Arcane Supergirl comes from the magical dimension of Earth-13. Earth-13, as depicted in the game Infinite Crisis, is home to a collection of Arcane superheroes who use their magical powers in the multiversal battle against the oncoming Infinite Crisis. Earth-13, also known as Earth Arcane, is a desolate place ravaged by the magics of the Shadow League. The universe is briefly explored in the game and tie in comic, Infinite Crisis: Fight for the Multiverse.
Kara Zor-El, Blessed of Rao, is the Arcane Supergirl. Zor-El, as she is most often called by her companions, is the last daughter of Krypton and Herald of Rao. Saved by the magical Flamebird before the Black could fully consume Krypton, she now possesses the powers of the Flamebird which she uses to fight back against the Black.
As with all my Supergirl in the Multiverse posts, this is my own artwork and depicts Arcane Supergirl in front of the Diurnal Sphere. The Diurnal Sphere is the information hub of Earth-13 and looks like a giant glowing globe surrounded by sorcerers. Arcane Supergirl, in the foreground, is hovering and projecting flame bursts from both of her outstretched hands. A motif of Arcane Supergirl’s S Symbol is in the top right with a 13 on top of it.
Earth-12, also referred to as the DCAU or the Timmverse, is the home to a few of the animated series based on DC Comics in the 90s and 2000s most notably Batman the Animated Series, Superman the Animated Series, and Justice League. These shows spanned a number of years producing many seasons of shows, movies, and a handful of tie in comic books. Earth-12 is most often associated with the Batman Beyond line of comics and most crossovers with other universes usually reference Batman Beyond as opposed to the handful of other shows. However, because all the shows exist in the same universe and continuity, it is safe to say any character that appears in any of the DCAU shows and tie in comics is a part of this universe.
From here we find ourselves with the star of Superman the Animated Series season 2 episode 27: Little Girl Lost. Kara In-Ze is the last daughter of Argo, a sister planet to Krypton that also suffered devastation in the wake of Krypton’s death. Kara is found by Superman after hearing a distress signal and brings her to earth. For more information on Kara In-Ze’s origin please take a look at my post talking about Supergirl Adventures #21. After taking on the identity of Supergirl, and the human identity of Kara Kent (cousin to Clark Kent), we are introduced toa heroine that loves having powers, loves saving people, and is determined to never let anyone suffer in the same way she did. Supergirl would have a handful of episodes revolving around her in Superman the Animated Series and Justice League Unlimited (And she even teamed up with Batgirl in an episode of Batman the Animated Series). But in the events of Justice League Unlimited season 2 episode 10: Far From Home, Supergirl is taken to the 31st century to help Brainiac 5 and Bouncing Boy save the rest of the Legion of Super-heroes. Supergirl would come to love the 31st century (and a certain green boy she met) and decide to stay in the 31st century. Supergirl of earth-12 has popped up a handful of times since this episode but it is either stories set before she goes to the future or brief cameos of this character.
The costume Kara wears throughout her early appearances is one of the most iconic costumes for the character. It was even adopted by Linda Danvers Supergirl in the pages of her comic in 2000. I think the costume is remembered so well because of how different it is and how influential the Superman animated series was. This is why I chose to draw her in this costume as opposed to her later blue and red costume she would adopt in the Justice League Unlimited cartoon.
As with all my Supergirl in the Multiverse posts, this is my own artwork and it depicts Supergirl in the foreground flying out of a window in the background. In the background you can see the Kent farm and luscious green fields stretching to the horizon. The second floor window of the Kent house is open and is shown to be where Supergirl is flying out from. A motif in the top right shows Supergirl’s S symbol and a 12 on top of it.
This week we fly into Earth-11, one of the most easily identifiable universes in the DC Multiverse. Earth-11 is the gender swap universe. In short, the boys are girls and the girls are boys, and Supergirl is Superlad. While Earth-11 didn’t come about until the pages of Superman/Batman #23 in 2005, a similar theme of gender swapped DC characters was explored all the way back in 1980 in a Mxyptlk story from Superman #349. Earth-11 has since made quite a few appearances and even had a mini series set in this universe called Multiversity: Teen Justice.
The “Supergirl” of this universe, Superlad, first appeared in Superman/Batman #24 and has not shown up again since. However, in the aforementioned Superman #349 Superman encounters a “male counterpart to Supergirl, my Kryptonian cousin”. While this version is Superboy not Superlad, he bears many similarities to the later iteration. Because this character has such a small amount of story there isn’t much to go on in the way of backstory. Both characters are referred to as the cousin of their respective Superwoman so it can be assumed Superlad shares a similar origin to his Earth-0 counterpart.
As with all my Supergirl in the Multiverse posts, this is my own artwork and it depicts Superlad in the foreground flying towards the viewer with his left arm extended. In the background you can see green fields and blue skies and the city of Midvale. The bottom right shows a sign depicting Superboy as he appeared in Superman #349 and text saying “Welcome to Midvale”. A motif in the top right shows Superlad’s S symbol and an 11 on top of it.
Earth-10, otherwise known as Earth-X and Earth-Quality, is home to characters originally appearing from Quality Comics. Some of the titles published by Quality were; National Comics, Military Comics, and Police Comics. They published from 1940-1956 and were responsible for many major characters that now fall under the DC brand including Plastic Man, The Ray, Uncle Sam, Black Condor, and the subject of today’s post Miss America.
Earth-X is most notable difference from Earth-0 is that WWII continued on to the present or that Germany won the war. Fighting against the Nazi Regime is a team of American heroes called the Freedom Fighters. At the forefront of this team, representing the spirit and beliefs of America, is Uncle Sam. To me the embodiment of this universe and the most important hero is Uncle Sam and would be my choice for this universe’s Superman. And for the Supergirl analog I, of course, had to go with Miss America.
Miss America first appeared in Military Comics 1. This story was an anthology book that also featured the first appearance of Blackhawk. Miss America shows up about halfway through the issue in a brief 6 page story in which Joan Dale, a newspaper reporter, goes to Bedloe’s Island to follow a story. Bedloe’s Island, now mostly known as as Liberty Island, is of course the home of the Statue of Liberty. Joan Dale’s contact doesn’t show up so Joan decides to take a short rest near Lady Liberty and in her brief rest she witnesses a vision of Lady Liberty coming down and bestowing her magical powers onto Joan. Joan, now awake, is in disbelief of what she just witnessed and initially doesn’t believe she has magical powers but soon comes to realize the magic is real. She quickly gets to action as a hero stopping a couple thugs on a ferry by turning them into doves. A bystander nearby mentions she is “the real spirit of America!! You’re the real Miss America!!” This would be how Joan decides on her heroic alias and would continue on for the first 7 issues of Military comics using the Magic of Lady Liberty to fight crime and right wrongs. After this first stint in Military Comics Miss America would remain absent from comics until she showed up (now in DC) in All Star Squadron #31 along with Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters. Miss America would continue showing up periodically since then accompanying the Freedom Fighters.
As with all my Supergirl in the Multiverse posts, this is my own artwork and it depicts Miss America standing in the foreground holding up the American flag. In the background you can see the Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island. A motif in the top right shows an American flag and a 10 on top of it.
Earth-9, sometimes Earth-Tangent or Earth-97, is home to the Tangent Universe. A universe described as “You know their names. You don’t know these heroes.” on the back of one of the collected editions of this series. A series that was initially a series of 9 one shot issues in 1997 that would get an additional 9 one shots the next year. The universe and some of the characters would go on to appear periodically in the main DC Universe and would get a new miniseries called Tangent: Superman’s Reign in 2008.
The Earth-9 Supergirl is Powergirl. A Chinese experiment made as part of a government operation trying to create superheroes called the Supergirl Program. The Supergirl Program was created in an attempt to try to compete with the American superhero craze started by the first Atom. Powergirl posses energy manipulation powers that give her many abilities including strength, flight, energy blasts, and healing among others.
The Supergirl Program’s initial attempt at a superhero was Supergirl, a failed experiment that ultimately perished. A new attempt was started and the Metal Men, including President Sam Schwartz, attempted to infiltrate and recover Powergirl before the Chinese Government could begin training her to their cause. After being found by the Metal Men in a Chinese government facility, Powergirl leaves to go find her own path and her own life that isn’t tied to either the Chinese or American government. She would later show up during the events of Superman’s Reign as Superman’s right hand and lover. It is unclear how she got involved with Superman or how he convinced her of his role in ruling the world after seeking independence after we last saw her. She would continue to stay by his side until the heroes of New Earth defeat them and send them back to Earth-9.
As with all my Supergirl in the Multiverse posts, this is my own artwork and it depicts Powergirl floating and projecting an energy blast from her left hand. In the background is the city of New Atlantis as it exists on Earth-9. A motif in the top right shows Powergirl’s symbol (the Hanzi character 力 which can be translated as power) and an 9 on top of it.
The Daring New Blog of Supergirl 