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* FarmBoy: Kara's parents are a couple of farmers from Midvale. She leaves her town to become a hero shortly after learning about her Kryptonian origins.
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* EarthquakesCauseFissures: Jen is swallowed by a gigantic fissure when a severe quake strikes Midvale.
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* TheHerosBirthday: The story begins on Kara Danvers 16th birthday, right before an earthquake -triggered by an individual highly interested in harnessing her powers- hits her hometown, causing the death of her dear friend Jennifer.
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* DamselInDistress: Lampshaded when [[spoiler:Kara rescues Dolly from Tan-On]].
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* DistressedDamsel: Lampshaded when [[spoiler:Kara rescues Dolly from Tan-On.]]
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* MosesInTheBulrushes: Kara was sent off into space by her parents Zor-El and Alura In-Ze to save her from Krypton's destruction. Her rocket landed in the town of Midvale, and she was found and adopted by the Danvers. Kara grew up not not knowing where she came from until her sixteenth birthday, when she learns about her Kryptonian heritage.
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* SecretLegacy: In a subversion of her [[ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton usual]] [[ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton2004 origin]] [[ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton stories]], Kara does not know where she came from or about her heroic parents Zor-El and Allura until she is sixteen.
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* SecretLegacy: In a subversion of her [[ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton [[ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton1959 usual]] [[ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton2004 origin]] [[ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton stories]], Kara does not know where she came from or about her heroic parents Zor-El and Allura until she is sixteen.
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* SkunkStripe: Tan-On has a green streak in his otherwise black hair.
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* AsleepInClass: Kara Danvers falls asleep in history class after spending the whole night cleaning up her house's bathroom.
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* TokenMinorityCouple: Subverted when Kara means a Kryptonian named Tan-On. She's attracted to him but it doesn't work out because [[spoiler:he hates humanity and wants to kill earthlings.]]
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* TokenMinorityCouple: Subverted when Kara means finds a Kryptonian named Tan-On. She's attracted to him but it doesn't work out because [[spoiler:he hates humanity and wants to kill earthlings.]]
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* SecretLegacy: In a subversion of her [[ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton usual]] [[ComicBook/SupermanBatman origin]] [[ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton stories]], Kara does not know where she came from or about her heroic parents Zor-El and Allura until she is sixteen.
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* SecretLegacy: In a subversion of her [[ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton usual]] [[ComicBook/SupermanBatman [[ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton2004 origin]] [[ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton stories]], Kara does not know where she came from or about her heroic parents Zor-El and Allura until she is sixteen.
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* TokenMinorityCouple: Subverted when Kara means a Kryptonian named Tan-On. She's attracted to him but it doesn't work out because [[spoiler:he hates humanity and wants to kill earthlings]].
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* TokenMinorityCouple: Subverted when Kara means a Kryptonian named Tan-On. She's attracted to him but it doesn't work out because [[spoiler:he hates humanity and wants to kill earthlings]].earthlings.]]
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* WorldOfNoGrandparents: Kara Danvers' maternal granparents only show up in one flashback scene. They stopped visiting their daughter's family because they were frightened of Kara's powers, and their son-in-law refused to throw her out.
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* WorldOfNoGrandparents: Kara Danvers' maternal granparents grandparents only show up in one flashback scene. They stopped visiting their daughter's family because they were frightened of Kara's powers, and their son-in-law refused to throw her out.
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* HumanNatureFallacy: Tan-On, a Kryptonian who was captured and experimented on by the first human he met, Dr. Stone, decides all humans must be sadistic monsters and will be punished.
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* SecretLegacy: In a subversion of her [[ComicBook/ActionComicsNumber252 usual]] [[ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton origin]] [[ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton stories]], Kara does not know where she came from or about her heroic parents Zor-El and Allura until she is sixteen.
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* SecretLegacy: In a subversion of her [[ComicBook/ActionComicsNumber252 usual]] [[ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton usual]] [[ComicBook/SupermanBatman origin]] [[ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton stories]], Kara does not know where she came from or about her heroic parents Zor-El and Allura until she is sixteen.
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''Supergirl: Being Super'' is a 2016 ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' origin and coming-of-age tale set outside of the main continuity of Franchise/TheDCU. Written by Caldecott Honor-winning and Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki (''This One Summer'') and illustrated by Eisner Award-nominated artist Joëlle Jones (''Lady Killer'').
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* DangerousSixteenthBirthday: In the first issue, Kara turns sixteen. Or at least, so she approximates - no one knows her exact age or birthday because she was found in a field years ago. At sixteen is when Kara realizes she's an alien.
* DoesntKnowTheirOwnBirthday: Kara doesn't know her birthday or her exact age. She was a refugee from another planet who suffered amnesia. It's ''assumed'' she's around sixteen.
* EverytownAmerica: Midvale is an average, sleepy Midwestern town.
* FarmersDaughter: Kara Danvers is adoptive daughter of a couple of farmers from a rural Midwestern town, and pretty sweet and innocent (at least until she realized someone was after her cause of her powers).
* FirstContactFarmer: Kara lands as a toddler on the farm of the Danvers and is raised by them.
* EverytownAmerica: Midvale is an average, sleepy Midwestern town.
* FarmersDaughter: Kara Danvers is adoptive daughter of a couple of farmers from a rural Midwestern town, and pretty sweet and innocent (at least until she realized someone was after her cause of her powers).
* FirstContactFarmer: Kara lands as a toddler on the farm of the Danvers and is raised by them.
* GraveMarkingScene: At the end of the story, Kara visits her friend Jennifer's grave to say her goodbyes before leaving Midvale.
* TheHerosBirthday: The story begins on Kara Danvers 16th birthday, right before an earthquake -triggered by an individual highly interested in harnessing her powers- hits her hometown, causing the death of her dear friend Jennifer.
* HumanNatureFallacy: Tan-On, a Kryptonian who was captured and experimented on by the first human he met, Dr. Stone, decides all humans must be sadistic monsters and will be punished.
* HumanNatureFallacy: Tan-On, a Kryptonian who was captured and experimented on by the first human he met, Dr. Stone, decides all humans must be sadistic monsters and will be punished.
* TheJoyOfFirstFlight: The first time Kara is shown flying, she propels upwards and starts dancing among the clouds smiling blissfully.
* RiseOfZitboy: In the first scenes, Kara has a pimple on her chin that everyone, including her parents, bugs her about. When she pops it, the pimple bursts and she gets gunk everywhere. It's one sign Kara isn't a normal teenage girl.
* SkippingSchool: Kara is still angry and depressed after her friend Jen's death so she skips gym class. When she goes back home she finds her coach checking to make sure she's fine. After the woman is gone, Kara's adoptive father Jeremiah sternly points out that her skipping school leads people to poke their noses into their family matters -which he hates- and her own business -which he ''knows'' she hates-, so she has to go to school likes or not. Kara grudgingly agrees.
* TalkingToTheDead: Before leaving Midvale, Kara pays a visit to Jennifer's grave to say goodbye and apologising for being unable to save her and never telling her about her powers.
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* WorldOfNoGrandparents: Kara Danvers' maternal granparents only show up in one flashback scene. They stopped visiting their daughter's family because they were frightened of Kara's powers, and their son-in-law refused to throw her out.
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* DistressedDamsel: Lampshaded when [[spoiler:Kara rescues Dolly from Tan-On.]]
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* LosingAShoeInTheStruggle: One of Dolly's shoes falls off when [[spoiler:Tan-On throws her off the Lexcorp power plant.]]
* MoralityChain: Tan-On [[spoiler:presumes Dolly is this, when pondering why Kara isn't joining his cause to kill all humans, and decides to kill her so as to sever Kara's chain to humanity.]]
* MoralityChain: Tan-On [[spoiler:presumes Dolly is this, when pondering why Kara isn't joining his cause to kill all humans, and decides to kill her so as to sever Kara's chain to humanity.]]
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* TwoferTokenMinority: Kara's friend, Dolly, is a black lesbian.
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* TwoferTokenMinority: Kara's friend, Dolly, is a black Latina lesbian.
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* BigBad: [spoiler:Coach Stone.]
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* ILetGwenStacyDie: Kara's friend Jen is killed in an earthquake when she falls out of Kara's arms. Kara feels bad for being unable to save her.
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* ILetGwenStacyDie: [[spoiler: Kara's friend Jen is killed in an earthquake when she falls out of Kara's arms. Kara feels bad for being unable to save her.]]
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* GreaterScopeVillain: [Spoiler:Lex Luthor as Coach Stone was working on his behalf.]
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* BigBad: [spoiler:Coach Stone.]
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* AlienAmongUs: Kara came to Earth as a teenager, and she has trouble fitting in.
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* AlienAmongUs: Kara came to Earth as a teenager, small child, and she has the sudden appearance of new powers gives her trouble fitting in.
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* FlyingBrick: Supergirl is one of the best known examples.
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* FlyingBrick: Supergirl Kara is one of the best known examples.
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* TokenMinorityCouple: Subverted when Kara means a Kryptonian named Tan-On. She's attracted to them but it doesn't work out because [[spoiler:he hates humanity and wants to kill earthlings]].
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* TokenMinorityCouple: Subverted when Kara means a Kryptonian named Tan-On. She's attracted to them him but it doesn't work out because [[spoiler:he hates humanity and wants to kill earthlings]].
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* GirlishPigtails: Flashbacks show Kara wore pigtails as a child.
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* HappilyAdopted: Kara was adopted as a child. She doesn't fret about it much and loves her adopted parents.
* ILetGwenStacyDie: Kara's friend Jen is killed in an earthquake when she falls out of Kara's arms. Kara feels bad for being unable to save her.
* InSeriesNickname: Jennifer Bard goes by "Jen".
* IronicName: Dolly's parents named her after Dolly Parton in hopes that she'd turn out like the singer. Dolly is nothing like her namesake.
* LocalHangout: Kara and her friends often eat at a local burger shack.
* ILetGwenStacyDie: Kara's friend Jen is killed in an earthquake when she falls out of Kara's arms. Kara feels bad for being unable to save her.
* InSeriesNickname: Jennifer Bard goes by "Jen".
* IronicName: Dolly's parents named her after Dolly Parton in hopes that she'd turn out like the singer. Dolly is nothing like her namesake.
* LocalHangout: Kara and her friends often eat at a local burger shack.
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* TwoferTokenMinority: Kara's friend Dolly is a lesbian, black girl.
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* GoodOlBoy: Jeremiah Danvers is of the sympathetic variety. He's a slightly eccentric -he doesn't believe in birthdays or sickness-, Government-wary gruffy man who doesn't know how handle emotionally-sensitive matters and thinks his country would be better off if "people worried less about revolution and more about getting stuff done". He is also visibly a devout husband and father.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Story by Mariko Tamaki. Art by Joëlle Jones]]
->Where do I begin? Good question, right? I hate beginnings: the cheesy music swelling, the deep man voice saying, "This is the story of Kara Danvers, who lived in Midvale." I don't know. I guess you need a beginning to make sense of the rest of the story... to know where you are, who I am.
-->-- '''Supergirl'''
''Supergirl: Being Super'' is a 2016 ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' origin and coming-of-age tale set outside of the main continuity of Franchise/TheDCU. Written by Caldecott Honor-winning and Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki (''This One Summer'') and illustrated by Eisner Award-nominated artist Joëlle Jones (''Lady Killer'').
Flying and crushing coal into diamonds may come easy, but try popping a Kryptonian zit! But while growing pains shake up Kara's world, a deadly earthquake rocks the small town of Midvale beneath her feet! The Girl of Steel has a choice: let her world die, or overcome her adolescent insecurities and be super!
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!!''Supergirl: Being Super'' provides examples of:
* AlienAmongUs: Kara came to Earth as a teenager, and she has trouble fitting in.
* BigThinShortTrio: Kara's best friends are Jennifer -- big and tall -- and Dolly -- short and chubby. Kara is thinner than Dolly and shorter than Jen.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Kara (blonde) and her two friends Dolly (black-haired) and Jennifer (red-haired).
* CameFromTheSky: The story begins with Kara's space rocket crash-landing on Earth.
* DeadpanSnarker: Kara has a dry sense of humor.
-->'''Kara:''' Some things make no sense no matter where you start. Like yearbook photos. Why do we take yearbook photos in September?
* FlyingBrick: Supergirl is one of the best known examples.
* GayBestFriend: Dolly, one of Kara's best friends.
* HairFlip: Kara plays with a lock of her hair when she is confused, nervous or overwhelmed.
* MusclesAreMeaningless: Kara's friend Jen is taller and brawnier. However Kara can bench press vehicles.
* SecretIdentity: Kara Zor-El/Supergirl's secret identity is Kara Danvers.
* SuperStrength: In one of the first scenes Kara lifts a tractor with one hand.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Kara's friend Dolly is a lesbian, black girl.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Story by Mariko Tamaki. Art by Joëlle Jones]]
->Where do I begin? Good question, right? I hate beginnings: the cheesy music swelling, the deep man voice saying, "This is the story of Kara Danvers, who lived in Midvale." I don't know. I guess you need a beginning to make sense of the rest of the story... to know where you are, who I am.
-->-- '''Supergirl'''
''Supergirl: Being Super'' is a 2016 ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' origin and coming-of-age tale set outside of the main continuity of Franchise/TheDCU. Written by Caldecott Honor-winning and Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki (''This One Summer'') and illustrated by Eisner Award-nominated artist Joëlle Jones (''Lady Killer'').
Flying and crushing coal into diamonds may come easy, but try popping a Kryptonian zit! But while growing pains shake up Kara's world, a deadly earthquake rocks the small town of Midvale beneath her feet! The Girl of Steel has a choice: let her world die, or overcome her adolescent insecurities and be super!
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!!''Supergirl: Being Super'' provides examples of:
* AlienAmongUs: Kara came to Earth as a teenager, and she has trouble fitting in.
* BigThinShortTrio: Kara's best friends are Jennifer -- big and tall -- and Dolly -- short and chubby. Kara is thinner than Dolly and shorter than Jen.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Kara (blonde) and her two friends Dolly (black-haired) and Jennifer (red-haired).
* CameFromTheSky: The story begins with Kara's space rocket crash-landing on Earth.
* DeadpanSnarker: Kara has a dry sense of humor.
-->'''Kara:''' Some things make no sense no matter where you start. Like yearbook photos. Why do we take yearbook photos in September?
* FlyingBrick: Supergirl is one of the best known examples.
* GayBestFriend: Dolly, one of Kara's best friends.
* HairFlip: Kara plays with a lock of her hair when she is confused, nervous or overwhelmed.
* MusclesAreMeaningless: Kara's friend Jen is taller and brawnier. However Kara can bench press vehicles.
* SecretIdentity: Kara Zor-El/Supergirl's secret identity is Kara Danvers.
* SuperStrength: In one of the first scenes Kara lifts a tractor with one hand.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Kara's friend Dolly is a lesbian, black girl.
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