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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. Although the character Betty Kane was introduced into publication in by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff as Bat-Girl, she was replaced by Barbara Gordon in , who later came to be identified as the iconic Batgirl. The character debuted in Detective Comics January by writer Gardner Fox and artist Carmine Infantino , introduced as the daughter of police commissioner James Gordon. Batgirl operates in Gotham City , allying herself with Batman and the original Robin , Dick Grayson , along with other masked vigilantes.

Barbara Gordon is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics , commonly in association with the superhero Batman. At the request of the producers of the s Batman television series, DC editor Schwartz called for a new female counterpart to the superhero Batman that could be introduced into publication and the third season of the show simultaneously. Although the character appeared in various DC Comics publications, she was prominently featured in Batman Family which debuted in , partnered with the original Robin , Dick Grayson. In , following the editorial retirement of the character's Batgirl persona in Batgirl Special 1, the graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke depicts the Joker shooting her through the spinal cord in her civilian identity, resulting in paraplegia.