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Batgirl (Fictitious character)

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Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingBatgirl (Fictitious character)
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Variant(s)Cain, Cassandra (Fictitious character)
Kane, Betty (Fictitious character)
See alsoPseudonym used by multiple fictitious characters. For works about specific characters who have used the Batgirl identity, search also under: Gordon, Barbara (Fictitious character) Brown, Stephanie (Fictitious character)
Gordon, Barbara (Fictitious character)
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Brown, Stephanie (Fictitious character)
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Associated placeGotham City (Imaginary place)
Birth date1961
Field of activityCourage Good and evil
Profession or occupationSuperheroes
Found inChaykin, H. Thrillkiller, 1998: p. 7 (Batgirl)
Pringle, D. Imaginary people, 1987: p. 33 (Batgirl, a spin-off character of Batman, who appeared in Detective Comics from 1967 and was also featured in later episodes of the 1960's TV series)
Batman: war drums, 2004: back cover (Batman gets an unexpected and unwelcome replacement in the form of Spoiler)
Wikipedia, Nov. 3, 2016 (Batgirl; the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in DC comics; a minor character named Betty Kane first became Batgirl in 1961, but in 1967 she was replaced by Barbara Gordon, who became a major character and later became better known as Oracle and by her real name; after Barbara Gordon gave up the Batgirl identity, Stephanie Brown and Cassandra Cain adopted the name)
Associated languageeng
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