The Wellington Comic Lover's Guide to... Batgirl

Welcome to the Wellington Comic Lover’s (WCL) Guide, where we take you through the Wellington City Libraries’ collection of a comic book character. This guide is about the various heroines who have taken up the mantle of Batgirl!

Batgirl is the first female ally to the Bat-Family, joining Batman, Robin, and Nightwing in the fight against crime in Gotham City. Three different women have been Batgirl in the history of DC Comics: Barbara Gordon, Cassandra Cain, and Stephanie Brown.

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Updated September 10, 2024
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Batgirl, year one : the deluxe edition
Beatty, Scott
Paper Book
Determined to join the ranks of crime-fighters against the wishes of her police-captain father, Barbara Gordon dons a caped costume to become Batgirl, and must overcome Batman's skepticism while taking on archvillain Killer Moth. From comics masters Chuck Dixon, Scott Beatty and Marcos Martin,...
Batgirl. Volume 1, The darkest reflection
Simone, Gail.
Paper Book
A New York TimesBest Seller! As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics-The New 52 event of September 2011, Barbara Gordon is finally back as Batgirl! The nightmare-inducing brute known as Mirror is destroying the lives of Gotham City citizens seemingly at random. Will Barbara be...
Batgirl. Volume 3, Death of the family
Simone, Gail.
Ebook
Batgirl. Volume 2, Family business
Stewart, Cameron
Paper Book
The follow-up to the bestselling, critically acclaimed BATGIRL VOL. 1- THE BATGIRL OF BURNSIDE! All-star creative team Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher and Babs Tarr continue their fan-favorite run in BATGIRL- FAMILY BUSINESS, featuring guest-appearances by Dick Grayson, Batwoman,...
Batgirl. Vol. 1, Beyond Burnside
Larson, Hope
Paper Book
Spinning out of DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH comes the newest adventures of Batgirl in BATGIRL VOL. 1: BEYOND BURNSIDE! New York Times best-selling creators Hope Larson (A Wrinkle in Time) and Rafael Albuquerque (American Vampire) take one of Gotham's greatest...
Batgirl. Vol. 2, Son of Penguin
Larson, Hope
Paper Book
After a globe-trotting adventure with the greatest fighters on Earth, Barbara Gordon-a.k.a. Batgirl-is glad to be back in Burnside, Gotham City's coolest neighborhood. There's just one problem- everything's changed, from her school to her friends to Burnside itself. But there's an even...
Batgirl. Vol. 3, Summer of lies
Larson, Hope
Paper Book
From the Eisner and Ignatz award-winning author Hope Larson comes the next chapter for Gotham vigilante Batgirl! Barbara Gordon and Dick Grayson are a very different kind of Dynamic Duo. No matter how far apart their careers as Batgirl and Nightwing take them, they always seem to...
Batgirl. Vol. 4, Strange loop
Larson, Hope
Paper Book
The best-selling Rebirth series by Hope Larson returns in Batgirl- Vol. 4, a chilling metropolitan mystery for the ages! It's the holiday season in Burnside, and everyone is getting into the spirit...including Harley Quinn and the Penguin! After the maid of mischief...
The oracle code : a graphic novel
Nijkamp, Marieke
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijkamp and artist Manuel Preitano unveil a graphic novel that explores the dark corridors of Barbara Gordon's first mystery- herself. After a gunshot leaves her paralyzed below the waist, Barbara Gordon undergoes physical and...
Batgirl. Volume 2, To the death
Puckett, Kelley
Ebook
Shadow of the Batgirl : a graphic novel
Kuhn, Sarah (Author)
Paper Book
Cassandra Cain, teenage assassin, isn't exactly Batgirl material...yet. Will she step out of the shadows and overcome her greatest obstacle--that voice inside her head telling her she can never be a hero? Lucky for Cass, she won't have to defy her destiny alone. With the help of...
Batgirl : Stephanie Brown
Miller, Bryan Q.
Paper Book
BATGIRL: STEPHANIE BROWN VOL. 1 features classic stories written by BRYAN Q. MILLER (Smallville) with art by Lee Garbett (LUCIFER), Trevor Scott (EARTH 2) and others.   Stephanie Brown is no stranger to crime-fighting. She's taken down criminals as the Spoiler and worked with...
Batgirl : Stephanie Brown. Volume 2
Miller, Bryan Q.
Paper Book
Birds of Prey : murder & mystery
Simone, Gail
Paper Book
Batgirl and the Birds of Prey. Volume 1, Who is Oracle?
Benson, Julie
Ebook
Batgirl and the Birds of Prey. Vol. 3, Full circle
Benson, Julie
Paper Book
The Birds of Prey are more than a team- Batgirl, Black Canary and Huntress are friends, allies and sisters. Even when the Birds' membership swells to include partners like Catwoman, Poison Ivy and even Harley Quinn, those three heroes--Barbara, Dinah and Helena--are the beating heart of the team....
Batman, Incorporated. Volume 1, Demon Star
Morrison, Grant.
Ebook
Batman Incorporated. Volume 2, Gotham's Most Wanted
Morrison, Grant
Ebook
Bombshells. Volume 2, Allies
Bennett, Marguerite
Paper Book
Based on the hit DC Collectibles product line! As World War II rages across Europe, the Allied forces issue a call to arms for the greatest heroines the world has ever known! With an old villain arising from beyond the grave, Wonder Woman, Batwoman, Kara Starikov, Kortni Duginova and Mera must aid...
Batman: White Knight
Murphy, Sean Gordon
Paper Book
"I love Gotham, and it's time I paid her back." Set in a world where the Clown Prince of Crime has been cured of his madness, Batman- White Knight follows the man now known as Jack Napier as he embarks on a quest to heal the city he once terrorized. After reconiciling with...

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