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Cover to Supergirl #1

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

[edit] Publication Dates

[edit] Last Issue

Supergirl #32: 06 Aug 2008

[edit] Current Issue

Supergirl #33: 04 Sep 2008

[edit] Next Issue

Supergirl #34: 01 Oct 2008

[edit] Status

Monthly on-going series.

[edit] Characters

[edit] Main Characters

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

[edit] 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') - wikipedia:Superman

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

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

[edit] 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. - wikipedia:Lex Luthor

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[edit] Recent Storylines

[edit] Supergirl #33

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.

[edit] Supergirl #32

[edit] Past Storylines

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Collections

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

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

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[edit] 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

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[edit] Order Codes

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