superman are having a homosexual relationship.......hahahaha!)

"Trust me, kitty. I know how to get under his skin. It's been my life study. And I couldn't think of anything that would tick him off more than watching you turned into a killing machine."

Batman was wrong. What Joker said made perfect sense! Joker sees that Batman and Catwoman are made for each other and that there is true love between them.

It seemed like Joker made a good shrink even though he badly needs one himself. hahahahahaha!

In the Silver Age version, Joker did hurt Batman deeply by changing Catwoman back to bad through a mind machine.

It's a similar to what Joker did to Catwoman in the modern age version. He attacked Batman by attacking his heart figuratively. Of course, it didn't turn out well for him. Catwoman got the last laugh. She brought him back to Arkham Assylum and tricked him into thinking that she killed Batman.

Batman goes easy on her like he always did. From what I saw throughout the modern comics, he never really arrested her.

Commissioner Gordon had to lay a trap,and that was what got Catwoman captured. He even used Bruce Wayne to help. After Selina/Catwoman got sentenced for 2 years at some women's facility, Bruce didn't seem happy about that. That was Balent's Catwoman issue #79.

In the last episode of the Delant Catwoman series, #94

Catwoman/Selina wanted to explore things between Batman and her.

She told Batman how she became Catwoman like how it showed in Batman Year One. She really opened herself to him. She even straight up kissed Batman on the lips after that. Batman broke away responded to her as "Selina" and not "Catwoman" which told me that he was touched but conflicted. There was like anguish on his face.

She told him that he can't deny that there is something between them and she asked him if it was time that they did something about it. Batman says that they had this conversation before. Selina says that they haven't and that they flirt,fight,and chase each other over rooftops. She says that they never talk about the reason that they keep doing the dance over and over again. She even told him that maybe it's time that they did without the costumes,and Batman told her that she know that can never happen.

She told him that he doesn't expect him to give up his vigilante life style any more than he can expect her to give up her criminal lifestyle but they owe it to themselves to find out who they are away from the city. She even told Batman that she's leaving for Sao Paulo and to come with her. She said that she wasn't asking forever but a little while and that Gotham will still be there when he gets back. Then she left. Batman didn't even respond. He certainly didn't try to catch. She actually stole something and set an alarm to initiate that conversation. Batman had no intentions on arresting her. He never did except that one time he wrapped her up against a lightpost and she escaped from the cops. That was their very first meeting. After that, it was like he went easy on her.

In the conversation,

Catwoman/Selina Kyle really bared herself to Batman and expressed how she felt about him. She wanted to explore the connection that they had as their true identities and not as Batman and Catwoman.

It wasn't about Catwoman/Selina being in love Batman's costume. She was actually in love with Batman himself and the man behind Batman. She wanted to be lovers instead of enemies. They weren't really enemies to begin with. There was a mutual attraction, and they both fought against it. Batman resisted it by telling himself that he can't afford to cross the line of good. Catwoman resisted by covering it up as like she was playing. She was known as the femme fetale. It seems that when it came to Bruce/Batman, her femme fetale persona was her denial and the cover up of her true feelings for him.

After the Balent Catwoman series was over, Batman/Bruce never turned her in after Selina Kyle and Catwoman were assumed to be dead. He even helped her to stay hidden. He even protective of her being found out by Slam Bradley. As Bruce Wayne,he was protective about Selina Kyle. As Batman, he confronted Slam about it,and he told Slam that he didn't want her to get hurt. He found Selina, and he even offered to help her including help her see a doctor that he trusted. Batman/Bruce was already in somewhat gray area when it came to Catwoman/Selina. In a way, he was a like a hypocrite because he helped a known criminal stay free. He did it because he saw the good in her, and even told her. Selina even thanked him for his help. Selina also saved Batman from getting shot by hitting the would-be shooter with a brick. She definitely didn't want to see him killed or hurt.

The stories of Batman and Catwoman are like one big soap opera. Will Bruce finally admits he loves Selina and reveal his secret identity to her? Will Selina admit that she loves Batman and it's not really a game for her? Will Batman be able to maintain his integrity? Will they have a relationship? Will they get married? Will they have children together? Will Selina give up her criminal life style for Batman and join his crusade against? Will they have a lasting relationship or will it be cut short. Will the tragic death of one of them do them forever apart?

somebody needs to get a life...

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Batman should just play the field

but i say Catwoman

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After I saw TDKR I have to say Catwoman.

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catwoman for me love bruce and selina.

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Not a lady, actually.

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Catwomen as Anne Hathaway completely changed my mind on her but before it i would have gone for Talia.

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Catwoman not cause she's like him infact the opposite reason she compliments him like ying and yang

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Retcon the whole 'Jason Todd' thing and Talia would make a good choice.

If not then Catwoman based purely on that Hospital scene.

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Catwoman.

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wow......thats a huge article.....lols........i dont even know why people bother with this stuff..........selina always wins.....and will always win by a landslide no less

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Talia nuff said

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Selina Kyle/Catwoman without a doubt.

I will give a lengthy explanation.

I believe that Catwoman is Batman's One True Love.

I believe that Selina Kyle is Bruce Wayne's One True Love.

I believe that Batman/Bruce Wayne and Catwoman/Batman are made for each other and are each other's true love.

I don't think that Selina Kyle was only in love with Batman's costume. I believe that she is in love with Batman as a person as well as loves Bruce.

Now more about the Modern Catwoman that started at

Batman #404 (February 1987): "Batman: Year One, Ch. 1: Who Am I, How I Come To Be"

Selina Kyle was actually inspired by Batman to become Catwoman.

according to Batman #503

Catwoman was the first person to realize during the Knightfall saga that John Paul Batman wasn't Bruce Batman.

She even said that heat pheromones was evidence that he wasn't the real Batman;she said that Batman wreaks of Biochemical attractants and told John Paul that he's almost sterile. She straight up called him out and told him that he's not the real Batman without any doubt.

She read the guy like an open book and knew that it wasn't him because the chemistry between her and John Paul Batman was absent unlike it was with her and Bruce Wayne Batman. She didn't even know Bruce Wayne's identity at the time.

That seems that she always felt a strong connection that went beyond Bruce Wayne's costume.

The Hush saga

Batman revealed her secret identity to Catwoman

Selina and Bruce were at date opera,and they seem natural with each other.

Catwoman tried to stop Batman from killing the Joker because she didn't want him to destroy himself.

She really cared about Batman destroying himself, knowing that he can't toe the line between light and dark like she can.

What attracted her to Batman was his being a crusader who fought for what he believed in. She respected him for that. She wouldn't want him to change. Batman has a dark side that he has to keep in check. How can you not after being traumatized from seeing his parents murdered. With Batman, there is a fine line between justice and revenge. Batman needs detachment to do his job. He can't afford to get all emotional because that would make him weak. I am not talking weak in the sense of he will get his butt whipped. I am talking about weak in regards to that his psyche could be overwhelmed in darkness. If he starts killing, then he will end up being the very same thing that he's fighting against.

She even tried to stop him after being shot, and he knocked her out hitting her in the bullet wounded shoulder from her being shot by Harley Quinn.

After the Hush saga,

Catwoman volume 3 #32 "It Only Takes A Night"

Selina wanted her and Bruce to go out on a real date and forget about the masks.

They looked like a typical romantic couple on a date.. She even invited him over for a nightcap and they cozied up with each other on the couch. It ended with her being covered in only a blanket when she was lying on the couch.

Throughout the volume 3 Catwoman series, she addressed Batman-dressed, Bruce when in private. She didn't see Batman. She saw Bruce Wayne.

Detective Comics #845 (August 2008): "The Riddle Unanswered"

After the prison planet thing, Selina told Bruce about she heard about his blossoming romances with Jezebel Jet and Zatanna.

She came off like she was both hurt and jealous. She accused Zatanna of moving in on her while she was gone. She seemed like she was a typical exgirlfriend who hadn't moved on. She definitely had romantic feelings for Bruce.

Heart of Hush saga

Selina was showing jealousy about Batman/Bruce in regards Jezebel Jet.

Selina went to talk to Zatanna because she heard that Zatanna and Bruce were getting closer.

She was down when she said that Bruce moved on. After Zatanna said that Selina should be happy for Bruce, Selina said that it's for her to be about Bruce that brought so much emotion into her life.

She was going to tell her how she felt about him, but she didn't get the chance. She ended up getting attacked and stabbed after being shocked by her attacker's the face which was Bruce's. Of course, it wasn't him.

At the end of the Heart of Hush saga, Bruce confessed to Selina that she's the only woman that held his heart and that he will love her always.

She was actually torn between two men - Bruce Wayne and Batman.

It seems possible that she knew that Bruce Wayne was Batman, but she waited for him to confirm it.

or

she unconsciously knew from being very attracted to both men.

I don't believe that was in love with Batman because of his costume.

I believe that she was in love with Batman because of what was behind the costume.

I actually believe that Batman/Bruce Wayne and Catwoman/Selina Kyle were made for each other. I believe that they can't exist without the other. Catwoman/Selina Kyle is the iconic love interest of Batman. They have a 70 year history.

The golden age comic versions of them married each other in the comics too. Then when the silver age comic versions were made. Then the writers dismissed the golden age versions as another reality. Bob Kane definitely created Catwoman/Selina Kyle to be the main love interest for Batman/Bruce Wayne. Like soap operas where couples get together break up and end up getting together again, Batman/Bruce Wayne and Catwoman/Selina Kyle do the same thing. They always eventually end up together in some way.

It seems to be a cycle.

Throughout her 70 year existence, Catwoman wasn't always the villain in the comics. .

Catwoman/Selina Kyle always ended up reforming and joining Batman/Bruce Wayne in the fight against crime.

She did it in the golden version, but she ended up being blackmailed into becoming Catwoman to commit crime again that led to her death.

She did it in the silver version, but she ended up being converted to bad again through some mind machine by the Joker. She was definitely in love with Batman. Batman was very pissed off with the Joker for messing up Catwoman's mind, feeling that he lost her.

It was definitely personal. (Detective Comics #569 (December 1986): "Catch As Catscan")

She did it in the modern version. Unfortunately, it was mindwipe that led her to turn over a new leaf. Even before that, she had some conscience and didn't kill and even saved lives. I think the writers did a lousy job with her character development. A lot of it didn't make sense.

It's mainly the television shows and movies that always depict Catwoman as a dangerous villain.

I think Batman the Animated series and the Batman showed Catwoman as not-so villain like.

The former cartoon series definitely showed that Catwoman had feelings for Batman and was even concerned for his safety. In the last episode,she helped him out when that big wild cat was going to tear him to pieces.

There is definitely a lot more.

Delant's Catwoman issue #38

Selina thought about why she couldn't stop thinking about Batman. She thought he was like no man that she ever known because the night fits him like a glove the way it suits her. She even thought that maybe he is that rare animal - the one real man that every woman meets once in a lifetime. In that same issue, Bruce admitted to Alfred to that he felt attracted to Catwoman. Alfred thought it was normal and healthy.

Delant's Catwoman issue #39

Selina dreamed about Batman. She was wondering what was wrong with her.

She said that she was getting so soft and simple that she almost regretted getting the Joker and Two-Face after Batman to divert Batman from stealing the Rutherford Catseye pendant. This was a scene right after Bruce admitted that he was attracted to her and he was disturbed by that. He told Alfred that he can allow himself to be attracted to criminal. Heck..Alfred didn't even see anything wrong with being attracted to Catomwan. Alfred thought it made him human. It seemed throughout the history, Alfred had a little soft spot for Catwoman too. He even told her in the Hush story line that he thought the world of her.

Belant's Catwoman #65

Joker wanted Catwoman to turn into a killing machine. He thought it was a great way to deeply hurt Batman.

Batman:

"Enough with the games,Joker!

This ends now!"

Catwoman:

"No! Not until he tells me why!

I demand an explanation!"

Batman:

"It isn't worth it.

Nothing he says will make sense/"

Catwoman:

"He turned me into assassination magnet. A spectacle!

He tricked me and tracked me, made me life hell or forty-eight hours.

There must be a reason."

Joker:

"But I didn't murder anyone.

Don't you get it?

She did! Your girlfriend.

That was the whole point."

Batman:

"My what?"

Joker:

Batman's girlfriend on killing rampage!

Can't you see the headlines now?"

Catwoman:

"You-you're crazy!"

Joker:

"I take it that you are also just noticing that you're made for each other."

"Oh, Don't try to deny it, kiddies.

Uncle Joker knows of what he speaks!"

"First there is that animal pas de deux

Have you noticed how couples dress up like each other after awhile?

But it's disgusting really. There you have it."

"Then come on this little silly matter of both of you living in Gotham all this time."

What are you afraid of missing?

The Plagues, the assylum breakouts,or the natural disaster. Please! No one's apartment is that nice!"

Batman:

"The police will be here any minute"

Joker:

"Ooh! Ooh! And That! The Clincher!"

Batsy has put me in Arkham...how many times now?

And you? Not once!"

Joker:

"Either this is true love, or you have compromising pictures of him and whatshisface from Metropololis!" (I thought that was funny....The Joker mentioning the possibility that Batman and Superman are having a homosexual relationship.......hahahaha!)

"Trust me, kitty. I know how to get under his skin. It's been my life study. And I couldn't think of anything that would tick him off more than watching you turned into a killing machine."

Batman was wrong. What Joker said made perfect sense! Joker sees that Batman and Catwoman are made for each other and that there is true love between them.

It seemed like Joker made a good shrink even though he badly needs one himself. hahahahahaha!

In the Silver Age version, Joker did hurt Batman deeply by changing Catwoman back to bad through a mind machine.

It's a similar to what Joker did to Catwoman in the modern age version. He attacked Batman by attacking his heart figuratively. Of course, it didn't turn out well for him. Catwoman got the last laugh. She brought him back to Arkham Assylum and tricked him into thinking that she killed Batman.

Batman goes easy on her like he always did. From what I saw throughout the modern comics, he never really arrested her.

Commissioner Gordon had to lay a trap,and that was what got Catwoman captured. He even used Bruce Wayne to help. After Selina/Catwoman got sentenced for 2 years at some women's facility, Bruce didn't seem happy about that. That was Balent's Catwoman issue #79.

In the last episode of the Delant Catwoman series, #94

Catwoman/Selina wanted to explore things between Batman and her.

She told Batman how she became Catwoman like how it showed in Batman Year One. She really opened herself to him. She even straight up kissed Batman on the lips after that. Batman broke away responded to her as "Selina" and not "Catwoman" which told me that he was touched but conflicted. There was like anguish on his face.

She told him that he can't deny that there is something between them and she asked him if it was time that they did something about it. Batman says that they had this conversation before. Selina says that they haven't and that they flirt,fight,and chase each other over rooftops. She says that they never talk about the reason that they keep doing the dance over and over again. She even told him that maybe it's time that they did without the costumes,and Batman told her that she know that can never happen.

She told him that he doesn't expect him to give up his vigilante life style any more than he can expect her to give up her criminal lifestyle but they owe it to themselves to find out who they are away from the city. She even told Batman that she's leaving for Sao Paulo and to come with her. She said that she wasn't asking forever but a little while and that Gotham will still be there when he gets back. Then she left. Batman didn't even respond. He certainly didn't try to catch. She actually stole something and set an alarm to initiate that conversation. Batman had no intentions on arresting her. He never did except that one time he wrapped her up against a lightpost and she escaped from the cops. That was their very first meeting. After that, it was like he went easy on her.

In the conversation,

Catwoman/Selina Kyle really bared herself to Batman and expressed how she felt about him. She wanted to explore the connection that they had as their true identities and not as Batman and Catwoman.

It wasn't about Catwoman/Selina being in love Batman's costume. She was actually in love with Batman himself and the man behind Batman. She wanted to be lovers instead of enemies. They weren't really enemies to begin with. There was a mutual attraction, and they both fought against it. Batman resisted it by telling himself that he can't afford to cross the line of good. Catwoman resisted by covering it up as like she was playing. She was known as the femme fetale. It seems that when it came to Bruce/Batman, her femme fetale persona was her denial and the cover up of her true feelings for him.

After the Balent Catwoman series was over, Batman/Bruce never turned her in after Selina Kyle and Catwoman were assumed to be dead. He even helped her to stay hidden. He even protective of her being found out by Slam Bradley. As Bruce Wayne,he was protective about Selina Kyle. As Batman, he confronted Slam about it,and he told Slam that he didn't want her to get hurt. He found Selina, and he even offered to help her including help her see a doctor that he trusted. Batman/Bruce was already in somewhat gray area when it came to Catwoman/Selina. In a way, he was a like a hypocrite because he helped a known criminal stay free. He did it because he saw the good in her, and even told her. Selina even thanked him for his help. Selina also saved Batman from getting shot by hitting the would-be shooter with a brick. She definitely didn't want to see him killed or hurt.

The stories of Batman and Catwoman are like one big soap opera. Will Bruce finally admits he loves Selina and reveal his secret identity to her? Will Selina admit that she loves Batman and it's not really a game for her? Will Batman be able to maintain his integrity? Will they have a relationship? Will they get married? Will they have children together? Will Selina give up her criminal life style for Batman and join his crusade against? Will they have a lasting relationship or will it be cut short. Will the tragic death of one of them do them forever apart?

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I highly doubt Batman/Bruce would ever marry, but as far as the woman/women who are closest to having such a life or connection with him, I'd say Selina and Talia. I think, realistically, Talia is just a little outside of such a life to be more than someone he'll always love from a relative distance, because of her goals and just the drive of her personality. She's similar to Batman in that way, they put their goals and work above their personal interests. Er..except where Damian is concerned, on occasion. 

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Catwoman, all the way!
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I vote for Wonder Woman.

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On a side note, the best match for Grayson would be Huntress hands down.  The whole time there was any relationship between Barbara and Dick it seemed too much like the classic best friends that decide to hook up.   
 
By the way I am completely expecting a rewrite at some point in the future about who the father of Selena's child is (that is if they havent done so already)  The child is still adopted by some random strangers isnt it?  How much would the child of Batman and Catwoman interest every criminal and secret government agency in the world?

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I liked the what was going on between Bruce and Silver before she got her shit ruined by Onomatopoeia in Widening Gyre.

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Easy answer in my eyes. Catwoman

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@shadowpdf: 
Sasha Bordeaux but she's with Mr. Terrific now and pretty much like most characters from that list, she really had nothing in common with Batman.

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The best female for Bats is "one that got away."  The woman assigned to body guard Bruce Wayne then was later turned into a cyborg/robot and worked for Checkmate for a while.  She wasn't costumed (at the time) but she could handle herself well.  She was tough and came to understand Batman's mission.  I forget exactly why they split ... maybe because she was turned into a cyborg/robot/thingy.  Wish I could remember her name .....  Anyone?
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It's a toss up between Catwoman and Talia, but I think Wonder Woman should be put in there too.
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is it so hard for Batman to.. umm.. ride a tricycle with Catwoman and Talia, heh?

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I honestly hope that people dont use silvers picture with bruce from widening gyre as evidence of them being a great couple,cause no true batman fan would ever take that horrible,crappy series seriously.
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Selina Kyle... Talia...

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I liked it in the cartoons, it was cute :( There was one issue where it was addressed as like a cross-over doohicky. I searched everywhere to get it for a friend for his birthday but couldnt find it and since I have no memory to name I can't even remember the number. 
 
That picture of Silver and him is pretty darn sexy though. 
 
I just wrote all that to justify my saying Kiss From a Rose is an awesome song. Honestly, I effing love that tune.
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Catwoman 100%
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@Durnn said:

"I think he should have someone not "in the business"... to keep him in perspective. Worked for Supes and Spidey. Given that, I'd go with Silver St Cloud... c'mon, she's got silver hair! "


 

I would never work with the character. Unlike the other two, Batman is the real character and Bruce Wayne the façade, the mask. So of course his love interest should be work related, since he has no personal life.  
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@TheCrowbar said:
" @Durnn said:
" I think he should have someone not "in the business"... to keep him in perspective. Worked for Supes and Spidey. Given that, I'd go with Silver St Cloud... c'mon, she's got silver hair! "
Lois gets tossed off buildings like a champ. And doesn't Spidey get his girl killed like every year? "

What's also ironic is that silver was killed by onomapoaeia(spelling),so much for playing it safe.