Catwoman inquires about whether Louisa had another daughter, other than Sofia Falcone. Freeze’s ice gun during a fight with the Don’s son, Guillermo and later attacked by the Cheetah after stealing a valuable ring from the Vatican.įinally the mystery behind Catwoman’s trip to Rome is revealed when Catwoman visits Carmine Falcone’s widow, Louisa. Things go from bad to worse as Catwoman is put on ice by Mr. After her hotel is burned down she and Eddie take refuge on the Blonde’s yacht. On top of figuring out the puzzle from her past and now clearing her name, Catwoman suffers from frequent nightmares guest starring Batman. Of course things don’t go according to plan and the Don ends up being poisoned by the Joker’s poison and Catwoman blamed for his death.

Selina Kyle hightails it out of Gotham for Rome and takes along Edward “the Riddler” Nygma (Eddie as she refers to him), again the reason is unclear and the meet a hitman, the Blonde, who sets up a meeting between Selina and Don Verinni, the capo of the Italian mob. All we know that it has to do with her past and relates to the infamous Falcone crime family. More importantly it covers the time in Dark Victory that Catwoman was missing.Īs we come to find out Catwoman was in Rome, but for most of the story we are not exactly sure why (stay tuned). When in Rome was a six month mini-series that served to fill the void between Jeph Loeb’s and Tim Sale’s Eisener Award winning collaboration on Batman: the Long Halloween and Batman: Dark Victory. Then in 1999, they followed up that murder mystery epic with Batman: Dark Victory.įor the third part of their trilogy, Loeb and Sale focused on Batman’s most compelling sometimes-enemy, sometimes-ally in the six-part Catwoman: When in Rome.Ĭatwoman: When in Rome takes place within the events of Dark Victory, detailing Selina Kyle’s mysterious trip to Italy, her dealings with the deadly Falcone crime family, and her attempt to uncover information about her long-lost parents.It just wouldn’t be a proper 75th anniversary celebration without a review of Catwoman: When in Rome. In 1996, writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale teamed up for an instant Dark Knight classic with Batman: The Long Halloween. The Batman: The Long Halloween duo of writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale return to Gotham for a high-stakes Catwoman adventure now back in print as a Deluxe Edition hardcover!

Catwoman by Jeph Loeb