▁continu ity ▁in ▁many ▁ways . ▁Following ▁the ▁reboot , ▁Barbara ▁Gordon ▁is ▁born ▁to ▁Roger ▁and ▁Th el ma ▁Gordon , ▁and ▁she ▁is ▁Jim ▁Gordon ' s ▁nie ce ▁and ▁adopted ▁daughter ▁in ▁current ▁canon . ▁Post - C ris is , ▁Super g irl ▁does ▁not ▁arrive ▁on ▁Earth ▁until ▁after ▁Gordon ▁has ▁established ▁herself ▁as ▁Oracle , ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁advent ures ▁she ▁shared ▁with ▁Bat g irl ▁are ▁retro act ively ▁described ▁as ▁having ▁been ▁experienced ▁by ▁Power ▁Girl . ▁In ▁Secret ▁Orig ins ▁# 2 0 ▁( 1 9 8 7 ), ▁Barbara ▁Gordon ' s ▁origin ▁is ▁reboot ed ▁by ▁author ▁Barbara ▁Rand al . ▁Within ▁the ▁story line , ▁Gordon ▁rec ount s ▁the ▁series ▁of ▁events ▁that ▁lead ▁to ▁her ▁career ▁as ▁Bat g irl , ▁including ▁her ▁first ▁encounter ▁with ▁Bat man ▁as ▁a ▁child , ▁studying ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁under ▁the ▁tut el age ▁of ▁a ▁sense i , ▁memor izing ▁maps ▁and ▁blue ▁prints ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁excell ing ▁in ▁academ ics ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁skip ▁gr ades , ▁and ▁pushing ▁herself ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁star ▁ath lete . ▁ ▁Bat g irl ▁Special ▁and ▁Bat man : ▁The ▁K illing ▁Jo ke ▁( 1 9 8 8 ) ▁ ▁DC ▁officially ▁retired ▁the ▁hero ▁in ▁the ▁one - shot ▁com ic ▁Bat g irl ▁Special ▁# 1 ▁( J uly ▁ 1 9 8 8 ), ▁written ▁by ▁Barbara ▁K es el . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁she