, ▁author ▁of ▁Was ▁Super man ▁A ▁Sp y ?: ▁And ▁Other ▁Com ic ▁Book ▁Leg ends ▁Re ve aled ▁( 2 0 0 9 ) ▁noted ▁that ▁DC ▁had ▁h ired ▁Barbara ▁K es el ▁to ▁write ▁the ▁Bat g irl ▁Special ▁specifically ▁to ▁ret ire ▁the ▁character ▁and ▁set ▁her ▁in ▁place ▁for ▁The ▁K illing ▁Jo ke . ▁G ail ▁Sim one ▁included ▁the ▁character ' s ▁par al ysis ▁in ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁" major ▁female ▁characters ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁killed , ▁m util ated , ▁and ▁dep ower ed ", ▁dub bing ▁the ▁phenomen on ▁" W omen ▁in ▁Re fr iger ators " ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁story ▁where ▁the ▁title ▁character ▁disco vers ▁his ▁girl friend ' s ▁m util ated ▁body ▁in ▁his ▁re fr iger ator . ▁Following ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁graph ic ▁novel , ▁com ic ▁book ▁editor ▁and ▁writer ▁Kim ▁Y ale ▁discussed ▁how ▁dist aste ful ▁she ▁found ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁Barbara ▁Gordon ▁with ▁her ▁husband , ▁fellow ▁com ic ▁writer ▁John ▁O str ander . ▁R ather ▁than ▁allow ▁the ▁character ▁to ▁fall ▁into ▁obsc urity , ▁the ▁two ▁decided ▁to ▁rev ive ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁character ▁living ▁with ▁a ▁dis ability — the ▁information ▁bro ker , ▁Oracle . ▁ ▁No ▁Man ' s ▁Land ▁( 1 9 9 9 ) ▁ ▁Ele ven ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁editor ial ▁ret irement ▁of ▁Barbara ▁Gordon ▁as ▁Bat g irl , ▁a