1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁reve als ▁that ▁Barbara ▁G our don ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁f ighter ▁pilot ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁After ▁she ▁lost ▁her ▁boy friend ▁during ▁the ▁war , ▁she ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Louisiana ▁and ▁did ▁indeed ▁become ▁a ▁v amp ire . ▁ ▁Character ization ▁Bat g irl ▁has ▁officially ▁been ▁represented ▁by ▁four ▁different ▁characters ▁– ▁and ▁two ▁claim ants ▁– ▁beginning ▁with ▁her ▁introduction ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁Betty / B ette ▁K ane ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Golden ▁Age , ▁a ▁female ▁character ▁was ▁introduced ▁as ▁a ▁love ▁interest ▁for ▁Robin . ▁Betty ▁K ane ▁as ▁" B at - G irl " ▁was ▁dep icted ▁as ▁the ▁nie ce ▁of ▁and ▁Robin - like ▁side k ick ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁Bat w oman . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁however , ▁editor ▁Julius ▁Schw art z ▁assert ed ▁that ▁Bat - G irl ▁and ▁other ▁characters ▁in ▁the ▁Bat - Family ▁should ▁be ▁removed ▁considering ▁the ▁decl ine ▁in ▁sales ▁and ▁restored ▁the ▁Bat man ▁myth ology ▁to ▁its ▁original ▁conception ▁of ▁hero ic ▁vig il ant ism . ▁During ▁the ▁Cris is ▁on ▁In finite ▁Earth s ▁story line , ▁Betty ▁K ane ▁was ▁ret con ned ▁out ▁of ▁existence . ▁▁ ▁Mary ▁Elizabeth ▁" B ette " ▁K ane ▁is ▁a ▁rein vent ed ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Betty ▁K ane ▁character ▁during ▁the ▁Golden ▁Age . ▁As ▁her ▁original ▁character ization ▁was ▁ret