Comic Title: Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 9 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2021
On Sale Date: June 1, 2021 Direct Market Date June 2, 2021
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Direct Market Date June 1, 2021
Source: DC Connect, #8

Cover Price: $125.00
Page Count: 672
Editor: Reza Lokman

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Sleeping Beauties of Gotham City"
Pages: 10

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-1)

Writer: David Vern Reed
Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Stan Kaye

Reprinted From:
Batman #84 (1954)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #84; next appearance in Batman #84)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #84; next appearance in Batman #84)

Villain(s)

• Catwoman (last appearance in Detective Comics #203; next appearance in Detective Comics #211)
• Catwoman's gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Two beauty contest judges (no further appearances)
• Nancy Brooks, Diane Olson, and Bobby Shaw (beauty queens; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Selina Kyle enters a beauty contest. Batman tries to arrest her for her crimes as Catwoman, but Selina claims that she isn't the feline female. Without proof, Batman is forced to let her go.

Selina then succumbs to a strange sleeping sickness. While Selina sleeps in a glass case, Catwoman is still on the loose. Other beauty pageant contestants also fall victim to the sleeping sickness with Catwoman's help. Selina awakens from her illness and wins the contest, since her competition is still asleep. When she is awarded the prize, Batman steps in. The prize contains stolen diamonds. Selina was part of a smuggling operation. Batman then proves that Selina wasn't in the glass case, it was faked using movie projectors.