Meow! Check out that bare midriff! In 1946! Potentially more scandalously, those extremely high thigh slits, which mark the first time Catwoman’s wardrobe crosses over from “glam” to “aggressively sexy.” Technically, this isn’t Selina but a random seamstress in a costume contest, which means this might be the earliest example of someone wearing a sexy non-canonical version of a superhero costume to a party. I do love that you can see her overall silhouette changing here from the narrow shoulders of the late ’30s to the boxier ones of the mid-’40s. This Peter Pan collar is extremely charming but conveys more of a “good girl” vibe to my modern eyes than I typically associate with Catwoman. This look had a few color variants, which I’m mostly chalking up to the slapdash coloring of Golden Age comics. Although this is the first time we see Selina in her distinctive purple.

It sees into my soul and I don’t like it.ĮXTREMELY NO THANK YOU.

You know, I said I wanted to make fun of it, but now that I’m looking at it it’s making me very upset.

But a timelessly stylish dress isn’t enough in the fast-paced world of themed bank robberies, and for her third appearance, Selina stepped it up with…this…

Skin catwoman