Supergirl Costumes (Linda Danvers)
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Superheroes are known for wearing the same spandex uniform day in and day out, but there are days when the regular duds just won’t cut it!
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The Supergirl uniform most firmly imprinted in the public imagination is the one developed for the SUPERGIRL movie, an amalgam of the costumes worn by Kara over the years. When the Matrix Supergirl was introduced in 1998 she wore this costume. Linda continued to wear this costume after merging with Matrix, all the way through Supergirl #50. |
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Supergirl #04 (left): When the town of Leesburg suffers from the paranoia induced by the Final Night crossover event that blacked out the world, Gorilla Grodd succeeds in bringing out “the beast within” the frenzied townspeople, turning them into savage apes. Even the Girl of Steel is not immune to Grodd’s Heart of Darkness talisman. When the “bad girl” in her comes out, she suddenly starts dressing in tight leather pants and jacket, high heels, teased hair and dark lipstick. And of course, fangs.
Supergirl #19 (right): Deciding that she should expand her image from just the local superhero who appears only around disasters, Supergirl spends a leisurely winter’s afternoon “mingling” with the townsfolk. Her sleek blue and white skating duds are an inspired take on Superman Blue. |
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Supergirl #39: After quitting his newspaper job, Supergirl’s sidekick Cutter Sharp set himself up as her publicist and head of “Supergirl Enterprises”. Gamely she models this outfit from a proposed line of Supergirl clothing. She ditches it as soon as she’s out of sight. =)
Supergirl #42 (right): Another product of Supergirl Enterprises, this comfy-looking tunic appears only on the cover of SUPERGIRL #42. |
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| Supergirl creates a new costume for herself in Supergirl #51 after she finds herself separated from her Matrix/Earth Angel aspect. After the defeat of the Carnivore in Supergirl #50, she is left with reduced superpowers and an inability to morph into Supergirl. Physically she looks like Linda, and it takes some effort to convince people that she’s the real deal. She quickly constructs a new uniform from a superhero themed costume shop, including a blonde wig. This costume is based on Supergirl’s look in the Superman: The Animated Series. |
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In Supergirl #62 Linda travels to Gotham to look for Buzz. She could go to Batman for help, but prefers to do it herself. Her cover: Smallville cheerleader from hell. |
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When Two-Face attempts to clone Supergirl in Supergirl #62, he winds up with a Bizarro Supergirl. Her outfit is a negative colour version of Linda’s and her hair looks like she licked an electrical wire. Maybe she did. She speaks classic reverse-Bizarro and is insane. |
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Supergirl #80: In the final two issues of the series, Linda takes the place of the original Supergirl in an alternate timeline. Here we see Linda wearing a mature version of her uniform, eight years later. The sleeves are longer and the white top is now connected to the skirt. It’s a really good uniform for her (if drawn unnecessarily tight and short here by Ed Benes). Perhaps if the series had continued and Linda had become Superwoman as Peter David intended, she could have adopted this costume (maybe with pants instead of a skirt). That would have rocked. |
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