Is Barbara Gordon Jim's daughter or niece?

Following the reboot, Barbara Gordon is born to Roger and Thelma Gordon, and she is Jim Gordon's niece/adopted daughter in post-crisis continuity.
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Is Barbara Gordon Jim's niece?

In 1987's SECRET ORIGINS #20, writer Barbara Randall Kesel gave us a new take on the Gordon family relationship. In this new origin, Barbara Gordon is actually Jim Gordon's niece! After the death of her parents, she was sent to live with her father's brother, Jim, and his wife, who was also named Barbara.
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Is Barbara Jims wife or daughter?

Barbara Eileen Gordon (née Kean) is Jim Gordon's ex-wife. She is the mother of James Gordon, Jr. and, after Flashpoint, Barbara Gordon.
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How is Jim Gordon related to Barbara?

Family
  1. In Pre-Crisis continuity, Jim Gordon is the biological father of Anthony "Tony" Gordon. ...
  2. Barbara "Barb" Gordon is the biological daughter of James "Jim" Gordon in Pre-Crisis continuity. ...
  3. Barbara Eileen Kean is Gordon's ex-wife and mother of Barbara Gordon in Post-Crisis continuity.
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Why is Jim Gordon's daughter named Barbara?

The baby was named Barbara Lee Gordon. When talking with Jim, Barbara explained why she chose the name that she did. She said she wanted her daughter to grow up knowing who she could count on, so she named her after the three people she could always trust: Herself, Jim, and Lee.
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Is Barbara pregnant with Jim's baby?

After Tabitha's death by Penguin's hand, Barbara made it her priority to take his life. After having a one night stand with Jim, Barbara became pregnant with his child and attempted to get into his good graces until the return of Lee Thompkins.
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Is Barbara Kean Harley Quinn?

Barbara Kean was portrayed by Erin Richards. During the run of the show, the showrunners considered turning Barbara Kean into the iconic Batman villain Harley Quinn, the sidekick and girlfriend of the Joker.
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Is Jim Gordon's daughter Batgirl?

Barbara Gordon debuted in Detective Comics #359 (January 1967) as the daughter of Commissioner Jim Gordon, and also the newest addition to Batman's crime-fighting family. Batgirl then gained pop culture icon status when she debuted in the third season premiere of "Batman" on September 14th, 1967.
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What happened to Commissioner Gordon's son?

As a child, J.J. showed tendencies of a sociopath; he was suspected to have killed others who taunted him. He left Gotham and subsequently disappeared.
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How many wives did Jim Gordon have?

12 Gordon's Wives

Wow. Jim and Barbara had two kids by some accounts (Barbara and James Jr.), and three by others (Anthony "Tony" Gordon; more on him later). Jim got hitched again later on to his GCPD partner Sarah Essen. She was a good match for Gordon; fierce on the job and fiercely loyal to him.
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Does Jim Gordon have a child?

In this city it's important she knows who she can rely on. Barbara Kean to Jim Gordon. Barbara Lee Gordon is the daughter of Jim Gordon and Barbara Kean, and the step-daughter of Lee Thompkins, as well as the granddaughter of the late Peter Gordon and the great-niece of Frank Gordon.
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Is Barbara Kean Batgirl?

Batgirl. In the comics, Barbara Gordon becomes Batgirl. This Barbara is not Barbara Kean, she is Jim's daughter. In one version, Barbara Gordon is Jim's niece.
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Who is Barbara Gordon's mother?

Creators. Barbara Eileen Gordon is the ex-wife of James Gordon and the mother of Barbara Gordon and James Gordon, Jr.
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Is Batgirl related to Alfred?

Batgirl was Batman's second sidekick. She was the niece of Alfred Pennyworth.
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What is Batgirl's real name?

Barbara Gordon and her alter ego Batgirl debuted in Detective Comics #359, "The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl" (1967).
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Who is Barbara baby daddy in Gotham?

Birth. Barbara Lee was conceived after Jim Gordon and Barbara Kean had a one night stand at the Gotham City Police Department during Gotham being declared a No Man's Land. She later revealed to Gordon that she was pregnant.
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Who does Barbara have a kid with?

After all, in the comics, Jim and Barbara have two children, James Gordon Jr. and Barbara Gordon (yeah, they weren't very original in naming their kids). As comic fans know, Barbara would grow up to become Batman's sidekick Batgirl, while James Jr.
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What villain does Barbara Kean become?

She develops into a nemesis for Oswald Cobblepot, and she teams up with Edward Nygma, Tabitha and Butch Gilzean to destroy him. Later, she becomes the "queen of Gotham", and leads a crime family, with Butch and Tabitha as her former lieutenants. Later, Barbara recreates The Sirens, under Oswald's leadership.
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Who does Kristen Kringle become?

Kristen Kringle was the record keeper of the Gotham City Police Department. She later became the girlfriend of Edward Nygma and after discovering that he had killed her ex-boyfriend Tom Dougherty, rejected him, causing him to kill her by accident.
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Is Ecco Harley Quinn in Gotham?

Gotham finally introduced its very own version of Harley Quinn this week, as Jeremiah Valeska's right-hand-woman Ecco (Francesca Root-Dodson) returned to the show, donning a red-and white, Harley-inspired look, and proving she's completely lost her mind.
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What did Ra's al Ghul give to Barbara?

Fans were finally given answers during tonight's episode, where it was revealed that during her resurrection, Ra's al Ghul made Barbara the next Demon's Head, the mystically empowered leader of the League of Shadows -- a band of expert assassins who operate in secret on a global scale.
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Did Batgirl have a child?

As revealed in the comic Batman Beyond 2.0, Bruce Wayne and Barbara Gordon had an affair while Barbara's boyfriend Dick Grayson was away. Barbara fell pregnant. Her crimefighting caused her to have a miscarriage. She would go on to marry someone else.
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What happened to Lee and Jim's baby on Gotham?

After Jim is set up for the murder of Carl Pinkney and sentenced to life in prison, he tells Leslie to forget about him and raise their child on her own, much to her distress. Leslie lost the baby and left Gotham City, she went to work for the Hillsborough Police Department in Atlanta.
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