▁Bat - G irl ▁dep icted ▁as ▁their ▁children , ▁the ▁extr ater rest rial ▁imp ▁Bat - M ite ▁and ▁the ▁" family ▁pet " ▁A ce ▁the ▁Bat - H ound , ▁caused ▁the ▁Bat man - related ▁com ic ▁books ▁to ▁take ▁" a ▁wrong ▁turn , ▁switching ▁from ▁super h ero es ▁to ▁situ ational ▁comedy ". ▁ ▁DC ▁Comics ▁abandoned ▁these ▁characters ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁when ▁newly ▁appointed ▁Bat man - editor ▁Julius ▁Schw art z ▁jud ged ▁them ▁too ▁silly ▁and ▁therefore ▁in app ropri ate . ▁Schw art z ▁had ▁assert ed ▁that ▁these ▁characters ▁should ▁be ▁removed , ▁considering ▁the ▁Bat man ▁related ▁com ic ▁books ▁had ▁stead ily ▁decl ined ▁in ▁sales , ▁and ▁restored ▁the ▁Bat man ▁myth ology ▁to ▁its ▁original ▁conception ▁of ▁hero ic ▁vig il ant ism . ▁Bat - G irl , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁characters ▁in ▁the ▁Bat man ▁Family , ▁were ▁ret con ned ▁out ▁of ▁existence ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁limited ▁series ▁Cris is ▁on ▁In finite ▁Earth s . ▁However , ▁even ▁though ▁Bat - G irl ▁did ▁not ▁exist ▁in ▁the ▁post - C ris is ▁continu ity , ▁a ▁modified ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁character , ▁Mary ▁Elizabeth ▁" B ette " ▁K ane , ▁introduced ▁as ▁the ▁super h ero ▁Fl ame bird , ▁continues ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁DC ▁Comics ▁publications . ▁ ▁Schw art z ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁asked ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁new ▁female