Tag: Supergirl in the Multiverse

Earth-18 is home to the Justice Riders, a Wild West style Justice League based mainly on the 80s and 90s Justice League International family of comics. In their debut appearance, Sheriff Diana Prince gathers up a handful of other lawmen and former accomplices including Kid Flash, Hawkman, Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, and J’onn J’onzz and leads them in a quest to Helldorado in a battle against Maxwell Lord. The story ends with the team disbanding with no promise of further stories which seems to be the case. Most appearances of Earth-18 past Justice Riders are brief cameos or the team dying in the pages of convergence. Earth-18 is also the name of a similar universe first appearing in Multiversity that has a similar but slightly different team of Justice Riders but again this universe has been mostly restricted to cameos.

When finding a Supergirl for this universe, and often for all the universes, I first look to finding the Superman of the given universe. Kryptonians don’t have a lot of presence in Earth-18, Clark Kent is mentioned briefly and shows up at the end of Justice Riders as a dime novelist but doesn’t show any sort of super powers. In the Superboy storyline titled “Hyper-Tension” that ran from issues 60-65 of his title from the 90s featured a hypertime version of Earth-18 and shows Kid Kon-El. Kid Kon-El seems to have similar powers to the New Earth Superboy implying the possibility of Kryptonians on this earth and also Kon’s steed is named Comet, a common companion to Supergirl in many iterations. For Earth-18 I mostly focused on the pre-flashpoint version of the universe and leaned into the idea of JLI in the Wild West. Power Girl was a member of the Justice League during it’s JLI era and showed up in Justice League America, Justice League Europe, and Justice League International and I feel like she would at the very least have been mentioned if Justice Riders ever got a proper sequel. Making her Sheriff of Argo feels like a nice casual reference to classic lore and also her being a sheriff would also help to connect her with Diana who is also a sheriff. And while Sheriff Karen Starr of Argo doesn’t actually exist in Earth-18, her steed Comet does.

As with all of my Supergirl in the Multiverse posts, this is my own artwork. This drawing depicts Karen Starr, Sheriff of Argo in the foreground standing against her steed Comet, a brown horse. They are standing in a desert environment with the town of Argo shown in the background. Orange and red skies imply the sun is setting on the horizon. The top right features a motif of Power Girl’s symbol with an 18 on top of it.

“World War III — The Great Atomic War — is over…and in its wake lies an earth in ruins!” Earth-17 is the home to the Atomic Knights, a group of 6 brave souls who, in time of crisis, found refuge from radiation in ancient suits of armor. These 6 heroes have taken on the duty of protecting their home of Durvale and bringing prosperity and rebirth back to the planet after the atomic destruction destroyed the planet in 1986.

The Supergirl of this universe is Marene Herald, the sole female member of the Atomic Knights. Marene Herald is sister to Douglas Herald, and often love interest of Gardner Grayle the leader of the Atomic Knights. First appearing in Strange Adventures #117, Marene was not part of the initial team that took on the Black Baron who was ravaging the town of Durvale after the war. Gardner Grayle, after realizing the armor he found could protect him from the radioactive weapons of the Baron, gathered other members of the community to wear the armor and take back their town. While there were 6 suits of armor, one was much too small to be worn by a grown man so the team of knights was 5 strong. Marene would then secretly don the smaller suit of armor and help the rest of the knights. Marene would continue along with the rest of the Knights and would help continue to take back the planet.

As with all my Supergirl in the Multiverse posts, this is my own artwork and it depicts Marene wearing parts of her suit of armor (breastplate, pauldrons, and boots) on top of her iconic red dress. She is riding on one of the Atomic Knight’s giant Dalmatians. In the background you can see the ruined city of Durvale. The drawing is stylized like a postcard that has been ruined and damaged with faded edges and creases. Text saying “Durvale welcomes you!” Is at the bottom. A motif of the Atomic Knights symbol is in the top right with a number 17 on top of it.

Our heroes have abolished the supercriminal element, the sidekicks have grown into celebrity and the children of heroes have begin taking up heroic roles and joined together as The Just. This is Earth-16 also known as Earth-Me. Earth-16 features many characters that became prominent in the 90s of DC Comics like Connor Hawke Green Arrow, Kyle Rayner Green Lantern, Marcus Aelius Alpha Centurion, and Kon-El Superboy. Because of this heavy emphasis on the heroes of this era, I have picked the Matrix Supergirl for the basis of this universe’s Supergirl.

The Matrix Supergirl comes from a pocket dimension that the post-crisis Superman visited a couple times. She is a protoplasmic organism made by Lex Luthor and was made to look like the pocket universe’s Lana Lang. This version of Supergirl first appeared in Superman (vol. 2) #16. She would later come to the main universe once her pocket dimension fell to destruction. On Earth she would become a close companion of Superman, get in a relationship with Lex Luthor II, and eventually merge with Linda Danvers and become a fallen earth angel.

As with all my Supergirl in the Multiverse posts this is my own artwork and is based on the iconic cover to Adventure Comics #397 drawn by Mike Sekowsky and Dick Giordano. Along with the composition being based on the iconic cover, it is also meant to look like a magazine cover to show the celebrity status of this earth’s heroes. Supergirl is lounging in the foreground illuminated by a spotlight, she is surrounded by 9 images of various costumes and forms the Matrix Supergirl has taken throughout her existence. The top right features a motif of Superwoman’s S symbol with a 16 on it.

Earth-15, a world that could have been a perfect earth according to Superboy Prime. He then proceeded to explode the planet so maybe we shouldn’t take his word for it. This was an earth that had virtually no crime and its initial group of heroes had been able to step down and the next generation to take over. This world has heroes like Jason (Batman) Todd, and Donna (Wonder Woman) Troy.

Throughout the comic appearances of this universe there is not a Supergirl that’s shown although the world does feel populated by more metas than what we see. The few appearances of this universe feel, to me, as if the Crisis never happened and the characters of the Pre-Crisis era were allowed to continue on their stories and the sidekicks and younger heroes were to step into their mentors shoes. With this mindset, I bring you Kara Danvers Superwoman. Superwoman is the protector of Chicago, the city she was operating out of before the Crisis and her costume is based on the Pre-Crisis Supergirl with slight changes.

As with all my Supergirl in the Multiverse posts, this is my own artwork and depicts Superwoman floating in the foreground with her cape held in both hands. The background shows clear skies and and the skyline of Chicago. The top right has a motif of Superwoman’s symbol and a number 15 on top of it.

Earth-14 is perhaps the least explored universe in DC’s current local multiverse having just one appearance. Superman vol. 4 #15. The basic premise for this universe seems to be the amalgamation of the Justice League and Suicide Squad called the Justice Squad. The Justice Squad is quickly eliminated just moments after their introduction by the Gatherers and their leader The Prophecy as they attempted to kidnap Squad Superman of their universe. Since this world is largely unmapped, there is not currently a Supergirl present.

The Superman of this universe seems to be the only hero with superpowers which implies the potential for a Krypton-14 that would exist in the universe. With the potential of a Krypton comes a potential for a Supergirl. This Supergirl, Squad Supergirl, has a similar powerset to Squad Superman and takes some design elements from him and his Justice Squad compatriots. For her civilian name, we are once again at a loss due to the lack of depth this universe. As such I will go with a classic, Linda Lee. After witnessing the attack on the Justice Squad, Linda (Squad Supergirl) Lee realizes she can no longer stay as the secret weapon of her cousin and must instead jump into the spotlight and become the prominent hero of Earth-14!

As with all my Supergirl in the Multiverse posts, this is my own artwork that depicts Squad Supergirl in the left foreground crouching with a pair of high tech binoculars to her eyes. Her costume includes red shorts, red boots, and a silver and gray body armor over her torso and arms. The sun i s setting in the background over a desolate city. A motif in the top right depicts the Squad Supergirl logo with a 14 on top.