10 Best Fakeout Endings In Comics
1. James Gordon Jr. Is Not His Sister's Knight In Shining Armour
One of the great comic book runs of the modern era is Gail Simone's time writing Batgirl as Barbara Gordon successfully underwent experimental surgery to regain her mobility. And with said regaining of mobility came Babs once more suiting up to protect the streets of Gotham City.
With Barbara still haunted by what the Joker did to her so many years ago - the Clown Prince of Crime shooting Gordon in her spine and partially paralysing her - it's not long before Batgirl once again finds herself butting heads with the Jester of Genocide.
After taking her mother hostage, the Joker insists Batgirl become his bride in order to spare Mrs. Gordon. Just when it looks like Babs has no choice but to give in to the Harlequin of Hate's demands, her brother James Jr. arrives on the scene to put a stop to the Joker's scheme.
As this issue - Batgirl Vol. 5 #16 - rolls to a close, these strained siblings look to be on the same page, only for this in itself to be a fakeout as James Jr. sneakily ambushes his sister with a chemical attack. With that, Jimbo leaves Batgirl for the Joker in order that Mr. J lets his mother go free.
Having often been a menacing presence himself, we were all fooled into thinking that James Gordon Jr. had finally changed his spots. Only he hadn't, the sinister little prick.