Supergirl had 55 years of stories and interpretations before she took flight on CBS.
We take a look back at her history in comics.
Its tough being Supermans cousin.
Heres a look at the comic book history of Supergirl.
Maybe elements from some of these will find their way on to theSupergirlTV show eventually.
In the tale, Lois is hit by a truck(!)
and dreams she receives a blood transfusion from Superman and becomes Superwoman.
In this issue, Jimmy Olsen used a magical artifact to wish a Super-Girl into existence.
This blond haired beauty was very similar to the Supergirl that would be introduced just one year later.
Reportedly, DC used this issue to see how a female version would play with their readership.
Supergirl signified the first lasting change the usually static character ever experienced.
Karas father built a dome and the city thrived in space until a meteor shower smashed the city.
Zor-El followed in the footsteps of his brother Jor-El and rocketed Kara to Earth.
Now, Earth hadtwoKryptonian champions.
It was as awesome as it sounds.
In her identity of Linda Lee Danvers, she was a television reporter (sound familiar?
), an acting student, a student counselor, and a soap opera actress.
Each just seemed like something to keep Kara busy in her civilian identity before the action began.
Hey, there you go!
Ali Adler worked onGlee, maybe thats a late season story arc!
Alright, maybe not… Supergirls lack of direction since herAdventure Comicsdays made her seemingly expendable.
The image of Superman holding his cousins broken body signaled the end of innocence for the DC Universe.
which left no room for his cousin Kara.
Byrne found a way around this edict by introducing an alien being named Matrix.
Matrix selflessly merged her DNA with Lindas, creating what David called an earth born angel.
This Supergirl lasted for 75 wonderful issues, a longform testament to the staying power of the character.
Thats a shame because those 75 issues are some of the greatest Supergirl stories ever told.
She was also much angrier and more aggressive than the previous incarnations of the character.
Soon, that was retconned away by blaming Karas murderous tendencies on Kryptonite exposure.
Yeah, things got confusing quickly.
Supergirl was one of the initial launch titles of DCs multiverse altering New 52 reboot.
