Supergirl: Difference between revisions

{{other useuses|Supergirl (disambiguation)}}

Created as a female counterpart to Superman, Kara Zor-El shares his superpowers and vulnerability to [[Kryptonite]]. Supergirl plays a supporting role in various DC Comics publications, including ''[[Action Comics]]'', ''Superman'', and several comic book series unrelated to Superman. In 1969, Supergirl's adventures became the lead feature in ''[[Adventure Comics]],'' and she later starred in an [[eponym]]ous [[Supergirl (comic book)|comic book series]] which debuted in 1972 and ran until 1974, followed by a second monthly comic book series, ''The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl'', which ran from 1982 to 1984. Supergirl was originally introduced in ''[[Action Comics]]'' #252 as the cousin of the publisher's flagship [[superhero]], [[Superman]] in the story ''The Supergirl from Krypton''. In most depictions, she is an [[extraterrestrial life|alien]] from the planet [[Krypton (comics)|Krypton]], possessing a multitude of superhuman abilities derived from the rays of a yellow sun. Other mainstream characters have taken the name Supergirl over the years, with decidedly non-extraterrestrial origins, such as that of a superhuman [[synthetic life|artificial life-form]]. The 2016 miniseries ''Supergirl: Being Super'' written by Mariko Tamaki and pencilledpenciled by Joelle Jones is a coming-of-age take on Supergirl's origins.<ref name="Yep">{{Cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/inside-supergirl-being-super-with-writer-mariko-tamaki|title=Inside Supergirl: Being Super with writer Mariko Tamaki|first=Ernie|last=Estrella|date=May 28, 2018|website=SYFY WIRE|access-date=June 22, 2021|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203107/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/inside-supergirl-being-super-with-writer-mariko-tamaki|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Yep" />

Because of changing editorial policy at DC, Supergirl was initially killed off in the year 1985 [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]]event ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]''. DC Comics subsequently [[reboot (continuity)|rebooted]] the [[continuity (fiction)|continuity]] of the [[DC Comics Universe]], re-establishing Superman's character as the sole survivor of [[Krypton (comics)|Krypton]]'s destruction. Following the conclusion of Post-''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', several different characters written as having no familial relationshipunrelated to Superman have assumedassume the role of Supergirl, including Matrix, [[Supergirl (Linda Danvers)|Linda Danvers]], and [[Supergirl (Cir-El)|Cir-El]]. Following the cancellation of the third ''Supergirl'' comic book series (1996–2003), which starred the Matrix/Linda Danvers version of the character, a modern version of Kara Zor-El was reintroduced into the DC Comics continuity in "The Supergirl from Krypton" story within ''[[Superman/Batman]]'' #8 (February 2004). This modern Kara Zor-El stars as Supergirl in an eponymous comic book series and additionally in a supporting role in various other DC Comics publications.

After positive fan reaction to Super-Girl, the first recurring and most familiar version of Supergirl debuted in the year 1959. Kara Zor-El first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #252 (May 1959). The story that introduced the character was drawn by Al Plastino and written by Otto Binder, who had also created [[Mary Marvel]], [[Captain Marvel (DC Comics)|Captain Marvel]]'s sister and female spinoff. Like Supergirl, Mary Marvel was a teen-age female version of an adult male superhero, wearing a costume that was identical to the older character's other than substituting a short skirt for tight trousers. (Binder also created [[Marvel Comics]]' [[Miss America (Madeline Joyce)|Miss America]], a superhero who shared little other than the name with her sometime co-star [[Captain America]].)

Issue #8 of the ''[[Superman/Batman]]'' series originally published in 2004 re-introduced [[Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)#Post-Crisis|Kara Zor-El]] into the DC continuity. Like the pre-''Crisis'' version, this Kara claims to be the daughter of Superman's uncle Zor-El and aunt Alura In-Ze. Unlike the traditional Supergirl, Kara is born before Superman; she is a teenager when he is a baby. She is sent in a rocket in [[suspended animation]] to look after the infant Kal-El; however, her rocket is caught in the explosion of Krypton and becomes encased in a Kryptonite [[asteroid]]. She arrives on Earth years after Kal-El, who has grown and become known as Superman. Owing to this extended period of suspended animation, she is "younger" than her cousin. At the end of "The Supergirl from Krypton" arc, Superman officially introduces her to all the heroes of the {{DC Universe}}. She adopts the Supergirl costume and accepts the name.

A new ''Supergirl'' series, written by [[Jeph Loeb]], began publication in August 2005. The storyline in the first arc of ''Supergirl'' depicts a darker, evil version of Kara emerging when Lex Luthor exposes her to [[Black [[Kryptonite]]. The evil Supergirl implies that Kara's family sent her to Earth to kill Kal-El as revenge for a family grudge. At the time, Kara herself refuses to believe this, but later [[flashback (continuity)|flashbacks]] indicate that not only is this partly true, but Kara had been physically altered by her father as a child before being involved in several murders on Krypton. However, these matters were later revealed to be delusions as a result of Kryptonite poisoning.{{citation needed|date= July 2019}} Upon being cured, she presents a personality more like that of her Silver Age persona.

Kara Zor-El (originallyso justnamed ''Kara'';because Kryptonianson during the Golden Era used a single name for mostKrypton, women, andtake athe two-syllablefull name for men; thus the addition of thetheir patronymic to the female name is a later conventionfathers){{citation needed|date=March 2020}} is the last survivor of [[Argo City]], which had survived the explosion of the planet [[Krypton (comics)|Krypton]] and drifted through space.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Fleisher|first=Michael|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173641581|title=The original encyclopedia of comic book heroes. Volume Three, Superman|date=2007|publisher=DC Comics|others=Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Janet E. Lincoln|isbn=978-1-4012-1389-3|location=New York|pages=307–312|oclc=173641581}}</ref> The city had been covered by a plastic dome for weather moderation, devised by [[Zor-El]], the younger brother of [[Jor-El]], a climatologist and engineer, the father of Superman ([[Kal-El]]). The dome held together a large chunk of land mass under the city as it drifted through space in the general direction of our Solar System. However,The theland bottom-most layers of bedrock were affected by the explosion of the great planet's [[Nuclear fission|fission]]able core and underwent a slow but steady [[chain reaction]],is turningconverted into green kryptonite. Using raw deposits and refined materials at hand, thewhich residentsis ofcovered Argowith City laid down a ground shield of [[lead]] foil to protect them from the developing kryptonite. Zor-El was also able to fashion a makeshift propulsion system to try to accelerateHowever, the city'slead approachcovering tois the Solar System. During the roughly 30 years Argo City traveled through space, Zor-El met and married Alura, daughter of In-Ze, whodestroyed in turn bore their daughter, Kara—blond like her parents. But before the propulsion system was able to steer the city toward Earth, a deranged citizen named Jer-Em, who was suffering from survival guilt, damaged the exhaust, veering Argo toward a swarm of [[meteor]]s that crashed into the underside of the land mass on which it rested. As the inhabitants of the colony were being slain by the green kryptonite radiation released by meteorites shredding the lead barrierstrike, the adolescentforcing Kara wasto be sent to Earth by Zor-El in a rocket, to be raised by her cousin Kal-El (a.k.a. Clark Kent). To ensure she would be recognized by Superman, Kara's parents provided her with a uniform which was closely based on the one Superman wears.

It is later developsrevealed that Zor-El and [[Alura survived(DC theComics)|Alura]] radiation poisoning that killed everyone else in Argo Citysurvived by entering the Survival Zone, a parallel continuum akin to the [[Phantom Zone]]. They were eventuallyare rescued by Supergirl and the couple decidemove to live in the bottle city of [[Kandor (comics)|Kandor]].<ref>''Action Comics'' #309–310 (Feb–March 1964), confirmed in ''Action Comics'' #370</ref> Later,In Karathe isNew reunitedKrypton with her parentsstoryline, butthe thattwo reunionare becomes bittersweet, as Reactron kills her father and her mother dies when New Krypton is destroyedkilled by a trap in [[Reactron left by Lex Luthor, her own cousin Superman's greatest enemy on Earth and now her greatest enemy on Earth as well]].

She attends Midvale High School as Linda Lee Danvers. In later years, after graduating from Stanhope College, she changes careers several times, holding jobs in student counseling, news reporting, and acting in a TV [[soap opera]], ''Secret Hearts'' (a play on the DC [[romance comic]] of the [[Secret Hearts|same name]]). She also attends college in [[Chicago]]. Kara has many boyfriends, including Richard (Dick) Malverne, Jerro the [[Mermaid|Merboy]] from [[Atlantis (DC Comics)|Atlantis]], and [[Brainiac 5]], a member of the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]]. However, she has shunned serious commitments, placing her super-career first.

Supergirl's secret identity is a closely held secret known only to Superman, her foster parents, and the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]], of which she is a member for a time. Like all Kryptonians, Supergirl is vulnerable to kryptonite. [[Streaky the Supercat]], her orange cat, acquires temporary superpowers as a result of its exposure to "X-kryptonite," a form of kryptonite Supergirl accidentally created in an unsuccessful attempt to neutralize the effects of green kryptonite. [[Comet (DC Comics)|Comet the Superhorse]], a former [[centaur]], is Supergirl's equine companion.

One way DC demonstrated the epic nature of its 12-issue [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]] ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'' (April 1985 – March 1986) was through the deaths of important characters. In issue #7 (October 1985), Supergirl sacrifices her lifeherself to save her cousin and the [[Multiverse (DC Comics)|DC Multiverse]] from destruction. When the Superman continuity was rebooted after ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', DC editors felt that Superman should be the sole survivor of Krypton, resulting in Kara being removed.<ref>[[Peter Sanderson|Sanderson, Peter]]. ''[[Amazing Heroes]]'' #96 (June 1986). "Superman will be the only Kryptonian who survived the destruction of Krypton." – [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]] on ''[[The Man of Steel (comic book)|The Man of Steel]]''. Excerpted at {{cite web |url= http://fortress.supermanthrutheages.com/History/end.php |title= The End of History |website= supermanthrutheages.com |access-date=2007-09-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070930154619/http://fortress.supermanthrutheages.com/History/end.php |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Unlike a number of other characters who are shown dying in the Crisis, no one remembers Kara dying or even ever having existed.

After the Post-''Crisis'' reboot in the late 1980s, Supergirl's origin was completely rewritten and no longer was she Superman's cousin or even Kryptonian. <ref>''Superman'' (vol. 2) #16</ref> <ref>''Superman'' (vol. 2) #21-22</ref> In ''Superman'' (vol. 2) #16 (April 1988), a new Supergirl debuted as a man-made lifeform made of synthetic [[protoplasm]] created by a heroic [[Lex Luthor]] of a "[[pocket universe|pocket continuum]]". Lex implants her with [[Lana Lang]]'s memories and she can [[shapeshift]] to resemble Lana. Known as '''Matrix''', she even believes herself to ''be'' Lana for a time. She wears a [[miniskirt]]ed version of Superman's costume, but does not have Superman's exact powers. While she can fly and possesses super-strength (like Superman), she also has [[Telekinesis|psychokinetic]], shapeshifting, and cloaking/[[invisibility]] powers (the last makes her undetectable, even to Superman).

According to an interview with Newsarama,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/newsarama/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011110130/http://www.newsarama.com/dcnew/InfiniteCrisis/counseling7.html|url-status=dead|title=Newsarama &#124; GamesRadar+|archivedate=October 11, 2007|website=Newsarama}}</ref> the Matrix Supergirl is wiped from existence by the events depicted in the 2005 limited series ''Infinite Crisis'', although ''Infinite Crisis'' writer [[Geoff Johns]] later stated that Danvers is not.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comicbloc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26089&page=2&pp=16 |title=The Comic Bloc Forums – Geoff, We need to talk – Page 2 |website=Comicbloc.com |date=May 3, 2006 |access-date=June 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106014539/http://www.comicbloc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26089&page=2&pp=16 |archive-date=January 6, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The debate was finally settled in the 2008 miniseries ''[[Reign in Hell (comics)|Reign in Hell]]'', where the [[Shadowpact]] is shown trying to apprehend Linda Danvers before Linda is "recalled" to Hell.

*'''[[StreakyComet the(DC SupercatComics)|Comet]]'''&nbsp;– Supergirl's pet cat. In the prePre-''[[Crisis]]'' continuity,Supergirl's hehorse is named after a jagged[[centaur]] horizontalaccidentally stripecursed ofby lighter[[Circe fur(comics)|Circe]] oninto hisbeing side,trapped andin acquiresthe super-powersform afterof exposurea to X-Kryptonitehorse. In post-''Crisis'' continuity, sheComet is a normalsuperhero housecat Supergirl takes in, whose namewho is takena fromromantic her inability to understand the conceptinterest of aLinda litterboxDanvers.

*'''[[Murmur (DC Comics)#Other Murmurs in the DC Universe|Murmur]]'''&nbsp;– Demonic servant of Carnivore. Introduced in ''[[Supergirl (comic book)|Supergirl]]'' (vol. 4) #33 (June 1999).

*'''[[Lex_Luthor#Pre-Crisis_continuity|NasthaliaNasthalthia Luthor]]'''&nbsp;– [[Lex Luthor]]'s niece and Supergirl's rival. Introduced in ''[[Adventure Comics]]'' #397 (September 1970).

*'''Princess Tlaca'''&nbsp;– An [[Aztec]] princess who seeks to triumph over Supergirl and restore the prestige of her civilization. Introduced in ''[[Superman Family]]'' #165 (June 1974).

*[[Psi (comics)|'''Psi'''&nbsp;]]– Gayle Marsh is a powerful psionic manipulated by Daniel Pendergast into trying to destroy Chicago. Introduced in ''Daring New Adventures of Supergirl'' #1 (November 1982).

*'''[[Reactron]]'''&nbsp;– TheA Livingformer Reactor,army Reactronsergeant seetheswho withcan generate radioactive energy and is able to generate concussive blasts and disintegration beams. Pre-''Crisis'', he is Army Sergeant Ben Krullen, who served with [[Joshua Clay|Tempest]] and developed his powers because of the hero. Post-''Crisis'', he is Benjamin Martin Krull and his origin is essentially the same as before. He murders [[Zor-El]]. Introduced in ''Daring New Adventures of Supergirl'' #8 (June 1983).

*'''[[Reign (comics)|Reign]]''' – A '''Worldkiller''', a biological weapon created on [[Krypton (comics)|Krypton]] that was soon outlawed by the Kryptonian Science Council. Introduced in ''Supergirl'' (vol. 6) #5 (March 2012)

*'''[[Silver Banshee|Siobhan McDougal/Silver Banshee]]'''&nbsp;– An aggressive enemy of Superman and the arch enemy of Supergirls Kara Zor-El and Linda Danvers.

*In ''[[52 (comics)|52]]'' Week 52 (2007), the new '''[[Earth-Two|Earth-2]]''' is revealed and a newspaper headline declares that the Power Girl (and Superman) of this Earth are officially missing. On this world, Power Girl fights alongside [[Huntress (Helena Wayne)]], [[Obsidian (comicscharacter)|Obsidian]], [[Robin (comicscharacter)|Robin]] and others in the Justice Society Infinity. In ''Justice Society of America Annual'' #1, this world's native Power Girl re-emerges. In a subsequent reiteration of Earth-2 after the events of [[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]], Power Girl had a prior career on Earth-2 as that world's Supergirl before she and Earth-2's former Robin, Helena Wayne, were displaced onto Earth-0 after inadvertently entering a dimensional warp. They resided there for seven years until both returned.

* Following ''[[52 (comics)|52]]'' (2007), on the evil parallel universe of '''[[Earth-Three#New Multiverse|Earth-3]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-12-08|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Earth-Three#New Multiverse|reason= The anchor (New Multiverse) [[Special:Diff/585906209|has been deleted]].}}''', a mirror of the Earth-2 Kara Zor-L exists in the form of '''Ultragirl''', first introduced in ''[[Countdown to Final Crisis]]'' #16 (2007). Unlike [[Ultraman (DC Comics)|Ultraman]], the Superman counterpart of Earth-3, this version of Supergirl is in fact vulnerable to [[kryptonite]] and not powered by it, implying she may be of [[Kryptonian]] origin. Following ''[[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]]'' (2011), Earth-3 is an evil world once again most closely mirroring Earth-0. Ultraman is once again a Kryptonian, but a new Ultragirl has not yet been introduced.

*On '''Earth-10''', Nazi Germany won World War II and that world's Superman, named Overman, is a part of the JL-Axis. That world's Supergirl was called '''Overgirl'''. She is first seen as a sketch made by exiled [[The Monitors (comics)|Monitor]] Nix Uotan in ''[[Final Crisis]]'' #2. She makes a full appearance in #3, where she crash lands in a burning heap on New Earth. There, she tells [[Renee Montoya]], in German, that the sky is bleeding. She is not Overman's actual cousin, rather she is the only child who survived the horrible experiments the Nazis conducted when they tried to seed a human child with Overman's DNA. She has less than half of Overman's strength, speed, stamina and endurance, which is still considerable (however, this is subsequently modified after the events of [[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]] impact the Multiverse-she is now a female clone of Overman, produced from his [[stem cells]]- ).<ref>Multiversity: Mastermen (February 2015)</ref>). She died in ''Final Crisis'' #7 - Overman is shown holding her dead body and yelling in despair. In ''[[The Multiversity|The Multiversity - Mastermen #1]]'' (February 2015), Overman is still mourning her loss, six years after her death, as he opens a memorial to his fallen cousin in Metropolis. His lover Lena (Earth-10's Lana Lang) criticizes his prolonged mourning, as does the Valkyrie [[Brunnhilde]] (Earth-10's Wonder Woman).

*'''[[Earth-11]]''' is first featured in ''The Search for Ray Palmer - Superwoman/Batwoman'' (2007), and is a gender-reversed mirror of New Earth. While not featured in the pages of the comic itself, male Supergirl, and/or Power Girl counterparts may inhabit this Earth. The previous gender-reversed world featured in ''Superman/Batman'' #24 (2006) featured a male Kara Zor-El counterpart known as '''Superlad''' In the subsequent and current ''[[Multiversity]] Guidebook'' (January 2015), Power ''Man'' is described as existing on this Earth, although not depicted.

*In [[Mark Waid]] and [[Alex Ross]]' ''[[Kingdom Come (comic book)|Kingdom Come]]'' miniseries, '''Power Woman''' is Superman's cousin and a member of Superman's Justice League. This world is currently assigned the designation of '''[[Earth-22]]'''. However, a Supergirl appears with the Legion of Super-Heroes alongside Superboy in one panel, with dialogue implying they settled in the future permanently as the 21st-Century became difficult to live in. A brief line of dialogue from Superman implies that Argo City was never destroyed in this continuity, as he left some of the defeated Brainac’s circuitry there. According to Ross, a minor character in the story is the time-traveling daughter of Supergirl and Brainiac 5.

*In the 2015 ''[[DC Bombshells]]'' iteration, Supergirl, Wonder Woman and Batwoman all exist in an alternate history version of World War II, independently of their male counterparts in the case of Batwoman and Supergirl <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dccomics.com/comics/dc-comics-bombshells-2015/dc-comics-bombshells-1 |title=BOMBSHELLS #1 |publisher=DC Comics |date=2015-08-12 |access-date=2015-08-28}}</ref> In this continuity, Kara Zor-El was born to Lara Lor-Van and Alura In-Ze was found in her spaceship by Russian farmers Varvara Dugina and Ipati Dugan, who raised her with their daughter, [[Stargirl (comics)|Kortni Dugiovna]]. The two sisters became best of friends and in their teens traveled to Moscow to join the legendary Night Witches, an all-female fighter squadron, but became Russian mascots after their powers were discovered. They abandon Russia when they find out the general intended to use them for his own destructive means and join the Bombshells team to aid in defeating the Nazis. When Brother Night turns into the Titan, Supergirl volunteers to sacrifice herself to defeat the monster, but Stargirl knocks her out and does it instead, saving Britain and devastating Supergirl in the process.<ref>''DC Bombshells''</ref> Kara becomes romantically involved with Lois Lane in this universe.

*The 2016 miniseries ''Supergirl: Being Super'' written by [[Mariko Tamaki]] and penciled by [[Joelle Jones]] is a coming-of-age take on Supergirl's origins,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/inside-supergirl-being-super-with-writer-mariko-tamaki {{bare| URLarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624083859/http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/inside-supergirl-being-super-with-writer-mariko-tamaki inline| archive-date=August2018-06-24 | title=Inside Supergirl: Being Super with writer Mariko Tamaki Inside Supergirl: Being Super with writer Mariko Tamaki &#124; SYFY WIRE 2023}}</ref> depicting 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.

*In the world of ''Gotham City Garage'', Kara Zor-El was adopted by [[JamesJim Gordon (comicscharacter)|James Gordon]] and becomes '''Kara Gordon''', Barbara's adoptive sister and a ridealong technician.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.monkeysfightingrobots.co/new-dc-series-gotham-city-garage/ | title=The Women of DC are Anti-Fascist Bikers in 'Gotham City Garage' | date=July 20, 2017 }}</ref>

*In [[Frank Miller (comics)|Frank Miller]]'s ''[[Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again]]'', Superman and Wonder Woman hide their daughter '''Lara''' from the world her entire life, but she later becomes important to the defeat of Lex Luthor and Brainiac, the story's antagonists. Lara possesses some of Wonder Woman's powers, benefiting from both a Kryptonian and an Amazonian heritage as that universe's '''Supergirl'''.

*In [[Kurt Busiek]]'s ''[[Superman: Secret Identity]]'' miniseries, which depicts a [[Clark Kent]] who lives in the real world, Lois gives birth to two girls who grow up to manifest their father's powers and adopt variations on his costume. <ref>''Superman: Secret Identity'' #4</ref>

*In ''[[JLA: Created Equal]]'', Linda Danvers, fifteen years after the Fall (an population destroying plague that killed all males) , changes her name to '''Superwoman'''. <ref>''JLA: Created Equal'' #1</ref>

* In ''Superman/Gen¹³¹³'', [[Caitlin Fairchild]] of [[Gen¹³|Gen¹³]] had received a bump on the head and suffered amnesia. When she awoke, she found Superman's cape draped over her and assumed that, with her super powers, she was Supergirl. She believed that she could not fly due to exposure to red kryptonite which, at the time, was only considered an urban legend. After going through multiple Supergirl outfits and generally causing more havoc than good, she was found by the other Gen¹³¹³s and Superman when the real Supergirl knocked her out. When Caitlin awoke, she regained her memory.

*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 and 'super' comments from her supervillain teachers. Batgirl and Robin are shown as two of her closest friends in the book; they all attend pet club together. Batgirl and Supergirl spend time together without the other Titans by having picnics.

* In August 2018, a film centered around Kara Zor-El / Supergirl, was announced to be in development with [[Oren Uziel]] penning the script.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/supergirl-movie-warner-bros-dc-comics-universe-oren-uziel-script-superman-1202440687|title= ''Supergirl'' Movie On Drawing Board For Warner Bros/DC; Oren Uziel Scripting|date=August 6, 2018|work=Deadline|access-date=August 6, 2018}}{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Galuppo|first1=Mia|last2=McMillan|first2=Graeme|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/supergirl-movie-oren-uziel-write-script-warner-bros-1132421|title=''Supergirl'' Movie in the Works with ''22 Jump Street'' Writer|date=August 6, 2018|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=August 6, 2018}}</ref> The studio intends to hire a female director, with [[Reed Morano]]—who has expressed interest in the project—being its top choice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/female-director-scorecard-warner-bros-superhero-wonder-woman-1202441259/|title=Female Director Scorecard: Warner Bros Lining Up Its Superheroes|first=Anita|last=Busch|date=August 13, 2018|website=[[Deadline.com Hollywood]]|access-date=November 24, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/peter-dinklage-elle-fanning-think-reed-morano-should-direct-wbs-supergirl-1143275|title=Peter Dinklage, Elle Fanning Think Reed Morano Should Direct WB's 'Supergirl'|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=October 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925104354/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/peter-dinklage-elle-fanning-think-reed-morano-should-direct-wbs-supergirl-1143275|archive-date=September 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Filming was expected to start production in early 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2019/05/31/robert-pattinson-to-star-in-matt-reeves-the-batman/#570734291555|title=Robert Pattinson To Star In Matt Reeves' 'The Batman'|first=Mark|last=Hughes|date=May 31, 2019|website=Forbes|access-date=May 31, 2019}}</ref>

*In February 2021, Colombian-American actress [[Sasha Calle]] was cast as Supergirl in ''[[The Flash (film)|The Flash]]'' (2023), directed by [[Andy Muschietti]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rubin|first=Rebeca|date=February 19, 2021|title=Sasha Calle to Debut as Supergirl in 'The Flash' for Warner Bros. and DC|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/sasha-calle-supergirl-dc-universe-flash-1234911424/|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2023, it was confirmed Calle would be portraying the [[Kara Zor-El]] version of the character<ref>{{cite web | url=https://movieweb.com/michael-keaton-trends-new-flash-trailer/ | title=Sasha Calle as Supergirl Revealed in New Trailer for the Flash | date=February 12, 2023 }}</ref>

* In January 20232024, James[[Milly GunnAlcock]] announcedwas acast standalone film featuringin the characterrole of Kara Zor-El / Supergirl who is set to debut in ''Superman: Legacy'' before her solo standalone film set in the [[DC Universe (franchise)|DC Universe]], which would derive significantly from the ''[[Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (comics)|Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow]]'' (2021–22) miniseries by writer [[Tom King (writer)|Tom King]] and artist Bilquis Evely.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Welk |first=Brian |date=January 31, 2023 |title=Superman, Batman, Supergirl, and Swamp Thing Movies, Green Lantern Series Among DC Universe's First Chapter |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2023/01/dc-universe-chapter-1-slate-superman-batman-supergirl-1234805282/ |access-date=January 31, 2023 |website=IndieWire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/supergirl-movie-casts-milly-alcock-1235129348/|title=Supergirl Found: Milly Alcock to Play Heroine in James Gunn's DC Movies|accessdate=January 30, 2024|date=January 29, 2024|author=Aaron Couch & Borys Kit|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

* In the [[Smallville (season 7)|seventh season]] (2007–2008) of the [[CW Television Network|CW]]'s hit show ''[[Smallville]],'' Kara is introduced into the cast and was portrayed by [[Laura Vandervoort]]. ''Smallville'' depicts her as Clark's ([[Tom Welling]]) cousin, whose spacecraft became trapped in stasis until the events of the [[Smallville (season 7)|sixth season]] finale, when the destruction of the dam the ship had landed near disrupted the stasis systems and allowed Kara to wake up. Much of season seven is concerned with Kara's attempts to adjust to life on Earth, especially after learning of Krypton's destruction and the fact that her "younger" cousin is now at least the same age as she. She makes guest appearances in season eight and in the show's tenth and final season, in which she becomes a [[Justice League (Smallville)|Justice League]] member. In the season finale, she is sent into the future by the artificial intelligence of the [[Fortress of Solitude]] so that Clark can realize destiny and defeat [[Darkseid]] alone.

*A television series centered around the Kara Zor-El version of Supergirl, set in the shared universe [[Arrowverse]], titled ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'' starring [[Melissa Benoist]] as Kara, premiered on [[CBS]] on October 26, 2015, before later moving onto [[The CW]] on May 12, 2016. In the series, Kara was sent to Earth-38 to protect her cousin [[Clark Kent (Arrowverse)|Kal-El]] although her pod got knocked off course and became stranded in the Phantom Zone for 24 years. Eventually, Kara crashes on Earth-38 where she is rescued by an adult Kal, who is now the iconic superhero "Superman". Superman puts Kara in the care of the Danvers family who decides it best to hide her abilities from the world. Twelve years later, Kara is a reporter for Cat Co Worldwide Media. She is eventually forced to reveal her powers to the world after saving her adoptive sister [[Alex Danvers]] from a near plane crash and is dubbed "Supergirl" by the media. With the help of [[Department of Extra-Normal Operations]] (D.E.O.) director [[List of Supergirl characters#Hank Henshaw / Cyborg Superman|Hank Henshaw]] who was later revealed as [[List of Supergirl characters#J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter|J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter]], her best friend [[List of Supergirl characters#Winn Schott|Winn Schott]] and [[List of Supergirl characters#James Olsen / Guardian|James Olsen / Guardian]], Kara fights aliens and prisoners leadled by her evil aunt Astra, who attempt to invade Earth. She is later joined by [[Lex Luthor (Arrowverse)|Lex Luthor]]’s sister [[Lena Luthor (Arrowverse)|Lena]], the Daxamite [[Mon-El (Arrowverse)|Mon-El]], [[Querl Dox (Arrowverse)|Querl Dox]],(Brainiac-5) and [[Nia Nal|Nia Nal / Dreamer]] in fighting enemies such as Mon-El's parents, the World Killer [[Reign (Arrowverse)|Reign]], [[Superman: Red Son#Television|Red Daughter]], alien activist [[Ben Lockwood (Arrowverse)|Ben Lockwood / Agent Liberty]] and the evil secret organisation Leviathan.

* ''[[DC Super Hero Girls]]'' or ''DC Superhero Girls'' (in various countries) is an American super hero [[action figure]] franchise created by [[DC Comics]] (a subsidiary of [[Time Warner]]) and [[Mattel]] that launched in the third quarter of 2015. The franchise was announced in April 2015. The range is to include books from [[Random House]], [[Lego]] tie-ins and action figures from [[Mattel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/04/23/girls-to-get-separate-but-equal-dc-super-hero-girls-product-line/ |title=Girls To Get 'Separate But Equal' DC Super Hero Girls Product Line |website=Forbes.com |first1=Scott |last1=Mendelson |access-date=2015-04-23}}</ref> The website was launched in early July 2015. Characters featured at launch were [[Wonder Woman]], [[Barbara Gordon|Batgirl]], [[Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)|Supergirl]], [[Harley Quinn]], [[Poison Ivy (comics)|Poison Ivy]], [[Katana (comics)|Katana]] and [[Bumblebee (DC Comics)|Bumblebee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techtimes.com/articles/67192/20150708/hotly-anticipated-dc-superhero-girls-website-now-live.htm |title=Hotly Anticipated DC 'Super Hero Girls' Website Is Now Live |website=TechTimes.com |first1=J.E. |last1=Reich |date=July 8, 2015 |access-date=2015-08-25}}</ref> Other characters including [[Hal Jordan]], [[Flash (Barry Allen)|Barry Allen]], [[Carol Ferris|Star Sapphire]], [[Beast Boy]], [[Cheetah (comics)|Cheetah]], [[Hawkgirl]] and [[Catwoman]] also appear.<ref name="others">{{cite web|url=http://www.dcsuperherogirls.com/en-us/meettheheroes/others.html|title=Meet the Heroes – Others|date=October 1, 2015|work=DC Super Hero Girls|access-date=October 1, 2015|archive-date=October 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005060818/http://www.dcsuperherogirls.com/en-us/meettheheroes/others.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Amanda Waller]] is featured as the principal of the series' setting Super Hero High. Many other [[DC Comics]] Heroes and Villains appear in the background as cameos. The story is about at Super Hero High School, well-known DC heroes attend classes and deal with all the awkwardness of growing up (with the added stress of having superpowers).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dcsuperherogirls.com/en-us/about|title=Welcome to Super Hero High School|date=October 1, 2015|work=dccomics.com/|access-date=October 1, 2015|archive-date=October 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005060137/http://www.dcsuperherogirls.com/en-us/about|url-status=dead}}</ref> Supergirl was voiced by Anais Fairweather. A movie ''[[DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year]]'' based on the series, was released in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pantozzi |first=Jill |title=DC Super Hero Girls Are Getting Their Own Movie |work=[[HitFix]] |date=June 9, 2016 |url=http://www.hitfix.com/harpy/dc-super-hero-girls-are-getting-their-own-movie |access-date=July 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620150252/http://www.hitfix.com/harpy/dc-super-hero-girls-are-getting-their-own-movie |archive-date=June 20, 2016 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> She also appeared in the [[DC Super Hero Girls (TV series)|2019 TV series of the same name]], voiced by [[Nicole Sullivan]].

* Supergirl appeared in ''[[Lego Dimensions]]'' as a playable character, voiced by [[Kari Wahlgren]]. She and [[Green Arrow]] were only available during the Lego convention BrickLive. However, she eventually includingappeared [[Aquaman]]in and Lloyd Garmadon fromthe [[NinjagoPS4]] appeared in the PS4 version of the Starter Pack. She shares most of her abilities with [[Superman]], but, unlike in previous Lego games, she can turn into a Red Lantern, which is a reference to the comic “Red Daughter of Krypton”.

[[Category:Fictional characters fromwho parallelcan universeslevitate]]

[[Category:Fictional memberscharacters ofwith endangeredsolar speciesabilities]]

[[Category:ArticlesGroups about multipleof fictional characters]]