Huntress (Helena Bertinelli)

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The Huntress
Helena Bertinelli as the Huntress, as depicted on the cover of Birds of Prey: Siren of Justice #1 (May 2020). Art by Emanuela Lupacchino (pencils) and Dave McCaig (inks and colors).
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	As Huntress: The Huntress #1 (April 1989) As Batgirl: Batman: Shadow of the Bat #83 (March 1999) As Matron: Nightwing (vol. 3) #30 (July 2014)
Created by	Joey Cavalieri Joe Staton
In-story information
Alter ego	Helena Rosa Bertinelli
Species	Human
Team affiliations	Justice League Birds of Prey Batman Family Justice League International Outsiders Spyral
Partnerships	Batman Dick Grayson Barbara Gordon Black Canary (Dinah Laurel Lance) Tim Drake
Notable aliases	Batgirl Matron[1] Helena Janice Bertinelli The Crossbow Killer
Abilities	Highly skilled athlete and gymnast Highly skilled armed and unarmed combatant; proficient with melee weaponry such as a battle-staff Expert markswoman; proficiency in different kinds of ranged weaponry such as crossbow, throwing knives, etc. Expert disguise

The Huntress (Helena Rosa Bertinelli) is an antiheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is the third DC character to bear the name Huntress, also assuming the names Batgirl and Matron. Originally introduced as a new interpretation of Helena Wayne, no longer depicted as the future daughter of Batman and Catwoman as part of DC's post-Crisis on Infinite Earths relaunch, she was later established to be the modern-day equivalent, namesake, and predecessor of Helena Wayne.^[2]

Huntress has been adapted into numerous media outside comics, including television series and films. Tara Strong and Amy Acker voice the character in Batman: The Brave and the Bold and Justice League Unlimited respectively, while Jessica De Gouw and Mary Elizabeth Winstead portray Huntress in Arrow and Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) respectively.^[3]