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Barbara Gordon is a vigilante super-hero operating as a member of the Batman Family, and (depending on which continuity) the daughter or niece of Gotham City's Police commissioner James Gordon. Beginning her career as Batgirl working alongside Batman and the first Robin, she is an extremely intelligent detective and martial artist who maintains a civilian identity as a librarian. Following the events of The Killing Joke where the Joker paralyzed her from the waist down with a gunshot, she began using the name Oracle to help Batman and other heroes using a massive world-wide communications and espionage network. There are several others who take up her mantle as Batgirl during this time, including Cassandra Cain and Stephanie Brown whom she mentors, but she is eventually able to walk again and returns to her position. She is a founding member of the Birds of Prey, but has also been involved with the Justice League, the Suicide Squad and the Seven Soldiers of Victory.

Barbara Gordon was created by Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox and Carmine Infantino after a concept by William Dozier, first appearing in Detective Comics #359 (1967). John Ostrander reinvented her as Oracle in Suicide Squad #23 (1989), although this new identity wouldn't be fully revealed until Suicide Squad #38 (1990).

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Batgirls Bette Kane • Barbara Gordon • Helena Bertinelli • Cassandra Cain • Charlotte Gage-Radcliffe • Stephanie Brown
Supporting Alysia Yeoh • Batman • Batman Family • Birds of Prey • Crystal Brown • Francisco Gracia • Frankie Charles • James Gordon • Jordanna Spence • Leslie Thompkins • Mel McKenna • Nell Little • Nick Gage • Proxy • Spoiler • Supergirl • Tim Drake
Enemies Agrippina • Alpha • Annihilator • Blacksun • Cluemaster • David Cain • Diesel • Doctor Death • Gretel • Grotesque • James Gordon, Jr. • Jawbreakers • Joker • Killer Moth • Knightfall • Lady Shiva • Lazara • League of Assassins • Livewire • The Mirror • Roxy Rocket • Terrible Trio • Velvet Tiger
Storylines Art of the Crime • The Attack of the Annihilator • Batgirl of Burnside • Batgirl Rising • Batgirl: Wanted! • Beyond Burnside • The Cat and the Bat • The Darkest Reflection • Batgirl: Deadline • Death Wish • Destruction's Daughter • Escape from the Phantom zone • Fists of Fury • The Flood • Fresh Blood • Kicking Assassins • A Knight Alone • Knightfall Descends • Mindfields • The Darkest Reflection • The Flood • The Lesson • Redemption • Silent Running • Son of Penguin • Summer of Lies • Year One
Comics Batgirl Special • Batgirl • Batman: Batgirl Vol 2 1 • Batgirl Adventures • Elseworld's Finest: Supergirl & Batgirl • Batgirl (Vol. 1) • Batgirl: Year One • Batgirl (Vol. 2) • Batgirl (Vol. 3) • Batgirl (Vol. 4) • Batgirl: Futures End • Batgirl: Endgame • Convergence: Batgirl • Batgirl (Vol. 5) • Batgirl and the Birds of Prey: Rebirth • Batgirl and the Birds of Prey
Miscellaneous Origins • Publication History • Recommended Reading • Batman Family
Creators Julius Schwartz • Gardner Fox • Carmine Infantino • Bill Finger • Kelley Puckett • Scott Peterson • Dylan Horrocks • Andersen Gabrych • Adam Beechen • Bryan Q. Miller • Gail Simone • Sheldon Moldoff • Damion Scott • Rick Leonardi • Ale Garza • Pop Mhan • Jim Calafiore • Lee Garbett • Dustin Nguyen • Pere Perez • Ardian Syaf
Other Media Batman (1966 TV Series) • Batman (1992 TV Series) • Super Best Friends Forever • DC Super Hero Girls • Batgirl: New Hero of the Night
Supporting Ace • Alfred Pennyworth • Azrael • Barbara Gordon • Batgirl • Batman Incorporated • Batman of Zur En Arrh • Batwoman • Bat-Mite • Batwing • Bette Kane • Black Bat • Bruce Wayne • Cassandra Cain • Carrie Kelley • Catwoman • Commissioner Gordon • Crispus Allen • Damian Wayne • Dark Ranger • Dick Grayson • Duke Thomas • Helena Bertinelli • Helena Wayne • Flamebird • El Gaucho • GCPD • Harold Allnut • Harper Row • Harriet Cooper • Harvey Bullock • Huntress • Jason Bard • Jason Todd • Jean-Paul Valley • Julie Madison • Knight • Legionary • Leslie Thompkins • Jack Drake • Janet Drake • Lucius Fox • Luke Fox • Man-of-Bats • Martha Wayne • Matches Malone • Mr. Unknown • Musketeer • Nightrunner • Nightwing • Onyx • Oracle • Orphan • Orpheus • Outsiders • Red Robin • Renee Montoya • Robin • Sarah Essen • Sasha Bordeaux • Signal • Silver St. Cloud • Squire • Stephanie Brown • Terry McGinnis • Titus • Thomas Wayne • Tim Drake • Vesper Fairchild • Vicki Vale • Wingman
Villains Amygdala • Anarky • Arkham Knight • Bane • Black Mask • Blockbuster • Calculator • Calendar Man • Carmine Falcone • Catman • Catwoman • Cavalier • Clayface • Cluemaster • Copperhead • Court of Owls • David Cain • Deacon Blackfire • Deadshot • Doctor Death • Firefly • Harley Quinn • Hugo Strange • Hush • Joe Chill • Joker • Joker's Daughter • KGBeast • Killer Croc • Killer Moth • Lady Shiva • League of Assassins • Leviathan • Mad Hatter • Mad Monk • Magpie • Man-Bat • Maxie Zeus • Mister Freeze • Mister Zsasz • Nyssa Raatko • Owlman • Penguin • Poison Ivy • Professor Milo • Professor Pyg • Prometheus • Ra's al Ghul • Ratcatcher • Red Hood • Riddler • Rupert Thorne • Scarecrow • Spook • Talia al Ghul • Terrible Trio • Tweedledee and Tweedledum • Two-Face • Ventriloquist • Wrath
Items Batarang • Batcomputer • Batboat • Bat-Copter • Batgyro • Batmobile • Batplane • Bat-Rocket • Batsuit • Bat-Radia • Bat-Signal • Redbird • Utility Belt
Locations Ace Chemicals • Arkham Asylum • Bat-Bunker • Batcave • Blackgate Penitentiary • Blüdhaven • GothCorp • Gotham City • GCPD Headquarters • Iceberg Lounge • Wayne Enterprises • Wayne Foundation • Wayne Manor
Miscellaneous Love Interests • Origins • Other Media • Publication History • Recommended Reading • Storylines • Video Games • Batman Family
Comics Azrael • Batgirl • Batman • Batman and Robin • Batman Beyond • Batman Confidential • Batman Incorporated • Batman: Dark Knight • Batman: Streets of Gotham • Birds of Prey • Justice League of America • Outsiders • Red Robin • Superman/Batman
Storylines Batman and Son • Batman Eternal • Batman Incorporated • Batman R.I.P. • Batman Reborn • Battle for the Cowl • The Black Mirror • Blind Justice • Cataclysm • Contagion • The Dark Knight Returns • A Death in the Family • Death of the Family • Endgame • Face the Face • Fugitive • Gotham's Most Wanted • Hush • The Killing Joke • Knightfall • Last Rites • Legacy • A Lonely Place of Dying • The Long Halloween • Night of the Owls • No Man's Land • Officer Down • Prodigal • The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul • The Return of Bruce Wayne • Strange Apparitions • Tales of the Demon • Tower of Babel • Troika • Under the Hood • War Games • Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? • Where Were You On The Night Batman Was Killed? • Year One • Zero Year
Agents Barbara Gordon • Big Barda • Black Alice • Black Canary • Cassandra Cain • Catwoman • Condor • Gypsy • Hawk and Dove • Hawkgirl • Huntress • Infinity • Judomaster • Katana • Lady Blackhawk • Lady Shiva • Manhunter • Misfit • Poison Ivy • Power Girl • Starling • Strix • Vixen
Supporting Batman • Batman Family • Blue Beetle • Creote • Honey • Jason Bard • Militia • Nightwing • Savant • Secret Six • Sin • Wildcat
Enemies Archer Braun • Blockbuster • Calculator • Cheshire • Choke • Cleaners • Craig Windrow • Deathstroke • Falseface • Flesh • Head • Hellhound • Infiltrator • Joe Gardner • Joker • Killer Shark • Lady Vic • Lady Spellbinder • Lynx • Mortis • Napalm • Penguin • Ra's al Ghul • Ravens • Spy Smasher • Talia al Ghul • Trevor Cahill • Visionary • White Canary • White Star
Locations Aerie One • Gotham Clock Tower • Platinum Flats
Comics Birds of Prey (Vol. 1) • Birds of Prey (Vol. 2) • Birds of Prey (Vol. 3) • Birds of Prey: Manhunt • One-Shots
Storylines The Battle Within • Between Dark and Dawn • Blood and Circuits • Club Kids • The Cure • Dead of Winter • Death of Oracle • Endrun • The Hunt for Oracle • Metropolis or Dust • Of Like Minds • Old Friends, New Enemies • Perfect Pitch • Platinum Flats • Sensei and Student • Trouble in Mind • Your Kiss Might Kill
Creators Chuck Dixon • Terry Moore • Gilbert Hernandez • Gail Simone • Tony Bedard • Sean McKeever • Duane Swierczynski • Gary Frank • Greg Land • Butch Guice • Rick Leonardi • Amanda Conner • Casey Jones • Ed Benes • Joe Bennett • Paulo Siqueira • Nicola Scott • Michael O'Hare • Claude St. Aubin • Jesus Saiz • Javier Pina
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