Today, in honour of Saskatoon Comic and Entertainment Expo’s announcement that the great William Shatner will be coming to the show this year, I checked out his Twilight Zone and Outer Limits features.
Batman ’66
1967: Batgirl
My second entry for 1967 is all about one of Batman’s closest allies and one of the most popular women in comics: Barbara “Batgirl” Gordon. While not the original (the original first appeared in 1961, but was removed from continuity when Batman was returned to his darker roots) or the last, Barbara Gordon is the name most associated as being Batgirl. She was written into the comics because a certain campy Batman TV series of the time wanted to add her character to the cast. Batgirl first appeared in comics in the story “The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl” printed in Detective Comics #359. The story was written by Gardner Fox and drawn by Carmine Infantino (who also drew Deadman’s first appearance) and was published in January of 1967. Her first television appearance was on the 3rd season premiere of Batman entitled “Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin”. It aired on September 14th of the same year. Continue reading
The Literary and Cinematic Time Machine 