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The events of this issue have a strange place in continuity, if it has any place at all. The main plot of the story is based upon the events developed in Detective Comics #491 and #492. However, because these issues were published six years prior to the Crisis on Infinite Earths, they happened on the Earth-One universe. The background story and past of Barbara Gordon in this issue, also matches those of her Earth-One counterpart. It is unfortunate that this story was published two years after the Crisis, meaning that by chronological publication, this should be part of the New Earth continuity. This is further corroborated by the fact that this story was published as a send-off of Barbara's career as Batgirl, due to the events of Batman: The Killing Joke, where Barbara would be permanently crippled and which was published only a few days later. Carrying elements from Post and Pre Crisis continuities, it is unclear how much of these events are canon. |
