Batman Continuity
SlappyWite
OK, I have a few questions about Batman continuity.
1) When did Barbara Gordon move in with Uncle Jim? I assumed that
Batman: Madness took place the first Halloween after Year One (since James
Jr. seems to be less than a year old), but now it seems that The Long
Halloween has taken that spot in continuity. In the Long Halloween, Jim
talks about Babs coming to visit, so this must take place before she moves
in.
2) How old are Barbara and Dick when Babs first becomes Batgirl? I've
always assumed they are close to the same age. If that is the case then
they must be about fifteen or sixteen in the (most recent) Batman
Chronicles issue (the Batgirl and Robin first meeting) for him to look so
much younger than her and yet be the same age -- teenage boys mature later
than teenage girls. But it's been implied elsewhere (including the back
of the first Birds of Prey) that Babs was already in college when she
became Batgirl. So is she a lot older than Dick?
3) Does anyone have a Batman timeline that makes more sense than the Zero
Hour version? I've been trying to put one together but I keep on running
into contradictions. Most of what I have to work from is Batman Year One,
all the Year One annuals, The Long Halloween, and the Secret Origins New
Teen Titans annual (from '89). Are there any other sources that shine any
light on the continuity jumble? The Secret Origins annual really helps to
clarify Dick's history.
Something I just thought of: how old was Batgirl portrayed as when she
was introduced in the sixties?
Jim Demes
SlappyWite wrote:
> Something I just thought of: how old was Batgirl portrayed as when she
> was introduced in the sixties?
Toys 'R Us reprinted the first appearances of Robin, Mr. Freeze, and the
"New" Batgirl. In Detective #359 (Jan. 67) Barbara Gordon has graduated
from college with a doctorate and is a librarian. However, she is still
living at home with Dad. She doesn't look like a teenager - at least
mid-twenties, if not older. Batwoman would seem more appropriate.
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Jim Demes - de...@udel.edu - http://udel.edu/~demes/