Yvonne Craig, TV's Batgirl and pioneer female superhero, dies at 78

Comic Book Resources – Yvonne Craig, TV's '60s Batgirl, Dead at 78 – Yvonne Craig, who famously portrayed Barbara Gordon/Batgirl in the third season of the 1960s Batman TV series, has passed way at age 78.

eapcontent.ap.orgFILE – In this July 11, 1959, file photo, actress Yvonne Craig poses on the set of "The Gene Krupa Story," in Los Angeles. Craig, who played the sexy, crime-fighting Batgirl in the 1960s TV hit "Batman," died Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. She

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eapcontent.ap.orgFILE – In this July 11, 1959, file photo, actress Yvonne Craig poses on the set of "The Gene Krupa Story," in Los Angeles. Craig, who played the sexy, crime-fighting Batgirl in the 1960s TV hit "Batman," died Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. She

She was the object of countless boys' lust as the original sexy sixties Batgirl, but for a generation of girls, actor Yvonne Craig was much more: a smart role model in high-heeled boots and an early campaigner for equal rights and fair pay. When news