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When did Catwoman first appear in Batman comics?

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Batman Heath Ledger (seated) as the Joker and Christian Bale as Batman in *The Dark Knight* (2008).

Catwoman made her debut in DC Comics' Batman series in 1940. In these early appearances, she was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane and was originally referred to as "the Cat".1