Supergirl Trading Cards (Part 2!)

Long time readers may recall my original Supergirl Trading Cards post, and at the end of that post I mentioned that if I got enough new Supergirl trading cards I would do a part 2. Now with an additional 5 cards in my collection I figure now is a great time to show an updated look at my Supergirl card collection. Much like last time I’ll show the cards, talk about where I got them, and mention any other thoughts I have on each card.

Both this and the next card I’ll show are from the DC OverPower Card Game. While OverPower started in 1995, it would be 1996 before DC characters were added to the game. Much like the VS System I talked about last time, I’ve never played this card game and I have no idea how it works. What I do know however is that I found this card in a box full of a bunch of other superhero cards that were all 5 cents each so I can’t imagine they’re particularly popular. The card being called “Telekinetic Shield” is a good reminder that this Supergirl is not Kryptonian and instead a sort of psychic goo being. I don’t recognize the art from anything specific and I would guess it’s original. I don’t see the artist specifically called out but there do seem to be some signatures that read “SAI” and a second one that I’m unable to decipher.

Here we have another OverPower card this one being “Levitation”. If I recall correctly, this may also be a not to the Matrix Supergirl who uses her psychic power to levitate as opposed to flying but I could be remembering that incorrectly. The effect of this card reads “No Universe cards may be played against Supergirl for the remainder of battle.” This got me curious as to what that means. Universe cards sound like they mean business so being immune for the rest of the battle seems pretty good. After looking into it, it does seem like Universe cards are pretty powerful and it seems like both of these cards are Special cards that can be used with their respective hero cards in what I can only assume is this games version of attacking. Once again this card has the same 2 signatures but no specific artist names listed.

Moving from one dead card game to another, we now get what I’m pretty sure is Cir-El’s only official piece of merchandise. Cir-El was the main universe Supergirl for about a year in 2003 which was perfect timing for her to get a card in the Team Superman set of VS System. Comparing this card to the Kara Zor-El Supergirl covered last time, Cir-El seems to come in a bit under in regards to power level which lines up with her being only half Kryptonian as opposed to full blooded. “Daughter of Tomorrow” is a really good moniker for Supergirl that I don’t know if I’ve seen outside of this card but I might start implementing it some in my writing. “The product of an alternate timeline created by the Futuresmiths, Cir-El is the daughter of Superman and Lois Lane.” Really is the best way to describe this version of Supergirl and in such a brief sentence too. The illustrator is listed here as Richard Friend who I’m not familiar with but they did a good job with the card.

This next item maybe doesn’t exactly count as a card, but it fits here better than anywhere else and I’m not sure when else to talk about it. This was included as part of a collection of artworks from a sort of book called “DC Comics: The New 52: The Poster Collection” this little book came with “40 removable posters” which I grabbed both the Supergirl and Nightwing “posters” from. These are sized more like postcards than posters and are on a sort of cardstock. Unlike the other cards covered today, this art is repurposed from the cover to Supergirl (vol. 6) #1 by Mahmud Asrar and Dave McCaig. I talked more about it in my Supergirl in the Multiverse Earth-52 post, but I’ve really grown on the New 52 costume and I think this poster is a great piece for my collection.

Last but not least, although it is the smallest card I have, this little card that came with a Wendy’s toy! I mentioned it in my Action Figure post, but what I didn’t mention was that I actually had this card already when I wrote up my first trading card post. Getting this card actually somewhat inspired me to make the first trading card blog entry, but somehow I forgot to include it. Nevertheless we’re here now and we can talk about this weird relic of specifically National City era Supergirl. If this card didn’t say it was from 2023 I would’ve guessed 2016 or 2017 because that was really the only time in comics where Supergirl operated in National City, although her story in I Saw Ma Hunkle Kissing Santa Claus also mentioned the city. Aside from the somewhat odd inclusion of National City (which is probably the best know home base for the girl of steel thanks to a certain 6 season show) the rest of the information presented here is standard Supergirl information. I do quite like the art (which is also a very 2017 costume for Supergirl) it’s got a nice cartoony pop but it doesn’t say who the artist is.

If you haven’t already, definitely check out my first Trading Card post, that entry had a lot more cards that came with figures as opposed to this more card game heavy entry. Also if you know who the artists are on the OverPower or Wendy’s cards please let me know so I can credit them properly. Finding out that the OverPower cards I have aren’t even the main character card definitely means I have more cards to track down. I also learned about HeroClix recently which is somewhere between trading cards and figures and I know Supergirl has at least a few of those. With all that being said, there is a very strong possibility of a part 3 coming at some point in the future so be on the lookout!