Showcase Presents: Batgirl #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis massive black-and-white volume collects the earliest solo adventures of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl, reprinting her debut in Detective Comics #359 and her subsequent appearances in Detective Comics, Batman, and other titles from the late 1960s through the early 1970s. It showcases the character's transition from a supporting player to a lead, featuring stories by writers like Gardner Fox and artists such as Carmine Infantino and Gil Kane, all presented in DC's budget-friendly Showcase Presents format.
In "Catwoman Sets Her Claws for Batman!", Catwoman takes a surprising turn, vowing to go straight and join Batman in his crusade—only to set a bold condition: if he won’t marry her, she’ll return to her old ways. With her usual wit and charm, she pushes the Dark Knight to choose between love and justice, turning their complex rivalry into something far more personal.
In "Winged Warriors of the Immortal Queen!", the Queen Bee—now immortal but trapped in stillness—commands six enslaved Leaguers on three perilous quests to recover the artifacts she needs to restore her mobility. With the fate of the League hanging in the balance, each warrior must face trials that test not just strength, but the very core of their resolve.
In "The Superman-Batman Split!", a dying actor’s desperate ruse—claiming to be two warring aliens—throws the Justice League into chaos. When Superman sees through the lie, he shares the truth with Batman, but the revelation still sends shockwaves through Supergirl, Batgirl, Robin, and Jimmy Olsen, who are left questioning what’s real.
In "Die Small -- Die Big!", a desperate and dying man named Herbert Small, haunted by the fear of being forgotten, concocts a bold plan: he convinces a gang of criminals that he is Batman, hoping to protect the real hero's life. As the deception unfolds, the line between identity and legacy begins to blur in ways no one could have predicted.
In "A Burial for Batgirl!", Barbara Gordon—now at Hudson University to assist with an Edgar Allan Poe festival—unearths a murder and apprehends Hank Osher as the suspect. But when Batgirl starts to suspect he’s been framed, her investigation takes a deadly turn, leading to her own capture and a chilling fate that leaves her trapped in the dark.
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↩ Reprints Detective Comics #359 (1967), Detective Comics #363 (1967), World's Finest Comics #169 (1967), Detective Comics #369 (1967), Batman #197 (1967), Detective Comics #371 (1968), Justice League of America #60 (1968), The Brave and the Bold #78 (1968), World's Finest Comics #176 (1968), Detective Comics #384 (1969), Detective Comics #385 (1969), Adventure Comics #381 (1969), Detective Comics #388 (1969), Detective Comics #389 (1969), Batman #214 (1969), Detective Comics #392 (1969), Detective Comics #393 (1969), Detective Comics #396 (1970), Detective Comics #397 (1970), Detective Comics #400 (1970), Detective Comics #401 (1970), Detective Comics #404 (1970), Detective Comics #405 (1970), Detective Comics #406 (1970), Detective Comics #407 (1971), Detective Comics #408 (1971), Detective Comics #409 (1971), Detective Comics #410 (1971), Detective Comics #411 (1971), Detective Comics #412 (1971), Detective Comics #413 (1971), Detective Comics #414 (1971), Detective Comics #415 (1971), Detective Comics #416 (1971), Detective Comics #417 (1971), Detective Comics #418 (1971), Detective Comics #419 (1972), Detective Comics #420 (1972), Detective Comics #421 (1972), Detective Comics #422 (1972), Detective Comics #423 (1972), Detective Comics #424 (1972), Superman #268 (1973), Superman #279 (1974), The Superman Family #171 (1975)
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