Silver St. Cloud
| Silver St. Cloud | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Detective Comics #470 (June 1977) |
| Created by |
Steve Englehart Walt Simonson |
| In-story information | |
| Supporting character of | Batman |
Silver St. Cloud is a fictional character who appears in Batman comics set in the DC Comics Universe. She is a recurring love interest of Batman/Bruce Wayne. She was ranked 64th in Comics Buyer's Guide's "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list.
She debuted in Detective Comics #470 and was created by Steve Englehart and Walt Simonson. The issues featuring her earlier appearances have been collected in trade paperback form as Batman: Strange Apparitions.
St. Cloud is a socialite residing in Gotham City, hosting parties for the rich and influential. She later becomes a successful event planner outside of Gotham.
Silver is Bruce's main love interest in Batman: Strange Apparitions, reprinting stories from Detective Comics #469-476, 478, 479. Her character first meets Bruce Wayne following the Batman's defeat of new villain Doctor Phosphorus, in a battle that occurred at a nuclear power plant on the ocean. Soon she begins dating Bruce Wayne. She suspects from the start that Bruce is hiding something, citing his interest in crime reports and his encounters with Batman as evidence of a secret. When Bruce Wayne is captured and replaced by Hugo Strange in a prosthetic disguise, Silver quickly notices Wayne is not acting like himself and contacts Dick Grayson (Robin) to tell him about Wayne's strange behavior. Her insight and quick action leads to Robin rescuing Bruce.
Silver is one of the few characters to have discovered Batman's secret identity. Her relationship with Bruce was initially in trouble due to his repeated disappearances. However, over time she was able to piece together the clues and eventually recognize her lover in the Batman costume. Silver confirms her suspicions by calling out to Bruce while he battled the villain Deadshot, causing him to turn and allowing Silver to recognize Batman's chin as the chin of Bruce Wayne. The initial appearances of Silver also represent the first time that it is explicitly recognized that Bruce Wayne or even Batman has engaged in a sexual relationship.
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