Groovy Girls of Gotham Week: Terrific Trio

Velma Boswell standing behind 
the Cheetah and Doctor Poison

Seeking training on being a heroine from the Batman Family of Earth-One, since none of her own relatives over on Earth-Two knew of her dual identity, the Huntress first met silver age Batman and Robin (mentioned previously).

The Dark Knight then suggested that Helena Wayne seek out Batwoman and Batgirl for helpful hints. After initially encountering her mother's counterpart, the Catwoman, and stopping her latest crime... Huntress as Helena meets Kathy (Batwoman) Kane and Barbara (Batgirl) Gordon. After some girl talk at Kathy's circus grounds, they are aroused into activity by the presence of the trifecta of terror of Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Madame Zodiac. Each takes out her prey with only Zodiac escaping Batwoman's grasp

While Batgirl and Huntress wouldn't meet again until the tragic Crisis on Infinite Earths, their careers mirrored one another in several areas. Police commissioner father, budding romance with their Robin, a longterm we friendship with Kara from Krypton, affiliation with the Justice League and Justice Society (though Babs never became a full fledged member), and earning the respect of their own Gotham City and fellow heroes as they stepped out of the shadows of Batman as true legends.

* Marissa aka Madame Zodiac's counterpart on Earth-Two, Velma Boswell, was a recurring foe of Wonder Woman who led the Third World War Promoters organization. She was briefly imprisoned on an alternate dimensions Venus, where she attempted an uprising. She was a fellow prisoner of the cat-woman named Cheetah and her ally Doctor Poison on the Amazonian Reform Island. Both women could teleport to different locations and attempted to bridge gaps between worlds to further enhance their power, using male love interests on their schemes. Originally red-heads, Marissa became a brunette and Velma a blonde later.