and ise . ▁The ▁character ' s ▁popular ity ▁from ▁adapt ations ▁fact ored ▁into ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁have ▁her ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁com ics , ▁and ▁Dan ▁Di D io , ▁co - publish er ▁of ▁DC ▁Comics , ▁expressed ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁the ▁best - known ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁character . ▁ ▁Public ation ▁history ▁ ▁Det ect ive ▁Comics , ▁Bat man ▁Family , ▁and ▁other ▁appearances ▁( 1 9 6 1 – 1 9 8 8 ) ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁accus ations ▁of ▁a ▁hom o er otic ▁sub text ▁in ▁the ▁dep iction ▁of ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁Bat man ▁and ▁Robin ▁as ▁described ▁in ▁Fred ric ▁Wer th am ' s ▁book ▁S edu ction ▁of ▁the ▁In noc ent ▁( 1 9 5 4 ), ▁a ▁female ▁character , ▁Kath y ▁K ane ▁the ▁Bat w oman , ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁as ▁a ▁love - inter est ▁for ▁Bat man . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁DC ▁Comics ▁introduced ▁a ▁second ▁female ▁character ▁as ▁a ▁love - inter est ▁for ▁Robin . ▁Betty ▁K ane ▁as ▁" B at - G irl " ▁arrived ▁as ▁the ▁nie ce ▁of ▁and ▁Robin - like ▁side k ick ▁to ▁Bat w oman , ▁first ▁appearing ▁in ▁Bat man ▁# 1 3 9 ▁( A pril ▁ 1 9 6 1 ). ▁The ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Bat man ▁Family , ▁which ▁included ▁Bat man ▁and ▁Bat w oman ▁dep icted ▁as ▁parents , ▁Robin ▁and