Bette Kane

Bette Kane
Bette Kane as Flamebird from Beast Boy #2 (February 2000); art by Justiniano
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceAs Bat-Girl:
Batman #139 (April 1961)
As Flamebird:
Secret Origins Annual #3 (1989)
Created byBat-Girl:
Bill Finger (writer)
Sheldon Moldoff (artist)
Flamebird:
George Pérez (writer)
Tom Grummett (artist)
In-story information
Full nameMary Elizabeth "Bette" Kane
SpeciesHuman
Team affiliationsBatman Family
Teen Titans
Young Justice
PartnershipsBatwoman
Dick Grayson
Beast Boy
Kate Kane
Notable aliasesBat-Girl
Flamebird
Hawkfire
Abilities
  • Skilled hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist
  • Light blast projection from lenses in mask
  • Utilizing projectiles and electrified bolas

Mary Elizabeth Kane, better known as Bette Kane, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in the 1960s as "Betty Kane", the Bat-Girl. Her name was later modified to "Bette Kane", and she assumed the role of Flamebird.[1]

  1. ^ Beatty, Scott (2008). "Flamebird". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The DC Comics Encyclopedia. New York: Dorling Kindersley. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1. OCLC 213309017.