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Summary
It ’s time for the most venturesome raid ofCatwoman’scareer as she joins the Suicide Squad for the ultimate armed robbery : steal one of Khandaq ’s swag artifacts decently from under Black Adam ’s nose . Not only does Selina make off with the Royal Beard of Hatshepsut , she come off with a much greater swag , becoming the late DC wedge to wield the power ofShazam .
Catwoman#62 by Tini Howard and Carmine di Giandomenico continues Catwoman ’s quest to pick up her bare business , this time result her to fulfilla long - owe debt to Amanda Waller . right away induct into the Suicide Squad , Selina and her team are beam to Khandaq to retrieve an artifact , but the enticement of a locked vault pulls Selina off - project .
She come face - to - face with the Egyptian cat goddess Bastet and her ensuant computed axial tomography , Sobek , Hut , Ankh , Zoser , Aten , and Mau — whose initials , of course , spell out an iconic DC Holy Writ . Bastet promises Catwoman , " if you find yourself in heroic demand … retrieve their names , say the magic word , and they ’ll come , " clearly alluding to the power of Shazam .
Catwoman and Batman have long had a complicated human relationship , but one event last wee Catwoman admit that Gotham needs a better Batman .
Catwoman’s Latest Patron Has Ancient Links to Shazam’s Power
Although a surprising option at first glance , Catwoman is a likelier prospect for Shazam ’s power than most . With her new " nine lives " resurrection power a gift from Bastet herself , it put up remembering thatthe first Champion of Shazam , Black Adam , also get his blessings through the grace of the Egyptian divinity ( Shu , Heru , Amon , Zehuti , Aton , and Mehen ) . While subsequent Champions would instead turn to Greek and other Western figures for their king , the Egyptian pantheon and the ability of Shazam have been linked from the beginning .
In addition to her new association to Shazam , Catwoman gained mysterious resurrection powers in the consequence of theGotham WarBat - Family crosswalk consequence .
There is a significant preeminence between the Champion ’s powerfulness and Selina ’s , however . While the Champion normally receives their power from six deities , Selina ’s newfound blessing technically does n’t even come from a single goddess ( Bastet ) , but rather her attendant cats . While undoubtedly a reverent talent , this discrepancy in power means it is improbable that Selina will exhibit the full suite of abilities usually displayed by the Champion — as every entity she would call upon is a qat .
Catwoman’s New Powers Are an Intriguing Mystery
Ultimately , Catwoman cease up invoking her powersafter Amanda Waller tries to can her , but outside of cast her in manduction with Bastet , no further implications of using Shazam ’s power are enshroud in this issue . disregarding of how these event play out , it ’s another exciting twist in a eminent - stakes series that is pushing Selina to her limit . Hertenure with the Suicide Squad may have been brief , but break in into Black Adam’spalace and leave with the power ofShazammakes this heist one of the crown jewels ofCatwoman’scareer .
Catwoman#62is available now from DC Comics .
CATWOMAN # 62 ( 2018 )
