This week: Renee Montoya!
Renee Montoya is an interesting case. She was created by the writing staff of Batman: The Animated Series to add diversity to the series, and first appeared in the episode "Pretty Poison" (September 1992). However, she first appeared in comics in March 1992 in Batman #475. This is due to production delays on the animated series.
Since her introduction, Montoya has become a very popular character. In 2002, she was the lead in the series Gotham Central, and during 52, she took over the role of The Question, and then shortly after that, received a back-up feature in the pages of Batwoman.
She was initially absent (essentially) from the New 52, appearing in one panel of Batwoman #1 (September 2011) and then again in one panel of Batwoman #0 (September 2012).
The implication was that she had died, but in Detective Comics #41 (), she is re-assigned as Harvey Bullock's partner and we learn that she has just been living in Bludhaven this whole time.
Surprisingly, she has not appeared in many adaptations. Beyond various entries in the DC Animated Universe, she has appeared on Gotham...
...as The Question in DC Universe Online...
...in Batman: The Telltale Series...
...and she'll be played by Rosie Perez in the (presumably upcoming, though you can never tell with DC movies) movie Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).
And that's it. But despite the lack of adaptations, she has managed to make herself an indelible part of the Batman world.
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