Random Happenstance

I haven't read the Batman: White Knight books (although I think I have a McFarlane Batcycle from it, that I gave to Signalman!) and for all I know, this will be a speedrun through that: from 1996, Catwoman Annual #3, written by Joan Weis, pencils by Michal Dutkiewicz, inks by Gerry Fernandez.

Catwoman's spin through the Legends of the Dead Earth begins at a museum, where children learn about the crazy, violent nonsense mankind went through to become the peaceful types they were then. The historical record might be a bit dicey, though, as this is about the criminal dynasty of Catwoman and Batman! Starting with a robbery at a chemical plant, that led to a cop, Jock Bozer, taking a dip in a vat of chemicals and becoming the Joker. Joker would eventually become police commissioner, but never caught those villains. Over the years, even as they had a son, Dick; Selina is the brains of the Bat-Cat team, using clever robberies to get inside information that Wayne Industries could then capitalize on, making them millions. Still, she commits other robberies, and is not squeamish about killing any potential witnesses. Which might be a problem, as Dick becomes a teenager, that hates Catwoman and Batman!

When a reporter starts to get too close, Batman and Catwoman test an experimental "brain-tumor buster" on him, inadvertently creating the Riddler, who then works with Commissioner Joker. Batman is starting to feel the heat, and proposes their 'retirement,' but Selina still wants the big score: engineering a chemical spill, and Wayne Industries would be positioned to stop an environmental disaster in the nick of time. But they aren't prepared for Dick to find out the family secret... 

Were any of the other LotDE annuals historical reconstructions like this one? Oh, I guess I've read most of them by now; I can say 'no.' Interesting, even though it makes this a completely "imaginary story." Still, only two more to go!