"It's too bad she won't live! But then again, who does? - Gaff Blade Runner
"In a short time, this will be a long time ago." - Werner Slow West
"One of the biggest problems in the industry is apathy right now." - Dan Didio Co-Publisher of I Wonder Why That Is Comics
I liked how writers used her in the early 80's as the nosey photojournalist trying to discover Batman's ID and selling pics of them to Boss Thorne.
I liked her as a supporting character in Red Robin. She was a fun character in that book.
1. Vicki is, as already mentioned, a Lois Lane knockoff.
2. DC have spent the past 15+ years establishing Catwoman as the only serious, lasting love interest. Bruce's other classic romances are thrown by the wayside. No more Talia romance, Silver is gone, etc.
When was the last time Silver even made an appearance? Silver Age?
As for Talia, even before she went psycho mother on Damian and what not, had a bad tendency to side with her eco-terrorist father over Bruce barring a rare exception here and there.
As for Selina, I down with it. She was the first one, and has been there through pretty much all of it. Plus I would like to see Damian as an older brother to Helena Wayne.
I like when Vicki is used as an occasional recurring character in Batman (and family) stories.
And, from Batman Annual #13 (1989),