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Batgirl is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, depicted as female counterparts to the superhero Batman. Although the character Betty Kane was introduced into publication in 1961 by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff as Bat-Girl, she was replaced by Barbara Gordon in 1967, who later came to be identified as the iconic Batgirl. The character debuted in Detective Comics #359, titled "The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl!" (January 1967) by writer Gardner Fox and artist Carmine Infantino, introduced as the daughter of police commissioner James Gordon. Batgirl operates in Gotham City, allying herself with Batman and the original Robin, Dick Grayson, along with other masked vigilantes. The character appeared regularly in Detective Comics, Batman Family, and several other books produced by DC until 1988. That year, Barbara Gordon appeared in Barbara Kesel's Batgirl Special #1, in which she retires from crime-fighting. She subsequently appeared in Alan Moore's graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke where, in her civilian identity, she is shot by the Joker and left paraplegic. Although she is reimagined as the computer expert and information broker Oracle by editor Kim Yale and writer John Ostrander the following year, her paralysis sparked debate about the portrayal of women in comics, particularly violence depicted toward female characters.
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Fan Casting The Joker

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  • pococrazy17 No offence, but it'd be kind of weird to know that Harley Quinn's boyfriend was a senior citizen

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    • theoriginalmartian @pococrazy17 Wouldn't that enhance the creepiness though? Joker and Harley's relationship isn't supposed to be a healthy relationship. Additionally, Joker is typically portrayed as being older than Batman. To add to all that, Dafoe looks like Joker has jumped straight off the page and onto the screen.

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    • pococrazy17 @martianmanhunter02 I'm also pretty sure he's not done with his role as Vulko in Aquaman, and if Joker makes his first appearance in 2021, Vulko would make his second appearance in 2022, which would make it more confusing

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    • theoriginalmartian @pococrazy17 They already finished their Throne of Atlantis arc. Outside that arc, Vulko really serves no purpose. Besides, as Joker Dafoe would have the benefit of the makeup and making use of exaggerated facial and physical expression. Vulko is much more normal by comparison, so the visual and personality difference would be such that it wouldn't be too weird.

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