Supergirl in the Multiverse: Earth-19

Earth-19, sometimes called Earth-1889 or the Gaslight Earth. A universe that first broke onto the scene in an original graphic novel called Batman: Gotham by Gaslight. This story is also important as it was the first in a long line of titles that were branded as Elseworlds. The universe has shown up quite a few times since its debut in 1989 and has 2 direct sequels; Master of the Future, and The Kryptonian Age. The basic premise for the universe is putting the heroes of the Earth-0 universe and having them exist in the Victorian era, specifically the last quarter of the 19th century. For the most part the stories focus on Batman but have slowly expanded and started introducing more and more heroes.

The Kryptonian Age, as you may suspect, introduces us to Clark Kent who is the extremely lucky Sheriff of Smallville. He also appears in a Superman costume in the final page of issue 6. Not much is shown of this character but he does seem to have all the classic powers of the Earth-0 Superman. With this universe barely having a Superman, we are left without a Supergirl. However, based on the Superman costume shown and using some elements from classic Victorian dress, I have put together a Supergirl that is more powerful than a locomotive. My main thought for this Supergirl is not someone who has the same powers or origin as Superman, but is a young girl (Kara Danvers) who sees Superman in action and is inspired to be a hero like him. Perhaps in her first adventure she encounters something that gives her powers (like super speed as shown in my drawing).

As with all the Supergirl in the Multiverse posts, this is my own artwork. This drawing depicts the Supergirl of Earth-19 running alongside a steam train. Behind Supergirl is a giant dust cloud that she’s kicked up as she runs. A large smoke plume is coming out of the train and in the background on the right a city can be seen. A motif of Supergirl’s S with a 19 on top of it is in the top right corner.