Catwoman (vol. 3) #59 (Nov. 2006):
“It’s Only a Movie, Take One”
by Will Pfeifer, David Lopez, Alvaro Lopez

Catwoman (vol. 3) #59

Title: “It’s Only a Movie, Take One”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Nov. 2006

Publisher:
Written by: Will Pfeifer
Art by: David Lopez, Alvaro Lopez

32 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Catwoman (Selina Kyle) (lead character)	Catholic	Batman family; Injustice League...  Secret Society of Super Villains; The Network		911
Film Freak (Burt Weston)	film	[2nd villain to have this name]		4
Wildcat (Ted Grant)		All-Star Squadron; The Justice Society of America		423
S.T.A.R. Labs		[science lab]		98
Smart Bomb (Sam Bradley Jr.)		GCPD [Sam Bradley's son; father of Catwoman's daughter]		28
Helena Kyle		[infant daughter Catwoman gave up for adoption]		17
Jim Lenahan (9-panel cameo, pg. 7-8, 10)		GCPD		20
Slam Bradley (8-panel cameo, pg. 14, 17)		[private investigator]		156
Detective Carl Worth (6-panel cameo, pg. 7-8, 10)		GCPD		15
unnamed taxi driver (6-panel cameo, pg. 18)	indeterminate	[murdered by Film Freak]		1
Brent (5-panel cameo, pg. 8-10)		GCPD [rookie cop killed by Film Freak's Buster Keaton homage]		1
Keenan (5-panel cameo, pg. 8-10)		black; GCPD [rookie cop killed by Film Freak's Buster Keaton homage]		1
Catwoman (Holly Robinson) (4-panel cameo, pg. 7, panels 1-2, 4-5)		[ 1st app: (as Holly) Batman #404 (Feb. 1987); (as Catwoman) Catwoman #53 (Mar. 2006) ]		86
unnamed giant gorilla (1-panel cameo, pg. 22, panel 1)	N.A.	gorilla [freed from STAR Labs by Film Freak in order to cause havoc]		2
Arlene Owens (photo/video (3 panels), pg. 17, 21)		[attacked by Film Freak with acidic grapefruit]		1
Karon (voice only, pg. 13, panel 7)	LGBT	[was girlfriend of Catwoman's friend Holly Robinson]		33
Buster Keaton (behind the scenes, pg. 9-10)  Film Freak re-created a scene from Keaton's "Steamboat Bill Jr."		[actor; comedian...]		127
Commissioner Gordon (mentioned, pg. 7, panels 5-6)  Det. Carl Worth: "It's not like it used to be. The war on costumes is over. Gordon is back in charge." Jim Lenahan: "Gordon? That's Gotham proper. This is the East End. There's a big difference."	Protestant	GCPD; The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City		2,797
Green Lantern (Alan Scott) (mentioned, pg. 11, panel 2)  Catwoman (to Wildcat): "Obviously Green Lantern will be essential for something like this, but the others can also--"	Christian (denomination unknown)	All-Star Squadron; Checkmate...  Sentinels of Magic; The Justice Society of America [Position in Checkmate: White King]		768
Angle Man (Angelo Bend) (mentioned, pg. 1, panel 4)  Film Freak: "Until yesterday, I co-starred with a man named Angle Man. I stuck with him because I thought this was his movie... then I changed my mind..."	"non-religious"	[1st app: Wonder Woman (vol. 1) #70 (Nov. 1954)]		48
The Invisible Man (Hawley Griffin) (mentioned, pg. 21, panel 8)  Film Freak: "...1933. Quite a year for cinema. It was the year of 'The Invisible Man' and the Testament of Dr. Mabuse.'"		League of Extraordinary Gentlemen	C. Arthur Pearson , etc.	89
Professor Hugo Strange (mentioned, pg. 16, panel 1)  Catwoman (to Sam Bradley Jr.): "Ever since we were both fake badguys for Hugo Strange, me in my catsuit and you in your rocket armor, there's been... a connection."		[scientist; would-be conqueror]		46
Black Mask (Roman Sionis) (mentioned)  Catwoman's killing of Black Mask is discussed prominently, and is the reason Holly Robinson is (mistakenly) in jail.	cult leader	Secret Society of Super Villains		131
King Kong (mentioned, pg. 21-22)  Film Freak: "1933 was also the year that Hollywood learned, once and for all... that for sheer drama, for sheer spectacle... nothing tops a giant gorilla."	N.A.	ape [gigantic ape]	RKO Radio Pictures	40
James Cagney (mentioned, pg. 17-19)  Cagney's grapefruit-in-the-face scene from "The Public Enemy" is discussed and copied by Film Freak.	Catholic	[actor]		104
Ward Cleaver (mentioned, pg. 16, panel 3)  Catwoman (to Sam Bradley Jr.): "Weird? You were a cop in a jetpack pretending to be a super-villain. In my world, that's Ward Cleaver normal."	Christian (denomination unknown)	[ 1st app: Leave It to Beaver - Season 1, Episode 0 (25 Apr. 1957) ]	Revue Productions	236
Dr. Mabuse (mentioned, pg. 21, panel 8)  Film Freak: "...1933. Quite a year for cinema. It was the year of 'The Invisible Man' and the Testament of Dr. Mabuse.'"		[criminal; hypnotist]	Uco-Film GmbH	19
Jimmy Fallon (mentioned, pg. 18, panel 4)  Film Freak (speaking about 1932 film "Taxi!"): "No. Not the TV show .The movie. The one that starred Jimmy--" taxi driver (thinking Film Freak means 2004 film "Taxi"): "Fallon right? Yeah! It starred Jimmy Fallon! Man, that was hilarious!"	Catholic	[actor; comedian...]		850
Mae Clarke (mentioned, pg. 19, panel 1)  Film Freak (about James Cagney): "...he's perhaps best remembered for his performance in the 1931 film 'The Public Enemy,' where, in an iconic scene, he smashes a grapefruit in Mae Clarke's face." Film Freak used acid-soaked grapefruit to re-create the famous Mae Clarke scene, injuring scientist Arlene Owens.	Baptist (raised); Christian Science (temporary); Catholic (convert)	[Jim Cagney famously pushed grapefruit into her face]		10
Queen Latifah (mentioned, pg. 18, panel 5)  taxi driver (speaking about 2004 film "Taxi"): "Queen Latifah was in it, and it had those hot chicks robbing banks and stuff? and that car was tricked out! That movie was great!"	Baptist (raised)	black		216
Robert De Niro (mentioned, pg. 18, panel 2)  Film Freak: You drive a cab. Have you ever seen the movie 'Taxi!'?; cab driver: "What? 'Taxi Driver'? With Bobby D? Sure! Lotsa times! That ending, man, it's in-tense!" Film Freak: "No, not 'Taxi Driver.' Just 'Taxi!'"	Catholic	[actor]		219
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (William Canfield Jr.) (mentioned, pg. 21, panel 7)  Film Freak: "'Steamboat Bill Jr.' 1928. 'The Public Enemy.' 1931. 'Taxi!' 1932. That brings us to 1933. Quite a year for cinema."		[steamboat captain]		1

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