įebruwas the debut of Cassandra Cain's first graphic novel, Shadow of the Batgirl, written by Sarah Kuhn and illustrated by Nicole Goux. Īfter the New 52, Cassandra appeared in what appeared to be a variant timeline however, at San Diego Comic-Con International 2015, James Tynion IV announced that Cassandra would be introduced into mainstream continuity in Batman & Robin Eternal. Īt C2E2 2011, it was confirmed that Cassandra would be appearing as a main character in Scott Snyder and Kyle Higgins' mini-series Batman: Gates of Gotham. series, it is revealed that Cassandra had taken up the name Black Bat. In July 2010, Cassandra appeared as one of the main characters in a short story written and drawn by Amanda Conner for Wonder Woman #600, where she helps Wonder Woman and Power Girl in a battle against Egg Fu.Īfter Bruce Wayne returns, it is revealed that Cassandra's disillusionment was a ruse, and that she had willingly handed over her Batgirl mantle to Stephanie because she was acting under her mentor's orders, and she is now working as a codename-less vigilante. In 2009, Cassandra passes the Batgirl identity to Stephanie Brown. Beechen himself said that the story would resolve the questions over Cassandra's behavior and will be a setup for new Batgirl adventures. In February 2008, Dan DiDio revealed during a convention panel that writer Adam Beechen would be writing a "new Batgirl" miniseries.
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In October 2007, DC announced that Cassandra would be taking up the Batgirl identity as a member of the Outsiders in the upcoming Batman and the Outsiders ongoing series to be written by Chuck Dixon, which appears to, or is hoped to, begin resolving the controversy. Cassandra remained in the role of a villain, under the command of Titans East's leader, Deathstroke. Ĭassandra next appears on the roster of Titans East once again wearing the Batgirl costume. 3 #44 (April 2007), it revealed that Cassandra battled Supergirl first, before attacking the Teen Titans with the Titans East.Ĭassandra reappears later in the Robin series.
Ĭassandra took on the role of a villain by becoming the head of the League of Assassins following the "One Year Later" continuity jump, as established in Robin #150 (July 2006).Ĭassandra then appears in Supergirl #14 (April 2007), battling the title character, ( Kara Zor-El). In 2000, Cassandra became the first Batgirl to be featured in an eponymous ongoing comic book series.ĭuring the " War Games" story arc in 2004, Batman relies heavily on Cassandra to help control the violence of the gang war in Gotham City. The character made her cinematic debut in the DC Extended Universe film Birds of Prey, portrayed by Ella Jay Basco.Ĭassandra Cain first appeared in Batman #567 (July 1999), written by Kelley Puckett and penciled by Damion Scott (who are generally credited with her invention). The character's full history was restored in DC's 2021 Infinite Frontier relaunch.
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The character was brought back to mainstream continuity after the company-wide reboot in Batman & Robin Eternal, using the code name Orphan, previously used by her father, David Cain.
She returned in late 2010, where she was shown working as an anonymous agent of Batman in Hong Kong before adopting the new moniker of Black Bat. Consequently, Cassandra grew up to become an expert martial artist and developed an incredible ability to interpret body language to the point of reading complex thoughts, while simultaneously developing very limited social skills and remaining mute and illiterate.Ĭassandra was the first Batgirl to star in her own ongoing Batgirl comic book series, an Asian character who was replaced as Batgirl by Stephanie Brown in a 2009 storyline. She was deprived of speech and human contact during her childhood as conditioning to become the world's greatest assassin. Over the years, she has also assumed the code names of Black Bat, Orphan, and in current stories, shares the Batgirl name with Stephanie Brown.Ĭassandra's origin story presents her as the daughter of assassins David Cain and Lady Shiva. The character is one of several who have assumed the role of Batgirl. Created by Kelley Puckett and Damion Scott, Cassandra Cain first appeared in Batman #567 (July 1999). Able to read body language and anticipate opponents' actionsĬassandra Cain (also known as Cassandra Wayne) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman.
Highly skilled martial artist and advanced hand-to-hand combatant.