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Batgirl continued to appear in DC Comics publications throughout the late sixties and seventies as a
supporting character in Detective Comics, in addition to guest appearances in various titles such as Justice
League of America, World's Finest Comics, The Brave and the Bold, Action Comics, and Superman. The character
was also given a starring role in DC's Batman Family comic book which debuted in 1975. The original Robin
Dick Grayson became her partner in the series and the two were frequently referred to as the "Dynamite Duo:
Batgirl & Robin." Although this series ended after three years of publication, Batgirl continued to appear in
back up stories published in Detective Comics until DC officially retired the hero in the one-shot comic
Batgirl Special #1 (July 1988). Although currently retired, Barbara Gordon's incarnation as Batgirl remains
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one of the most popular and high profile characters of the Silver Age of Co
Batman: The Killing Joke (1988)
Main article: Batman: The Killing Joke
The Joker critically injures Barbara Gordon in Batman: The Killing Joke.
In this graphic novel, the Joker shoots and paralyzes Barbara in an attempt to get Batman's attention.
Although events in The Killing Joke exert a great impact on the character, the story has little to do with
her. She is deployed as a plot device to cement the Joker vendetta against Commissioner Gordon and Batman
(see Women in Refrigerators). Critical reception of The Killing Joke has been mixed while some commentators
have been appalled by the treatment of Barbara Gordon, others have regarded The Killing Joke as one of the
greatest Batman stories of all time.
Despite Moore's writing, Valerie D'Orazio, a former editor at Acclaim Comics and DC Comics, has denounced the
book, saying "It doesn't take the perspective of a woman into account. 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." In response,
Laura Hudson, Senior editor of Comic Foundry Magazine comments, "Youe supposed to be disgusted with what
happens to Barbara Gordon...because it disgusting...As a woman and as an adult, I can deal with fictional
characters performing reprehensible acts towards women... When theye used not gratuitously but for a purpose,
as I believe they were in The Killing Joke, that's exactly what they're supposed to do." 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. Rather than allow the
character to fall into obscurity, the two
Plot
The film (set from 1953-1960) begins with an unknown entity (voiced by Keith David) explaining how it has
witnessed the evolution of life on Earth:
Like all things on this hurtling sphere, I emerged from the molten center of creation. But mine has been a
unique path. Isolated, I developed attributes beyond those of lesser beings. Then the sphere was struck by a
vast celestial stone. Black chunks of death filled the skies and the world became a chaotic garden of doom.
Soon the sphere began to nurture new kinds of life. And there was one that stood above the rest. Its fragile
shell belied its vicious nature. And in what seemed like a heartbeat, these things proliferated in both
number and destructive means. Now they have harnessed the most destructive force. And I, The Centre, have
concluded that the sphere must be cleansed of them.
