Catwoman #72 (2025)

Meanwhile, Catwoman is already on the far side of the Gotham's shore and is planning a way to get into the city. A boat catches the attention of the army chopper patrolling above the Gotham River. The chopper spots the boat, and as they report it in, the boat explodes.

Catwoman uses that as a diversion while she swims under water to reach Gotham. The U.S. Navy sends divers to look for any suspicious activity, but Catwoman manages to fool them. She reaches Gotham's shore and is shocked to see her beloved city completely destroyed.

She makes it to Robinson Central Station and calls out for Batman, who appears out of the shadows. He tells her he needs her to steal some computer discs that hold vital information for restoring Gotham. The discs are in Manhattan, the very place Catwoman just left. She laughs, but she's infuriated and attacks him. Batman defends himself by saying that this conversation was too sensitive and needed to take place face-to-face and that he needed to be sure she could get in and out of Gotham before entrusting this to her.

Catwoman demands to know why she should do anything for Batman. He answers, "I need you," and pulls her in for a kiss. She gives in to the kiss briefly before they pull away. Batman says he needs her help. She's the only one who can do this, the only one he can trust. Catwoman agrees, provided he find her an alternative route in and out of the city.

Catwoman takes the old steam tunnel off the sewage treatment plant he recommends to her, which he believes is abandoned, but Catwoman finds herself up against the three henchman--Al, Lewis, and Mookie). They fight for a while, but when the henchman can't shoot her directly, Mookie shoots a crate of explosives. This blows the whole tunnel apart, and it floods as Catwoman and the three henchmen are dragged by the running waters.