Comic Title: Catwoman #1
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: February 1989
On Sale Date: December 20, 1988 Shipping Date December 20, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #11

Shipping Date December 22, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #155

Direct Market Date December 22, 1988
Source: Comic Shop News, #75, #76

Copyright Date December 20, 1988
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988

Cover Price: $1.50
Page Count: 32
Editor: Dennis J. O'Neil

Title: "Metamorphosis"
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
Catwoman (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Mindy Newell
Penciller: Joe J. Brozowski
Inker: Michael Bair
Letterer: Agustin Mas
Colorist: Adrienne Roy

Reprinted In:
Catwoman:Her Sister's Keeper TPB (1991)
Catwoman:A Celebration of 75 Years HC (2016)

Feature Character(s)

• Catwoman (last appearance in Batman #407; next appearance in Catwoman #2)

Supporting Character(s)

• George Flannery (earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in Catwoman #2)
• Holly Robinson (last appearance in Batman #406; next appearance in Batman #407)
• Ted Grant (last appearance in Catwoman #1; next appearance in Catwoman #2)

Villain(s)

• Stan (last appearance in Batman #406; next appearance in Catwoman #2)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Batman (concurrent with Batman #406; last appearance in Batman #406; next appearance in Batman #406)

Other Character(s)

• Sister Magdalene (a nun; first appearance; next appearance in Catwoman #2)
• Sister Mary Elizabeth (a nun; first appearance; next appearance in Catwoman #2)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Selina Kyle (earliest chronological appearance; begins training with Ted Grant; next appearance in Batman #404)
• Selina Kyle (Selina's first encounter with Batman; last appearance in Batman #404; next appearance in Batman #406)
• Holly Robinson (earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in Batman #404)
• Holly Robinson (Holly's first encounter with Batman; last appearance in Batman #404; next appearance in Batman #406)
• Stan (earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in Batman #404)
• Stan (Stan's first encounter with Batman; last appearance in Batman #404; next appearance in Batman #406)
• Ted Grant (first meeting with Selina Kyle; last appearance in Young All-Stars #31; next appearance in Catwoman #1)
• Ted Grant (teaches Selina to use a whip; last appearance in Catwoman #1; next appearance in Catwoman #1)
• Batman (concurrent with Batman #404; last appearance in Batman #404; next appearance in Batman #404)
• Catwoman (Selina becomes Catwoman; last appearance in Batman #406; next appearance in Batman #407)

Comments:
This story takes place over the course of several months and is interwoven into the events of Batman:Year One. Pages 1-13 depict Selina Kyle seeking out the training of Ted Grant. Pages 14-17 retell the events from Batman #404 from Selina Kyle's perspective. Pages 18-20 retell events from Batman #406 from Selina Kyle's perspective. Catwoman first crosses paths with Batman in Batman #407 which occurs between pages 23 and 24.

This story continues in Catwoman #2.

Synopsis:
Selina Kyle, a prostitute, is beaten by her pimp Stan and left at the doorstep of a church. The nuns inside find Selina and get her to the hospital where she is introduced to Flannery, a vice cop. Flannery gives her the number of Ted Grant, a gym owner who begins training Selina in the art of self defense.

Some time later, Selina witnesses her friend Holly and pimp Stan get into an altercation with a man in disguise. When Stan tries to stab the man, he gets punched. Holly stabs the man in the leg, and is hurt when the man strikes back. Seeing Holly hurt, Selina joins the fight, but she her attack is easily deflected. She is then knocked out. After the encounter, Selina returns to Ted, who teaches her to use a whip.

Several months later, Holly and Selina head to Robinson Park where the police have Batman cornered. Batman escapes uses a swarm of bats as cover. Selina is inspired by the costume. She returns to Ted for more training. This time she is able to properly fight back. Selina then dons a costume of her own and sets her sights on Stan.