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This site is devoted to Supergirl through the ages, from Kara of Krypton to Linda Danvers of Earth. Originally dedicated to the Supergirl series starring Linda Danvers, the site now covers all incarnations of Supergirl in comics, television, and film.
New Supergirl issues are listed at Supergirl Comics: Kara (2010)
A Brief History
“Sent in a rocket from the remains of Krypton as a teenager, Kara Zor-El was trapped in suspended animation before she arrived on Earth years after her cousin, Kal-El. Now living with her mother on the planet New Krypton and on Earth with Lana Lang, Kara fights for truth, justice and the Kryptonian way as SUPERGIRL.”
Supergirl’s adventures were originally published by DC Comics from 1959 to 1985. She appeared in Action Comics, Adventures Comics, Superman Family, and two Supergirl series. The original Supergirl died in the Crisis on Infinite Earths comic series which rebooted the DC universe in 1985. Many superheroes either had their origins recreated following Crisis or new characters were introduced to take on their identities.
In 1988 a new Supergirl was introduced: an artificially created being, imbued with superpowers, who was the last survivor of another universe in which Kara had never existed. The second Supergirl, Matrix, had no Kryptonian ties and no secret human identity. That is, until she met a human girl named Linda Danvers, who was later revealed to be watched over by the spirit of Kara. Linda and Matrix were reborn as the newest incarnation of Supergirl when they merged at the start of the 1996 Supergirl series. This joining gave Supergirl new powers as an earth-born angel. The long running series explored the modern Supergirl’s identity, powers, and motivations and established her as a worthy successor to the legend of Supergirl.
Linda Danvers retired from being Supergirl when her series was cancelled in 2003, as DC prepared to reintroduce Kara to the modern DC universe. Kara debuted with a revised origin story in the Superman/Batman comic in 2004, and an ongoing Supergirl series was launched in 2005. Supergirl currently stars in her own series while making frequent guest appearances in the Superman comics. She is also set to join the Justice League of America series in 2010.
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