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Comics titled Batgirl have their own pages:
* The first series was published from 2000-2006 and featured Cassandra Cain, the [[Legacy Character|third]] Batgirl, found [[Batgirl (2000 comic book)||here]].
* The second series was published from 2009-2011 and featured Stephanie Brown, formerly known as the Spoiler. This series is found [[Batgirl 2009|here]].
* The third series began publishing in 2011 and will feature Barbara Gordon as Batgirl. Despite her lengthy publication history, this is the first ongoing series to feature her as the title character. Its page can be found [[Batgirl 2011|here]].
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Cassandra Cain was the first Batgirl to get her own continuing solo title, which run for 74 issues (April, 2000 - April, 2006). The first major arc of which had her confront a psychic who "rewires" her brain to understand spoken language so that he can communicate with her more effectively. Unfortunately for Cassandra, this also shut off her ability to read body language, her one real advantage over most of her opponents. The second arc of the series had her relearn this skill with the help of [[Dragon Lady|Lady Shiva]], who later was revealed to be Cassandra's mother, unknown to her at the time. Even once Cassandra was able to understand verbal language, she had difficulty learning to speak and more difficulty with reading.
While the ''[[Batgirl]]'' title was a decent seller, it was not quite up to Bat-family levels and it was decided to end the series. A lot of rumors on the internet say this decision was meant to clear the way for the new [[Batwoman|Kate Kane Batwoman]], who DC planned to make a major push on in conjuction with the ''52'' series, but this has yet to receive any sort of official confirmation. The character was not in limbo long, as [[Executive Meddling]] made Cassandra the [[Face Heel Turn|new villain]] of the ''Robin'' series, with nearly a one hundred eighty degree turn in her characterization, skillset and competency. This did not go over at all well with the fans, among the strongest reactions being the creation of ''[[Cass Toons]]''.
Eventually, it was revealed that Cassandra's new personality was the result of being [[Brainwashed and Crazy|drugged by Deathstroke]], which was either an [[Author's Saving Throw]] or [[Voodoo Shark]], depending on how willing a given reader was to swallow it. A new ''Batgirl'' miniseries was put out to try to justify the changes and cement her [[Heel Face Turn]], but it was written by the same author as the much-despised ''Robin'' plotline, and did not sell well.
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* [[Character Development]]: The theme of the series seems to be growing up in both the literal and figurative sense, with Stephanie Brown going to college and also approaching superhero work with a more mature and developed attitude.
* [[Determinator]]: Despite everyone telling her to quit, despite everything bad happening to her, she keeps going. Especially evident in the fear gas scene.
* [[Genre Savvy]]: Stephanie really is a product of her generation, with all the TV and movie knowledge that implies. She is ever-aware of the cliches that occur, and are expected to occur, in whacky situations. This leads to frequent [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshade Hangings]]
* [[Goggles Do Nothing]]: Her thigh belt was revealed to be empty. apparently just there for aesthetics.
* [[Hair of Gold]]
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