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 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 related to Jim Gordon?

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

I went to Wikipedia and there they say that she is actually the daughter of Jim Gordon's brother who Jim and Barbara (his ex-wife) eventually adopt. That still wouldn't make James Gordon Jr. her stepbrother.
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Jim Gordon Picks Up His Daughter And Asks For Ice Cream (Gotham TV Series)



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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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 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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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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Why did Jim Gordon break up with Barbara?

She and Jim broke up at the end of the episode over his refusal to let her all the way in, so will Barbara wait for him? Will she try to move on with Renee? Or will she try to move on with her life as a single woman while the wound is still fresh?
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Does Jim Gordon know Barbara is Batgirl?

Gordon announced that he's fully aware that Barbara Gordon, his daughter, is Oracle and used to be Batgirl. Barbara's secret identity has been a long-running undercurrent of Barbara's role as a major asset to Batman in his war on crime, with the assumption that her father was in the dark about the matter.
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Is Commissioner Gordons son Robin?

James Worthington Gordon Jr., also known as "J.J. Gordon", is the psychopathic son of Gotham City police commissioner James Gordon and his first wife, Barbara Eileen Gordon.
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How did Barbara Gordon lose her legs?

When out fighting crime, Barbara came close to the Joker, one of Batman's biggest nemeses, and he got the better of her. During an exchange, the Joker shot her, and as a result, she lost the ability to use her legs. This plays out slightly differently in Titans, as Barbara lost one of her legs.
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Who is Harley Quinn in Gotham?

Ecco was specifically created to serve as the Gotham version of Harley Quinn. The two, aside from physical traits, share a number of similarities, including their devotion to their bosses (Jeremiah and the Joker) and usage of terms like "Puddin'".
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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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Does Jim get Barbara pregnant Gotham?

In last week's Gotham, Barbara Kean revealed that she's pregnant with Jim Gordon's baby, which means little Barbara Gordon is on her way, right? Well, as Joshua Lapin-Bertone reminds us, you may not want to break out those "It's a Batgirl!" shirts and cigars just yet.
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Who is Barbara Gordons mom?

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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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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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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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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Is Jim Gordon Barbara's dad?

Gordon is the father or adoptive father (depending on the continuity) of Barbara Gordon, the first modern Batgirl and the information broker Oracle. Jim Gordon also has a biological son, James Gordon Jr., a psychopathic serial killer who first appeared in Batman: Year One (as an infant).
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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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When did Barbara get pregnant?

In "13 Stitches," not only do we learn that this led to a night of passion, it was also the moment that eventually led to Barbara becoming pregnant as a result. Now, the guessing game begins. Is Gotham's pregnancy twist the series' answer to the Batgirl question, or is it something else?
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