Catman (DC Comics)
Fictional character originating in DC Comics / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Catman (Thomas Reese Blake) is a character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. He is part of Batman’s growing roster of enemies, debuting in the mid-1960s.[1]
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Detective Comics #311 (January 1963) |
Created by | Bill Finger (writer) Jim Mooney (artist) |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Thomas Reese Blake |
Species | Human |
Team affiliations | Secret Six The Misfits |
Abilities | Olympic-level athlete Skilled hand-to-hand combatant Proficiency with bladed weapons Superb hunter, observant and tracker with an extraordinary sense of smell Mastery of various weapons and equipment |
For decades, the character rarely appeared in comic books, as Batman stories returned to darker themes. A modern revival of the character in the pages of Green Arrow many years later depicted a Catman down on his luck, clinging to past glories, overweight, and pathetic.
In 2006, however, the character was rehabilitated by writer Gail Simone, depicting Blake as having picked himself up from the gutter, restoring his physical fitness and gaining a new sense of purpose and dignity while living with lions in Africa. Stories since then have depicted him as an attractive and capable antihero, and leader of the mercenary team Secret Six.