Title Batgirl Special: The Last Batgirl Story Format one-shot Binding standard comic Date 1988 Writer(s) Barbara Randall Artist(s) Barry Kitson, Bruce D. Patterson Collects n/a Storyline When a man was murdered in the library where she worked, Barbara Gordon remembered the first time she'd been injured as Batgirl: four years previous against a man named Cormorant. She found his hat near the body. After closing down the library and handing the scene over to her father's men, Barbara went home and readied her gear before going to bed. Another body was found the next morning. Both victims had been accused of violent crimes against women. Barbara's friend Marcy came for a visit. She begged her to give up the Batgirl gig. Another man was killed for crimes against women. The killer did it on a busy street in broad daylight. Barbara got into costume and went after Cormorant. She watched as he took a phone call (a contract to kill the killer, dubbed "Slash" by the media) and cleaned his weapons. Marcy called out to her and drove her back to the city. She convinced Batgirl to go after Slash before Cormorant. Slash met with her boss and was told to kill Cormorant before he killed her. Batgirl caught up with Slash as she struck at her next victim. Slash got the best of her; Batgirl took a knife to the shoulder; the target was killed; Slash escaped. Barbara went home and announced to Marcy that she quit. Marcy patched up her wound. They talked, and Barbara realized she was better off fighting crime using a computer and reporting to the police ... after this case was closed. She went to Cormorant's house. He pulled a gun on her. Batgirl was saved by Slash, who put a knife in Cormorant. As she and Batgirl fought, Cormorant made his escape. He returned with a gun in each hand. Batgirl dropped some smoke grenades and got out of the crossfire. She tried to keep Slash from killing the man, but his own wife gave her a gun. Slash collapsed after killing Cormorant. When Barbara got home, she gave her costume to Marcy and officially retired as Batgirl.