Supergirl
Supergirlhas been a pop fictional character in DC Comics for over sixty eld . While there have been many versions of the character , most people accept that the original ( and “ prescribed ” ) Supergirl isSuperman’sKryptonian cousin , Kara Zor - El . Kara is decidedly the well known version of Supergirl and , thanks to herCW television series , animated appearing , and feature film film , has appeared in more medium than any other Supergirl .
Weirdly , however , Kara wasnotthe first Supergirl DC created . One yr before Kara Zor - El debuted , DC experimented with a different “ Girl of Steel ” just to see how reader would reply to such a character . This character , recognize as “ Super - lady friend ” seem back in 1958 inSuperman # 123and was not only identical in show to the well known Supergirl – she wear a succeeding Supergirl costume as well !
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The account , entitled , “ The Girl of Steel ” testify Jimmy Olsen obtain a wizardly totem celestial pole from an archaeologist ( who patently just get laid give rare artifacts to male child photographers ) . Hearing a legend that the totem grants its owner three wish , Jimmy wished , “ that a Super - Girl with super - powers equal to Superman ’s would look and become his fellow traveler ! ”
Unknown to Jimmy , the totem bring out a magical construct in the form of a blonde - hirsute girl superposable in appearance to Kara Zor - El . This “ Super - Girl ” also wear off a puritanical costume with the S - emblem and a blood-red doll , identical in appearing to the one bear byMelissa Benoist in the CWSupergirlTV showand Helen Slater in the earlierSupergirlfilm .
Since Jimmy wished that Super - Girl would be Superman ’s “ lifelong companion , ” Super - Girl presentation romantic interest in Superman ( something that would have been interpret as worrisome for her later translation ) . Unfortunately , the mix power of bothSupermanand Super - Girl prove too much for certain delivery , make them to go awry ( for instance when they blow out a flame with their super - breath , they incidentally blow off the ceiling of a different warehouse ) . She also circumstantially holler Clark Kent “ Superman ” jeopardizing his secret identity .
Feeling she ’s become a hindrance to Superman , Super - Girl decides to stay out of his way – but when a criminal uses a kryptonite meteor against him , she flies to the delivery and carry the meteor off . However , because Jimmy ’s wish made Super - Girl andexact duplicate of Superman , the Kryptonite finally poisons the magical young lady and she crawls back to Jimmy , begging him to nullify his wish so that she can disappear . Heartbroken , Jimmy wishes her off and promises “ we ’ll never forget you ! ” ( Everyone promptly forget about this Super - Girl by the very next issue ) .
Despite her brief appearance , Super - Girl turn up pop with reviewer and DC subsequently reimagined her case into Kara Zor - El forAction Comics # 252 in 1959 . Notably , while Kara looked indistinguishable to Super - Girl ( albeit with a blue annulus ) nobody ever brought up the first Super - Girl . reprinting ofSuperman # 123also picture the original Super - Girl with flushed hair and an orangish and green outfit to distinguish her from Kara , although later reprint would show Super - Girl as she originally appeared .
The Silver Age was a time of great experimentation and a stop when comic book Godhead played tight and easy with their story . Although practically no one remembers the original magicalSuper - young woman , she should be acknowledged for her part in helping to show in Kara Zor - El who proved tremendously popular with readers for decades to come .
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