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pressdarlings
11-30-2008, 12:09 AM
Are there any single issues out there that cover Barbara's post-traumatic experience with the Joker crippling her? Anything that bridges the gap between her recovery and becoming Oracle? Anything covering Dick's reaction to this?

I know there's a Oracle: Year One Batman Chronicles comic out there but I've yet to pick it up. Don't know if it traces some of this material. I just find it odd that she rarely is mentioned or shown until Sword of Azrael.
marshal99
11-30-2008, 12:43 AM
Batman chronicles issue 5. Oracle : year one. The last story by Kim Yale before she died of breast cancer.

http://www.darkknight.ca/reviews/cron5.html

http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/4/54498-6598-75531-1-batman-chronicles-t_super.jpg
pressdarlings
11-30-2008, 01:00 AM
Batman chronicles issue 5. Oracle : year one. The last story by Kim Yale before she died of breast cancer.

http://www.darkknight.ca/reviews/cron5.html

http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/4/54498-6598-75531-1-batman-chronicles-t_super.jpg

Excellent. So this is the only thing? Is Dick in this?
marshal99
11-30-2008, 05:16 AM
I don't remember , been a long while since i read the story.
Brack360
11-30-2008, 09:00 AM
Nightwing Annual #2 features flashbacks of Dick and Barbara over the years, including one that takes place shortly after Barbara is crippled.
Captain Jim
12-01-2008, 07:05 AM
IIRC, Oracle was created by John Ostrander and Kim Yale and first appeared in Suicide Squad.
Schornforce
12-01-2008, 09:46 AM
IIRC, there may have been a story or two in 'Showcase' that was about Barbara recovering from her injuries, but it's highly possible that I'm confusing it with the Batman Chronicles story...
Mat001
12-01-2008, 12:12 PM
Showcase 94 #12 featured a story about Barbara dealing with being in a chair. Dick appears in the story which has flashbacks to where she learned how to defend herself in a wheelchair.

http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/254/2870_20080428223913_large.jpg
pressdarlings
12-01-2008, 05:14 PM
Showcase 94 #12 featured a story about Barbara dealing with being in a chair. Dick appears in the story which has flashbacks to where she learned how to defend herself in a wheelchair.

http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/254/2870_20080428223913_large.jpg


Excellent! Thank you guys for all your help.
Schornforce
12-01-2008, 05:55 PM
Showcase 94 #12 featured a story about Barbara dealing with being in a chair. Dick appears in the story which has flashbacks to where she learned how to defend herself in a wheelchair.

http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/254/2870_20080428223913_large.jpg

Yay! I'm not insane! (about that).