Batgirl . . . aka Barbara Gordon

Miss Mindpower wanted to know who reminded me of her most in comics, as far as charecters. Now this was kind of borderline, so I decided to post it in both blogs.

Barbara started out as Batgirl, inevertantly. Batman was never one to make personal apperances. He believes he does what he does to fight crime, unknowning that he inspires people without trying. There was a need for more of Batman's presence to inspire people that their town was safe. One of these instances was during a parade in Commisoner Gordon's honor (Barbara's father). Batman has great faith in Commisoner Gordon, and honors him by helping him fight crime in Gotham. But Barbara felt that an apperance at the parade would help the people of Gotham. So she decided to make an apperance herself, in a costume she made. After that, it just kind of stuck.

Later, in her career as Batgirl, she feel victim to the Joker. But as Barbara Gordon. In an attempt to get at Commisoner Gordon, the Joker came to their house, shot Barbara, and kidnapped her. Batman finally did rescue her, but the gunshot had lodged in her spine and she was a parapalegic, paralized from the waist down.

Unable to fight crime as Batgirl, Barbara, became the Oracle. And this is where I find the similarites between her and Miss Mindpower. The Oracle was the central intelligence for Batman and Robin. Housed in an unknown safehouse, surrounded by equipment to help her, Oracle did much of Batman's legwork while he was on the run. She used her intelligence and famliarity with computers and such devices to help Batman run down criminals and analyize clues and evidence. She used her mind to help Batman when he was unable to do it himself. Eventually she expanded to also help the JLA, in finding and going over evidence for them too.

Even as Batgirl, she used her brain to overcome crimes and criminals, and was a constant asset to Batman. The mind never ceases to amaze when put to good use, and this is what Barbara did, able to handle many inquiries by all the super-heroes of the DC Universe.

So there Miss Mindpower, there is your comic twin double. Continue to flex your brain and you will go places that some people will never be. I hope you liked this here post. Make sure to let me know what you think. Take care Miss Mindpower.