▁new ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁character ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁Bat man : ▁Sh adow ▁of ▁the ▁Bat ▁# 8 3 ▁during ▁the ▁multi - title ▁story ▁arc ▁" No ▁Man ' s ▁Land " ▁( 1 9 9 9 ). ▁In ▁Bat man : ▁Leg ends ▁of ▁the ▁Dark ▁Knight ▁# 1 2 0 ▁( 1 9 9 9 ), ▁the ▁new ▁Bat g irl ▁is ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁Hel ena ▁Bert in elli , ▁an ▁established ▁DC ▁com ics ▁super h ero ▁altern atively ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Hun tr ess . ▁Bert in elli ▁is ▁eventually ▁forced ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁mant le ▁by ▁Bat g irl . ▁No ▁Man ' s ▁Land ▁also ▁marks ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁Cass andra ▁C ain ▁in ▁Bat man ▁# 5 6 7 ▁( 1 9 9 9 ). ▁Dep icted ▁as ▁a ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁child ▁pro dig y , ▁Cass andra ▁C ain ▁is ▁written ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁woman ▁of ▁partly ▁Asian ▁descent ▁who ▁succeed s ▁Hel ena ▁Bert in elli ▁as ▁Bat g irl , ▁with ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁both ▁Bat man ▁and ▁Oracle . ▁ ▁Bat g irl ▁and ▁other ▁appearances ▁( 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 1 1 ) ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Bat g irl ▁month ly ▁com ic ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁with ▁Cass andra ▁C ain ▁as ▁the ▁title ▁character . ▁R ais ed ▁by ▁assass in ▁David ▁C ain , ▁Cass andra ▁C ain ▁was ▁not ▁taught ▁spoken ▁language , ▁but ▁instead