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Batgirl - Behind the dark-rimmed glasses of Gotham
City librarian Barbara "Babs" Gordon (Yvonne Craig), lurked the karate-kicking
crime fighter who debuted during the 1967-68 season of the fantasy adventure
BATMAN/ABC/1966-68.
Batgirl, a.k.a. the daughter of Police Commissioner Gordon
(Neil Hamilton), raced about Gotham City on a souped up "Bat" motor cycle as she
battled the likes of the villainous Penguin, Riddler, and Catwoman.
Her secret identity (known only to Alfred the Butler) was a constant source
of speculation to Batman and Robin who were dying to discover who this leather
clad crusader was in real-life.
The Batgirl character first appeared in the No.359 issue of DC Detective
Comics. A similar character called Batwoman debuted in DC comics No.233. Her
alter ego was Kathy Kane.
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Yvonne Craig
plays a dual role as Barbara Gordon
& her alias
Batgirl |
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Animated Cartoon Series
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Alicia Silverstone as Batgirl in the movie
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Animated Cartoon Series
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Batgirl's Batcycle
TRIVIA NOTE: On a 1991 edition of the syndicated magazine-of-the-air program
HARD COPY, it was reported that Michelle Kaminsky, a 20-year-old woman that the
police called "Batgirl" was being sought in regards to a series of crimes
including murder. She earned her nickname because she had a ring of bats around
her upper left arm and a tattooed vampire bite around her neck complete with
blood droplets. Among her possessions, the police found photographs of Adam West
(a.k.a. TVs "Batman").
In the motion picture Batman and Robin (1997) Alicia Silverstone
played the role of the beautiful blonde niece of Alfred the Butler, Barbara
Wilson who became the crime fighter known as Batgirl.
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