A woman dressed up as a form of Batgirl in 1904, 57 years before the comic character of Batgirl existed (she premiered in 1961).

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image showing A woman dressed up as a form of Batgirl in 1904, 57 years before the comic character of Batgirl existed (she premiered in 1961).

Randolm on April 30th, 2018 at 13:01 UTC »

Probably worth noting Batman itself wan’t created until 1939.

Charlitos_Way on April 30th, 2018 at 13:17 UTC »

That’s just Martha Wayne. She always used to dress up like that to scare little Wayne when he was an infant.

Saftan on April 30th, 2018 at 14:43 UTC »

Opera costume for the opera Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II. Image Google it and you can see the logo and similar costumes used.