inger ▁with ▁art ▁by ▁Bob ▁K ane ▁and ▁Lew ▁Schw art z . ▁ ▁O ften ▁the ▁plot ▁of ▁a ▁story ▁featuring ▁V icki ▁V ale ▁revol ved ▁around ▁her ▁susp ic ions ▁that ▁Bat man ▁and ▁Bruce ▁Wayne ▁were ▁the ▁same ▁person . ▁Bat man ▁would ▁usually ▁manage ▁to ▁fool ▁her ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁each ▁story ▁into ▁con cluding ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁really ▁Bruce ▁Wayne , ▁but ▁her ▁susp ic ions ▁would ▁re - emer ge ▁in ▁a ▁later ▁story . ▁ ▁V icki ▁V ale ▁remained ▁a ▁prominent ▁character ▁in ▁Bat man ▁stories ▁from ▁Bat man ▁# 4 9 , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁until ▁Det ect ive ▁# 3 2 0 ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Julius ▁Schw art z ▁became ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Bat man - related ▁com ics . ▁Schw art z ▁dropped ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Bat man ' s ▁Silver ▁Age ▁backing ▁characters , ▁including ▁V icki ▁V ale , ▁Bat w oman , ▁Bat - G irl , ▁Bat - M ite , ▁and ▁A ce ▁the ▁Bat - H ound . ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 s – 1 9 8 0 s ▁V icki ▁V ale ▁sur fac ed ▁ 1 3 ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁Bat man ▁Family ▁# 1 1 ▁( J une ▁ 1 9 7 7 ). ▁She ▁was ▁now ▁married ▁and ▁known ▁as ▁V icki ▁V ale ▁Pow ers . ▁She ▁was ▁also