Batgirl, American comic-strip superhero created for DC Comics by writer Gardner Fox and artist Carmine Infantino. Batgirl first appeared in Detective Comics no. 359 (January 1967). The first teenage heroine to join Batman ’s extended family was Betty Kane, niece of the costumed hero Batwoman.
From Barbara Gordon to Tiffany Fox, many skilled women in the DC universe have had the Batgirl torch passed onto them to become iconic heroes.
Despite modeling herself after the Dark Knight, Barbara Gordon’s own costumed crime-fighting identity as Batgirl is about as far removed from that of Bruce Wayne’s in terms of temperament and motivation.
Cain is written as the daughter of assassins David Cain and Lady Shiva and takes the mantle of Batgirl under the guidance of Batman and Oracle. In 2000, she became the first Batgirl to star in an eponymous monthly comic book series, in addition to becoming one of the most prominent characters of Asian descent to appear in American comics.
The most well-recognized Batgirl is Barbara Gordon, daughter of Commissioner Gordon, and the original in modern continuity. She was Batgirl for many years until the Joker shot her through the spine during the events of The Killing Joke and paralyzed her.
And one of the first—the young woman who turned the Dynamic Duo into the Batman family—was Batgirl. Barbara Gordon has always existed between two worlds: her life at home as the only daughter of Police Commissioner James Gordon and her life swinging from gargoyles as an associate of the Dark Knight and a founding member of the Birds of Prey.
Batgirl: Directed by Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah. With Leslie Grace, J.K. Simmons, Michael Keaton, Brendan Fraser. Based upon the popular DC character, Barbara Gordon dons the guise of Batgirl to fight crime.
DC’s newest Batgirl has received her very first Batsuit, and with it, she’s set to redefine her legacy and shake up the Batman franchise forever. Could this be Batgirl’s boldest incarnation yet? All signs say yes.