• Batgirl, referred to as Bat-Girl in early incarnations, is the name of a hero in the DC Universe that has been used by many different characters. They are commonly sidekicks affiliated with Batman and first appeared in 1961. The most prominent and long-standing character to carry the Batgirl name was Barbara Gordon, daughter of Gotham City police commissioner, James Gordon.

• Fast Facts

  1. Created by: Bob Kane and Sheldon Moldoff
  2. First appearance: Batman #139 1961
  3. Powers/abilities: Martial arts training, photographic memory, computer programming
  4. Aliases: Oracle
  5. Occupation: Librarian, Information Broker

• Gordon: Batgirl to Oracle

  Although Barbara Gordon was the longest-running Batgirl, she retired from the role in 1988 after she was shot by The Joker and paralyzed from the waist down in Alan Moore's Batman: The Killing Joke. Gordon's character then reinvented herself as Oracle, an information broker and member of the Birds of Prey.

• Known Batgirls

  • Bette Kane (as "Bat-Girl"): 1961-1964
  • Barbara Gordon: 1966-1988
  • Helena Bertinelli (AKA Huntress): 1999
  • Cassandra Cain: 2000-2006, 2007 - Present
  • Charlotte Gage-Radcliffe: 2006

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