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Supergirl
Cover ofSupergirl#1 (November 1972), featuring the Kara Zor-El version. Art byBob Oksner.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
Schedule
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  • (vol. 1)
    Bi-monthly
    (The Daring New Adventures of.../vol. 2, vol. 3–7)
    Monthly
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  • (vol. 1)
    November 1972 - September/October 1974
    (The Daring New Adventures of.../vol. 2)
    November 1982 – September 1984
    (vol. 3)
    February – May 1994
    (vol. 4)
    September 1996 – May 2003
    (vol. 5)
    October 2005 – October 2011
    (vol. 6)
    November 2011 – May 2015
    (vol. 7)
    November 2016 – June 2020
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  • (vol. 1):10
    (The Daring New Adventures of.../vol. 2):23
    (vol. 3):4
    (vol. 4):81 (#1-80, plus #1,000,000) and 2Annuals
    (vol. 5):68 (#1-67, plus #0) and 2Annuals
    (vol. 6):41 (#1-40, plus #0) and aSupergirl: Futures Endone-shot
    (vol. 7):42, aSupergirl: Rebirthone-shot, and 1Annual(as of November 2019cover date)
Main character(s)
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Supergirlis the name of sevencomic bookseries published byDC Comics,featuring various characters ofthe same name.The majority of the titles featureSuperman's cousinKara Zor-El.

Publication history

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Volume 1 (1972–1974)

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The first series featured the original Supergirl,Superman's cousinKara Zor-El.It began publication in 1972[1][2]following a 44-issue run of Supergirl stories inAdventure Comics,ending with issue #424 (October 1972). The series lasted for 10 issues until 1974,[3]after which the character began appearing regularly inThe Superman Familycommencing with issue #165.[4]The release of the last issue ofSupergirlwas delayed for several months due to a nationwide paper shortage.[5]

Volume 2 (1982–1984)

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During its first year of publication, the second Kara Zor-El series was titledThe Daring New Adventures of Supergirl.[6]With issue #13, the name was shortened toSupergirl,[7]and the title continued monthly publication for a total of 23 issues.[8]

Volume 3 (1994)

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In 1994, DC Comics published a four-issue limited series[9]featuring a new Supergirl who was introduced early in the Post-Crisisera. Sometimes referred to as theMatrix,this new character was aprotoplasmicduplicate of an alternate universeLana Lang,granted superpowers by an alternateLex Luthor.Having been brought to the mainstream DC Universe by Superman, she became romantically involved with the mainstream Luthor, who was posing as his own fictitious son Lex Luthor II. This limited series resolved many of the threads remaining from that storyline.

Volume 4 (1996–2003)

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The fourth series featured athird Supergirl.[10]This character was a fusion of the Matrix Supergirl and Linda Danvers (a Post-Crisis version of Linda Lee Danvers, Kara Zor-El's Pre-Crisissecret identity). The series ran for 80 issues,[11]ending with the main character journeying to an alternate universe following the re-emergence of the original version of Kara Zor-El.

Volume 5 (2005–2011)

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In 2004, DC Comics introduced an updated version of Kara Zor-El in the pages ofSuperman/Batman.The following year, she began appearing in her own ongoing series,[12]withSuperman/Batman#19 being republished as issue #0 ofSupergirl.[13]Sterling Gatestook over the title in late 2008 with issue #34.[14][15][16]Amy Reeder Hadleywas attached as the new cover artist for the series in May 2010.[17]

Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the Eighth Grade(2008–2009)

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It is a 6-part mini-series featuring the Linda Lee version of Supergirl, written byLandry Walker.

Volume 6 (2011–2015)

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DC Comics relaunchedSupergirlwith issue #1 in September 2011 as part ofThe New 52reboot.[18][19]

Supergirl: Being Super(2016–2017)

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The four-part miniseriesSupergirl: Being Super,written by Mariko Tamaki and pencilled by Joelle Jones, is a coming-of-age take on Supergirl's origins.[20]It depicts Kara as a seemingly ordinary teenager living in the rural Midvale with the Danvers, since the couple found her inside a pod in the middle of a field. Kara grows up aware of the pod and her unknown origins (which are glimpsed in dreams) and struggles to live a normal life as she discovers her astonishing super-human abilities, which she keeps a secret even from her closest friends.[20]

Volume 7 (2016–2020)

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A newSupergirlseries written bySteve Orlandoand incorporating elements of theSupergirltelevision series began in September 2016 (November 2016cover date) as part of theDC Rebirthrelaunch.[21][22]The series took a three-month hiatus in April 2018 and resumed publication in August with the release of #21. The new creative team was writerMarc Andreykoand artistKevin Maguire.[23]

Starting with issue #37 in December 2019, writerJody Houserand artist Rachael Stott helmed the series until cancellation in June 2020; issue #42 was the last in the volume. The final arc dealt with the fallout fromBatman/Superman's "The Infected"event where Supergirl was" infected by a tainted Batarang that was meant for Superman "; as a result, Supergirl turned" into something of an unstoppable villain ".[24]

Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow(2021–2022)

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Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrowis an eight-issue miniseries by writerTom Kingand artist Bilquis Evely which started in June 2021.[25][26]It focuses on Kara Zor-El's quest in space, aided byKrypto,and is told from the perspective of the new characterRuthye,an alien girl that Kara meets and is looking for justice for her father's death at the hands ofKremof the Yellow Hills.[25][26][27]The last issue in the series was released in February 2022.[28]Susana Polo atPolygoncommented that "with the final issue ofSupergirl: Woman of TomorrowI can definitively say this book slaps front to back, applyingSandmanvibes to space adventure starring Supergirl and a plucky young space child. The best thing Tom King's done sinceMister Miracleand Bilquis Evely just dropping mics on every dang page ".[29]Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrowwas nominated for the 2022 "Best Limited Series"Eisner Award.[30]

The miniseries is being adapted into a feature film, also titledSupergirl: Woman of Tomorrow,fromDC Studios,withCraig Gillespiedirecting from a screenplay byAna Nogueira.Milly Alcockportrays the titular character. The film is scheduled to be released on June 26, 2026.[31][32][33]

Collected editions

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Title Material collected Publication Date ISBN
Supergirl: The Daring New Adventures Of Supergirl Vol 1 SupergirlVol. 2 #1-12 July 2016 9781401263461
Supergirl: The Daring New Adventures Of Supergirl Vol 2, Volume 1 SupergirlVol. 2 #13-23 July 2017 9781401271152
Supergirl SupergirlVol. 4 #1–74 April 1998 978-1563894107
Supergirl: Many Happy Returns SupergirlVol. 4 #75–80 August 2003 978-1401200855
Supergirl by Peter David: Vol 1 Supergirl#1-9,Supergirl Annual#1,Supergirl Plus#1 and a story fromShowcase ’96 October 2016 978-1401260927
Supergirl by Peter David: Vol 2 Supergirl#10-20 andSupergirl Annual#2. April 2017 978-1401265533
Supergirl by Peter David: Vol 3 Supergirl#21-31,Supergirl#1,000,000 andResurrection Man#16-17 October 2017 978-1401268794
Supergirl by Peter David: Vol 4 Supergirl#34-43 July 2018 978-1401273644

References

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  3. ^Wells, John (October 2015). "Supergirl in Bronze".Back Issue!(84). Raleigh, North Carolina:TwoMorrows Publishing:9.
  4. ^McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 159: "DC's 100-page Super Spectaculars were proving popular, so DC said goodbye toSupergirl,Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen,Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane,and housed the characters together inSuperman Family.Continuing the numbering from whereSuperman's Pal Jimmy Olsenended, the series featured classic reprints with new tales in the lead spot ".
  5. ^Wells, John (October 24, 1997), "'Lost' DC: 1971-1975 ",Comics Buyer's Guide,no. 1249, Iola, Wisconsin, p. 125,In the wake of a nationwide paper shortage, DC canceled several of its lower-selling titles in late 1973...[Supergirl#10] and three other completed comic books slated for release in November 1973 (Secret Origins#7,Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane#137, andWeird Worlds#10) were put on hold until the summer of 1974.
  6. ^Wells inBack Issue,pp. 18-20
  7. ^The indicia forThe Daring New Adventures of Supergirlwas shortened to justSupergirlwith issue #13.
  8. ^Manning, Matthew K. "1980s" in Dolan, p. 198: "With the guidance of writer Paul Kupperberg and prolific artist Carmine Infantino, Supergirl found a home in the city of Chicago in a new ongoing series...Unfortunately, this was not exactly the reinvention DC had hoped for, andThe Daring New Adventures of Supergirlwas cancelled after only twenty-three issues ".
  9. ^Supergirlvol. 3at theGrand Comics Database
  10. ^Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 274: "The Girl of Steel flew back into an ongoing series at long last, courtesy of fan-favorite writer Peter David and artist Gary Frank".
  11. ^Supergirlvol. 4at theGrand Comics Database
  12. ^Cowsill, Alan "2000s" in Dolan, p. 321: "Superman's cousin Kara Zor-El received her own title. Written by Jeph Loeb and illustrated by Ian Churchill, the fourth [ongoing] series featured a Supergirl still getting accustomed to her life on Earth".
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