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BATGIRL VOL. 4 #1
Cover Date: November 2011
Cover Price: $2.99
Publication Date: 2011-09-07
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Cover Credits:
Art: Adam Hughes
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Credits:
| Story | Gail Simone |
| Pencils | Ardian Syaf |
| Inks | Vincente Cifuentes |
| Lettering | Dave Sharpe |
| Colors | Ulises Arreola |
| Assistant editing | Katie Kubert |
| Editing | Bobbie Chase |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- James Gordon
- Alysia Yeoh (first appearance; Barbara's new roommate)
Villain(s):
- The Mirror (Jonathan Mills; first appearance; last in flashback in issue #2)
- The Brisby Killers (first appearance; a group of murderers dressed up as Frankenstein, Dracula, the Devil and a Spook; "Dracula" is identified as Danny, the "Devil" is identified as Tonya)
- Joker (in flashback following issue #0 and preceding flashback in issue #7; see Comment)
- Danny "Weasel" Weaver (first appearance; in flashback following issue #0 and preceding flashback in issue #7)
Other Character(s):
- Mel McKenna (first appearance; a police detective; last in flashback in issue #11)
- Graham Carter (first appearance; dies)
- Theodore Rankin (first appearance; dies)
- Heidi (first appearance; an employee at the Sacred Hands of Gotham Hospital; dies)
- Mr. Ortega (first appearance)
- Mrs. Ortega (first appearance)
- Pandora
Location(s):
- Gotham City
- Cherry Tree Hall
- Sacred Hands of Gotham Hospital
Comment(s):
- The flashback in this issue reveals that the crippling of Barbara Gordon as shown in Batman: The Killing Joke still happened in the new DC Universe.
Synopsis:
Batgirl has investigated a series of murders from home invasions, and stops the group, The Brisby Killers, during another attempt. She moves from the apartment of her father, James Gordon, into a new apartment with a roommate, Alysia Yeoh. Meanwhile, a new villain named The Mirror is killing people that he apparently believes deserve to die due to having survived previous near-death experiences. Barbara receives a police report (she hacked her father's text messages) that the new villain is attempting to murder a surviving member of The Brisby Killers (who nearly fell out a window during his encounter with Batgirl. Two police officers, including Mel McKenna, also respond to the scene. The Mirror throws the surviving member of The Brisby Killers from the hospital window. Batgirl does not help him, because she is momentarily paralyzed with fear due to the fact that the villain pointed a gun near her spinal area.