Batgirl, particularly these days, is kind of the forgotten Batperson. Of course she doesn’t have the cultural cachet of Batman (who’s been on film, TV shows, etc.), but she’s not talked about even as much as Batwoman (who is going to be on the limitless Earths crossover; and no, Batwoman is not Batgirl when she grows up.) It seems strange, especially with the popularity of the Bat mythos and with the fact that she was once played by 90s icon Alicia Silverstone. The fact is, though, that a lot of people just don’t know about her. but they should. So here’s the history of Batgirl, from the peculiar reason she was created to her character today.
It begins in 1954 when psychiatrist Fredric Wertham wrote the book Seduction of the Innocent. (Please don’t fall asleep.) now if I gave you 3 guesses, I’m not sure you could predict what exactly Wertham blamed for seducing the poor 50s youth. rock & Roll? Televízió? cool leather jackets? We could keep going, but it was comic books. little cartoon drawings, with their cartoon violence and hidden naked ladies (maybe), were leading American youth to ruin.
In The Beginning: The early history Of Batgirl
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One of the most egregious offenders, according to Wertham, was Batman and his uneasy relationship with his ward, Robin. It was the kind of relationship that would later be spoofed by Saturday night live in its “Ambiguously Gay Duo” shorts. but that was decades later. In the 50s, DC just got Batman a girlfriend.
In 1956, Kathy Kane made her debut as Batman’s love interest and the original Batwoman. 5 years later, in 1961, her niece Betty Kane, the original Batgirl, also showed up. The Batman comics then turned a lot more toward 60s situational family comedy, with Bruce and Kathy as the Batdad and Batmom, respectively, and Robin and Betty as their kids. They even had a Bat-dog, Ace the Bat-Hound, and an imp called the Bat-Mite.
The popularity of Batman comics waned, though, in the early 60s to the point that DC nearly killed him. So when Julius Schwartz became the Batman editor in 1964, he reinvented the brand and the story by scuttling the extraneous Bat characters. Batman comics went back to being about a rich crime-fighter. as for Betty as Batgirl, the crisis on limitless Earths storyline in 1985 retconned her into non-existence. (Betty Kane herself didn’t disappear, though. A twist on the original character, the character Mary Elizabeth “Bette” Kane, is one of the women who has taken on the Flamebird mantle.)
Barbara Gordon Becomes The Batgirl
Detective Comics #359, image by means of DC Comics
In the mid-60s, when the Batman TV series had taken off, the show’s producers tasked Schwartz with developing a female character to appeal to lady viewers. William Dozier, an executive producer, proposed that they make the new character both police Commissioner James Gordon’s daughter and the new Batgirl. artist Carmine Infantino created the concept artwork for the character, which Batman producers used to sell the show for the third season.
On the TV series, Yvonne Craig played Barbara Gordon, librarian by day and crime-fighter by night. together with Batman and Robin, they became the “Terrific Trio.”
Meanwhile, Barbara Gordon made her comic debut in Detective Comics #359, “The Million dollar Debut of Batgirl.” On her way to a costume party–dressed as a lady Batman, of course–she runs into the man in Bat himself. Specifically, she interrupts the killer Moth attempting to kidnap Batman and that’s enough for her to catch crimefightin’ fever. Batman tries to dissuade her, because of her delicate female sensibilities, but she ignores him.
Batgirl was a featured player in Detective Comics issues throughout the rest of the 60s and the 1970s. She also made appearances in other series, like Justice league of America. She briefly retired, after being elected to the us house of Representatives, but it didn’t take. After a year, she was back out there, teaming up with Superman.
Batgirl Survives The crisis On limitless Earths
Beginning in 1975, she had a starring role in the Batman family series, which focused on the adventures of the extended characters in Batman’s universe. In Batgirl’s case, that indicated partnering up with Robin a lot of of the time, although she does meet Batwoman in Batman family #10. The series ran through 1978, while Batgirl continued to make appearances in Detective Comics issues.
By the 1980s, DC had a massive number of characters and storylines. In buy to pare everything down to one DC Universe, they launched the crisis on limitless Earths series in 1985. Although Gordon is barely a blip in the series, it did retcon the history of Batgirl. No longer was she Jim Gordon’s daughter, but she was, instead, his niece, born to Jim’s brother Roger and his wife Thelma. OrpThe history Of Batgirl: Comics and beyond (###) Batgirl, particularly these days, is kind of the forgotten Batperson. Of course she doesn’t have the cultural cachet of Batman (who’s been on film, TV shows, etc.), but she’s not talked about even as much as Batwoman (who is going to be on the limitless Earths crossover; and no, Batwoman is not Batgirl when she grows up.) It seems strange, especially with the popularity of the Bat mythos and with the fact that she was once played by 90s icon Alicia Silverstone. The fact is, though, that a lot of people just don’t know about her. but they should. So here’s the history of Batgirl, from the peculiar reason she was created to her character today.
It begins in 1954 when psychiatrist Fredric Wertham wrote the book Seduction of the Innocent. (Please don’t fall asleep.) now if I gave you 3 guesses, I’m not sure you could predict what exactly Wertham blamed for seducing the poor 50s youth. rock & Roll? Televízió? cool leather jackets? We could keep going, but it was comic books. little cartoon drawings, with their cartoon violence and hidden naked ladies (maybe), were leading American youth to ruin.
In The Beginning: The early history Of Batgirl
Batman #139, image by means of DC Comics
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One of the most egregious offenders, according to Wertham, was Batman and his uneasy relationship with his ward, Robin. It was the kind of relationship that would later be spoofed by Saturday night live in its “Ambiguously Gay Duo” shorts. but that was decades later. In the 50s, DC just got Batman a girlfriend.
In 1956, Kathy Kane made her debut as Batman’s love interest and the original Batwoman. 5 years later, in 1961, her niece Betty Kane, the original Batgirl, also showed up. The Batman comics then turned a lot more toward 60s situational family comedy, with Bruce and Kathy as the Batdad and Batmom, respectively, and Robin and Betty as their kids. They even had a Bat-dog, Ace the Bat-Hound, and an imp called the Bat-Mite.
The popularity of Batman comics waned, though, in the early 60s to the point that DC nearly killed him. So when Julius Schwartz became the Batman editor in 1964, he reinvented the brand and the story by scuttling the extraneous Bat characters. Batman comics went back to being about a rich crime-fighter. as for Betty as Batgirl, the crisis on limitless Earths storyline in 1985 retconned her into non-existence. (Betty Kane herself didn’t disappear, though. A twist on the original character, the character Mary Elizabeth “Bette” Kane, is one of the women who has taken on the Flamebird mantle.)
Barbara Gordon Becomes The Batgirl
Detective Comics #359, image by means of DC Comics
In the mid-60s, when the Batman TV series had taken off, the show’s producers tasked Schwartz with developing a female character to appeal to lady viewers. William Dozier, an executive producer, proposed that they make the new character both police Commissioner James Gordon’s daughter and the new Batgirl. artist Carmine Infantino created the concept artwork for the character, which Batman producers used to sell the show for the third season.
On the TV series, Yvonne Craig played Barbara Gordon, librarian by day and crime-fighter by night. together with Batman and Robin, they became the “Terrific Trio.”
Meanwhile, Barbara Gordon made her comic debut in Detective Comics #359, “The Million dollar Debut of Batgirl.” On her way to a costume party–dressed as a lady Batman, of course–she runs into the man in Bat himself. Specifically, she interrupts the killer Moth attempting to kidnap Batman and that’s enough for her to catch crimefightin’ fever. Batman tries to dissuade her, because of her delicate female sensibilities, but she ignores him.
Batgirl was a featured player in Detective Comics issues throughout the rest of the 60s and the 1970s. She also made appearances in other series, like Justice league of America. She briefly retired, after being elected to the us house of Representatives, but it didn’t take. After a year, she was back out there, teaming up with Superman.
Batgirl Survives The crisis On limitless Earths
Beginning in 1975, she had a starring role in the Batman family series, which focused on the adventures of the extended characters in Batman’s universe. In Batgirl’s case, that indicated partnering up with Robin a lot of of the time, although she does meet Batwoman in Batman family #10. The series ran through 1978, while Batgirl continued to make appearances in Detective Comics issues.
By the 1980s, DC had a massive number of characters and storylines. In buy to pare everything down to one DC Universe, they launched the crisis on limitless Earths series in 1985. Although Gordon is barely a blip in the series, it did retcon the history of Batgirl. No longer was she Jim Gordon’s daughter, but she was, instead, his niece, born to Jim’s brother Roger and his wife Thelma. OrpBatgirl, kép a 20th Century Fox segítségével
A Yvonne Craig-en kívül a TV Batgirls általában nem volt élő fellépés. Míg Barbara Gordon több show -ban karakter volt, a Batgirl -identitása általában nem jön vele. Néhány show -ban vannak hivatkozások erre, például a ragadozó madarakra, amelyek Gordon (Dina Meyer) visszacsatolásait Batgirl -ként mutatták be. Ezenkívül úgy tűnik, hogy a Titans „Dick Grayson” epizódja azt sugallja, hogy Gordonja Batgirl volt. Az élő TV -n azonban a Gordon általában csak az Oracle -ként működik.
A Batgirl sokkal híresebb karakter az animált TV -ben. Soha nem volt saját show-ja, de rengeteg Batman-központú sorozatban szerepelt. Ő is döntő szereplő volt a DC -show -kban a női szuperhősökről, mint például a Gotham Girls Webseries és a DC hihetetlenül hős lányok.
A filmekben Alicia Silverstone Barbara Wilsont, egy fiatal nőt játszott, aki Batgirl lesz, az 1997 -es Batman & Robin -ban. A névváltoztatás mellett a családváltozás jött. A filmben nincs kapcsolata Jim Gordonnal. Ehelyett Alfred Pennyworth unokahúga.
A TV-hez hasonlóan a Batgirl sokkal több animált változata is megjelent a filmekben, mint az élő fellépés verzióiban. A Barbara Gordon Batgirl olyan animált mozgóképek részét képezte, mint a Lego Batman Mozgókép és a Batman: The Killing Joke mozifilm verziója. A Moore klasszikus történetének animált adaptációjában a film első fele a Batgirl történetét a DC Multiverse sarkában határozza meg. A mesemondók megkérdőjelezhető karakter döntéseket hoztak, különös tekintettel egy olyan jelenetre, amelyben Batman és Batgirl csatlakoznak. Ugyanakkor nem volt saját önálló filmje, animált vagy élő. De ennek oka a változás.
A Warner Brothers Batgirl -filmet tervez. Noha még nem rendezték el a (valószínűleg női) rendezőt, forgatókönyvíróot vettek fel. Christina Hodson, aki a Bumblebee filmeket írta, és a közelgő Harley Quinn járművet, a Birds of Prey -t, amelynek első pótkocsija volt, a Batgirl -t veszi fel. Nyilvánvaló, hogy fogalmunk sincs, mi lesz a történet, de vannak néhány tipp, hogy ez összekapcsolódik a Batmannal. Tehát közel 60 évvel a Batgirl története hajnalát követően végre készen áll a közeli képére. És itt az ideje.