Iterations of Supergirl: the Silver Age original (top left), the Matrix version from the 1990s (top right), Linda Danvers (bottom left), and Cir-El (bottom right) Jerry Siegel( w),Jim Mooney( p),Jim Mooney( i)."Supergirl's Secret Enemy!" Action Comics,no.279(August 1961). DC Comics. In the Tangent Comics imprint (established as Earth-97 prior to Infinite Crisis, now known as Earth-9 post- 52), Powergirl is a genetically engineered superheroine created by the Chinese government. Supergirl was an unsuccessful prototype.

Supergirl: Death and the Family TP". comiXology. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012 . Retrieved December 25, 2010.She has superhuman strength and the ability to fly and is the first chairwoman of the Justice Society of America. She sports a bob of blond hair; wears a distinctive white, red, and blue costume; and has an aggressive fighting style. Throughout her early appearances in All Star Comics, she is often at odds with Wildcat because his penchant for talking to her as if she were an ordinary human female rather than a superpowered Kryptonian annoys her.

Schizo Tech: Ruthye's home planet is a more alien-looking Standard Fantasy Setting with low-technology and some magic but Supergirl was able to find a spaceship to get them off-planet. Supergirl appears in Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash, voiced by Jessica DiCicco. Gates, Sterling (2009). Supergirl: Who is Superwoman? (9781401225070): Sterling Gates, Jamal Igle: Books. DC Comics. ISBN 978-1401225070. Grievous Bottley Harm: When a mercenary tries to steal Ruthye's sword, Kara smashes one bottle against his head. Link, Alex. “The Secret of Supergirl’s Success.” The Journal of Popular Culture. 46.6 (2013): 1177–1197.Peter Dinklage, Elle Fanning Think Reed Morano Should Direct WB's 'Supergirl' ". The Hollywood Reporter. September 13, 2018. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018 . Retrieved October 4, 2018. In 1969, Supergirl left Action Comics and became a featured character in Adventure Comics beginning with issue #381 (June 1969). [33] Superman: New Krypton, Vol. 2 (9781401223199): Geoff Johns, Sterling Gates, James Robinson: Books. 2009. ISBN 978-1401223199.

Power Girl (Kara Zor-L)– A version of Kara Zor-El from the parallel world Earth-Two, the cousin of Superman (Kal-L). As part of the New 52, the reintroduced Power Girl is now from Earth 2, and had used the name Supergirl in that universe. Supergirl appears in the Tiny Titans comic book. Due to her pets Krypto, Streaky, Comet and Beppo appearing, this Supergirl is probably Kara Zor-El. She is portrayed as giggly and kind. She is shown to fly everywhere giving her character a sense of innocence. She is very smart, gaining A's In 1982 Supergirl received a second monthly solo series titled The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl, relocating the character to Chicago as Linda became a mature student of Psychology. Industry legend, and former DC Publisher, Carmine Infantino provided the penciled art ( Bob Oksner inked). With issue 13 the title was revamped, with a new costume design (sporting a red headband) and the title shortened to just Supergirl. The series ran until sudden cancellation in 1984, only two months before the character's debut in a big-budget Hollywood film starring Helen Slater. [35] The first story to feature a female counterpart to Superman was " Lois Lane – Superwoman", which was published in Action Comics #60 (May 1943). In the story, a hospitalized Lois Lane dreams she has gained superpowers thanks to a blood transfusion from the Man of Steel. She begins her own career as "Superwoman", complete with a version of Superman's costume. [4]

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Super-Sister– In the Superboy #78 story titled "Claire Kent, Alias Super-Sister", Superboy saves an alien woman named Shar-La from a life-threatening crash. After he ridicules her driving, Shar-La turns Superboy into a girl. In Smallville, Clark Kent (Superboy's alter ego) claims to be Claire Kent, an out-of-town relative who is staying with the Kents. When in costume, he plays Superboy's sister, Super-Sister, and claims the two have exchanged places. As a girl ridiculed and scorned by men, he wants to prove he is as good as he always was. In the end, it is revealed that the transformation is just an illusion created by Shar-La. Superboy learns not to ridicule women. In live-action, Supergirl first appeared in the film Supergirl (1984), played by Helen Slater. She later appeared in the television series Smallville, played by Laura Vandervoort, and the Arrowverse series Supergirl, played by Melissa Benoist on the show and also appearing on other Arrowverse series. Sasha Calle appeared as Supergirl in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film The Flash (2023), in which Slater also reprises her 1984 role in a cameo appearance. An upcoming standalone film featuring the character titled Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, is in development as an installment of the rebooted DC Universe (DCU) media franchise. Twilight– A New God who would curse the Presence and sees Supergirl as a means of exacting revenge. She merges with Matrix and becomes an ally. Introduced in Supergirl (vol. 4) #15 (November 1997).