Bette Kane is the Earth II counterpart to Bat-girl (Betty Kane) on Earth-1. Bette Kane never became Bat-girl on Earth II simply because, there are two reasons!
1. She is supposed to be 20years older than Betty.
2. There were no Teen Titans on Earth II, Simply because Aquaman and Green Arrow were not members of the JSA, and the counter part to Wonder Girl (Donna) was Fury who was a member of Infinity Inc.
Bette (Mary Elizabeth Kane) was still the niece of Kathy Kane, but only Kathy Kane became Bat-Woman. Bette went on to be a Tennis Pro. While her counter part became Bat-Girl.
After the death of Bat-Woman on Earth-1, Betty (Bat-Girl) was never seen again.
During COIE, Bette made the transition to New Earth, a Earth I call Earth-Crisis, and donned Bat-girl's costume in order to talk to Robin (As depicted in one of the Teen Titan's issues) of which I can't remember which one it was. Anyway after that meeting she became Flame Bird.
So this is the way I see it! Batman was Robin when he first started out, but because he really did not have a name and was not really known as Robin, and dropped the red and green in lieu of becoming Batman.
Yes, Bette did done Bat-Girls costume but only to talk to Dick. Once that was over she became Flamebird and that's who she has been until the new 52. So, as for being Bat-girl she never was!
Reference for these events are Adventure Comics #462 March("Death of Batman")
Detective Comics #468 Aug-Sept ("Death of Batwoman") by Bronze Tiger (pictured on the cover) ordered by the League of Assassins. If you recall Brave and the Bold #82, 1982 (Three years after Kathy's murder), Bruce traveled to Earth II and teamed up with Batwoman and Robin, this event places Batwoman on both Earth, and proves that Bette Kane never existed on Earth II, as Batgirl, and the issue of Crisis on Infinite Earth's where she made the transition to New Earth and Betty was never see or heard from again.
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