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Batgirl (Barbara Gordon)
The first and greatest Batgirl. The Joker took her legs but not her spirit — she became Oracle, then Batgirl again.
Quick answer
Gotham Vault currently connects Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) to 37 Batman-related comic issue pages. Use this character page as a canonical hub for appearances, story arcs, and reading paths.
Quick facts
- Total appearances: 37
- Date range: 1967-05-01 → 2026-06-01
- First listed issue: Batman #191: The Day Batman Sold Out
- Latest listed issue: Absolute Batman #19: The Straw Man
Citation summary
Gotham Vault lists 37 issue appearances for Batgirl (Barbara Gordon), spanning 1967-05-01 → 2026-06-01. The most common series include Batman, Batman: White Knight, Absolute Batman, with story arc links including Cataclysm, Death of the Family, Fear State.
Issue appearances
- #1
Batman #191: The Day Batman Sold Out1967-05-01 - #2
Batman #197: The Catwoman Sets Her Claws for Batman1967-12-31The Dark Knight Returns - #3
Batman #208: Important Women in His Life1969-02-28 - #4
Batman #214: Batman's Marriage Trap1969-08-01 - #5
Batman #311: Dr. Phosphorus is Back!1979-05-31 - #6
Batman #366: The Joker Is Wild!1983-12-01 - #7
Batman: The Killing Joke #11988-07-01The Killing Joke - #8
Batman #511: The Night Before Zero1994-09-30The Killing Joke - #9
Batman & Robin - The Official Comic Adaptation #11997-06-01Movie Adaptations - #10
Batman: The Long Halloween #10: Independence Day1997-09-01The Long Halloween - #11
Batman #553: Lifelines - Cataclysm, Part 31998-04-01Cataclysm - #12
Batman #563: No Man's Land: No Law and a New Order, Part 3: Tactics1999-03-01No Man's Land - #13
Batman #565: Mosaic: Part One1999-05-01No Man's Land - #14
Batman #567: Mark of Cain Part 11999-07-01No Man's Land - #15
Batman #569: I Cover the Waterfront1999-09-01 - #16
Batman #597: Crooked Miles2002-01-01 - #17
Batman #600: The Scene of the Crime2002-04-01 - #18
Batman #605: Courage2002-09-01No Man's Land - #19
Batman #633: War Games, Act 3, Part 8: No Going Back2004-12-01 - #20
Batman #634: War Games, Epilogue: Decompression2005-01-01 - #21
Batman #13: Knock, Knock; Tease2012-12-31Death of the Family - #22
Batman #14: Funny Bones; Men of Worship2013-01-31Death of the Family - #23
Batman #15: But Here's the Kicker; Red Light, Green Light2013-02-28Death of the Family - #24
Batman #16: Castle of Cards; Judgement2013-03-31Death of the Family - #25
Batman #17: The Punchline2013-04-30Death of the Family - #26
Batman #25: Zero Year: Dark City, Part Two; People in the Dark2014-01-01Zero Year - #27
Batman #27: Zero Year: Dark City, Part Four2014-03-31Zero Year - #28
Batman #29: Zero Year: Dark City, Part Five2014-05-31Zero Year - #29
Batman: White Knight #72018-06-30 - #30
Batman: White Knight #82018-07-01 - #31
Batman #50: The Wedding of Batman & Catwoman2018-09-01 - #32
Batman #104: Ghost Stories Part 32021-02-01 - #33
Batman #115: Fear State Part 4; Batgirls Part 1 of 3: Clueless2021-12-01Fear State - #34
Batman #116: Fear State Part 5; Batgirls Part 2 of 3: Set It Off2022-01-01Fear State - #35
Batman #117: Fear State Finale; Batgirls Part 3 of 3: Can't Hardly Wait2022-01-01Fear State - #36
Batman #159: Chapter Two: The Rook2025-06-01 - #37
Absolute Batman #19: The Straw Man2026-06-01