Batgirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, depicted as female counterparts to the superhero Batman. Batgirl operates in Gotham City, allying herself with Batman and the original Robin, Dick Grayson, along with other masked vigilantes. The character appeared regularly in Detective Comics, Batman Family, and several other books produced by DC until 1988. That year, Barbara Gordon appeared in Barbara Kesel's Batgirl Special #1, in which she retires from crime-fighting. She subsequently appeared in Alan Moore's graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke where, in her civilian identity, she is shot by the Joker and left paraplegic. Although she is reimagined as the computer expert and information broker Oracle by editor Kim Yale and writer John Ostrander the following year, her paralysis sparked debate about the portrayal of women in comics, particularly violence depicted toward female characters.
First actress: Yvonne Joyce Craig
First appearance: Batman #139 (April 1961)
Created by: Bill Finger (writer); Sheldon Moldoff (art)
Writer(s): List > (vol. 1): Kelley Puckett; Dylan Horrocks; Andersen Gabrych;
Main character(s): List > (vol. 1–2) > Cassandra Cain;
Movies and TV shows: Gotham Girls, Batman: Hush, MORE
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First actress: Yvonne Joyce Craig
First appearance: Batman #139 (April 1961)
Created by: Bill Finger (writer); Sheldon Moldoff (art)
Writer(s): List > (vol. 1): Kelley Puckett; Dylan Horrocks; Andersen Gabrych;
Main character(s): List > (vol. 1–2) > Cassandra Cain;
Movies and TV shows: Gotham Girls, Batman: Hush, MORE
ART:
Category Artwork (Digital) / Fanart
Species Human
Size 843 x 1280px
File Size 218.5 kB
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