Female superheroes research

Female superheroes

A female superhero is sometimes called a superheroine.

Batwoman
-A fictional character and female counterpart to the superhero Batman, created by Bob Kane and Sheldon Moldoff.
-Originally named Kathy Kane, the character was introduced as a love interest for Batman.
-Although Batwoman made a number of appearances during the late 1950s and early 1960s, declining sales of both Batman and Detective Comics led to the editorial retirement of the character.

Supergirl
-She was created by writer Otto Binder and designed by artist Al Plastino in 1959.
--As Supergirl, the Kara Zor-El character plays a supporting role in various DC Comics publications, including Action Comics, Superman, and several other comic book series unrelated to Superman.

Spider-Woman
-Spider-Woman is the codename of several fictional characters in comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Batgirl
-Batgirl is the name of several fictional characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, frequently depicted as female counterparts to the superhero Batman.

Catwoman
-Catwoman is a fictional character associated with DC Comics' Batman franchise. Historically a supervillain, the character was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane.
-The original and most widely known Catwoman, Selina Kyle, first appears in Batman #1 (Spring 1940) in which she is known as The Cat.
-She had a love/hate relationship with Batman.
-Since the 1990s, Catwoman has been featured in an eponymous series that cast her as an antihero rather than a supervillain.
-A popular figure, Catwoman has been featured in most media adaptations related to Batman.
-Halle Berry starred in a stand-alone Catwoman film in 2004, which was a box-office flop, although only loosely based on the Batman character.