Supergirl



Supergirl is published by DC Comics. Current price per issue is $2.99.

Last Issue

 * Supergirl #47: 18 Nov 2009

Current Issue

 * Supergirl #48: 16 Dec 2009

Next Issue

 * Supergirl #49: 27 Jan 2010

Status
Monthly on-going series.

Main Characters

 * Supergirl/Kara Zor-El - Superman's sixteen-year-old cousin from Krypton, newly arrived on Earth. Has the same powers as Superman - Supergirl

Allies

 * Superman/Kal-El/Clark Kent - The last survivor of the planet Krypton, Superman has many powers on Earth, including flight, super-strength, super-speed, x-ray vision, heat vision, and invulnerability. (aka "The Man of Steel,' 'The Man of Tomorrow') - Superman


 * Batman/Bruce Wayne - A vigilante super-hero from Gotham City. Suspicious of Supergirl's true nature. - Batman


 * Wonder Woman/Princess Diana - Super-hero and ambassador from Themyscira. Trained Supergirl in the art of combat. - Wonder Woman

Enemies

 * Lex Luthor - Founder and former CEO of Lexcorp, and former President of the United States. Disgraced and run out of office, he now works in the criminal underground as one of the key players in the revived Secret Society of Super-Villains. - Lex Luthor

Supergirl #48
This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.

Supergirl #4
"Power, Chapter Four: J.L.A." - The black-suited Supergirl battles Lex Luthor all the way to the Moon headquarters of the Justice League, where she then battles Green Lantern (John Stewart), Hawkman, Black Canary, The Flash, and The Martian Manhunter. Back on Earth, Starfire revives the normal Supergirl, who then flies off to the Moon to confront her evil doppelganger.

Supergirl #3
"Power: Chapter Three: Outsiders" - Starfire takes Supergirl to a combat training excercise with The Outsiders, and Kara develops a crush on Nightwing. Later, as Supergirl & Starfire fly over the desert, Starfire is shot down by Lex Luthor, who then battles Supergirl with the help of his Kryptonite glove. When Lex exposes Supergirl to the Black Kryptonite, a duplicate, black suited version of Sueprgirl splits off.

Supergirl #2
"Power, Chapter Two: Teen Titans" - Supergirl travels to Smallville to talk with Superboy, but they end up fighting instead. Then the Teen Titans show up and it's an all-out melee, until Starfire appears and convinces everyone to stop fighting, with a promise of providing Supergirl some answers. Meanwhile, Lex Luthor reveals to The Calculator a new addition to his armor's glove: gems of Green, Red, Blue, and Black Kryptonite.

Trade Paperbacks

 * Superman/Batman, vol. 2: Supergirl - Collects Superman/Batman #8-13. "Batman has discovered something strange on the bottom of Gotham Bay which leads him to a mysterious and powerful teenaged girl who's bent on destroying Gotham City! What's her connection to Superman? Why does Wonder Woman want to hide her from the outside world? Will Darkseid succeed in recruiting her into doing his bidding?" - WorldCat - ISBN 1401203477


 * Supergirl: Power - Collects #0-5. "The story of Supergirl's whirlwind tour of the DCU! Along the way, she encounters the JSA, the Teen Titans, the Outsiders, and the JLA — but will she be an ally or enemy to the world's heroes?" - WorldCat - ISBN 1401209157


 * Supergirl: Candor - Collects #6-9, plus Superman/Batman #27, Superman #223, and JLA #122-123. "Following the Earth-shattering events of Infinite Crisis, Kara finds herself trapped in the Kryptonian city of Kandor." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401212263


 * Supergirl: Identity - Collects #10-19, plus a story from the Infinite Holiday Special #1. "Supergirl finally adopts a secret identity, joins the super-team the Outsiders, battles Batgirl, and begins a relationship with her new boyfriend, Power Boy." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401214843


 * Supergirl: Beyond Good and Evil - Collects #23-27 and a story from Action Comics #850. "When Kara is confronted by a ghost from Krypton, what revelations from her past will come to light?" - WorldCat - ISBN 1401218504


 * Supergirl: Way of the World - Collects #28-33. "After promising a dying boy that she could cure his illness, Supergirl upsets the universe’s balance of life and death." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401221297


 * Supergirl: Who Is Superwoman? - Collects #34, 37-42. "When a costumed woman arrives in Metropolis calling herself Superwoman, it’s up to Supergirl to get to the bottom of things! After meeting this so-called Superwoman, the Girl of Steel has two pressing questions: Who is Superwoman really, and what gives her the right to wear the symbol of the House of El?" - WorldCat - ISBN 1401225071


 * Supergirl: Friends and Fugitives - Collects #43, 45-47, plus Action Comics #881-882 & Superman Secret Files 2009 #1. "Supergirl and Flamebird must work together to track down their father’s assassin – Reactron! But these childhood friends find themselves at each other’s throats." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401227953 - (forthcoming, May 2010)


 * Showcase Presents: Supergirl, vol. 1 - Collects Supergirl stories from Action Comics #252-281; Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #40, 44, 46, 51, 52; Adventure Comics #278; Superboy #80; Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #14; and Superman #123, 139, 140, 144. (in B&W) - WorldCat - ISBN 1401217176


 * Showcase Presents: Supergirl, vol. 2 - Collects Supergirl stories from Action Comics #283-321 (in B&W). - WorldCat - ISBN 1401219802

Creative Team
Issues #0-5: Writer: Jeph Loeb, Artists: Ian Churchill & Norm Rapmund

Issues #6-7: Writer: Greg Rucka, Artist: Ian Churchill

Issues #8-19 : Writer: Joe Kelly, Artists: Ron Adrian & Norm Rapmund

Issues #20-22: Writer: Tony Bedard, Artist: Renato Guedes

Issues #23- : Writer: Kelley Puckett, Artists: Drew Johnson & Ray Snyder

Order Codes
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Future Publication Dates
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 * Supergirl #49: 27 Jan 2010
 * Supergirl #50: 17 Feb 2010
 * Supergirl #51: 17 Mar 2010
 * Supergirl #52: 21 Apr 2010
 * Supergirl: Friends and Fugitives TP: 19 May 2010

News & Features

 * 07 Dec 2009 - Gates on World's Finest and Supergirl
 * 18 Sep 2009 - Animating forces: Tulsan thrives on graphic comics superheroes
 * 04 Aug 2009 - SOME Will Be Revealed: Sterling Gates on Supergirl
 * 01 Jul 2009 - Let There Be Bike Shorts: A Profile In Comics-Geek Courage
 * 26 Jun 2009 - The Supergirl Shorts Story: Talking to Jamal Igle
 * 15 May 2009 - Word Balloon: Sterling Gates & Jamal Igle on Supergirl (audio)
 * 18 Feb 2009 - Jamal Igle Talks Supergirl and Superwoman
 * 28 Jan 2009 - Sterling Gates on Your Superwoman Guesses
 * 21 Dec 2008 - New Krypton Times 5: A Hole in His Heart
 * 24 Nov 2008 - Spoiler Sport: Sterling Gates on Supergirl #35
 * 23 Nov 2008 - New Krypton Times 2: Doomsday, Supergirl & More
 * 01 Oct 2008 - Open the Gates for Supergirl
 * 30 Sep 2008 - Telling Supergirl's New Tales - Sterling Gates & Jamal Igle
 * 26 Jul 2008 - SDCC '08 - Talking to the Superman/"New Krypton" Team
 * 30 Jun 2008 - Jamal Igle: Putting Pencil to Paper for Supergirl
 * 27 Jun 2008 - WWC: Gates and Igle Join DC's Supergirl
 * 13 Aug 2007 - Supergirl's New Team
 * 29 May 2007 - Bedard's Big Red "S," Supergirl
 * 04 May 2007 - Ale Garza: Drawing Supergirl
 * 27 Feb 2007 - REFLECTIONS: Talking Everything With Joe Kelly
 * 08 Feb 2007 - Ale Garza on Supergirl

Links

 * DC Comics - Publisher's Website
 * Supergirl - GCD entry
 * Supergirl - general Wikipedia entry for Supergirl