Cassandra Cain
aliases
Batgirl (II), Orphan, Black Bat, Kasumi, The Nothing, One Who Is All
Cassandra Cain is a fictional character in the DC Comics Universe, one of several who has served as Batgirl (others include Barbara Gordon and Stephanie Brown), a character in the Batman comic book franchise.
Cassandra's backstory presents her as the daughter of assassins David Cain and Lady Shiva. She was deprived of speech and human contact during her childhood as conditioning to become the world's greatest assassin. Consequently, Cassandra grew up to become an expert martial artist while simultaneously remaining mute, developing very limited social skills, and being illiterate. Cassandra first appeared in Batman #567 (July 1999) and was created by Kelley Puckett and Damion Scott (though it was Alex Maleev who designed her costume). Cassandra was the first Batgirl to star in her own ongoing Batgirl comic book series; a Eurasian character who was replaced as Batgirl by Stephanie Brown in a 2009 storyline. She returned in late 2010, where she was now shown working as an anonymous agent …more
Cassandra's backstory presents her as the daughter of assassins David Cain and Lady Shiva. She was deprived of speech and human contact during her childhood as conditioning to become the world's greatest assassin. Consequently, Cassandra grew up to become an expert martial artist while simultaneously remaining mute, developing very limited social skills, and being illiterate. Cassandra first appeared in Batman #567 (July 1999) and was created by Kelley Puckett and Damion Scott (though it was Alex Maleev who designed her costume). Cassandra was the first Batgirl to star in her own ongoing Batgirl comic book series; a Eurasian character who was replaced as Batgirl by Stephanie Brown in a 2009 storyline. She returned in late 2010, where she was now shown working as an anonymous agent …more
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Flashpoint
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2011
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Batman: Battle for the Cowl
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2009
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Batman: Gates of Gotham
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2011
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Batman, Incorporated: The Deluxe Edition
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2011
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Batman: No Man's Land, Vol. 3
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2000
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Batman: Detective Comics, Vol. 1: Rise of the Batmen
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2017
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Batman: No Man's Land, Vol. 4
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2000
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Batman: War Games, Act 1: Outbreak
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2005
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Batman: No Man's Land, Vol. 5
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2001
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Batman: Detective Comics, Vol. 2: The Victim Syndicate
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2017
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