Batgirl's 1970s Job Is the Perfect Fit for a 2022 Revamp
The original Batgirl, Barbara Gordon, has had many roles in the DC Universe over the decades, but her 1970s job would be perfect for a 2022 revival. Batgirl might be one of Batman's key allies—especially when Barbara serves as the techno-spy, Oracle—but she is a great standalone hero in her own right. This is true because of her vigilante work, of course, and it's especially true because of her oft-forgotten career as a congressional representative.
Barbara Gordon was introduced as Batgirl in 1967's Detective Comics #359 by Gardner Fox, Carmine Infantino, and Sid Greene. The daughter of longtime Batman ally Commissioner James Gordon, she originally appeared as a dedicated librarian. Babs has had many careers over the years, including in her vigilante life—she spent many decades, after retiring from Batgirl and then having been shot in the spine by the Joker, as the technological expert Oracle. As Oracle, Barbara Gordon became an essential member of both the Bat-Family and the DC Universe writ-large, serving as techno-spy, informant, and general manager of many teams across the universe.
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Currently, Barbara Gordon is based in Gotham, where she serves double duty as Oracle and a member of the Batgirls team. Though her civilian career in current Gotham books is up in the air, DC should consider returning to one of Babs' original careers as a member of Congress. In 1972's Detective Comics #422 by Dennis O'Neil, Bob Brown, and Dick Giordano, Batgirl decides to leave her career as a librarian and run for Congress. She believes it to be the better way to fight crime. In the stories that follow in 'Tec #423-424, readers see Barbara Gordon's successful
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