▁character ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁attract ▁a ▁female ▁view ership ▁to ▁the ▁Bat man ▁television ▁series ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁Executive ▁producer ▁William ▁Do z ier ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁character ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Goth am ▁City ' s ▁Police ▁Commission er ▁James ▁Gordon , ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁adopt ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁Bat g irl . ▁When ▁Do z ier ▁and ▁producer ▁How ie ▁Hor ow itz ▁saw ▁rough ▁concept ▁art work ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Bat g irl ▁by ▁artist ▁Car mine ▁Inf ant ino ▁during ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁DC ▁offices , ▁they ▁option ed ▁the ▁character ▁in ▁a ▁bid ▁to ▁help ▁sell ▁a ▁third ▁season ▁to ▁the ▁ABC ▁television ▁network . ▁Inf ant ino ▁reflected ▁on ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁Bat g irl , ▁stating ▁" Bob ▁K ane ▁had ▁had ▁a ▁Bat - G irl ▁for ▁about ▁three ▁stories ▁in ▁the ▁’ 5 0 s ▁but ▁she ▁had ▁nothing ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁a ▁bat . ▁She ▁was ▁like ▁a ▁pes ky ▁girl ▁version ▁of ▁Robin . ▁I ▁knew ▁we ▁could ▁do ▁a ▁lot ▁better , ▁so ▁Jul ie ▁and ▁I ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁real ▁Bat g irl , ▁who ▁was ▁so ▁popular ▁she ▁almost ▁got ▁her ▁own ▁TV ▁show ." ▁Y v onne ▁Craig ▁port rayed ▁the ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁show ' s ▁third ▁season . ▁Barbara ▁Gordon ▁and ▁alter ▁e go ▁Bat g irl ▁deb uted ▁in ▁Det ect ive ▁Comics ▁# 3 5 9 , ▁" The ▁Mill ion ▁D ollar ▁Deb