Stephanie Brown (character)

Stephanie Brown
Stephanie Brown as Spoiler as seen on the cover of Batman: Eternal #24 (September 2014). Art by Jason Fabok.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	As Stephanie Brown: Detective Comics #647 (June 1992) As the Spoiler: Detective Comics #648 (July 1992) As Robin: Robin (vol. 2) #126 (May 2004) As Batgirl: Batgirl (vol. 3) #1 (August 2009)
Created by	Chuck Dixon (writer) Tom Lyle (artist)
In-story information
Full name	Stephanie Brown
Species	Human
Team affiliations	Batman Family Batman Inc. Young Justice
Partnerships	Barbara Gordon Tim Drake Cassandra Cain Kara Zor-El Damian Wayne Dick Grayson Bruce Wayne
Notable aliases	Spoiler Robin Batgirl
Abilities	Expert tracker Master strategist and tactician Trained computer hacker Highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist Expert athlete and acrobat

Stephanie Brown is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, most commonly in association with Batman. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #647 (June 1992), and was created by Chuck Dixon and Tom Lyle.^[1]

The daughter of the criminal Cluemaster, the character originated as the amateur crime-fighter Spoiler, who had taken it upon herself to foil her father's villainous schemes. Establishing herself as a Gotham vigilante, she would initially have a hot and cold relationship to Batman and his allies. She even replaced her longtime love interest Tim Drake as Batman's partner and sidekick to enjoy a difficult spell as the fourth Robin. She would earn her second chance and eventually come into her own as the third Batgirl, under the tutelage of former Batgirl Barbara Gordon. From 2009 to 2011, she was the star of her own ongoing Batgirl comic book series, up until DC's company-wide relaunch of all their titles.

In 2014, the character returned to the Spoiler identity in Batman Eternal, completely resetting her to the beginning of her crime fighting career. She is the only character to have been both Robin and Batgirl in mainstream continuity.

Stephanie Brown appeared in the second season of the Arrowverse series Batwoman, portrayed by Morgan Kohan. Anna Lore portrays her in Gotham Knights.