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Real Name: Betty Kane
Nicknames: Bets
Former Aliases: Bat-girl of Earth-One
Other Current Aliases: No other known current aliases
Status
Occupation: None as a minor
independently wealthy
Legal Status: Betty Kane was a citizen of the United States on Earth-One with no known criminal record.
Identity: Secret
Marital Status: Single
Group Affiliation: Former associated partner of Batman and Robin of Earth-One; Partner of Batwoman 1 (Katherine "Kathy" Kane)
Base of Operations: Gotham City, Earth-One
Origin
Wealthy young socialite Betty Kane was completely infatuated with Robin the Boy Wonder that she ultimately created a costumed identity to become his unoffical partner in order to get close to him depite the extreme danger of her romantic endeavor.
Place of Birth: Specific place of birth on Classic Earth-One is unknown
Place of Death: Gotham City on Earth-One
Known Relatives: Katherine "Kathy" Kane (Batwoman 1 of Earth-One; Aunt)
First Appearance: Historic: Batman #139 (1961)
Final Appearance: erased from history and recreated as Mary Elizabeth "BettE" Kane with the historic elimination of Earth-One as shown in Crisis on Infinite Earths #11
History
Like her aunt who had adopted the costumed identity of Batwoman in order to get close to Batman, young Betty was likewise deeply attracted to the young Robin and created the costume identity of Bat-girl to attract the young crimefighter. While Robin returned her affections nothing ever really came of the relationship, most likely due to the controlling influence of Batman and the fact that they usually engaged in the very dangerous practice of open crime combatting. It was probably the extreme danger and death of her aunt Katherine who as the orignal Batwoman was murdered because of her association with Batman that influenced young Betty to basically abandon her career as Bat-girl.
Betty was succeeded in the role of Batgirl by the young daughter of Police Commissioner Gordon who Batman reluctantly took into his confidence.
After the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Betty was reconfigured into Mary Elizabeth Kane better known as Flamebird and most of her active early crimefighting history as Bat-girl removed.