▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁handed ▁over ▁the ▁Bat g irl ▁mant le ▁to ▁Steph anie ▁Brown , ▁the ▁former ▁Spo iler ▁and ▁Robin . ▁After ▁decl ining ▁an ▁offer ▁from ▁Tim ▁Dra ke ▁to ▁rec laim ▁the ▁Bat g irl ▁mant le ▁from ▁Steph anie , ▁Cass andra ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁Bat man ▁Family ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁identity ▁of ▁Black bat . ▁She ▁currently ▁acts ▁as ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁representative ▁of ▁Bat man ▁Inc . ▁ ▁Steph anie ▁Brown , ▁formerly ▁the ▁Spo iler ▁and ▁briefly ▁the ▁fourth ▁Robin , ▁takes ▁up ▁the ▁mant le ▁of ▁Bat g irl ▁after ▁Cass andra ▁C ain ▁gives ▁Brown ▁her ▁cost ume ▁under ▁Bat man ' s ▁order . ▁Event ually , ▁Barbara ▁Gordon ▁appro ves ▁of ▁Brown ▁as ▁her ▁new est ▁successor ▁— ▁and ▁she ▁gives ▁Brown ▁her ▁own ▁Bat g irl ▁cost ume ▁and ▁becomes ▁her ▁ment or ▁for ▁a ▁period . ▁Brown ▁is ▁the ▁fourth ▁in - continu ity ▁Bat g irl ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁Bat g irl ▁to ▁star ▁in ▁her ▁own ▁on going ▁Bat g irl ▁com ic ▁book ▁series . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁ 5 2 : ▁Bat g irl , ▁Bird s ▁of ▁Pre y , ▁and ▁other ▁appearances ▁( 2 0 1 1 – 2 0 1 6 ) ▁In ▁September , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁following ▁the ▁company - wide ▁rela unch , ▁Barbara ▁Gordon ▁stars ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁Bat g irl ▁series — one ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁ 5 2 ▁titles