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Gotham ’s premiere heroBatmanhas had plenty of scoundrel seek to copy his style , but one baddie actually has the fighting power to keep up with the Dark Knight . Thomas Blake , akaCatman , is more than just the Dark Knight ’s second most - well - known cat - themed adversary . After a monumental reinvention of his life , he became one of the few villain that could actually go toe - to - toe with Batman in a fight .
Catman was one of the adept characters of writer Gail Simone ’s run onSecret Six , a comic about a group of supervillains turned mercenaries . Having become a joke both in - world and in real - lifespan , Simone revitalized Blake by having him go through a metaphoric Renascence that turned him into one of the deadly trackers in the DC Universe . His skillset made him quite useful as a fellow member of the Six to the power point where he was oncedispatched to handle Batmanin one of their early mission .
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InSecret Six # 2 , by Gail Simone , Nicola Scott , Doug Hazelwood , Jason Wright , Cliff Chiang , and Travis Lanham , Batman waits for Catman on a rooftop after delivering a admonition to the Secret Six to not go forward with their most late job . The two have a short discussion where Blake makes it clear that he is n’t the same Catman anymore and that he has no qualms about agitate Batman direct . The two quickly begin to spar with Catman getting in several good hits and even gaining the vantage over Batman . The Dark Knight recovers and gives Blake one final admonition for Blake ’s squad before Catman smugly react saying that the Six have already started on their chore .
It turns out , Catman was simplymeant to distract Batmanwhile the rest of the Secret Six broke into the metahuman prison Alcatraz to release their quarry , Tarantula . While the mercenaries go on with their prison break , Batman and Catman stay on their fight , with the former imploring that their mission could lead to people ’s deaths , include Blake and his teammate . However , Batman ’s Holy Writ fall on indifferent ears as Blake stop the fight , considering he ’d given his team enough clock time to complete their mission . In a net snub towards his rival , Catman tells Batman " I rent you gain ground , you hump . " It may be that Blake was simply bring through cheek , but he did successfully keep Batman trouble in a fight that live for the entire issue . Batman never did serious equipment casualty to Catman and both side walked away assured that they were the victor . Not enough to in truth claim victory , but there ’s definitelyenough evidence to say Catmanis sure enough Batman ’s adequate .
Secret Sixtreated Thomas Blake with a grade of respect he had never seen before , and the serial was full of moments that evince that such respect was well - merit . Nothing show up the fighting prowess of the reinvigoratedCatmanmore than his super unaired competitiveness withBatman .
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