Character Profile: Barbara Gordon

Batgirl/Oracle

Real Name: Barbara Gordon

Aliases: Batgirl, Oracle, Babs, Barb, Nightwing

First Appearance: Detective Comics #359 (January 1967)

Gender: Female

Birthday: N/A

Citizenship: American

Height: 5’7”

Weight: 126 lbs (57 kg)

Hair Color: Red

Eye Color: Blue-Green

Created by: Gardner Fox (Writer), Carmine Infantino (Artist)

Occupation: Adventurer, Detective

Base: Gotham City

Family: James Gordon (father), Barbara Eileen (mother), James Gordon Jr. (brother), Tony Gordon¹ (brother, deceased)

Love Interest: Dick Grayson

Affiliations: Batman Family, Birds of Prey, Batman Incorporated

Powers: Martial Arts, Genius-level Intellect, Superb Hacker, Skilled Detective, Photographic Memory

Weaknesses: Human susceptibilities²

Notes

1: Appears only on Earth-One.

2: This is seen all too true after she was bound to a wheelchair after getting shot in Alan Moore’s The Killing Joke.

Works Cited

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_The_Killing_Joke

http://www.comicvine.com/barbara-gordon/4005-5368/

http://batman.wikia.com/wiki/Barbara_Gordon

http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Barbara_Gordon_(New_Earth)

http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Anthony_Gordon_(Earth-One)

Character Profile: Stephanie Brown

Batgirl / Spoiler / Robin

Spoiler                                Robin                                   Batgirl

Real Name: Stephanie Brown

Aliases: Stephanie, Spoiler, Robin, Batgirl, Steph, Stephie, Girl Wonder, Katavi

First Appearance: Detective Comics #647 (August 1992)

Gender: Female

Birthday: August 11, 1992

Citizenship: American

Height: 5’5”

Weight: 129 lbs (59 kg)

Hair Color: Blonde

Eye Color: Blue

Created by: Chuck Dixon [Writer], Tom Lyle [Artist], Bryan Q. Miller¹ [Writer], Lee Garbett² [Artist]

Occupation: College Student at Gotham University

Base: Gotham Heights, Gotham City

Family: Arthur Brown (The Cluemaster, father), Crystal Brown (mother), unnamed daughter (adoption)

Love Interest: Tim Drake (Robin III / Red Robin)

Affiliations: Batman Family, [Formerly] Birds of Prey

Powers: Martial Arts, Stealth, Acrobatics, Strength Training, Agility, Gadgets, Intellect, Power Suit, Tracking, Stamina, Interrogation, Detective Skills

Weaknesses: … Guns? ._. Whatever humans are vulnerable to! :P

Notes

1: Rebooted Stephanie Brown’s Batgirl with her own series in 2009.

2: Rebooted Stephanie Brown’s Batgirl with her own series in 2009.

Works Cited

http://www.superherodb.com/Batgirl_VI/10-1398/

http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Stephanie_Brown_(New_Earth)

http://www.comicvine.com/stephanie-brown/4005-6156/