Updated: 07/02/08

Batgirl/Oracle Comic Book Appearances

Below is what I hope to be a complete listing of appearances of Batgirl (including animated and Elseworlds versions), Oracle, Barbara Gordon, and Batwoman in DC Comics.

BATGIRL (Barbara Gordon) APPEARANCES

52 Week 3 [CAMEO], Week 4 [CAMEO], Week 7 [CAMEO]
Adventure Comics 381, 416 [COVER]
Arkham Asylum: Living Hell 3
Batgirl 45
Batgirl Special 1
Batgirl Secret Files & Origins 1
Batgirl: Year One 1-9
Batman 197, 208, 214, 255, 311, 511, 561, 565, 600, 614, 636 [CAMEO]
Batman & Superman: World's Finest (1999) 5
Batman Annual 13
Batman Chronicles 5, 9
Batman Chronicles Gallery 1 [PIN-UP]
Batman Confidential 17, 18
Batman Family 1-20
Batman Gallery 1
Batman: Batgirl
Batman: Batgirl 1 [GIRLFRENZY!]
Batman: Gotham Knights 21, 43, 47
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight 180 [CAMEO], 181
Birds Of Prey 1, 29 [CAMEO], 50 [CAMEO], 71, 75, 79, 103, 109
Birds Of Prey: Batgirl 1
Birds Of Prey: Batgirl/Catwoman
Birds Of Prey: Catwoman/Oracle
Birds of Prey (1998) 8 [CAMEO], 37 [CAMEO] , 109
Booster Gold (2007) 4, 5
Brave And The Bold 78, 116
Crisis On Infinite Earths 4, 5 [CAMEO], 7, 12 [CAMEO]
DC Comics Presents 19, 86
DC First: Batgirl/Joker
DC Special 1: Infantino [COVER]
Detective Comics 359*, 363, 369, 371, 384-385, 388-389, 392-393,396-397, 400-401, 404-418, 419-424, 481-499, 501-503, 505-506, 508-510, 512-519, 526, 734 [CAMEO], 800 [CAMEO], 809 [CAMEO]
Freedom Fighters 14-15
Green Lantern 101 [CAMEO], 106 [CAMEO]
Guy Gardner 24
Harley Quinn 11
Hawk & Dove 24
Huntress Year One 4 [CAMEO]
Infinity, Inc. 22 [CAMEO]
JLA/Avengers 3 [COVER]
JLA: Secret Files 1 [PIN-UP]
JLA in Crisis: Secret Files 1 [CAMEO]
Justice 8, 10
Justice League America 60
Legends of the DCU 10-11
Legends of the DCU: Crisis on Infinte Earths 1 [CAMEO]
Millennium Edition: Detective Comics 359
Nightwing 9 [CAMEO], 10 [COVER], 38, 75 [CAMEO], 88 [CAMEO], 104-106, 134 [CAMEO]
Nightwing Annual 2
Nightwing Secret Files & Origins 1 [CAMEO]
Robin 120 [CAMEO]
Secret Origins 20
Showcase '94 12
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: BATGIRL VOL. 1 (TPB, 2007)
Silver Age 80pg Giant 1
Silver Age Secret Files & Origins 1 [CAMEO]
Silver Age: Showcase 1
Supergirl 79 [COVER]
Superman 268, 279
Superman Family 171
SuperTeam Family 3
Teen Titans Lost Annual 1 [CAMEO]
Underworld Unleashed: Patterns of Fear 1
Untold Legend of the Batman 3
Who's Who in the DC Universe 2
Who's Who in the DC Universe Update 1
Who's Who in the DC Universe Looseleaf Edition
Wonder Woman 291 [CAMEO], 300 [CAMEO, COVER ONLY]
Worlds Finest 169, 176, 184, 255 [CAMEO], 302
Zero Hour 0 - 4

Also: Appears in new cover art on
Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest 5, 13, 16, 30, 51
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest 9

*Origin and first appearance of both Barbara Gordon and Batgirl

BARBARA GORDON/ORACLE APPEARANCES

52 Week 6 [CAMEO], Week 34, Week 48
Adventure Comics 453
Adventures of Superman 567
Amazons Attack 3, 4 [CAMEO]
Arsenal 2
Azrael 5, 15, 29, 32, 34-37, 46, 47, 49, 50, 54-55, 60-61, 64-65, 67, 72-74, 77-82, 84-85, 87-91, 93-95, 97, 100
Azrael/Ash
Batgirl (2000) 1-5, 7, 9-10, 12, 14, 17, 21-27, 29-30, 33, 35-37, 39-42, 45-55, 57
Batgirl Secret Files & Origins 1
Batman 346, 428 [CAMEO], 451, 499, 520, 534-535, 547, 550, 553, 560-563, 565, 567, 569-570, 573, 582-583, 588-591, 600, 605-606, 614, 618, 619 [COVER], 631-633, 635 [CAMEO], 636 [CAMEO], 666, 673 [CAMEO]
Batman 80 Page Giant 1 [CAMEO]
Batman Annual 13, 23-24
Batman Chronicles 1 [CAMEO], 5, 7 [CAMEO], 15, 17
Batman Chronicles Gallery 1 [PIN-UP]
Batman: Blackgate Isle of Man 1
Batman: City of Light 1, 4
Batman: Day of Judgement 1
Batman: Death of Innocents
Batman: DOA
Batman: Family 1, 3, 6-8
Batman: Gotham Knights 1, 3, 6, 12, 17-18, 20-23, 25-26, 30, 32-36, 42-44, 48, 51-52, 55-58
Batman/Huntress: Cry for Blood 2-3
Batman: Joker's Apprentice
Batman/Joker: Switch
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight 117, 119-120, 125-126, 142-143, 159-161, 177, 180-184, 188 [CAMEO], 197-198
Batman: Madness - LOTDK Halloween Special
Batman: No Man's Land 1
Batman: No Man's Land Gallery 1
Batman: Orpheus Rising 1, 3 [CAMEO], 4
Batman: Our Worlds at War 1
Batman: Outlaws 1-3
Batman: Scottish Connection
Batman: Secret Files & Origins 1 [PIN-UP]
Batman: Shadow of the Bat 53, 66-67, 73-74, 79, 83, 85, 87-88, 93, 94
Batman: Sword of Azrael 1
Batman: The Chalice
Batman: The Killing Joke
Batman: Turning Points 2 [CAMEO], 3
Batman vs Predator III: Blood Ties 2
Batman/Wildcat 1-3
Beast Boy 2 [CAMEO]
Birds of Prey (1998) 1-?? (current ongoing series)
Birds of Prey Secret Files & Origins 2003
Birds Of Prey: Catwoman/Oracle
Birds of Prey: Manhunt 1-4
Birds of Prey: Revolution
Birds of Prey: The Ravens
Birds of Prey: Wolves
Black Canary 10
Black Canary (2007) 3
Black Canary/Oracle: Birds of Prey
Black Canary Wedding Planner 1
Blue Beetle (2006) 4, 18
Booster Gold (2007) 1 [CAMEO], 5, 6
Catwoman 36, 72-73 [CAMEO], 74, 84, 88, 90
Catwoman (2002) 35-36
Chase 8
Checkmate 18
Countdown 40, 39, 38, 37, 32
DC 1,000,000 1-4
DC Countdown 1
DC First: Batgirl/Joker
DCU Holiday Bash II, III [CAMEO]
Detective Comics 680, 695-696, 699, 701, 706-710, 721, 723-724, 727, 729-730, 732, 734-735, 737-738 [CAMEO], 740-741, 743, 750, 755, 758, 774 [CAMEO], 775, 777-778, 781-782, 784, 786, 788, 796-799
Detective Comics Annual 10
Firestorm 98
Final Night 2-3
Flash 139
Formerly Known as the Justice League #5
Ghost/Batgirl 1-3
Gordon's Law 1
Gordon of Gotham 4
Gotham Central 2 [CAMEO]
Gotham City: Secret Files & Origins 1
Gotham Underground 2, 3
Green Arrow 115-117
Green Arrow (2001) 16
Green Arrow/Black Canary 1 [CAMEO], 5 [CAMEO]
Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding Special 1
Green Lantern: Circle of Fire 1
Green Lantern/Power Girl 1 [CAMEO]
Guide to the DC Universe 2001-2002 Secret Files & Origins
Hacker Files 5-6
Harley Quinn 6-7, 10-12
Hawk & Dove 22-24
Hawkman 15
Huntress Year One 4
Identity Crisis 2-4
JLA 17-19, 24, 26-28, 30 [CAMEO], 32 [CAMEO], 34, 36-41, 44, 116-117 [CAMEO] , 121 [CAMEO]
JLA/Avengers 2, 3 [CAMEO]
JLA-Z #1 [COVER]
JLA Classified 11, 12, 14, 15
JLA: Foreign Bodies
JLA: Gods and Monsters
JLA: Incarnations 7
JLA/JSA Secret Files & Origins 1
JLA: Primeval
JLA Secret Files 2-3
JLA/Titans 1-3
JLA Versus Predator
JLA: Welcome to the Working Week [CAMEO]
JLA/Witchblade
JLA 1,000,000 1
Joker: Devil's Advocate
Joker: Last Laugh 1-3, 5-6
Joker: Last Laugh Secret Files & Origins 1
JSA Annual 1 (2000) [CAMEO]
Justice League of America Wedding Special 1 [CAMEO, COVER]
Legends of the DC Universe 3-D Gallery 1 [PIN-UP]
Legion of Super-Heroes 89, 99
Manhunter 13, 17, 19 [CAMEOS]
Martian Manhunter (1998) 1
Nightwing 1/2 (Wizard)
Nightwing 80-pg Giant 1
Nightwing 7, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22-24, 27-28, 32 [CAMEO], 34-35, 37-39, 42-43 [CAMEO], 44-47, 53, 55-58, 60, 62-63, 65-66, 71-75, 77-79, 81, 83-89, 94, 96-98, 107 [CAMEO], 109, 111 [CAMEO], 114, 117, 123 [CAMEO], 127 [CAMEO], 128 [CAMEO], 134 [CAMEO], 136 [CAMEO], 137 [CAMEO]
Nightwing & Huntress 3
Nightwing Annual 1 (1997), 2 (2007)
Nightwing Mini Series 2
Nightwing: Our Worlds at War 1
Nightwing Secret Files & Origins 1
Nightwing TPB [INTRODUCTION]
No Man's Land: Secret Files & Origins #1
OMAC Project 1 [CAMEO]
Power of Shazam 45 [CAMEO]
Resurrection Man 21
Robin 30, 33, 53, 55, 58, 61, 71, 77 [CAMEO], 78 [CAMEO], 86, 89-90, 95-97, 99, 108-109, 120, 127, 131, 148
Robin: Year 1 #4 (2001)
Secret Files & Origins Guide to the DC Universe 2000 #1 [CAMEO]
Secret Origins 80pg Giant 1 [CAMEO]
Showcase '94 12
Showcase '96 3
Sovereign Seven 8 [CAMEO]
Supergirl 79 [COVER]
Starman (1988) 27 [CAMEO]
Superboy 49 [CAMEO], 89 [CAMEO]
Superman: Man of Tomorrow 2
Superman: Our Worlds at War Secret Files 1 [CAMEO]
Suicide Squad 23** [CAMEO], 24 [CAMEO], 26, 32, 38, 48-49, 51-57, 59, 61, 63
Titans 9, 15, 28, 39
Underworld Unleashed: Patterns of Fear 1
Villains United 6 [CAMEO]
Villains United Special 1
Wonder Woman 144, 145, 162, 164-167, 174-175
Young Justice 6, 9 [CAMEO], 19
Young Justice: Our Worlds at War 1 [CAMEO]

**first appearance of Oracle

BATGIRL/BARBARA GORDON: ANIMATED APPEARANCES

Batgirl Adventures 1
Batman Adventures (2003) 2, 4, 6-9, 11-13, 15-16
Batman Beyond 13, 20
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Batman & Robin Adventures 9, 21
Batman Adventures 12, 18, 26
Batman Adventures: The Lost Years 1, 3-5
Batman Adventures: Holiday 1
Batman: Gotham Adventures 1-3, 5-6, 8-10, 14-16, 18-22, 24, 26-27, 31-34, 38-39, 41, 44, 46-47, 50-51, 55, 57, 60
Batman Strikes 18, 21-24, 29, 33-37, 40 [COVER], 45, 46
Batman: Subzero
Gotham Girls 1-5
Superman Adventures 25

BATGIRL/BARBARA GORDON: ELSEWORLDS AND OTHER APPEARANCES

Adventures with the DC Superheroes (American Dairy Farmers special)
All-Star Batman and Robin 6
Batman 666
Batman & Robin: Movie Adaptation [FILM]
Batman: Brotherhood of the Bat
Batman Chronicles 21
Batman: Gotham Noir
Batman: League of Batmen 1-2
Batman: Nine Lives
Batman: Nosferatu
Batman/Spirit 1
Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham 3
Batman: The Golden Streets of Gotham
Birds of Prey 96-99*
Bizarro Comics (2001, HC)
Bruce Wayne, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1 (Marvel/DC)
Claritin Presents Batman Vol. 1 (Schering special)
Countdown Arena 1
DC Comics Presents Annual 4
DC Comics Presents Batman 1 (2004) [CAMEO]
Detective 624
Elseworlds 80pg. Giant 1 (1999 - overseas only!)
Elseworlds Finest: Supergirl & Batgirl 1
Flash 275-276, 284
Harley and Ivy: Love on the Lam
Harley Quinn 10-12
JLA: Act of God 1, 3
JLA: Another Nail 2 [CAMEO]
JLA: Created Equal 1, 2
JLA: Shogun of Steel
JLA: The Nail 1
The Kingdom: Planet Krypton 1
Super Friends 21
Super Friends Trade Paperback [CAMEO, NEW INTRO STORY]
Superboy 60 [CAMEO], 61
Superman 353, 358, 363
Superman & Batman: Generations 2 #2-4 [CAMEO]
Superman & Batman: World's Funnest
Superman & Wonder Woman: Whom Gods Destroy 4
Superman/Batman 19 [revealed to be Clayface]
Thrillkiller 1-3
Thrillkiller '62
Tiny Titans 1, 5

* revealed to be Misfit

BATGIRL II (Helena Bertinelli) APPEARANCES

Batman 563, 565, 567
The Batman Chronicles 16
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight 117, 119, 120**
Batman: No Man's Land 0, 1* [CAMEO]
Batman: No Man's Land Gallery 1
Batman: Shadow of the Bat 83-87
Detective Comics 731-734
Superman/Batman 23-25 (as Batwoman)

*first appearance
**revealed to be the Huntress, final chronological appearance to date

BATGIRL III (Cassandra Cain*) APPEARANCES

52 Week 8 [CAMEO]
Action Comics 804 [CAMEO]
Azrael 56-57, 60-61, 66, 84 [CAMEO], 94
Batgirl (2000) 1-73
Batgirl Annual 1
Batgirl Secret Files & Origins 1
Batman 567**, 569, 586, 594, 597, 605, 631, 633, 635 [CAMEO], 673 [CAMEO]
Batman Allies Secret Files and Origins 2005
Batman and the Outsiders (2007) 2-8
Batman Chronicles 18
Batman: City of Light 1-8
Batman: Family 6-8
Batman: Gotham Knights 2, 5, 33, 35, 36 [CAMEO], 42, 45, 46, 48, 49, 56-57
Batman: League of Batmen 1 [ELSEWORLDS, CAMEO]
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight 120***, 124, 182-184
Batman: Orpheus Rising 3 [CAMEO], 5 [CAMEO]
Batman: Outlaws 1-3
Batman: Shadow of the Bat 92 [CAMEO], 93
Birds of Prey 27, 63
Birds of Prey Secret Files & Origins 2003
Black Canary (2007) 2 [CAMEO]
Catwoman 72 [CAMEO], 90
Countdown 36 [CAMEO]
DC First: Batgirl/Joker
Detective Comics 734, 738 [CAMEO], 739 [CAMEO], 741, 782, 790, 796-797, 799, 800 [CAMEO]
Ghost/Batgirl 1-4
Gotham City: Secret Files & Origins 1
Gotham Underground 7, 9 [CAMEO]
Green Lantern: Circle of Fire 1 [CAMEO]
Guide to the DC Universe 2001-2002 Secret Files & Origins
Harley Quinn 10-12
JLA: Welcome to the Working Week [CAMEO]
JLA Secret Files & Origins 2004 [as Kasumi]
Joker: Last Laugh 3
Justice League Elite 1-9, 11-12 [as Kasumi]
Nightwing 81, 98
No Man's Land: Secret Files & Origins 1
OMAC Project #2 [CAMEO]
Robin 70, 73, 86, 88, 119, 127-128, 132-133, 148, 150****-151 [as Cassandra], 162 [as Cassandra]
Secret Files & Origins Guide to the DC Universe 2000 #1 [CAMEO]
Superboy 85
Supergirl 63, 74 [CAMEO], 79 [COVER]
Supergirl (2006) 13, 14
Superman/Batman 5
Superman/Batman Secret Files 2003 [PIN-UP]
Teen Titans (2003) 22, 23 [revealed to be Ravager], 43-46
Wonder Woman 174-175 [CAMEO]
World War III 1, 2, 4 [CAMEO]
Young Justice 20 [CAMEO], 21

*name revealed in Gotham Knights #1
**first appearance as Cain's daughter
***first appearance as Batgirl III
****revealed as a villain and the new head of the League of Assassins

BATWOMAN I (Kathy Kane) APPEARANCES

Batman 105, 116, 119, 126, 129, 131, 133, 140, 141, 144, 153, 157, 159, 162, 163, 678 [CAMEO]
Batman Family 10, 14, 17
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Annual 6
Brave and the Bold 182, 197
Detective 233*, 249, 276, 285, 286, 292, 302, 307, 311, 318, 321, 325, 485
Freedom Fighters 14, 15
JLA 90
Planet Krypton 1
Superman & Batman: World's Funnest
Who's Who in the DC Universe 2
World's Finest 90, 104, 117, 136, 139, 154, 157

*first appearance

BATWOMAN II (Kathy "Kate" Kane) APPEARANCES

Countdown 51 [COVER], 41 [CAMEO], 39, 38
Crime Bible 3
Infinite Crisis 7*[CAMEO]
52 Week 7**, Week 9 [CAMEO], Week 11, Week 28, Week 30, Week 33, Week 34 [CAMEO], Week 36, Week 47 [COVER], Week 48, Week 52
DCU Infinite Christmas Special

*first appearance as Batwoman [CAMEO]
** first appearance as Kate Kane

BAT-GIRL/FLAMEBIRD (Betty Kane/Mary Elizabeth "Bette" Kane) APPEARANCES

52 Week 33 [CAMEO]
Batman 139*, 141, 144, 153, 159, 163
Batman Family 16
Beast Boy 1-4
Birds of Prey 70, 72, 73
Detective 322
Guy Gardner: Warrior 29, 39
Hawk and Dove Annual 1
Infinite Crisis 4
JLA/Titans 1-3
New Titans 56
Team Titans 22-24
Teen Titans 50-52
Teen Titans (2003) 38 [CAMEO], 52 [CAMEO], 53 [CAMEO]
Tales of the Teen Titans 50
Titans 35, 36, 39
Titans Annual 1
Titans Secret Files and Origins 1, 2
Secret Origins Annual 3**
Superboy 65
Villains United Special 1
Who's Who in the DC Universe '90 2
Who's Who in the DC Universe '92 2
Wonder Woman 174
Young Justice 20-21
Young Justice: Sins of Youth 2

*first appearance as Bat-Girl
**first appearance as Flamebird


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