About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 162. Chapters: 1967 comic debuts, Comics characters introduced in 1967, Captain Marvel, Barbara Gordon, Valerian and Laureline, Kingpin, Vulture, Kree, Question, Blue Beetle, Batgirl, Deadman, Shocker, MODOK, Abomination, Kevin Sydney, Black Knight, Black Manta, Banshee, Robbie Robertson, Hank Hall, Ronan the Accuser, Tarantula, Phantom Rider, Aquagirl, Sentry, Red Guardian, Woodstock, Dominators, Emerald Empress, Mr. A, Peacemaker, B'wana Beast, Comet, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Lion-Mane, Blastaar, Psycho-Man, Clay Quartermain, The Death of Ferro Lad, Persuader, Scorpio, Punch and Jewelee, Controllers, Mad Mod, Leap-Frog, Element Girl, Validus, Zom, Ulik, Fatal Five, Not Brand Echh, Cobalt Man, Tharok, Madmen, Living Tribunal, Growing Man, Crusher, The Adult Legion, Reflecto, Tarkan, Dreadnought, Captain Willy Schultz, Nuidis Vulko, Nanda Parbat, Ogre, The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves, Mano, Takron-Galtos, Mogul of the Mystic Mountain, Ekron, Awesome Threesome, Grotesk, Live Wire, Living Diamond, Mopee, Spider-Man No More!, Faustus, Timmy the Timid Ghost, Prankster, The Iron Corporal, Lurking Unknown. Excerpt: Barbara Gordon is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics and in related media, created by Gardner Fox and Carmine Infantino. At the request of the producers of the 1960s Batman television series, DC editor Julius Schwartz called for a new female counterpart to the superhero Batman that could be introduced into publication and the third season of the show simultaneously. The character subsequently made her first comic book appearance as Batgirl in Detective Comics #359 titled, "The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl" (1967). Written as the daughter of Gotham City police commissioner James Gordon, her civilian identity is given a doctorate in library science and she is employed as head of Got...
