Supergirl in the Multiverse: Earth-38

Earth-38 (or 3839 classically) is the designation for the miniseries saga by John Byrne, Superman Batman Generations. The Generations universe is told across 3 miniseries and tells of a universe where Superman and Batman enter the scene in the late 30s and age and change with the times as they would without the sliding timeline that has been common in western comics. The comics are told by showing brief vignettes of the characters lives before skipping forward decades or centuries at a time. Since the characters are able to grow and change, we get to know the children and grandchildren of these golden age heroes and see the torch pass down to new generations of heroes.

Kara Kent is the Supergirl of this universe and is the daughter of Clark (Superman) Kent and Lois Lane. Born in 1953, Kara would be given a necklace that emitted red solar radiation to help keep her powers in check until she was more prepared to use them for heroic deeds. It would be 1964 where she – alongside other young heroes; Bruce (Robin) Wayne Jr., Wally (Kid Flash) West, and Stephanie (Wonder Girl) Trevor – would join together as a brand new heroic team called the Justice League. Kara and Bruce Wayne Jr., having grown up together, would become romantically involved and get married in 1979 but their wedding would be unfortunately short-lived due to the villainous hands of Lex Luthor. The main thing that sets this Supergirl apart from other universe variants of the character is her wearing a wig when preforming heroics as Supergirl, opposite to the classical Linda Danvers wig that was quite common in the pre-Crisis era.

As with all my Supergirl in the Multiverse posts this is my own artwork. A short comic strip shows Kara Kent changing from her civilian identity to her super-heroic identity. Starting in the bottom left with Kara Kent ripping her shirt open to reveal her S-shield, 6 panels show the various steps of changing into her costume, and Supergirl flies off into the top right. A motif in the top right has Supergirl’s symbol with a 38 on top of it.