Supergirl - A Pre-Crisis History
Hi, due to time constraints again this week I haven't been able to spend a lot of time here, so here is another article I have written years ago for your (hopeful) reading enjoyment. Superman: “Great guns! A girl, flying ! It –Uh—must be an illusion!” Supergirl: “Look again, Superman! It’s me – Supergirl! And I have all your powers!” Action Comics No. 252 Cover dated May 1959. With the words above, comic lovers were introduced to the graceful, petite blond girl that was Kara Zor-El, better known to the world at large as Superman’s younger cousin, Supergirl. She is arguably the most popular DC character to make her/his debut in the Silver Age without having a Golden Age predecessor. Hailing from Argo City , a settlement that had somehow miraculously escaped the destruction of Krypton (with an air bubble no less), she was the daughter of Zor-El (who was the younger brother of Jor-El) and Alura. As the chunk containing Argo City moved away from the holoca...