▁her ▁name ▁to ▁M isf it . ▁ ▁Cultural ▁impact ▁While ▁Barbara ▁Gordon ▁and ▁Cass andra ▁C ain ▁have ▁both ▁been ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁academic ▁analysis ▁regarding ▁the ▁port ray al ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁com ics , ▁comment ary ▁on ▁Barbara ▁Gordon ' s ▁Bat g irl ▁has ▁focused ▁on ▁her ▁character ' s ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁women ' s ▁liber ation ▁movement , ▁doctor al ▁degree ▁and ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁li br arian , ▁while ▁analysis ▁of ▁Cass andra ▁C ain ' s ▁Bat g irl ▁has ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁character ' s ▁double ▁minor ity ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁woman ▁and ▁a ▁person ▁of ▁color . ▁Since ▁her ▁debut ▁in ▁DC ▁Comics ▁publication , ▁and ▁fue led ▁by ▁her ▁adaptation ▁into ▁the ▁Bat man ▁television ▁series ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁Barbara ▁Gordon ' s ▁Bat g irl ▁has ▁been ▁listed ▁among ▁fict ional ▁characters ▁that ▁are ▁regarded ▁as ▁cultural ▁icons . ▁Author ▁Brian ▁C ron in , ▁in ▁Was ▁Super man ▁A ▁Sp y ?: ▁And ▁Other ▁Com ic ▁Book ▁Leg ends ▁Re ve aled ▁( 2 0 0 9 ) ▁notes ▁that ▁following ▁her ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁debut , ▁" B at g irl ▁was ▁soon ▁popular ▁enough ▁to ▁appear ▁regularly ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁dec ades ▁and ▁Y v onne ▁Craig ▁certainly ▁made ▁an ▁impression ▁on ▁many ▁view ers ▁with ▁her ▁one ▁season ▁port ray ing ▁young ▁M s . ▁Gordon ." ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁I GN ▁ranked ▁Barbara ▁Gordon ▁