Art from Wizard Magazine (2006), featuring Barbara and Cassandra as Batgirl. Art by Matt Haley and David Hahn.

The first appearance of Bat-Girl, from Batman #139 (April 1961). Art by Sheldon Moldoff.

Cover to Batman: Gotham Knights #43 (2003), featuring Barbara as Batgirl. Art by Brian Bolland.

Cover to Batgirl: A Knight Alone TPB. Art by Damion Scott.

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Batgirl is a DC Comics superhero, a female crime-fighter modeled after and associated with Batman. more...

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Although a lesser-known Bat-Girl appeared in early 1960s Batman comic books, the best-known Batgirl was Barbara Gordon, daughter of Gotham City Police Commissioner James Gordon. She was a collaboration between DC editors and the producers of the Batman television series and debuted in both mediums in 1967. This version of Batgirl played a large role in the final season of the series and was featured, less prominently, in most subsequent other media adaptations of Batman. She was also featured regularly in Batman-related comics.

However, in the classic 1988 one shot The Killing Joke, The Joker shot her in the spine, leaving her paraplegic; she later reinvented herself as Oracle, the premiere information broker of the DC’s superhero community.

In 1998, the Batgirl mantle was taken up by Helena Bertinelli, who is best known as The Huntress. The stories of her as Batgirl are confined to the events of the long-running "No Man's Land" storyline. Batman stripped away the Batgirl mantle from Helena near the end of that story.

In 1999, the martial arts prodigy Cassandra Cain became the third in-continuity Batgirl, under the tutelage of Batman and Oracle, and was given Helena's Batgirl costume. She was the first Batgirl to star in an eponymous monthly series, which was cancelled in 2006. In the final story, Cain gave up the Batgirl title and moved away from the Batman Family. Since then she has become a villain who now leads the League of Assassins.

Betty Kane

Bat-Girl was Betty Kane (first appearance: Batman #139, 1961), the niece of Kathy Kane, Batwoman. Batwoman and Bat-Girl were created to be romantic interests for Batman and Robin as much as crime-fighting associates. Bat-Girl wore a red-and-green costume to "flatter" Robin. Bat-Girl appeared seven times between 1961 and 1964, but then disappeared in 1964 (along with Batwoman, Ace the Bat-Hound, and Bat-Mite) when new Batman editor Julius Schwartz decided these characters were too silly.

Batwoman and Bat-Girl were revived in the late 1970s. Bat-Girl became a member of Teen Titans West. However, she only appeared a total of four times in this era.

Bat-Girl was retconned out of existence following the Crisis on Infinite Earths. However, even though Bat-Girl never existed in Post-Crisis continuity, a superheroine named Flamebird was introduced who had many similarites to Bat-Girl in her costume, her interest in tennis, her history with Titans West, and her romantic connection to Robin. Flamebird's real name is similar to the first Bat-Girl's: Mary Elizabeth 'Bette' Kane.