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A quick note: I first sought out this issue (Batman 392) after reading about it here: No Place for a Girl: Batman Comics of the 1980s

It's a cute story, in which Batman and Catwoman try to have a date, but keep being interrupted by crimes. Because, you know, it's Gotham. They try to have dinner, go dancing, walk in the park, but everywhere they turn, the city needs help. The running gag is that she keeps using pieces of her cat-o-nine to tie up the bad guys. Meanwhile, Bullock is arguing with Gordon about how bad the Catwoman is.

Reposting this for fun and by request. It's much edited, but can be found in its entirety along with nine other stories in Catwoman: Nine Lives of a Femme Fatale

A Town on the Night
Batman 392
Written by Doug Moench
Pencils by Tom Mandrake
Inks by Jan Duursema


From the splash page:

"Crisis on Infinite Earth is over. But a new crisis, one confined to an alley backing a block with five bars and no bookstores, is just beginning..."







They break up another crime, and hang on... wait for it... Batman gives a compliment. Also, she calls him 'Spooky'.





The inset doodle page is Gordon's work, back at his office.