Jaykara nation!!!

Action Comics #270 published in Nov. 1960

Reminder that Bruce liked Kara so much from the get go that he made her a batgirl costume that matched his.

This was published before any batgirl, Bette or Babs. Kara was offered Batgirl before anyone else could grab it. Bette Kane debuted as Bat-Girl in July 1961 and Barbara Gordon debuted in January 1967.

Jason had two parents and a dog in his early childhood, he went to school. At the very least, his father was working. He definitely wasn't starving or without a bed, even though they were poor. He'd probably only notice that they can't afford very new or nice things at that age.

When his dad is jailed/convicted is when it gets more noticeable, he wouldn't see his mom very often because it's her that's working, they probably wouldn't be able to keep their dog. He still goes to school, he's still fed.

It's when Catherine gets sick and starts using that things get bad, very quickly. She still tries to provide through desperate measures and keep her boy fed, but it's obvious she and he are dwindling, there's often no heat or AC, and Jason drops out of school to care for her and be a provider himself. This is when he starts doing petty crimes.

He becomes truly homeless after her death, petty crimes, shady gigs, and tire stealing and selling are how he gets by. Don't know when the smoking started but he's stressed so leave him alone. He hasn't eaten well in awhile and despite being a "big kid" that'll still stunt his growth for years to come. He lives like this for at least a year before he meets Batman at the age of 12.

Summer of Supergirl Special #1 - "Lost Girls" (2026)

dc: ohh yeahh. rip. just cancelled her game. #lol

us: oh okay. uhm… can we get an animated series perhaps?

dc: ohhhh no can do. here’s another series for superman’s dog though. and joker, you wanted joker? ah. absolute batman. that’s what you want.

us: not really…. ok. what about the comics? can we get more wonder woman comics that aren’t by tom king?