Batgirl: Year One [First Printing]
(2003 [January 2004])

DC, 2003 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
17.95 USD; 27.95 CAD
Pages
228
On-sale Date
2003-11-12
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]
ISBN
1-4012-0080-X Search at WorldCat
Barcode
761941239170 00111
Editing
Anton Kawasaki (collection editor); Matt Idelson (original editor); Nachie Castro (original assistant editor)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock
Cardstock cover
Binding
Squarebound
Publishing Format
Trade Paperback

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batgirl / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marcos Martín (signed as MM)
Inks
Álvaro López (signed as AL)
Colors
Javier Rodríguez

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 5 pages (report information)

Pencils
Marcos Martín
Inks
Álvaro López
Colors
Javier Rodríguez
Letters
typeset

Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]

Indexer Notes

Includes illustrations from Batgirl Year One (DC, 2003 Series) #6 cover, #1, page 12, panel 4, and #3, page 1, panel 4.

[Batgirl Year One #1] (Table of Contents: 2)

Batgirl / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marcos Martín (signed as MM)
Inks
Álvaro López (signed as AL)
Colors
Javier Rodríguez

Genre
superhero
Characters
Barbara Gordon
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Chapter One: Masquerade (Table of Contents: 3)

Batgirl / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Beatty; Chuck Dixon
Pencils
Marcos Martín
Inks
Álvaro López
Colors
Javier Rodríguez
Letters
Willie Schubert

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Masks. They hide our faces.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; James Gordon; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Jason Bard; Dragoncat [Phillip Parsons]; Killer Moth [Cameron Van Cleer]
Synopsis
Barbara Gordon begins her quest to make an active difference in the world against the wishes of her father. Dressed in a costume to emulate Batman, Batgirl confronts Killer Moth at a masquerade ball. Looking for further training, Babs secretly tries to contact the Justice Society.
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[Batgirl Year One #2] (Table of Contents: 4)

Batgirl / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marcos Martín (signed as MM)
Inks
Álvaro López (signed as AL)
Colors
Javier Rodríguez

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]
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Chapter Two: Future Tense (Table of Contents: 5)

Batgirl / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Beatty; Chuck Dixon
Pencils
Marcos Martín
Inks
Álvaro López
Colors
Javier Rodríguez
Letters
Willie Schubert

First Line of Dialogue or Text
They call them Mystery Men.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; J. Devlin Davenport III; Killer Moth [Cameron Van Cleer]
Synopsis
When the JSA refuses to train Barbara, she makes her Batgirl costume to attend a masquerade ball where she ends up confronting Killer Moth.
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[Batgirl Year One #3] (Table of Contents: 6)

Batgirl / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marcos Martín
Inks
Álvaro López
Colors
Javier Rodríguez

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Chapter Three: Afterglow (Table of Contents: 7)

Batgirl / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Beatty; Chuck Dixon
Pencils
Marcos Martín
Inks
Álvaro López
Colors
Javier Rodríguez
Letters
Willie Schubert

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I asked you a question.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; James Gordon; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jason Bard; Roy Raymond Jr; Killer Moth [Cameron Van Cleer]; Tony Bressi
Synopsis
Batgirl begins her crimefighting career under the disapproving gaze of Batman and Robin.
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[Batgirl Year One #4] (Table of Contents: 8)

Batgirl / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marcos Martín (signed as MM)
Inks
Álvaro López (signed as AL)
Colors
Javier Rodríguez

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]
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Chapter Four: Cave Dwellers (Table of Contents: 9)

Batgirl / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Beatty; Chuck Dixon
Pencils
Marcos Martín
Inks
Álvaro López
Colors
Javier Rodríguez
Letters
Willie Schubert

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This may be the dumbest thing I've ever done.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; James Gordon
Synopsis
Batman and Robin abduct Batgirl and test her to see if she is ready for a life of crime fighting.
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[Batgirl Year One #5] (Table of Contents: 10)

Batgirl / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marcos Martín (signed as MM)
Inks
Álvaro López (signed as AL)
Colors
Javier Rodríguez

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]
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Chapter Five: Moth to a Flame (Table of Contents: 11)

Batgirl / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Beatty; Chuck Dixon
Pencils
Marcos Martín
Inks
Álvaro López
Colors
Javier Rodríguez
Letters
Willie Schubert

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This guy slays me.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Killer Moth [Cameron Van Cleer]; Firefly [Garfield Lynns]; Tony Bressi
Synopsis
Down on his luck from his defeat by Batgirl, Killer Moth tries to pull it together and allies himself with a new partner, the psychotic Firefly.
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[Batgirl Year One #6] (Table of Contents: 12)

Batgirl / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marcos Martín (signed as MM)
Inks
Álvaro López (signed as AL)
Colors
Javier Rodríguez

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]
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Chapter Six: Bird of Prey (Table of Contents: 13)

Batgirl / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Beatty; Chuck Dixon
Pencils
Marcos Martín
Inks
Álvaro López
Colors
Javier Rodríguez
Letters
Willie Schubert

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can you believe the mouth on this chick?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; James Gordon; Jason Bard; Killer Moth [Cameron Van Cleer]; Firefly [Garfield Lynns]; Tony Bressi
Synopsis
Black Canary teams up with Batgirl to chase down Killer Moth and Firefly who have kidnapped Babs' dad, only to have the hunters become the hunted.
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[Batgirl Year One #7] (Table of Contents: 14)

Batgirl / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marcos Martín (signed as MM)
Inks
Álvaro López (signed as AL)
Colors
Javier Rodríguez

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]
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Chapter Seven: Hearts Afire (Table of Contents: 15)

Batgirl / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Beatty; Chuck Dixon
Pencils
Marcos Martín
Inks
Álvaro López
Colors
Javier Rodríguez
Letters
Willie Schubert

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The residence of 'Tough' Tony Bressi in lovely Somerset.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; James Gordon; Jason Bard; Alfred Pennyworth; Killer Moth [Cameron Van Cleer]; Firefly [Garfield Lynns]; Tony Bressi
Synopsis
Batgirl and Black Canary save Gordon from Killer Moth and Firefly. Batgirl flirts with Bard but gets caught by her dad. Gordon confronts Robin about the new Bat on the block. Robin and Batgirl head out on patrol.
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[Batgirl Year One #8] (Table of Contents: 16)

Batgirl / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marcos Martín (signed as MM)
Inks
Álvaro López (signed as AL)
Colors
Javier Rodríguez

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Blockbuster [Mark Desmond]
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Chapter Eight: Seasoned Crime-Fighter (Table of Contents: 17)

Batgirl / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Beatty; Chuck Dixon
Pencils
Marcos Martín
Inks
Álvaro López
Colors
Javier Rodríguez
Letters
Willie Schubert

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm playing 'chicken' with a kid called 'Robin.'
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Vicki Vale; Blockbuster [Mark Desmond]; Killer Moth [Cameron Van Cleer]; Firefly [Garfield Lynns]; Condiment King [Mitchell Mayo]
Reprints
  • US from Batgirl Year One (DC, 2003 series) #8 (September 2003)
  • Robin and Batgirl chase down Blockbuster on an underground subway train. Gordon confronts his daughter, suspecting she is the new Batgirl. Killer Moth and Firefly burn down the GCPD.

[Batgirl Year One #9] (Table of Contents: 18)

Batgirl / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marcos Martín (signed as MM)
Inks
Álvaro López (signed as AL)
Colors
Javier Rodríguez

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]
Reprints

Chapter Nine: Ashes & Blood (Table of Contents: 19)

Batgirl / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Beatty; Chuck Dixon
Pencils
Marcos Martín
Inks
Álvaro López
Colors
Javier Rodríguez
Letters
Willie Schubert

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cameron Van Cleer and Garfield Lynns.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Jason Bard; Killer Moth [Cameron Van Cleer]; Firefly [Garfield Lynns]; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]
Synopsis
Batgirl and crew take down Killer Moth and Firefly. Batman inducts Batgirl into the Batman Family and reveals his secret identity. Batman convinces Gordon that Batgirl is not his daughter. The crime-fighting begins anew.
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Sketch Book by Marcos Martin (Table of Contents: 20)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marcos Martín
Letters
typeset

Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]

[Batgirl Secret Files Pin-Up] (Table of Contents: 21)

Batgirl / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marcos Martín (signed as MM)
Inks
Álvaro López (signed as AL)
Colors
Tom McCraw

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]
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Indexer Notes

Pin-up only of Batgirl [Barbara Gordon].

Batgirl (Table of Contents: 22)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Marcos Martín
Inks
Marcos Martín

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]
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Firefly (Table of Contents: 23)

illustration / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
Marcos Martín
Inks
Marcos Martín

Characters
Firefly [Garfield Lynns]
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Indexer Notes

Various sketches and drawings.

Moth's Thugs (Table of Contents: 24)

illustration / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
Marcos Martín
Inks
Marcos Martín
Colors
Marcos Martín

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Indexer Notes

Various sketches and drawings.

Detective Gordon (Table of Contents: 25)

illustration / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
Marcos Martín
Inks
Marcos Martín

Characters
James Gordon
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Indexer Notes

Various sketches and drawings.

Wildcat (Table of Contents: 26)

illustration / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
Marcos Martín
Inks
Marcos Martín

Characters
Wildcat [Ted Grant]
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Indexer Notes

Various sketches and drawings.

Issue #1 Cover (Table of Contents: 27)

Batgirl / illustration / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
Marcos Martín
Inks
Marcos Martín

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Various sketches and drawings.

Issues #2, 3 & 5 Covers (Table of Contents: 28)

Batgirl / illustration / 1.5 pages (report information)

Pencils
Marcos Martín
Inks
Marcos Martín

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Various sketches and drawings.

Page 69 Process (Table of Contents: 29)

Batgirl / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marcos Martín
Inks
Álvaro López

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]
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Indexer Notes

4 pages, 1/4 page size each, showing process from initial layout to final inks.
Page from Batgirl Year One (DC, 2003 Series) #3, page 14.

Page 113 Process (Table of Contents: 30)

Batgirl / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marcos Martín
Inks
Álvaro López

Genre
superhero
Characters
Killer Moth [Cameron Van Cleer]
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Indexer Notes

4 pages, 1/4 page size each, showing process from initial layout to final inks.
Page from Batgirl Year One (DC, 2003 Series) #5, page 15.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batgirl
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [Batgirl Year One #1]
    Batgirl
  4. 3. Chapter One: Masquerade
    Batgirl
  5. 4. [Batgirl Year One #2]
    Batgirl
  6. 5. Chapter Two: Future Tense
    Batgirl
  7. 6. [Batgirl Year One #3]
    Batgirl
  8. 7. Chapter Three: Afterglow
    Batgirl
  9. 8. [Batgirl Year One #4]
    Batgirl
  10. 9. Chapter Four: Cave Dwellers
    Batgirl
  11. 10. [Batgirl Year One #5]
    Batgirl
  12. 11. Chapter Five: Moth to a Flame
    Batgirl
  13. 12. [Batgirl Year One #6]
    Batgirl
  14. 13. Chapter Six: Bird of Prey
    Batgirl
  15. 14. [Batgirl Year One #7]
    Batgirl
  16. 15. Chapter Seven: Hearts Afire
    Batgirl
  17. 16. [Batgirl Year One #8]
    Batgirl
  18. 17. Chapter Eight: Seasoned Crime-Fighter
    Batgirl
  19. 18. [Batgirl Year One #9]
    Batgirl
  20. 19. Chapter Nine: Ashes & Blood
    Batgirl
  21. 20. Sketch Book by Marcos Martin
  22. 21. [Batgirl Secret Files Pin-Up]
    Batgirl
  23. 22. Batgirl
  24. 23. Firefly
  25. 24. Moth's Thugs
  26. 25. Detective Gordon
  27. 26. Wildcat
  28. 27. Issue #1 Cover
    Batgirl
  29. 28. Issues #2, 3 & 5 Covers
    Batgirl
  30. 29. Page 69 Process
    Batgirl
  31. 30. Page 113 Process
    Batgirl
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