Summary

Unbeknownst to Nightwing , Batgirlis harboring a crush on a surprising Gotham - base scoundrel . Dick Grayson and Barbara Gordon may be in a secure family relationship , but even DC ’s hot couple has a few secrets they obscure from one another . In Batgirl ’s pillowcase , it has everything to do with the first defective guy cable she was ever draw in to .

InBirds of Prey # 84by Gail Simone and Joe Bennett , the Huntress reelect home after a bollix charge only to findthe Birds of Prey memberBarbara Gordon . Huntress want nothing to do with Oracle , who reveals some of her most closely guarded secret as a manner of apologizing to Helena .

Among other things , Barbara reveals that she had a press on the first supervillain she ever run into , the anti - Batman Killer Moth . Oracle also admits that this issomething she has n’t even told Nightwingabout . Barbara apologize to Huntress once more and leaves her with all of Batgirl ’s secrets .

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Batgirl Had a Huge Crush on Killer Moth

Barbara ’s account about squeeze on the first scoundrel she ever receive character reference her battle against Killer Moth inBatgirl : Year One . Barbara first meet Killer Moth when he attempt to abduct Bruce Wayne from a masquerade ball . As Batgirl , she assisted Batman and Robin in defeating Killer Moth , leading to him upping his game by team up up with the psychopathic incendiary Firefly . After a match of venial reverse , the two became legit threats and started laying waste to Gotham . However , Batgirl managed to turn back the two , help her ingratiate herself within the growing Bat - Family .

Batgirl would n’t be the first superhero or even Bat - Family penis to ever mash on a scoundrel ( lest anyone forget Bruce ’s legion dalliances ) . That said , Batgirl talk of her calf love in the retiring tense and Barbara no longer pines for Killer Moth . So fans can rest slowly knowing that Batgirl ’s relationship with Nightwing is n’t in any risk . That say , it ’s a bit humorous that Barbara hides this secret , even from the love of her life . While she may be the only Killer Moth fangirl in the DC Universe , crush on the brightly - colored villainisn’t something Batgirl should n’t have to hide .

Batgirl’s Embarrassing Crush is Nothing to Be Ashamed Of

Everyone has odd or awkward crush growing up . For Batgirl , Killer Moth was one of the first people who saw her as a legit superhero , not a kid playing make-believe . But she does n’t need to excuse the how or the why behind her touch . She also does n’t ask to be embarrassed about them . It ’s not like she still secretly harbors affection for the B - middle buster and Dick certainly would n’t look at her any otherwise ( even though he ’d in spades get in a playful jab or two ) . While it ’s kind of funny , Batgirlshouldn’t worry too much over her first supervillain crush .

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