Detective Comics #359
The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl!
Summary
Volume: 1
Issue: 359
Month: January
Year: 1967
Credits
Head Writer: Gardner Fox
Cover Artists: Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson
Pencilers: Carmine Infantino
Inkers: Sid Greene
Editors: Julius Schwartz
Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
Locations:
- Bristol Country Club
First Appearances: Batgirl (Barbara Gordon; James Gordon's daughter)
Final Appearances: No final appearances
Synopsis: Coming soon.
Elongated Man
Riddle of the Sleepytime Taxi
Credits
Head Writer: John Broome
Penciler: Murphy Anderson
Inkers: Murphy Anderson
Editor: Julius Schwartz
Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
- Elongated Man
- Beejay
- Sue Dibny
First Appearances: Beejay (and the Sleepytime Taxi Crew)
Final Appearances: Beejay
Synopsis: Coming soon.
Notes
- First appearance of the Silver Age Batgirl. By editorial edict from Julius Schwartz, this issue renders all previous appearances by Bette Kane (the Golden Age Batgirl) apocryphal. Bette Kane will reappear however as a member of Titans West known as Flamebird.
- The name of club where the policeman's charity is being held is not provided until Batgirl: Year One #1.
- Secret Origins (Volume 2) #20 adapts the storyline from this issue into Batgirl's origin.
Trivia
- The creation of the revised Batgirl character was inspired by the pending appearance of Batgirl on the 1966 live-action television series, Batman. On September 14th 1967, Yvonne Craig debuted as Batgirl in the opening episode of Season three entitled, Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin.
- In the early years of Batgirl's career, she was presented as the daughter of Gotham City police commissioner James Gordon. In the Post-Crisis continuity however, she is actually Gordon's niece, whom he later adopts.
Reprints
- The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl is reprinted in Millennium Edtion: Detective Comics #359, Batman: From the Thirties to the Seventies, DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #9, and partially reprinted in Batman #208.
- Riddle of the Sleepytime Taxi is reprinted in Millennium Edtion: Detective Comics #359 and 100-Page Super Spectacular DC-22.
Recommended Readings
- Batgirl: Year One
- Batgirl Special #1
- Comics Batman
- Batman: The Killing Joke
- Secret Origins (Volume 2) #20
Related Articles
External Links
- Detective Comics article at Wikipedia
- Detective Comics series index at the Grand Comics Database
- Detective Comics series index at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- Batman article at Wikipedia
- Batman (Silver Age) biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- Batgirl article at Wikipedia
- Bob Kane article at Wikipedia
- Robin article at Wikipedia
References
- Batman appearances list
- Batman picture gallery
- Detective Comics cover gallery
- Batgirl appearances list
- Elongated Man appearances list
- Robin appearances list
- Sue Dibny appearances list
- Batman Secret Files and Origins #1 (Batman biography page)
- Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #2 (Batman and Batgirl biography pages)
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