Catwoman/ Vampirella: The Furies
Issue #1 (February 1997)
Regular Cover - Jim Balent $4.95
Signed (Balent) Regular Cover - Jim Balent (500 copies) $4.95
The Furies [Artists - Jim Balent, Ray McCarthy / Writer - Chuck Dixon]
Gotham City is plagued by a series of cat related thefts. The police suspect Selina Kyle, the Catwoman, but she is being set up. Serendipitously, Vampirella is in Gotham and they team up to track down the shape shifting thief.
They eventually trace the thief back to the lair of Oswald Cobblepot (the Penguin). The thief turns out to be a private investigator called Pantha, who is trying to trace some stolen cat artifacts for her client.
Catwoman is way out of her league when faced with Vampirella and Pantha, though she does provide valuable local knowledge and burglary expertise. The Pantha character is not the same Pantha from the Warren/Harris universe, though very similar.
Pendragon makes a welcome appearance and there is some lighter moments in the story which work well.
Not the best of the crossovers, but worth a read and a must for the Vampirella/ Catwoman / Batman collector.