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One of Batman's beards is actually a dyke ...

Comic book heroine Batwoman is to make a comeback as a "lipstick lesbian" who moonlights as a crime fighter, a DC Comics spokesman has confirmed.

Batwoman - real name Kathy Kane - will appear in 52, a year-long DC Comics publication that began this month.

In her latest incarnation, she is a rich socialite who has a romantic history with another 52 character, ex-police detective Renee Montoya.

Instead of carrying a utility purse, like in the old days, the out-of-the-closet Batwoman will strap on a ... (minds out of the gutter, boys and girls) utility belt full of tools (again, people, let's keep this grown up) for plumbing repairs and emergency carpentry. It's unknown whether she will have one of those cool bikes like Batgirl rode, or if she'll go for the stereotypical Subaru. We could go on and on. We joke. We love the lesbians. Without them, who would help us change a flat.

At BaT, we find the whole thing a little silly; it's hardly cutting edge at this point. DC Comics, however, says Batwoman's sexuality is "part of a wider effort to broaden the make-up of comic-book creations in line with society as a whole."

But don't we already have a lesbian superhero?