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| Issue |
Batgirl 34 |
| Subtitle |
Lesson One |
| Date |
January 2003 |
| Writer(s) |
Kelley Puckett |
| Artist(s) |
Damion Scott,
Robert Campanella |
| storyline |
Batgirl asked
Batman to let her help on a case, but he said she wasn't yet
ready to become a detective. A new gang began moving into Gotham
City - Batman and Batgirl were there waiting for them. After
taking them down, Batgirl wasn't satisfied - a little boy was
killed by the gang. Batman told her she was ready to become a
detective. |
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| Issue |
Batgirl 35 |
| Subtitle |
Blank Slate |
| Date |
February 2003 |
| Writer(s) |
Kelley Puckett |
| Artist(s) |
Damion Scott,
Robert Campanella |
| storyline |
A man woke up on
the street with amnesia. He was picked up by mobsters after
using a credit card. Batgirl rescued the man while on a case to
find "Alpha," a man linked to her father. She
convinced the man he was a secret agent after showing him forged
passports and weapons in his baggage. After he took down half a
gang with her, she contacted Oracle - she'd found Alpha. |
|
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| Issue |
Batgirl 36 |
| Subtitle |
Point Blank |
| Date |
March 2003 |
| Writer(s) |
Kelley Puckett |
| Artist(s) |
Damion Scott,
Robert Campanella |
| storyline |
Batman got word to
Batgirl that Alpha had a cold fusion bomb planted somewhere in
Gotham. She began showing the man around in hopes of him
regaining his memory. After going into a diner that he felt
familiar to, he was attacked by some gangsters. They were no
match for him. He helped her find the bomb - it was planted
tectonically so that it would set off another earthquake. He
regained himself while deactivating it. She helped him realize
he could again become the person he once was (before Cain's
training). Alpha disappeared and Batgirl reported him dead. |
|
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| Issue |
Batgirl 37 |
| Subtitle |
Thicker than Water |
| Date |
April 2003 |
| Writer(s) |
Kelley Puckett |
| Artist(s) |
Damion Scott,
Robert Campanella |
| storyline |
David Cain broke
out of prison to deliver his daughter a birthday gift. After
doing so, he returned to prison. The gift, an assassin's knife,
made her remember part of her childhood she'd hoped to forget.
She got on the case of a kidnapped girl. She found her and her
father, who'd taken her. Though she wanted to stay with him,
Batgirl realized it would be best that she not be raised by a
criminal. The father was taken into custody and the girl was
returned to her mother. |
|
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| Issue |
Batgirl 38 |
| Subtitle |
Testline |
| Date |
May 2003 |
| Writer(s) |
Andersen Gabrych |
| Artist(s) |
Jeff Parker,
Robert Campanella |
| storyline |
Batgirl got a
message from Batman to sever her "professional" ties
with Spoiler - he did not want her trained any further.
Cassandra disobeyed and went out with her that night. Stephanie
told her about her father's death and that she'd had a child,
only to give it up for adoption. Batgirl was floored - she'd
never had any kind of relationship with a boy. They watched as
two girl gangs did battle. Spoiler refused to stay on the
sidelines, so Batgirl gave her a nerve strike and got her out of
harm's way. After taking them down, Batgirl revived her. Spoiler
left heartbroken. |
|
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| Issue |
Batgirl 39 |
| Subtitle |
Black Wind |
| Date |
June 2003 |
| Writer(s) |
Dylan Horrocks |
| Artist(s) |
Adrian Sibar, Andy
Owens |
| storyline |
Batgirl
encountered a martial artist calling himself Tai' Durshan -
Black Wind. She was unable to land a punch on him due to his
quickness, but he refused to fight her. Oracle fingered him as a
metahuman associated with a terrorist group in a former Soviet
country. She convinced Batman that Cassandra could use a
vacation, so Bruce booked them on a cruise. Superboy and Black
Wind ended up being on their boat, along with the man Black
Wind's group was out to assassinate. |
|
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| Issue |
Batgirl 40 |
| Subtitle |
Little Bat |
| Date |
July 2003 |
| Writer(s) |
Dylan Horrocks |
| Artist(s) |
Adrian Sibar, Andy
Owens |
| storyline |
Black Wind's gang
took control of the cruise ship to secure their target. Superboy
suited up; Batgirl also joined the battle. She and Black Wind
fell overboard, but Superboy saved them. Black Wind was taken
into custody in the US; Batgirl kissed Superboy. |
|
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| Issue |
Batgirl 41 |
| Subtitle |
Body Language |
| Date |
August 2003 |
| Writer(s) |
Dylan Horrocks |
| Artist(s) |
Adrian Sibar, Andy
Owens |
| storyline |
Cassandra saw on
TV where Black Wind had escaped during a prison transfer. She
hopped on a train to Smallville. She found the Kent farm and
visited Conner. As they tried to find a quiet place to be alone,
a giant monster thing attacked. Batgirl was able to defeat where
Superboy couldn't - she had no powers for it to imitate and use
against her. S.T.A.R. Labs arrived and picked up the thing.
Cassandra and Conner agreed to be "just friends" as he
flew her home. |
|
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| Issue |
Batgirl 42 |
| Subtitle |
Death in a Bottle |
| Date |
September 2003 |
| Writer(s) |
Dylan Horrocks |
| Artist(s) |
Adrian Sibar, Andy
Owens |
| storyline |
Batman welcomed
Batgirl back from her "holiday." They took down a
small Russian Mafia offshoot delivering some chemical weapons.
Batman found out about the Batgirl / Superboy thing and told
Superman to keep his "boy" away from Cassandra.
Batgirl and Batman went after "Dr. Death" - the dealer
of the chemical weapons. They stopped his auction, but he
escaped with the high bidder. |
|
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| Issue |
Batgirl 43 |
| Subtitle |
Seeds of Blood |
| Date |
October 2003 |
| Writer(s) |
Dylan Horrocks |
| Artist(s) |
Adrian Sibar, Andy
Owens |
| storyline |
Bruce and
Cassandra went to Tarakstan "on business." They met
with Vitor Namali - the businessman Black Wind was to kill.
Black Wind kidnapped Wayne in order to get publicity for his
cause. Batgirl rescued him and brought him his "work
clothes." They went up against Black Wind, but soon
realized he was not in league with Dr. Death. |
|
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| Issue |
Batgirl 44 |
| Subtitle |
Harvest of Death |
| Date |
November 2003 |
| Writer(s) |
Dylan Horrocks |
| Artist(s) |
Adrian Sibar, Andy
Owens |
| storyline |
Dr. Death
demonstrated his newest weapon - a chemical that would basically
turn humans into oil and completely dissipate within 24 hours.
Batman didn't want to take sides in the civil war, but Black
Wind's group was their ticket to get to the chemical weapons.
They attacked the compound; the weapon was unleashed. Black Wind
was able to use his power and harness the winds so that it was
blown away. He was killed in the process. |
|
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| Issue |
Batgirl 45 |
| Subtitle |
Soul |
| Date |
December 2003 |
| Writer(s) |
Dylan Horrocks |
| Artist(s) |
Rick Leonardi,
Jesse Delperdang |
| storyline |
Back in Gotham
City, Batgirl took down some junkies high on a new designer drug
called Soul. At the Clocktower, she asked Barbara what it was
like being Batgirl before her injury. Babs showed her the old
costume. Cassandra went out in it that night and received the
kind of attention Barbara always got - especially out of Robin.
Together, they took down some more junkies hopped up on Soul. |
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