"50 Tales for 50 Years: A Celebration of Barbara Gordon" - 1997: Batman & Robin: While Barbara Gordon's Oracle was building her own in Batman comic books during the 1990s, in other visual media, Babs was still celebrated as Batgirl. 30 years after her debut in Detective Comics and Yvonne Craig's portrayal in the 'Batman' tv series, Batgirl returns to live action in Joel Schumacher's 1997 film "Batman and Robin", with George Clooney as Bruce Wayne / Batman and @ChrisODonnell reprising his role as