Summer Gleeson

Gotham City has no shortage of fearless figures, but Summer Gleeson holds her own as a sharp, tenacious presence in DC's animated-universe corner of the Batman mythos. Debuting in 1997 — right in the heart of the Modern Age — she was brought to life by Ty Templeton and Bo Hampton in The Batman and Robin Adventures, a series that kept the spirit of the celebrated animated world thriving on the page. She keeps genuinely iconic company, sharing stories with Batman, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, and Alfred Pennyworth across titles like Batman Adventures and Batman and Robin: Year One. A character with nearly three decades of publication history and that kind of company is absolutely worth a second look for any fan of Gotham's animated legacy.