After almost two years of not being able to be a superhero in her own right, Barbara Gordon as Oracle decided to help other heroes that needed her. Her, Black Canary (Dinah Lance), Huntress (Helena Bertinelli), Batgirl (Stephanie Brown) and a young girl by the name of Cassandra Cain (later on also Vixen and Lady Blackhawk) form a group of superheroines named Birds of Prey to face various threats