Following the accusations of a homoerotic subtext in the depiction of the relationship between … See more

Batgirl has officially been represented by four different characters – and two claimants – beginning with her introduction in 1961.
During the Silver Age, a female character was introdu… See more

While Barbara Gordon and Cassandra Cain have both been the subject of academic analysis regarding the portrayal of women in comics, commentary on Barbara Gordon's Batgirl has focused on her character's connection … See more

Portrayed by Yvonne Craig, the character's first adaptation outside of comic books took place in the third season of Batman (1967), Barbara Gordon having been discussed months earlier by her father and Batman in the second … See more

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• Brown, Jeffrey A. (2011). Dangerous Curves: Action Heroines, Gender, Fetishism, and Popular Culture. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-60473-714-1. JSTOR j.ctt2tv6xs.
• Daniels, Les (2004). … See more