| Alias |
 
 
 
|
|
Batgirl II
Oracle
|
| Nick
Name |
|
Darling
of the Darkness
Dominoed
Daredoll
|
| Civilian
ID |
| Barbara Gordon |
| Occupation |
|
Adventurer
Crime Fighter
Librarian
Tennis Champion
One-Term Congresswoman
|
| Legal
Status |
| Citizen of the
United States with no criminal record. |
| Nation
or Planet of Origin |
| Chicago,
Illinois |
| Group
Affiliation |
|
Batman
Family
Justice
League
Seven
Soldiers of Victory |
| Base
of Operations |
|
Gotham City |
| Height |
| 5' 7" |
| Weight |
| 125 lbs. |
| Eye
Color |
| Blue |
| Hair
Color |
| Red |
| Skin
Tone |
| Caucasian |
| Known
Powers |
| Normal
human with above average
strength, stamina and agility for a woman of her age.
Excellent hand-to-hand combatant with martial arts training.
Above average intelligence
with skills of a detective and an aptitude for computer science.
|
| Accessories |
|
Batarang:
Perfectly
balanced boomerang with both a blunt face surface and razor sharp back
surface capable of stunning or crippling opponents or cutting through
bindings or tethers. Batcomputer:
Computer containing a vast criminal database.
Batcycle: Motorcycle equipped
with a wide variety of crime fighting accessories.
Utility Belt: containing a vast array of offensive and
defensive weapons and tools.
|
| Common
Enemies |
|
Catwoman
Joker
Killer Croc
Mad Hatter
I
Mr. Freeze
Penguin
Poison
Ivy
Riddler
Scarecrow
Two-Face
|
| Regularly
Appearing |
|
Batman
Detective
Comics
Batgirl: Year One
World's Finest Comics
|
| First
Appearance |
|
Detective Comics #359 (Jan. 1967) |
| Creator |
| John Broome,
Henry
Boltinoff & Carmine Infantino |
| Origin |
| Attending
a police-men's masquerade ball, police commissioner
James
Gordon's niece Barbara Gordon was dressed in a costume patterned after
the one worn by the vigilante protector of
Gotham City. Witnessing the villain Killer Moth ambushing
Bruce Wayne (Batman I) she rushed to Wayne's rescue. Discovering she
enjoyed the thrill of danger Gordon dedicated herself to battling crime as Batgirl. |