Holly Robinson (comics)

Holly Robinson
Holly Robinson as Catwoman Art by Adam Hughes
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	as Holly: Batman #404 (February 1987) as Catwoman: Catwoman vol. 3, #53 (March 2006) as Catherine Ann Turley: Batman vol. 3, #15 (January 2017)
Created by	Frank Miller David Mazzucchelli
In-story information
Alter ego	Holly "Go-Nightly" Robinson
Abilities	Skilled hand-to-hand combatant

Holly Robinson is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Holly Robinson is a frequent ally and sidekick of Catwoman. She was trained by Wildcat and her friend Selina Kyle, and temporarily became the new Catwoman following the birth of Selina's daughter.

In 2004 the Catwoman comic won a GLAAD Media Award for its positive portrayal of Holly as an openly gay character.

Holly Robinson first appeared in Batman #404 during Frank Miller's Batman: Year One story arc where she was created by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli.

Holly first appeared in Batman: Year One as a juvenile prostitute who lives with Selina Kyle. Holly plays a small but significant role in the story when she encounters a disguised Bruce Wayne during one of his early attempts at crimefighting and stabs him in the leg. Wounded by this attack and a subsequent battle, Wayne escapes back to his home, brooding on the fact that his enemies do not fear him. This encounter is an impetus for his creation of the Batman persona. As such, Holly plays an indirect role in the Dark Knight's origin.

Holly also appeared in the 1989 Catwoman mini-series by Mindy Newell and J.J Birch (collected in trade paperback as Catwoman: Her Sister's Keeper), which retold Catwoman's origin based on Miller's take on the character in Batman: Year One. In this story, Catwoman leaves Holly at a convent where Selina's sister Maggie is a nun.