Oracle: Year One
From DC High Volume: Batman by DC | Realm
January 14, 2026 · 26 min · Season 1 · Episode 42
About this episode
Barbara Gordon transforms into Oracle after the trauma inflicted by The Joker.
Recovering from the horrific violence inflicted by The Joker, Barbara Gordon refuses to give up, forming a new identity and forging a new path to become the master cyber-sleuth Oracle.This episode is based on The Batman Chronicles #5 (May 1996), written by John Ostrander and Kim Yale, with artwork by Brian Stelfreeze and Karl Story, © & ™ DC.Listen to DC HIGH VOLUME: BATMAN: https://lnk.to/DCHighVolumeLearn more at: https://www.dc.com/highvolume Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Topics covered
- Barbara Gordon
- Oracle
- The Joker
- cyber-sleuth
- identity
- violence
- Batman
Keywords
- Oracle
- Barbara Gordon
- The Joker
- Batman
- cyber-sleuth
- John Ostrander
- Kim Yale
- DC
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: DC
Books & works: The Batman Chronicles #5
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