▁her ▁apparent ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Following ▁her ▁return ▁to ▁com ics ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁she ▁assumed ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Bat g irl . ▁She ▁maintained ▁this ▁position ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁rela unch ▁of ▁the ▁DC ▁im print ▁under ▁The ▁New ▁ 5 2 . ▁The ▁character ▁re app eared ▁in ▁the ▁DC U ▁in ▁Bat man ▁# 2 8 , ▁as ▁Spo iler . ▁ ▁Cla im ants ▁ ▁Hel ena ▁Bert in elli ▁▁ ▁For ▁a ▁brief ▁time ▁during ▁ 1 9 9 9 ' s ▁No ▁Man ' s ▁Land ▁story line , ▁Hel ena ▁Bert in elli ▁assumed ▁the ▁mant le ▁of ▁Bat g irl . ▁After ▁viol ating ▁Bat man ' s ▁code ▁against ▁extreme ▁violence , ▁she ▁was ▁stri pped ▁of ▁the ▁mant le ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁her ▁alias ▁of ▁Hun tr ess . ▁ ▁Charlotte ▁" Char lie " ▁G age - Rad cl iffe ▁ ▁After ▁Cass andra ▁C ain ▁abandoned ▁the ▁role ▁a ▁mystery ▁character ▁appeared ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁Bat g irl ▁in ▁the ▁Bird s ▁of ▁Pre y ▁com ic . ▁Poss ess ing ▁super pow ers , ▁the ▁te en ▁claimed ▁the ▁empty ▁mant le ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁honor ▁the ▁character . ▁However , ▁Barbara ▁Gordon ▁quickly ▁dis su aded ▁the ▁te en ▁from ▁continu ing ▁in ▁the ▁role . ▁Charlie ▁G age - Rad cl iffe ▁acqu ies ced , ▁but ▁modified ▁her ▁cost ume ▁and ▁changed