- G irl ▁and ▁Bat w oman ▁characters ▁in ▁popular ity , ▁and ▁readers ▁requested ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁other ▁titles . ▁Although ▁some ▁readers ▁requested ▁that ▁Bat w oman ▁also ▁continue ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁publication , ▁DC ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁fan - based ▁acc laim ▁and ▁criticism ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁character ▁in ▁an ▁open ▁letter ▁in ▁Det ect ive ▁Comics ▁# 4 1 7 ▁( 1 9 7 1 ), ▁stating : ▁" I ' d ▁like ▁to ▁say ▁a ▁few ▁words ▁about ▁the ▁reaction ▁some ▁readers ▁have ▁to ▁Bat g irl . ▁These ▁are ▁readers ▁who ▁remember ▁Bat w oman ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁Bat - g irls ▁from ▁years ▁back   ... ▁They ▁were ▁there ▁because ▁rom ance ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁needed ▁in ▁Bat man ' s ▁life . ▁But ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁big ▁change ▁and ▁a ▁for es ight ed ▁editor , ▁these ▁ha pl ess ▁females ▁are ▁gone ▁for ▁good . ▁In ▁their ▁place ▁stands ▁a ▁girl ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁capable ▁crime - fig h ter , ▁a ▁far ▁cry ▁from ▁Bat w oman ▁who ▁constantly ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁res cu ed ▁[ by ] ▁Bat man ." ▁ ▁Bat g irl ▁continued ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁DC ▁Comics ▁publications ▁throughout ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁as ▁a ▁supporting ▁character ▁in ▁Det ect ive ▁Comics , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁guest ▁appearances ▁in ▁various ▁titles ▁such ▁as ▁Justice ▁League ▁of ▁America , ▁World ' s ▁Fin est ▁Comics ,