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Catwoman (vol. 3) #77 (May 2008):
“Waking Up On the Wrong Side of the Universe, Part Three”
by Will Pfeifer, David Lopez, Alvaro Lopez

Catwoman (vol. 3) #77

Title: “Waking Up On the Wrong Side of the Universe, Part Three”

Medium: comic

Cover date: May 2008

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


48 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 Catwoman (Selina Kyle)
(lead character)
villain hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic
Batman family; Injustice League...  DC 911
Superman Superman (Clark Kent) hero
CBR Scale: S Methodist / Kryptonian religion
Kryptonians; Super Friends...  DC 13,409
Batman Batman (Bruce Wayne) hero
CBR Scale: ICBR Scale: S Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed); atheist
Batman family; Quinntets...  DC 11,112
Green Lantern Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) hero
CBR Scale: U Jewish Catholic / Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps; Super Friends...  DC 2,529
Martian Manhunter Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz) hero
CBR Scale: M Martian religion
Justice Experience; Martian...  DC 2,228
Flash Flash (Wally West) hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant; Speed Force
Justice League Elite; The Justice League...  DC 915
The Joker The Joker
(cover & 1-panel cameo, pg. 22, panel 1)
villain
CBR Scale: M anarchist; obsessed with being Batman's arch-enemy
Injustice League; The Injustice Gang...  DC 1,679
Two-Face Two-Face (Harvey Dent)
(only on cover)
villain
CBR Scale: M obsessed with dualism and
number 2; Taoist
Injustice League; The Injustice Gang DC 240
Killer Croc Killer Croc (Waylon Jones)
(only on cover)
villain
  Secret Society of Super Villains DC 202
Gorilla Grodd Gorilla Grodd
(only on cover)
villain
  Secret Society of Super Villains; The Injustice Gang...  DC 199
Man-Bat Man-Bat (Kirk Langstrom)
(only on cover)
villain scientist
  Secret Society of Super Villains DC 134
Mad Hatter Mad Hatter (Jervis Tetch)
(only on cover)
villain
  Secret Six; Secret Society of Super Villains DC 126
Tweedledee and Tweedledum Tweedledee and Tweedledum (Deever and Dumson Tweed)
(only on cover)
villain
  Secret Society of Super Villains; The Wonderland Gang DC 25
Lex Luthor Lex Luthor
(5-panel cameo, pg. 14)
villain scientist
CBR Scale: S Episcopalian (lapsed); Nietzschean atheist
Injustice League; Secret Six...  DC 1,508
Metamorpho Metamorpho (Rex Mason)
(2-panel cameo, pg. 16, 19)
hero
CBR Scale: U secular
Seven Soldiers of Victory; The Doom Patrol...  DC 392
The Flash The Flash (Jay Garrick)
(2-panel cameo, pg. 16, 19)
hero
CBR Scale: S Christian (denomination
unknown)
The Justice Society of America DC 687
Red Arrow Red Arrow (Roy Harper Jr.)
(2-panel cameo, pg. 16, 19)
hero
CBR Scale: S Navajo traditional religion
CBI; Checkmate... 
[was freelance operative for Checkmate]
DC 668
Red Tornado Red Tornado (John Smith)
(2-panel cameo, pg. 16, 19)
hero
CBR Scale: S religious android
The Justice League; The Justice Society of America...  DC 367
Green Lantern Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
(2-panel cameo, pg. 16, 19)
hero
CBR Scale: S Christian (denomination
unknown)
All-Star Squadron; Checkmate... 
[Position in Checkmate: White King]
DC 768
Mary Marvel Mary Marvel (Mary Batson)
(2-panel cameo, pg. 16, 19)
hero
CBR Scale: S Greco-Roman classical religion
Marvel Family; Super Buddies Fawcett 309
Cyborg Cyborg (Vic Stone)
(2-panel cameo, pg. 16, 19)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
black; Super Friends...  DC 670
Miss Martian Miss Martian (M'gann M'orzz)
(2-panel cameo, pg. 16, 19)
hero
CBR Scale: R Martian religion
Martian; The Teen Titans DC 98
Blue Beetle Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)
(2-panel cameo, pg. 16, 19)
hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic
Hispanic; The Teen Titans DC 141
Kid Devil Kid Devil (Eddie Bloomberg)
(2-panel cameo, pg. 16, 19)
hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic
The Teen Titans; Young Justice DC 117
Plastic Man Plastic Man (Eel O'Brian)
(2-panel cameo, pg. 16, 19)
hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
All-Star Squadron; Freedom Fighters...  Quality 636
Blue Devil Blue Devil (Dan Cassidy)
(2-panel cameo, pg. 16, 19)
hero
CBR Scale: M Catholic
Sentinels of Magic; Shadowpact...  DC 169
Wonder Woman Wonder Woman (Diana)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 16, panel 3)
hero
CBR Scale: M Greco-Roman classical religion
Amazon; Super Friends...  DC 4,659
Aquaman Aquaman (Arthur Curry)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 19, panel 2)
hero
CBR Scale: S Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
Atlantean; human...  DC 2,384
Nightwing Nightwing (Dick Grayson)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 16, panel 3)
hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination unknown); raised Gypsy/Roma
Batman family; Super Friends...  DC 4,498
Supergirl Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 16, panel 3)
hero
CBR Scale: I Kryptonian religion
Kryptonians; The Legion of Super-Heroes...  DC 1,041
Huntress Huntress (Helena Rosa Bertinelli)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 16, panel 3)
hero
CBR Scale: M Catholic
Batman family; Birds of Prey... 
[Position in Checkmate: Queen]
DC 520
Hawkgirl Hawkgirl (Kendra Shiera Saunders)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 16, panel 3)
hero
CBR Scale: U Egyptian classical religion
The Justice League; The Justice Society of America
[film school student]
DC 345
Firestorm Firestorm (Jason Rusch)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 16, panel 3)
hero
  black DC 40
Atom Smasher Atom Smasher (Albert Rothstein)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 16, panel 3)
hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
Conglomerate; Infinity, Inc....  DC 223
Mr. Terrific Mr. Terrific (Michael Holt)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 19, panel 2)
hero
CBR Scale: M Atheist
black; Checkmate... 
[Position in Checkmate: White King's Bishop; White King]
DC 289
Captain Marvel Jr. Captain Marvel Jr. (Freddy Freeman)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 19, panel 2)
hero
CBR Scale: S religious
Marvel Family; The Outsiders...  Fawcett 265
Starfire Starfire (Koriand'r)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 16, panel 3)
hero
CBR Scale: S Tamaranian religion (X'Hal)
The Outsiders; The Teen Titans DC 841
Robin Robin (Tim Drake)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 16, panel 3)
hero
CBR Scale: U Jewish Catholic?
Batman family; The Teen Titans...  DC 695
Mr. Freeze Mr. Freeze (Victor Fries)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 22, panel 1)
villain
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
Cold Warriors; Injustice League...  DC 175
Booster Gold Booster Gold (Michael Jon Carter)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 16, panel 3)
hero
CBR Scale: I Atheist
Conglomerate; Extreme Justice...  DC 375
Captain Cold Captain Cold (Leonard Snart)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 22, panel 1)
villain
  Cold Warriors; Flash's Rogues Gallery...  DC 188
Clayface Clayface (Basil Karlo)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 22, panel 1)
villain based on a real person
  Injustice League; Secret Society of Super Villains
[based loosely on Boris Karloff]
DC 60
Dove Dove (Dawn Granger)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 16, panel 3)
hero
  The Teen Titans DC 83
Giganta Giganta (Dr. Doris Zuel)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 22, panel 1)
villain
  Injustice League; Secret Society of Super Villains...  DC 83
Heat Wave Heat Wave (Mick Rory)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 22, panel 1)
supporting character villain
CBR Scale: M pyromaniac/obsessed with fire; Zhutanian Buddhism (convert)
[1st app: The Flash (vol. 1) #140 (Nov. 1963)] DC 70
The Ghost of Christmas Past The Ghost of Christmas Past
(mentioned, pg. 17, panel 2) 
supporting character
CBR Scale: D angel/spirit
[sent to teach meaning of Christmas] Marvel 81
Helena Kyle Helena Kyle
(mentioned, pg. 15, 17)
supporting character
  [infant daughter Catwoman gave up for adoption] DC 17
Maggie Kyle Catwoman (Maggie Kyle)
(mentioned)
supporting character
CBR Scale: S Catholic
[Catwoman's younger sister] DC 20

Note that all of the numerous super-heroes seen in this issue (except for Martian Manhunter) are mental constructs seen only within Catwoman's mind. An alien device causes her to have a vivid sort of dream in which she creates her own version of Gotham. In the mental landscape thus created, Catwoman manages to defeat the combined might of Superman, Batman, Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) and the Flash (Wally West) in battle. Later, dozens of super-heroes confront her, but they are only seen in one or two panels, as she finally figures out that this is all just an illusion or dream.

Even Martian Manhunter's prominent appearance in this issue takes place within Catwoman's mind, but he is not a mental construct created by her mind in tandem with the machine. The actual Martian Manhunter used his telepathic abilities to project his consciousness into Catwoman's dreamscape and communicate with her.