It’s five years later, and Barbara Gordon has become Bête Noire – a.k.a. The Black Beast! Part Batman and part Bane, she leads a squad of female agents through the Gotham Underground! Summary of Stephness: Five years after Batgirl defeats Obscura (Batgirl #34), her fiance has been killed and she's formed the League of Batgirls to destroy crime. Steph, Cass, and Tiffany Fox form this trio, with Steph being sort of de facto field leader (probably because she talks the most). She has a classic moment when she stops a duo of thugs with a gooperang, then promptly puts her foot in her mouth by remarking to Cass that "You haven't lived until you've covered two men in goop." Her teammate, young Tiffany, tells Cass that Stephanie is "the goofiest girl" she's ever seen, but Cass responds, "No. The b