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Oracle had a dedicated room in the Watchtower for monitoring the Joker. - Birds of Prey 1998 #35 pg 22

Bronze Age Batgirl and Robin deduced each other’s secret identities, surprising the other. - Batman Family #3 pg 18/19

When Ras Al’Gul sends assassins after Bat/Wayne associates, Red Robin enlists the heroes to help protect them. When Wonder Girl finds Oracle, Barbara had already saved herself. - Red Robin #12 pg 5

Oracle is the only hero that amazes Nightwing to the point of feeling inadequate as a hero. - Nightwing 1996 #53 pg 9/10

Young Justice Batgirl had to fend off Bizarro for nearly an hour with gadgets, tricks, and acrobatics, during Brainiac’s attack on Metrolpolis. - Young Justice (2011-2013) #24 pg 12

Barbara has struggled with crossing the line from justice to vengeance, when it comes to her father and the Joker. - Nightwing 1996 #53 pg 12/13; Batman Eternal #18 pgs 17-20, #28 pgs 3, 15-17; Joker Last Laugh #1 pg 12/13

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“She was her own thing. She was part of the team, but didn’t work for Batman. She was Batgirl… She simply insisted on being smart and independent, far more so than any other female character in the book, more so even than Robin.” - Gail Simone’s forward in The Bronze Age Batgirl Omnibus Volume 1

According to Gail Simone, Barbara Gordon is the most intelligent member of the Bat-family. - Gail Simone’s forward in The Bronze Age Batgirl Omnibus Volume 1

Batgirl tells Catwoman, “I don’t consider myself a rival of yours, Catwoman! I have absolutely no romantic interest in Batman!” And Batman confirms it. - Batman (1939) #197 (pg 83 in the BG Omnibus) and Gail Simone’s forward in The Bronze Age Batgirl Omnibus Volume 1

According to Gail Simone, Batgirl is the Hope of Gotham. - Gail Simone’s forward in The Bronze Age Batgirl Omnibus Volume 1

Jim Gordon admits to knowing Batgirl was his daughter after she unmasks in Detective Comics #422/423 (pg 333/334 of the BG Omnibus)

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Barbara gives herself a pep talk before leaping off of buildings. - Batgirl 2016 #

Oracle set up the Watchtower’s defenses to activate by 3-word combinations: an English scholar, a baseball great, and a flavor of gum, - Nightwing 1996 #39 pgs 3, 19, 20

When Oracle was infected by a technological virus from Brainiac, Bruce spent a sizable fortune on her surgery and called in many heroes to help, including Dr. Mid-Night, Superman, and Cyborg. In the end, Barbara was able to hack the virus and convince it to let her live. - Birds of Prey 1998 #85

(Pre-Flashpoint) After years of being paralyzed, Babs regained the ability to move her toes. - Birds of Prey 1998 #85 pg 22-23

After too many enemies learned about Oracle’s existence, Barbara had “Oracle” die in order to return to working in the shadows. Only a 13 people knew her plan (Bat-family and Birds of Prey members). - Birds of Prey 2010 #7 pg 15 and #10 pg 18-19

While Batgirl and Supergirl are super friends, Oracle and Powergirl don’t really get along. - Birds of Prey 1996 #17 pg 4/5, #42 and Supergirl 2016 #11 pg 18-19, DC Super Hero Girls Out of the Bottle

Oops, source for the pep talk above is Batgirl 2016 #30 pg 1 She makes checklists.

When Gotham was buzzing with news of Batman and Catwoman’s pending nuptials, Riddler challenged Batgirl to a series of wedding related riddles. Batgirl’s intelligence is what drew Riddler’s interest. Batgirl defeated him as quickly as or faster than Batman’s record. - Batman Prelude to the Wedding Bargirl vs Riddler #1 pgs 17-21

In the Batman tv show (60s), Barbara’s signature red hair was a wig, while in the comics her hair is actually red. - Batman 1966 tv series “Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin” and Detective Comics #359, Batgirl 2011 #0, etc.

A Batgirl '66 spinoff was considered before Batman '66 was cancelled. - https://13thdimension.com/the-13-best-batgirl-66-episodes-an-yvonne-craig-birthday-celebration/
#13, and #2 on https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbr.com/dark-batgirl-facts/amp/

Barbara likes horror movies, “the scarier the better,” and used to watch them her her brother, James Jr. - Batgirl 2011 #19 pg 3

Babs likes spicy food (habanero peppers!). - Li’l Gotham 2012 #10 pg 11-12, 21

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