Evander Kennedy. However, she soon realizes that her aptitude for and training in information sciences have provided her with tremendous skills that could be deployed to fight crime. The renewed romance between Barbara Gordon and Dick Grayson is also cut short by the Infinite Crisis storyline. When Batman asks Nightwing to help him rediscover himself, Dick is hesitant due to his engagement to Barbara. Working with Leslie Thompkins, Barbara has begun to mentor the Calculator's daughter, Wendy, who was crippled following an attack at Titans Tower, which took the life of her brother Marvin. However the Calculator discovers her attempts, swearing vengeance upon her. She was never was close to her parents and really hated them for not letting her be herself and making her put up a front to make herself seem perfect. She manages to defeat Calculator, curing the Anti-Life Equation's fragments. Freed from Darkseid's control after the restoration of the Multi-verse, she attempts to shut down the criminal Unternet set up by her opposite number, the Calculator, as a Darkseid-free replacement for the regular Internet and still used by tech-savvy criminals. After James, Jr. was born, Barbara discovered that her husband was having an affair with his partner, Sarah Essen. The subject of the pregnancy garnered conflict between he and Lee which was eventually put to rest when the two of them finally get married in a ceremony inside the GCPD. She later met and fell in love with Jim Gordon and after the two graduated, they m… Though he was not a man of action, compared to his former crime-busting wife, he was every bit as devoted to justice and order. Gordon is grief-stricken upon learning the extent of her injuries, as is her ally and off-on again lover Dick Grayson, the original Robin currently known as Nightwing. Gotham City During the early 1970s, the character was also used as an advocate for women's rights. James Worthington "Jim" Gordon Sr. (born October 19, 1972) is the commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department, ex-husband of Barbara Kean, ex-husband of Sarah Essen and father of Barbara Gordon and James Gordon Jr.. Jim is also the former police captain of the GCPD and very good ally of Batman and his team. Barbara Gordon as portrayed early in her Batgirl career. She is also the mother of an unnamed unborn child as of Finale. Batgirl was once featured in a one-page advertisement for. Jason Bard has been another strong interest of Barbara post-Crisis on Inifinite Earths as well as during Rebirth. The fight almost turns sour when one of the crooks launches himself and her out the window. While Jason Todd may have recently made a move on Barbara Gordon in Batman: Three Jokers, the most enduring Batgirl's most enduring romance has always been with the original Boy Wonder, Dick Grayson. Later, Bruce went to the Gotham Club to meet up with Mayor Hill who told him he'd be part of \"a very exclusive club\". It doesn't take into account that some women might be so very disgusted with the book [and] what happens to Barbara Gordon in it." She is one of the few that seems to understand Batman's goals and supports his efforts. Although Gordon would no longer resume her role as Batgirl in subsequent stories, editor Kim Yale and writer John Ostrander soon established the character as a computer expert and information broker code-named Oracle, providing intelligence and computer hacking services to assist other superheroes. Thankfully, the couple rescued the two before they could fall (though Barbara had to correct them as they accidentally called her Batwoman). Sam Young Crisis on Infinite Earths, a limited mini-series published in 1985, was written in order to reduce the complex history of DC Comics to a single continuity. The Calculator's plans finally come to their fruition, and Kuttler, hoping to save her dying daughter Wendy takes on the Babbage alias and begins prowling the digital world of Alta Viva, a virtual world game, for fragments of the Anti-Life Equation unleashed by Darkseid. In an interview with Femme Fatales Magazine (1998), Craig describes her experience playing the comic book icon as one of her best experiences. Rather than allow the character to fall into obscurity, the two decided to revive her as a character living with a disability—the information broker called the Oracle. A short time later, Lt. Gordon was assigned to track down the mysterious "Bat-Man". After a handful of guest appearances in Batman stories, she was given her own back-up strip in Detective Comics. Although critical reception of Barbara Gordon's evolution into Oracle have been mixed among critics and other observers, according to John Ostrander- "We have, over the years, on those occasions when I have worked with the character, gotten some letters from those who have disabilities of one stripe or another and all have been very supportive. In fact, Oracle's nature as a handicapped superhero and a role model is almost never mentioned by the company or fans...There WAS some idea of her being a role model, I think... We wanted her to cope with what had happened to her and becoming, in many ways, more effective as Oracle than she ever was as Batgirl. He was a tall man with a big black moustache. Barbara is later approached by Huntress and Renee Montoya (the new Question) for help in tracking down a mysterious criminal who ordered a hit on them through Philo Zeiss. Following the events of The Killing Joke, Barbara Gordon continued to train in the martial arts as Oracle, despite being paralyzed from the waist down. The character made her first comic book appearance as Oracle in Suicide Squad #23, anonymously offering her services to the government's Task Force X. Oracle develops cyberpathic powers that allow her to psychically interact with computer information systems. However, this proves to be short-lived; Gordon remains paralyzed. Both show genuine romantic affection towards the other, though not as a couple anymore. After being an on and off again couple for decades of comic book history, Nightwing is in the midst of a recent break-up shortly after a rematch against KGBeast while Barbara is … Babs explains how she regained the use of her legs. Barbara Eileen Gordon, or simply Barbara Gordon for short, is the ex-wife of Gotham City Police Commissioner James Gordon and the mother of Barbara Gordon. Since the launch of Birds of Prey, the Oracle character has become a high-profile figure in the DC Comics universe - moving beyond her ties to the Batman Family and forging alliances with groups such as the Justice League of America. Sam Young Following the events of Batman: RIP and the Final Crisis, Oracle has returned back to Gotham City, and although the Birds of Prey are disbanded, she continues to summon them to help Nightwing and Robin deal with the growing crime in Gotham following the supposed death of Bruce Wayne. [2], During a benefit dinner for his re-election campaign, Barbara included among his accomplishments in office that he had convicted and imprisoned nine organized crime bosses, instituted a "no tolerance" policy on unregistered guns, and tightened parole restrictions to keep violent offenders from being released. Batgirl came up in the mid-’60s. The original Robin Dick Grayson became her partner in the series and the two were frequently referred to as the "Dynamic Duo: Batgirl & Robin." James is only seen as a toddler or small child during Batman's early year tales such as Batman: Year One and Batman: The Long Halloween. Denny shot it down, because, according to him, everybody loves Barbara Gordon as Oracle and as a handicapped character. Barbara and James (then a police lieutenant) moved to Gotham from Chicago, Illinois, shortly before the couple discovered that they were expecting their first child. One of her nights back in action as Batgirl has her stopping a trio of crooks attempting to murder a couple. Her eyes frequently changes color between blue and green. There is absolutely no reason why Barbara Gordon should be in a wheelchair. Dick Grayson and Barbara Gordon first met when Dick was just Robin and Barbara recently starting her job as Batgirl. Post-Crisis, Supergirl does not arrive on Earth until Gordon has established herself as Oracle; many adventures she shared with Batgirl are now retroactively described as having been experienced by Power Girl. Although Batgirl is a featured character, her role is relatively small- she delivers Supergirl's eulogy at the conclusion of the story. He was the husband of Barbara Kean Gordon and Sarah Essen Gordon. Email: Password: Don't know your password? The relationship fizzled and the engagement was cancelled. With Alfred killed by Bane, she takes over as Batman's main support and helps investigate criminals. Paul Winfield. Genealogy for Barbara Kennedy (Gordon) (1774 - 1805) family tree on Geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. In her second appearance as a hacker in the DC Comics universe, Oracle is featured in the 12-issue mini-series The Hacker Files (1993). Oracle works with Batman, although not on a regular basis as before. ). After Dick discovers that Barbara has approved of Stephanie as Batgirl, he and Barbara had an intense argument over Barbara's decision which eventually made him leave to resume his patrol in the city. The success of Chuck Dixon’s Black Canary/Oracle: Birds of Prey (1996) lead to the comic series Birds of Prey starring the two title characters. James began exhibiting sociopathic tendencies as a young child; he tortured animals, st… Under Barbara Gordon's tutelage, Brown would get her own Batgirl suit and serve under the identity for a time. Real name: In order to prevent Batman from killing his adversary, Oracle initiates the Clock Tower's self-destruct sequence, provoking Batman to rescue her rather than continue the battle. Although events in The Killing Joke exert a great impact on the character, the story has little to do with Gordon. Gotham City District Attorney's Office ElizabethBesty Kennedy. There is simply no reason for Barbara Gordon to be confined to that wheelchair. Her father has been trying to set Barbara up on a blind date with Gotham PD's newest recruit from Coast City, Detective Nicholas Gage. During the crisis, Barbara falls under the control of Deadman, channeling Barbara's athletic capability and apparently using his own super-natural ability to allow her to stand on her own two legs, to save Commissioner Gordon from the reanimated King Snake and the Trigger Twins. I knew we could do a lot better, so Julie and I came up with the real Batgirl, who was so popular she almost got her own TV show. Batgirl became a lighthearted departure from the tortured characters of Batman and Robin, each depicted as fighting crime to avenge the death of their parents. Batman Wiki is a FANDOM Comics Community. At night, after my brother and I were sent to bed, I would postpone sleep and instead listen through the thin walls of our home as my parents talked … Recognizing she could no longer be the kind of superhero she had been, she instead devoted all her time to developing one of the world's most complex and powerful computer systems and set to work accumulating information, renaming herself "Oracle.". In Batman: Year One, he was thrown off a bridge, but was saved by Batman. Their working relationship was not always harmonious—on at least one occasion Barbara complained that Sam's office had dismissed charges against a criminal that her department had gone to great lengths to apprehend[1]—but on the whole their marriage was a happy one. She was voiced by Kari Wuhrer.. She is deployed as a plot device to cement the Joker’s vendetta against Commissioner Gordon and Batman. son. Oracle has formed an alliance with fellow heroes Black Canary and The Huntress to aid those in need. In their place stands a girl who is a capable crime-fighter, a far cry from Batwoman who constantly had to be rescued from Batman. Batman familyBirds of PreyJustice League In Pre-Crisis continuity, Barbara Gordon was a brown belt in judo. Julie called me and asked me to do that. Although Oracle overpowers Brainiac and expels him from her body, the advanced virus delivered by him remains despite his absence. The police officer there opted to brand her a murderer for not being able to stop him. She cuts her ties with Batman, and after a temporary world trip with her team, relocates to Metropolis. I'm the daughter of two awesome cops: James 'Jim' Gordon and Sarah Essen-Gordon. ", In 2002, Warner Bros. produced the television series, A younger version of Barbara Gordon, named, Barbara Gordon made her animated debut as Batgirl in the Filmation animated series Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder (originally known as, During the 1990s- after the Batman franchise experienced a revitalization due to the commercial success of Tim Burton's feature film. Batgirl Relaunch: Barbara Gordon. According to Gail Simone, Oracle maintains control over the twelve technologically advanced satellites that were created by Lex Luthor during his tenure as President of the United States. Dick Grayson: On & Off (2003 - 2005), (2012 - 2013); Boyfriend (2015 - 2017); Fiancée (2017 - 2018); Husband (2018 - ) Powers & Abilities Genius Level Intellect: Barbara is a genius, possessing extensive knowledge in numerous different fields of study, making her an adept leader, detective, computer scientist, linguist & combatant. Sam Young was the Gotham City District Attorney in the 2040s, and the husband of Police Commissioner Barbara Gordon. Batgirl also guest-starred in other Superman related titles such as #453 of Adventure Comics, and in Superman Family #171, where she teams with Supergirl. In 1972, three years after the Batman television series ended, Craig appeared again as Batgirl in a public service announcement for the United States Department of Labor advocating equal pay. Ostrander has also spoken about the value of Oracle to both DC Comics and its fan base: What makes the runaway success of the Oracle character more remarkable is that it began during an era where bleak heroes with big guns were ruling the day. She has been trained in Boxing, Judo, Karate, Dragon Style Kung Fu and Escrima. Sam Young was the Gotham City District Attorney in the 2040s, and the husband of Police Commissioner Barbara Gordon. Supergirl and Batgirl encounter again in Adventure Comics #381 (1969) when both heroines separately investigate a female criminal gang. Barbara Gordon is most known in the DC multiverse as the first modern age Batgirl and later Oracle. Barbara and James (then a police lieutenant) moved to Gotham from Chicago, Illinois shortly before the couple discovered that they were expecting their first child. On several occasions his crusading endangered his life as his criminal opponents sought to do away with him. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The Barbara Gordon version of Batgirl has been adapted into various media relating to the Batman franchise, including merchandise, television, and animation. The first wife of Gotham City police commissioner James W. Gordon and the mother of James Gordon, Jr., little is known of Barbara's early life. Once, the arms dealer Fyodor Davic hired the Society of Assassins to eliminate Sam rather than be implicated by his testimony, leading to his stalking by the deadly assassin Curaré. It is believed that being thrown off a bridge is what made him insane. In addition to her questions about her ex-husband, Barbara Gordon has urged police to investigate Kentucky resident Roger Sexton, a wealthy bodyguard who, years earlier, had been a friend of Weed's. She spent a month in a deep depression. Batman rescued Jim Gordon, but 19-year-old Barbara Gordon's career as a crime fighter was over. Batgirl has fought more crime and done more to aid Batman as Batgirl than she has as Oracle. Executive producer William Doziersuggested that the new character would be the daughter of Gotham City's Polic… This newly forged partnership established Oracle’s status as Batman's intellectual equal. In addition to her appearances in both Detective Comics and Batman, Batgirl made a guest appearance in World's Finest Comics #169 (1967) where she met Superman, Supergirl, Bat-Mite, and Mxyzptlk for the first time. She was a leader of the Civil Rights Movement and she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction and the first Southern African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives. Real name: She was introduced as the mother of Freddy Jones and the mother-in-law of Freddy's wife, Jennifer Jones (the film's main protagonist). In Birds of Prey #99, Black Canary leaves the team and The Huntress becomes the team's de facto field leader, while Big Barda has been brought in as the group's heavy-hitter alongside a larger, rotating roster; Oracle also makes an attempt to reforge her alliance with Power Girl, however, when Oracle invites her to rejoin the team, she replies that she'll do so "when Hell freezes over." Barbara Kean is the wife of James Gordon and the secondary antagonist in the animated movie Batman: Gotham by Gaslight.Initially appearing as an ordinary housewife, it is later revealed that she is her husband's accomplice (and one of his victims), after Batman discovers that James Gordon is, in fact, Jack the Ripper. Following the editorial retirement of the character's Batgirl persona in 1988, Alan Moore's graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke depicts the Joker shooting Gordon through the spinal cord in her civilian identity and leaving her a paraplegic. DC Animated Universe is a FANDOM TV Community. She had never used the alias of Nightwing in the comics, winch was more commonly used by her boyfriend Dick Grayson. Reacting to Batman: The Killing Joke and Barbara Gordon's later character development as Oracle in Batman: Gotham Knights, Ray Tate, a reviewer at Comics Bulletin, writes. Oracle continues to lead the Birds of Prey, and expands the ranks of the operation. Dick sends her engagement ring with a picture of them as Robin and Batgirl, promising to return to her when the time is right. She stars alongside Supergirl and Donna troy in the DC Nation short series, Barbara Gordon, as Batgirl, is a playable character in. Barbara attempted to stop him from taking the man's life, but she found herself paralyzed when he aimed his gun at her gut, allowing him to launch the man out the window. Unfortunately, they both fail and those affected ended up mindless slaves of Darkseid. According to BusinessWeek, Oracle is listed as one of the top ten most intelligent fictional superheroes appearing in American comics and is the only female character to appear on the list. Although she loses these abilities after the virus is rendered dormant following an operation by Doctor Mid-Nite, she discovers she can move her toes. Barbara Gordon was also the inspiration for the Barbara Wilson Batgirl that was portrayed by actress Alicia Silverstone in the live action film Batman & Robin. She's also constantly gathering information from other, less public sources, such as the CIA's mainframe, not to mention the data networks of the FBI, NSA and Interpol (all without their knowledge or consent). Although permanently retired, Barbara Gordon's incarnation as Batgirl remains one of the most popular and high profile characters of the Silver Age of Comic Books. In time, he and Barbara rose to become the heads of the two main enforcers of law and order in Gotham City: the District Attorney's office, and the Police Department. Biography In Batman: The Killing Joke, she retired from the Batgirl mantle after the Joker shot her in her spine and left her paraplegic. They were there because romance seemed to be needed in Batman's life. Both Oracle and Mister Terrific make desperate attempts to stop Darkseid, even attempting to shut down the entire Internet. Species: These included an infrared scanner built into the cowl of her costume, various bat-inspired weaponry and the "Batgirl Cycle." Skilled martial artistGenius-level intellectSuperb hackerSkilled detectivePhotographic memory The character was also given a starring role in DC's Batman Family comic book which debuted in 1975. In Countdown (2007), Oracle dispatches the Question and Batwoman to capture Trickster and Piper following their role in the murder of the Flash. Barbara's father has start trying to set her up with a hotshot young detective who've just transferred from Coast City, Nicholas Gage, although he's apparently more interested in the newest Batgirl (Stephanie Brown) along with the fact that Barbara senses he keeps secrets despite being a supposedly honest police officer. This time, Barbara as Batgirl is a key player, acting alongside Batman, Nightwing, and a new Robin as the patrol the streets of Gotham. Alan Moore and Brian Bolland meant The Killing Joke as an imaginary tale dealing with the iconography of Batman and the Joker...[Batman] himself is a certifiable genius in biochemistry. Recently it came to Barbara's attention (thanks to Dick Grayson) that Cassandra Cain has once again stepped down from the role of Batgirl, and has been replaced by Stephanie Brown. The Modern Age of Comic Books had significant changes to the comic book industry as characters became darker and psychologically complex, abandoning the light-hearted themes of earlier ages. Initially, Gordon's paralysis plunges her into a state of reactive depression. Barbara Eileen Kean was born on May 16, 1974 to Everett and Elizabeth Kean. She is a skilled hacker, capable of retrieving and dispersing information from private satellites, military installations, government files, and the properties of Lex Luthor. The character first appeared as Oracle in Suicide Squad #23 (January 1989). Barbara Gordon (wife)James Gordon (father-in-law) Portrayed by: Since the character's debut in 1967, Barbara Gordon has been adapted in live action television series such as Batman and Birds of Prey, as well as animated television series such as Batman: The Animated Series, The New Batman Adventures, and The Batman in her alter-egos as both Batgirl and Oracle. Following the release of the graphic novel, comic book editor and writer Kim Yale discussed how distasteful she found the treatment of Barbara Gordon with her husband, fellow comic writer John Ostrander. Gordon is also the father or adopted father, depending on the continuity, of Barbara Gordon, the original Batgirl and later Oracle, and James Gordon, Jr.. 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