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Batgirl: The Greatest Stories Ever Told by Denny O'Neil

justiceofkalr's review against another edition

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3.0

So if not for the awesome of Barbara Gordon, this book would have gotten two stars. I'm not really a fan of older comics, I know they're classic, but most of them are just so incredibly hokey. And the majority of this book is older Batgirl stories. So tons of bad jokes and even worse villains. Seriously bad. In one story Satan resurrects Benedict Arnold in order to defeat Batgirl and Robin and thereby crush the American spirit but they win the day by hiding in a church. What did I just read? In a later story, Two-Face's daughter dresses up as other supervillains' daughters and creates chaos in order to get Robin's attention so she can join the Teen Titans. Because committing crimes and creating chaos is a great application for joining an elite crime fighting group. Uh, but on the positive side, I learned that Barbara Gordon became a congresswoman at one point.

Also, Batman is a major asshole the first time Batgirl meets Batman and Robin.

doctormon's review

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2.0

This was an airport read. Beyond keeping me from looking at my phone, it didn't do a whole lot for me. I may give another graphic novel a try down the road but for now this will suffice to fulfill my reading challenge.
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