The Daring New Blog of Supergirl

Author: Kara Lovett

  • From my Collection: Supergirl Figures

    From my Collection: Supergirl Figures

    Today’s post will be rather casual, not looking too in depth at any story or anything in specific an more just a trip through my collection of Supergirl figures. As you can see from the picture above, I’ve amassed quite a few over the years. I’ll try to go mostly left to right on these figures and I’ll try to mention where and when I got each item (if I can remember). If you’ve been following, you might notice some overlap from when I covered my Supergirl Trading Cards since many of them came paired with a figure of some sort. Also this post will not include my Supergirl LEGO figures since I already covered those in my LEGO Supergirl post. Also please disregard the Nightwing figure collection creeping in on the right side this isn’t about him either.

    Starting off with a Supergirl based on her appearance in Superman the Animated Series. I did find this figure boxed (I have since unboxed it along with any other toy I get boxed) where you can see it was part of the Justice League Unlimited line and it looks like it’s from 2005. I got this fairly recently and I think it was from a place in Owensboro, KY called the Consumer Mall. Nothing too special about this figure and all in all she isn’t overly exciting with only 5 points of articulation and a metal purse, but I have been wanting a Animated Series style Supergirl figure for a while and this was a nice looking one. It is weird that it’s under the banner of “Justice League Unlimited” while not using her costume from that show, but presumably this is before she showed up in Unlimited.

    Next up is a tiny die-cast figure of the New 52 era Supergirl. I’m not positive, but I’m pretty sure I picked this up at a Half Price Books store for like a dollar. I really like these figures, they’re small and have a nice weight to them, I’ve got another die-cast figure coming up soon. I’m not really sure when this figure was released or if there are more like it. I feel like I’ve seen packs of like 20 similar dicast figures before at like Wal-Mart or Target so perhaps she came bundled in one of those before making her way to me. The paint seems really nice on it too and the red has a metallic sheen to it.

    Another 4″ figure like the Justice League Unlimited figure is up next. This one is also from the early 200s although now part of the “DC Universe Infinite Heroes” line that I believe was supposed to tie into and promote the Infinite Crisis event. This figure pretty accurately depicts Supergirl as she’s seen in the comics at the time with her blue skirt and blue crop top. The hair and face sculpt feel a bit weird though but it was a pretty small figure so I’m sure there just wasn’t a lot of room to work. I found this loose in a peddlers mall or some other sort of flea market or second hand shop and it was loose in a baggie. While I didn’t find it new, when it did come out it seems to have been in a 3-pack along with Wonder Girl and Bizarro.

    What is perhaps the smallest figure in my collection, the Funko Pop mini that came paired with a Kinder Joy. This promotion was sometime last year I believe and I am ashamed at just how many Kinder Joys I bought just to get the Supergirl. I opened up many and there were quite a few Harley Quinns (4 I think) that always gave me a bit of false hope when I saw the blonde hair. Somehow I did manage to get Supergirl though and I think she’s a perfectly fine addition to my collection. I’m not particularly fond of the Funko Pop look and I don’t have any others aside from this one and I probably wouldn’t have bothered if they weren’t cheap. I think this figure is also meant to be a phone stand with Supergirl posed like she’s holding up your phone, but I haven’t used her like that so I can’t confirm.

    The aforementioned other die-cast figure is this ERTL figure from 1990. I talked about it briefly in my Trading Card post. She is sporting her 80s look with the headband. I picked this up on a sale day at my local comic shop, The Destination. Once again we have a nice weighty figure that sits nice on a shelf and seems to be in great shape for being over 30 years old.

    One of my 2 Sasha Calle Supergirl figures. This one was purchased on clearance I believe, well after the Flash movie’s release. I did buy it new, she came with heat vision attachments and a piece of Kryptonite. This paired with a cloth cape and a decent amount of points of articulation (9 I think) makes it a really solid deal for what I think was only a $8 retail price. I’m not particularly fond of the heat vision or the Kryptonite accessories so neither are out with my figure, but I do still think it adds to the play value and makes for a great deal.

    This figure is another New 52 Supergirl figure that I don’t really know anything about and I may have also gotten in from some sort of grab bag for very cheap. This one is all plastic though and kind of looks like it may be from Imaginext but I’m not positive. The paint on it has shown some serious wear so hopefully she had plenty of play time before joining the ranks of my Supergirl shelf.

    I’m detouring slightly from my left to right to finish out all the small figures before going into my 6 and 7 inch figures. This little blue Supergirl was bought at a pawn shop across the street from my job that my coworker showed me. The pawn shop didn’t have much in the way of Superhero stuff but I of course zeroed in on this item which was a box that came with a Wendy’s kids meal. This toy also came with a Superman and a Lex Luthor along with character cards of all three and I do plan to cover the Supergirl card when I do another Supergirl Trading Card post.

    The last of my little Supergirls is this Imaginext figure I picked up in Metropolis. For those unaware, there is a small town in Illinois called Metropolis that was turned into a Superman tourist spot a few decades ago and I made my way out there last month and checked out the Superman Museum there and found this figure (and a few other things) at the gift shop attached to the museum. I’ve been wanting to get an Imaginex Supergirl for a while since DC seems to have a pretty expansive partnership with them. Before now I had only seen Imaginext Supergirl figures in large playsets or used along with dozens of other figures in a collection. This figure however was packaged by itself and it has some sort of light up feature when paired with some Imaginext playsets which could be cool to check out if I ever end up getting one of big playsets.

    This figure and the next one are probably the 2 I’ve had the longest. This is a Supergirl figure from the first wave of DC Super Hero Girls that I bought new in probably 2016 if I had to guess. I really liked that in the gen-1 era of Super Hero Girls how thorough they pushed toys and to such a wide demographic. There were action figures like this, and there were also dolls, and a series of LEGO sets (learn about those here). I think it was a great way to get these heroes into the minds of so many young people.

    I will always have a soft spot for the CBS/CW Supergirl show and Melissa Benoist’s performance, so picking up this figure was a no-brainer. Like I said, I also bought this figure new and this was the first time I was able to get a complete series of figures to get the build-a-figure of Doomsday. This series also had a few characters from Dark Knight Returns that also interested me so getting those and Supergirl got me to 4 out of 6 so picking up Superman Doomed and BvS Lex Luthor wasn’t too much to ask at that point. I’ve since gotten rid of some of those figures but I still have Supergirl, Carrie Kelley Robin, and the Doomsday build-a-figure.

    Another Super Hero Girls Supergirl, this one is more doll like than action figure since she’s got the brushable hair. Looks like this one is also from 2016 and was one of the “girl toy” options for McDonalds Happy Meal toys alongside some Justice League Action toys for the boys. I did not however get this one new, instead a friend found it for me and she mentioned she bought it for “an inconsequential amount” of money if I recall correctly so cheap figures seems to be a bit of a theme.

    This figure was part of the Crisis on Infinite Earths line from 2005. I bought it from a comic shop in Lexington called A+ Comics. I will say that the legs feel fairly unsubstantial and she doesn’t stand up very well on her own, but thankfully the figure comes with a really nice looking Crisis on Infinite Earths logo stand.

    This next figure was bought on the same day at the Crisis one at a different store called Toy Headquarters. I think I was in the middle of reading through the New 52 Supergirl run when I picked it up so it was good timing finding it. In the past decade since the costume first showed up, I’ve come to enjoy it a bit and there’s a few elements I really enjoy especially the cape, although it really could use a skirt or something. This figure however does bear a bit of an unfortunate resemblance to Allison Mack.

    These next two I’d like to discuss together since they are very obviously the same mold with different colors. I think I purchased both individually and the joints on the black and red version are very worn down. The figure came out in 2006 and it seems like the black variant was just that, a variant, possibly a chase figure but I’m not positive. These figures were also paired with a comic when they came out, specifically Supergirl (Vol. 4) #5 which I covered as my first Supergirl Surprise. Oddly however the costume Supergirl is wearing for the figure is a costume she didn’t start wearing until issue #51 so it’s odd that issue #5 is paired with it.

    Here is my second of two Sasha Calle Supergirl figures. This one I’m pretty sure I bought at retail price and most likely before I even saw Flash. I do really like her look as Supergirl and I thought she did great in the movie. There is also a doll figure from Barbie I think that I would also like to pick up for the collection. I also like that this figure was paired with a stand so you could display her flying which I’ve consistently used since picking her up.

    I don’t have too much to say about this DCeased Supergirl figure, but it was released by DC Direct and its a really nice figure. I’m not particularly fond of zombies or zombie stories but I really enjoy the DCeased series of stories by Tom Taylor.

    Injustice is a fighting game series that I’ve not played much of because I’m not particularly good at fighting games and I don’t think I would enjoy it much. I do however really enjoy the tie-in comics for the games (also partially written by Tom Taylor). Supergirl doesn’t show up in the franchise until the second game and she has a killer design, I like the sleeveless look, the boots, the S, the gold bands on her thighs, it’s honestly just a great design. This figure also came with a comic like the one from earlier. This comic however seems to be an original story which I might cover as a blog post at some point so stay tuned.

    Last up is this absolute mystery of a stuffed toy. It’s an odd little orb shaped stuffed Supergirl with a Hallmark tag on it. I have no idea how long I’ve had it nor where it came from but I think someone gave it to me and I’ve kept it on my shelf with the rest for what feels like years at this point.

    I hope you enjoyed a look through my Supergirl figures, and if you did let me know which was your favorite! If I get many more I’ll definitely do an updated list. I have gotten quite a few more Supergirl cards added to my collection so if you read my original Supergirl Trading Card post and enjoyed it be on the lookout for a part 2 coming soon!

  • Supergirl in the Multiverse: Earth-47

    This universe has been know by many names, using both 47 and 72 as numerical values and also existing as part of the Dreamworld, to me it is best described as Earth-Prez. Starting with a very short lived series starting in 1972, Prez, we are introduced to a world that, soon after amendment 26 allowed 18 year-olds to vote, has dropped the legal age to run for presidency to the age of 18. The main character we follow in this universe is President Prez Rickards who was know for being adept at fixing clocks, wanting to help bring peace, and being elected as president of the united states when he was just 18. The universe has only come up a few times since the initial Prez series, but in more recent years the “Love Syndicate” has also been included along with Prez and it’s generally seen as a 70s era earth.

    In 2015, as part of the DC You initiative, Prez got a reimagining. This series is set in the near future of 2048, and follows the 18 year old Beth Ross. Beth stumbles into the presidency after a viral video of hers leaks and the voting (that takes place on twitter in the year 2048) pushes her to victory as a write in candidate. Beth starts her presidency by going around the world and apologizing to other countries on the behalf of her predecessors and spends most her time as president trying to clean up everyone else’s messes and tries her best to work for those in need and against those in power.

    As with all my Supergirl in the Multiverse posts, this is my own artwork. Beth Ross is seated at her presidential desk in the White House Oval Office. Beth has her feet up on her desk while drinking a slushie and looking at her phone. Her desk also has an overflowing wastebin beside it and a stack of paper on top of it. The top right has a motif of the Prez logo with a 47 on top of it.

  • Supergirl: Livewire or Thanksgiving Season 1

    Supergirl: Livewire or Thanksgiving Season 1

    One of my favorite parts of the CBS/CW Supergirl show was that they seemed to always have a Thanksgiving episode and season 1 is no exception. This episode does seem to hit a lot earlier than I remembered however, just being the 5th in the series, but it is pretty important in the lore since it is the first episode that really explores Helen Slater as Eliza Danvers.

    This episode opens with Supergirl in the DEO facing off against a “Lady-Beast” that had broken out of custody. After subduing the beast, we then head back to Kara’s loft where her and Alex discuss that their mother, Eliza, is coming into town for Thanksgiving. The plot of this episode can mostly be broken down to the Kara plot and the Supergirl plot, Kara’s plot focuses on her hosting a Thanksgiving get together at her apartment and the Supergirl plot focuses on Livewire.

    Getting into Livewire first; Leslie Willis was a character first introduced in Superman the Animated Series before later showing up in comics and other external media often associated with the Superman family of characters. This version of the character is a radio host for CatCo who has her own show “Leslie Willis in the Morning” and we get to know her soon into the episode where she talks about Supergirl in a rather crude manor. Leslie talks about her distaste for Supergirl’s costume, insinuates that no one wants to be with her, and even suggests she might be a lesbian. Cat Grant, after hearing this broadcast, demotes her from radio host to traffic copter. Unfortunately her first night out in the traffic copter was during a storm. Nearly crashing, Supergirl rushes in to same Leslie and the pilot from an untimely death, but in the process Supergirl and Willis get struck by lightning. This unfortunate accident first puts Leslie in a coma before she awakens to having power over electricity.

    Taking a quick detour over to the Kara plot, We’ve already met Eliza who has come into the city for the holiday, but after hearing that her best friend doesn’t have any plans, Kara too invites Winn Schott. Kara also tries to invite James Olsen to the get together but he has already made plans to spend the Holiday out of town with Lucy Lane. Alex is convinced that Eliza will be furious at Kara for taking up the role of Supergirl, and she’s partially right, but Eliza is instead mad at Alex for “allowing” Kara to do so. Thanksgiving turns into Eliza and Alex having a lot of tension between them, Kara trying to help everyone play nice, and Winn unfortunately being caught in the middle of everything just doing his best to be a good guest. It creates a pretty hilarious scene that is tragically interupted by James giving Kara a call right when Winn was about to tell everyone what he was thankful for. Thanksgiving devolves into a shouting match between Alex and Eliza and Winn leaving early without any food.

    An emergency at CatCo brings Kara back to the office, where Cat is struggling with some electrical issues that are soon revealed to be Livewire. Cat tells Kara to go fetch Security which gives her a perfect opportunity to change into the girl of steel and start duking it out with Willis. With the help of Hank Henshaw, Supergirl now has a trap she can use in her next face off with Livewire. Teaming up with Cat, and her Livewire trap, Supergirl heads out for a final faceoff with Livewire. Somehow, Kara’s battle cry at the start is “shut up you mean girl” which does nothing to strike fear into her foe, but thankfully Supergirl is still able to save the day even without her trap, instead opting to use water to take out the electrical menace.

    After storming out before, Alex returns to Kara’s apartment to make sure Eliza is still safe with the city-wide blackout. This leads to a pretty great Alex and Eliza scene where Eliza does tell her daughter she’s proud of her, and the pair seem to be on better terms than they were before. Kara, after dealing with Livewire, finds Winn at work the next day and gives him an impressive amount of Thanksgiving leftovers, and Winn reveals that what he is thankful for is Kara. The episode ends with Eliza changing her stance a bit on her approach to mothering, and gives Kara a stern bit of criticism, and then reveals to both the girls that their father, Jeremiah, was also a member of the DEO working with Hank Henshaw.

    As I mentioned up top, it’s great to see so much of Helen Slater in this episode. She is of course the first person to bring the Girl of Steel to life when she stared as the titular character in Supergirl (1984) and her as Supergirl’s adoptive mother is a great way to pass the torch. We get a lot of scenes with her in this episode both during the Thanksgiving holiday as well as some flashback scenes where we also get to see more of Dean Cain’s Jeremiah Danvers. I feel like Slater does a wonderful job as these girl’s mother and really shows how hard it can be to be a mother and that parents can sometimes make the wrong decisions. Eliza would continue on in the show and this was a great place for the audience to learn more about her. Getting more backstory about Jeremiah Danvers and his role at the DEO and opening a mystery about Hank Henshaw’s possible role in his untimely death also generates intrigue going further into the season.

    Also, since this is Supergirl season 1, we have some great and iconic Cat Grant scenes delivered by Calista Flockhart. Hank Henshaw shows up at CatCo after the Livewire attack and Cat mistakenly refers to him as “Mulder” which is of course a reference to The X Files. Cat learns in this episode that Kara is adopted and this opens the door for Cat to start learning more about Kara’s personal life. There are a couple instances in this episode that point towards Cat knowing that Kara is Supergirl, especially when she sends her away to fetch security after the Livewire attack or when mentioning to Kara that she’d like to talk with Supergirl and if she can go ask the FBI if they can contact her. A plot line later this season does explore Cat thinking that Kara is Supergirl but she is able to be mislead thanks to the Martian Manhunter’s help, although in season 2 it is revealed that Cat knows that Kara is Supergirl.

    I’ve been rewatching Supergirl over the past couple weeks after finding a complete series dvd box set and I’ve been having a lot of fun and knew I would have to do a Thanksgiving post for this episode, and perhaps I’ll make it a tradition to do so every year with the show’s other Thanksgiving episodes so you have something to look forward to next year!

  • Supergirl in the Multiverse: Earth-46

    Earth-46 is the last of the “New 52” universes introduced alongside the New 52 DC Reboot to get “mapped”. The idea of “mapping” a universe is an in universe term for exploration of a universe and exploration of differences from the prime universe. Batman Gargoyle of Gotham, a story that started in 2023, is created, written, and illustrated by Rafael Grampa. This story shows Batman as the orphaned child of Thomas and Martha Wayne, who takes up the mantle of Batman to protect others from the same fate. This all seems pretty similar to the main DC Universe and the only real difference seems to be that this Batman seems to have a much different array of baddies to go up against like Doctor Geist who seems to be the primary antagonist of the miniseries.

    While doing this series I have encountered a handful of universes that are rather under-developed or “unmapped”. Universes like 18, 31, 43, and 44 all have very few appearances, but the have a very clear premise like Wild West, Pirate, Vampire, and Metal Men. Earth-46 on the other hand has a single (currently unfinished) story associated with it, and this story seems to not stray very far from the Earth-0 histories. This leaves me with significantly less to work with when creating a Supergirl representative. While there were a couple characters in the universe I considered pursuing as representatives of the Supergirl role, none of them really fit in my opinion. I also get the feeling that this universe would not have a Superman and as such wouldn’t have a Supergirl, although stories like Batman Red Rain, and Batman Gotham by Gaslight also have that sort of vibe when only looking at the first entry. I set out this year with a specific goal in mind and I plan to follow through, so for this universe I have taken some of Grampa’s design elements in his Batman and applied them to a Supergirl, although as the story advances and expands, I may revisit the universe someday.

    As with all my Supergirl in the Multiverse posts, this is my own artwork. Supergirl-46 is flying above a fog ridden city. In her left hand she is stopping an unidentified object crashing in from the top right. She is illuminated from below and a helicopter can be seen behind her. The top right has a motif of Supergirl’s symbol with a 46 on top of it.

  • Thanksgiving Guests in Supergirl (Vol. 8) #7

    Thanksgiving Guests in Supergirl (Vol. 8) #7

    Spurred on mostly by a friend texting me “Kara name everyone at the Thanksgiving dinner table please” after reading the most recent issue of Supergirl, I decided to take a look at the whole guest list and share with anyone else who may be confused by some of the invites. While most of the table is filled up with characters that had appeared in the past few issues, there are a couple interesting choices Sophie Campbell made that I’d love to go a bit more in depth on.

    For anyone just wanting names for each of these guests I’ll go through them first here, but if you want to know more about each of them keep reading! Starting with all the animals down below, Kandy is the bunny, Krypto is the dog, Streaky is the cat, and Titano (Tinytano now) is the small gorilla. Starting in the bottom left and going clockwise; Siohban Smythe (SIlver Banshee), Conner Kent (Superboy), Lena Luthor, Kara Danvers (Supergirl), Lee Serrano, Leegra (Princess Shark), Eliza Danvers, Jeremiah Danvers, Luna Lustrum, Lesla-Lar (Luminary), Kal-El (Superman), Lois Lane, and finally Cassie Sandsmark (Wonder Girl).

    Kandy the Super-Bunny is one of the more recent additions to Supergirl lore. She first appeared in Supergirl (Vol. 8) #1 just a few months back. Kandy is the animal companion to Luminary, sort of Lesla’s version of Streaky the Super-Cat. She is also from Kandor so when she grew to full size and came to earth with Lesla she too gained powers normal to any Kryptonian living under a yellow sun.

    Krypto has a much more storied history going all the way back to 1955 in the pages of Adventure Comics #210. Krypto was introduced as the dog companion to Superboy and would serve as Kal-El’s super-pet companion, and showed up alongside the man of steel last summer in the Superman movie from DC Studios. While Krypto has shown up along side Supergirl in numerous stories since her time in Action Comics, he was generally more associated with Superman than with Supergirl. The Woman of Tomorrow mini series showed Supergirl and Krypto as close companions and it seems like the general public links the Super-Dog more with Supergirl than with Superman these days. A few years before Woman of Tomorrow, during the vol. 7 run of Supergirl, Superman has Krypto join Kara in her space faring quest starting with issue 21 and this seems to be the start of the Supergirl/Super-Dog team that we’ve come to know.

    Streaky the Super-Cat is one of the oldest character’s shown in this image as his stories go all the way back to Action Comics #261 just a few month’s after Supergirl’s debut. As opposed to Krypto, Streaky has always been paired with the maid of might. He has shown up more recently alongside Power Girl in her most recent ongoing, but with Supergirl’s new title the orange cat is back in Midvale where his stories began. If you’d like to learn more of Streaky’s history I did a whole post about him a few months ago you can read here.

    Titano, while looking like an ape in most appearances, is actually a genetically modified chimpanzee that can shoot kryptonite beams from his eyes. He has most often been an antagonist to Superman and has made several appearances both in main DC continuity and in elseworlds titles. Titano, or Tinytano as he is now called, didn’t start his heroic deeds until very recently durring the events of the current Supergirl title. He was shrunken down and dubbed “Tinytano” in issue #3 of the series.

    Moving to the cast at the main table we start to see representatives from a wide array of Supergirl stories including our first guest; Siobhan Smythe. Siobhan is the New 52 version of the Silver Banshee and was a major supporting character in Supergirl’s life as she got acclimated to Earth. Silver Banshee as a character first appeared in Action Comics #595, however this was Siobhan McDougal who seems a bit more villainous, whereas Siobhan Smythe generally tries to help Supergirl while keeping her Banshee side more at bay. She has shown up more recently alongside her current boyfriend, Jimmy Olsen, in the most recent Superman titles. Siobhan here clearly represents the New 52 era of Supergirl and we’ll see plenty of other time periods represented coming up.

    Superboy, the Kon-El version at least, first appeared in Adventures of Superman #500. Kon is the clone of Superman and Lex Luthor and has been a member of Young Justice and Teen Titans. Him and Supergirl haven’t had many adventures together but I feel like the above panel from the “House of Kent” storyline sums up their relationship fairly well and is their first meeting after Kon’s reintroduction to the main DC Universe after having been taken out during the New 52 relaunch when he was replaced with a similar Superboy. Superboy did have a few adventures with the Linda Danvers/Matrix Supergirl alongside Young Justice, so he could sort of be a representative of that era of Supergirl’s life but that wasn’t really Kara so it probably doesn’t count.

    Lena Luthor, or more specifically Lena Luthor II, is the daughter of Lex Luthor and she first appeared (as a baby) in Superman (Vol. 2) #131 before she was soon sent into the future and grew up in the clutches of Brainiac 13 during the events of Superman Y2K. Lena was fairly absent from comics for the next 2 decades until she showed up in Superman (Vol. 6) #7 where she was shown working at Supercorp. She would have some interactions during this time with Supergirl and is now living in Midvale after seeing her father once again be way more evil than she prefers. While she isn’t the same Lena Luthor that showed up in silver age comics (that was Lena Thorul that I talked about here) it does seem like she could represent that period of Supergirl’s life as well as being her current best friend.

    I’ll skip talking about Supergirl herself because I figure you probably have a good idea about who she is. Next up is Lee Serrano who was probably my favorite to see here. Lee is a non-binary character introduced in Supergirl (vol. 7) #19, (I talked about it during pride month in this post) who is representing the Rebirth era of DC comics, although they really haven’t shown up much aside from the one story.

    Princess Shark is another very recent addition to Supergirl’s mythos. She showed up in the debut issue of the current series but we only just find out more about her history in this very issue so you should go and read that if you haven’t already!

    While the Danvers have been an important part of Supergirl’s life for quite a while, them being named “Jeremiah” and “Eliza” is a much more recent update. Jeremiah and Eliza Danvers are the names of Supergirl’s adoptive parents as shown in the CBS/CW show and in comics they first appeared as such in Superman/Wonder Woman #29 and are shown as scientists working at STAR Labs. They have been fairly regular members of the cast in the most recent Supergirl title.

    Luna Lustrum is the newest character at this table having only just made her debut a few months ago in issue 4 of this series. Not much is known of her at this point however she is able to read auras of people and she seems friendly with the whole cast of main characters so I imagine she’ll stick around for a while.

    Much like Supergirl herself, I feel like I don’t need to tell you who Superman and Lois Lane are they’ve been around in comics for nearly 90 years and have been staples of pop culture for nearly as long. I do think it’s weird that Superman showed up as Superman not Clark Kent here, especially seeing that he came with Lois Lane. It’s possible this is because of Lex doing that thing in Action Comics 1050 where he made it so that if anyone found out that Clark Kent was Superman they could suffer severe brain damage. This was done mostly as a plot point to make Superman have a secret identity again and hasn’t really been brought up since but if this is the reason we got Superman and not Clark I would give Sophie major props for her attention to continuity. I also like the fact that Clark, Lois, and Conner are all in Midvale for Thanksgiving, which seems to imply that Jon (their son who grew up in a volcano) is in charge of watching Otho and Osul (their children who grew up on a slave planet) and that fact is just hilarious to me. In all actuality all three of them probably are safely away in Smallville having a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with Ma and Pa Kent.

    Cassie Sandsmark, much like Lee Serrano, was a character I was overjoyed to see show up here. Cassie was Supergirl’s best friend in the pre-Flashpoint era of DC, and the pair had quite a few adventures together. Cassie is of course the second (or third if you count Diana) person to hold the title of Wonder Girl and she first showed up in Wonder Woman (Vol. 2) #105. Supergirl’s pre-Flashpoint origin has her living and training on Themyscira for a while soon after landing on earth which is most likely where the pair met. Their relationship seems to have become almost nonexistent since the New 52 reboot, so her being here is a great step to making the pair close friends once again. This friendship between Kara and Cassie (as well as Kara’s relationship with Stephanie Brown) is the main basis for my short lived Blonde Justice comic strip (that you can read in full on this page).

    Thanksgiving was a pretty common occurrence on the Supergirl TV show and most seasons had a full episode dedicated to the holiday so I’m glad to see that tradition continue here. This issue was a great low stakes story that showed a lot of Supergirl’s history while letting all the cast get a great chance to sit back, relax, and have a wonderful day together. I hope this post gave you some good information about these characters and I hope you’ve been picking up and enjoying the Supergirl comic because I know I have. See you next time!