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.

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.

• 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

• TV.com: '60s Batman summary

• Wikipedia: Birds of Prey (TV Series)

• PopMatters: Gotham Girls review

• YvonneCraig.com: Official Site of the TV's Batgirl

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• 1967: Batman TV Series

• 1997: Batman and Robin

• 1968: The Batman/Superman Hour Animated Series

• 1977: The New Adventures of Batman Animated Series

• 1992: Batman Animated Series

• 1997: The New Batman Adventures Animated Series

• 1999: Batman Beyond Animated Series

• 2002: Gotham Girls Animated Web Series

• 2002: Birds of Prey TV Series

• 2004: The Batman Animated Series

• Amazon: Batgirl Toys & Games

• Google Product Search: Batgirl

• eBay: Batgirl auctions

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