History:

Stephanie Brown was the daughter of Arthur Brown, aka The Cluemaster. After the Cluemaster had served a lengthy prison sentence in full, Stephanie did not below that he was fully rehabilitated. She followed her father and discovered that the prison psychiatrists were wrong when they said he was fine. In fact, the only thing he was cured of was his compulsion to leave clues to his crime behind. Stephanie donned a purple costume, equipped with a full mask, and took the name "Spoiler." She followed her father, eavesdropped on his plans with his new gang, and sent clues to the Gotham City Police Department, in hopes to "spoil" his plans.

Her clues worked, and eventually the team of Batman and Robin began to follow the trail of the Cluemaster. From a rooftop, Spoiler watched the GCPD raid on Arthur Brown's apartment. The raid was fouled by a bomb set by the Cluemaster in an attempt to kill Batman and Robin. Batman & Robin watched from another rooftop when they spoted the Spoiler. While Batman tended to the emergency of the bomb in an apartment building, Robin gave chase and caught the Spoiler. He removed the mask to see a female's face. Stephanie used the momentum of surprise, and blindsided Robin with a brick, and escaped.

Robin used his detective skills to track down an unknown visitor that Brown had in prison, to an address in the Manchester suburb of Gotham. Robin staked the address out and watched Spoiler leave on a motorcycle from this home. He caught Stephanie on her bike, and accused her of being part of Cluemaster's gang. She revealed that she had been there that night to ensure no one was hurt, and that she wanted to see her father rot in jail. Robin introduced Spoiler to Batman, and she explained Cluemaster's plans to steal charity money from a telethon being held at a new shopping mall/entertainment complex opening in Gotham City.

Batman refused to allow Spoiler to assist them in stopping the Cluemaster. After much argument, Spoiler reluctantly agreed to stay behind. Once Batman and Robin left, however, she pursued the issue. The dynamic duo reached the mall as Cluemaster and his henchmen began to take the $2 million in cash. The heroes had the situation in hand until a helicopter dropped chains through the roof to carry the over-sized container of cash away. Batman used a batarang to try and hitch a ride, when Cluemaster ordered his henchmen to kill the hero. Spoiler arrived on the scene and went straight for the Cluemaster. After she missed a punch, Cluemaster grabbed ahold of her, and threatened to kill her if Batman didn't let him go free. Batman said that he wouldn't do that, because the girl in the mask was his daughter. Cluemaster removed the mask to reveal his daughter. Caught off guard, Stephanie was able to ambush him, and wrapped a chain around his neck. She was prepared to kill her father for ruining her life, but Batman convinced her to leave him be, or it would be herself that ruined her life.

She stayed out of the limelight for sometime, but returned once her father reappeared. She has continued to aid Robin at first only to stop her father, but has aided him more and more over time. She grew very attracted to Robin and let him know it in no uncertain terms. At first, Robin wouldn't reciprocate this attraction, but eventually gave into temptation, and the two began to date on the agreement that Robin wouldn't unmask. Shortly after they began dating, Stephanie revealed that she was pregnant from a previous boyfriend. She was forced to retire the Spoiler costume for a time, while she went through with the pregnancy. Originally planning to keep the child, she did ultimately give it up for adoption. With the events of No Man's Land and the direction taken immediately following, Stephanie's relationship with the Boy Wonder has been one where they rarely see once another anymore. She has since picked up the Spoiler costume once again, and will continue to play a major role in the life of Tim Drake.