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'''''Supergirl''''' is a 2016 comic book published by DC Comics as part of their ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' initiative and part of the Franchise/{{Superman}} universe, written by Steve Orlando with art by Emanuela Luppacino and Brian Ching. It redefines ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' and her place in the New 52 universe after the events of ''ComicBook/TheFinalDaysOfSuperman''. It is also a direct sequel to Supergirl vol. 6, which ended with Kara Zor-El being depowered due to unknown reasons, and takes inspiration from the TV-series ''Series/{{Supergirl 2015}}''.

Before dying in ''Super League'', Superman entrusted Supergirl with protecting Earth. After her cousin's death, Kara Zor-El turns to the shadowy organization known as the DEO (Department of Extranormal Operations) to restore her lost powers once and for all as she ponders her place on Earth and wonders if she truly belongs on Krypton. But as a fateful experiment sends her rocketing toward the sun, disaster strikes at home in the form of the lost Kryptonian werewolf Lar-On!

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'''''Supergirl''''' ''Supergirl'' is a 2016 comic book published comic-book series featuring ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'', and the character's seventh ongoing series. Published by DC Comics in 2016 as part of their ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' initiative and part of the Franchise/{{Superman}} ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' universe, it was initially written by Steve Orlando with art by Emanuela Luppacino and Brian Ching. Orlando. It redefines ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' ''Supergirl'' and her place in the New 52 universe after the events of ''ComicBook/TheFinalDaysOfSuperman''. It is also a direct sequel to Supergirl vol. 6, ''ComicBook/Supergirl2011'', which ended with Kara Zor-El being depowered due to unknown reasons, and andthe first run takes inspiration from the TV-series ''Series/{{Supergirl 2015}}''.

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Before dying in ''Super League'', ''ComicBook/TheFinalDaysOfSuperman'', Superman entrusted Supergirl with protecting Earth. After her cousin's death, Kara Zor-El turns to the shadowy organization known as the DEO (Department of Extranormal Operations) to restore her lost powers once and for all as she ponders her place on Earth and wonders if she truly belongs on Krypton. But as a fateful experiment sends her rocketing toward the sun, disaster strikes at home in the form of the lost Kryptonian werewolf Lar-On!



* CallBack: Director Chase states that Kara is working for the DEO because her powers faded (at Supergirl vol. 6 issue #40), her cousin Superman died (in ''Comicbook/SupermanSuperLeague''), and she wants to keep protecting Earth in his stead.

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* CallBack: Director Chase states that Kara is working for the DEO because her powers faded (at Supergirl vol. 6 issue #40), ''ComicBook/{{Crucible}}''), her cousin Superman died (in ''Comicbook/SupermanSuperLeague''), ''ComicBook/TheFinalDaysOfSuperman''), and she wants to keep protecting Earth in his stead.
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** Selena the sorceress was held in jail in Limbo Town for crimes against someone named Nigel Grimm. Nigel was the name of Selena's on/off boyfriend and teacher in the Dark Arts in [[Film/{{Supergirl}} the 1984 film]].

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** Selena the sorceress was held in jail in Limbo Town for crimes against someone named Nigel Grimm. Nigel was the name of Selena's on/off boyfriend and teacher in the Dark Arts in [[Film/{{Supergirl}} [[Film/Supergirl1984 the 1984 film]].

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* ObligatoryEarpieceTouch: In issue #1, Supergirl hears her earpiece buzzing right when she is being berated by Catherine Grant. Quickly she touches her right earlobe as putting one hand up to hush up Miss Grant, who bristles at being literally put on hold.



* RaceLift / ChangingTheMajority: Belinda Zee was originally a white girl when she made her first appearance in ''ComicBook/SupergirlCosmicAdventuresInThe8thGrade''. Her mainstream continuity version is a black girl.

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* RaceLift / ChangingTheMajority: RaceLift: Belinda Zee was originally a white girl when she made her first appearance in ''ComicBook/SupergirlCosmicAdventuresInThe8thGrade''. Her mainstream continuity version is a black girl.
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* UntrustingCommunity: Kara is not welcome in National City when it comes out that the Cyborg Superman who struck the city and killed dozens is her father.
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* BeamOWar: In ''The Girl of No Tomorrow'', Supergirl and ''[[ComicBook/{{Legion Of Super-Heroes}} Emerald Empress' Eye of Ekron]]'' engage in an optic beam war which Kara appears to be winning when she's suddenly struck down by Indigo.

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* BeamOWar: In ''The Girl of No Tomorrow'', Supergirl and ''[[ComicBook/{{Legion Of Super-Heroes}} ''[[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Emerald Empress' Eye of Ekron]]'' engage in an optic beam war which Kara appears to be winning when she's suddenly struck down by Indigo.



* FreudianExcuse: In ''The Girl of No Tomorrow'', Supergirl confronts the ''[[ComicBook/{{Legion Of Super-Heroes}} Emerald Empress]]'', a woman who was sold into slavery by her own family and was abused and mistreated by the powerful and rich until she bumped into the Emerald Eye of Ekron. Now she uses her Eye's power to pillage and loot and questions why Supergirl never helped her when she craved for justice, instead opposing her when she seeks revenge.

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* FreudianExcuse: In ''The Girl of No Tomorrow'', Supergirl confronts the ''[[ComicBook/{{Legion Of Super-Heroes}} ''[[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Emerald Empress]]'', a woman who was sold into slavery by her own family and was abused and mistreated by the powerful and rich until she bumped into the Emerald Eye of Ekron. Now she uses her Eye's power to pillage and loot and questions why Supergirl never helped her when she craved for justice, instead opposing her when she seeks revenge.
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* NighttimeTransformation: Lar-On, a Kryptonian werewolf who first appeared in ''World's Finest'' #256, automatically and unwillingly changed shape at night until he learned how to control his transformation.

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'''''Supergirl''''' is a 2016 comic book published by DC Comics as part of their ComicBook/DCRebirth initiative and part of the Franchise/{{Superman}} universe, written by Steve Orlando with art by Emanuela Luppacino and Brian Ching. It redefines ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' and her place in the New 52 universe after the events of ''Comicbook/SupermanSuperLeague''. It is also a direct sequel to Supergirl vol. 6, which ended with Kara Zor-El being depowered due to unknown reasons, and takes inspiration from the TV-series ''Series/{{Supergirl 2015}}''.

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'''''Supergirl''''' is a 2016 comic book published by DC Comics as part of their ComicBook/DCRebirth ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' initiative and part of the Franchise/{{Superman}} universe, written by Steve Orlando with art by Emanuela Luppacino and Brian Ching. It redefines ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' and her place in the New 52 universe after the events of ''Comicbook/SupermanSuperLeague''.''ComicBook/TheFinalDaysOfSuperman''. It is also a direct sequel to Supergirl vol. 6, which ended with Kara Zor-El being depowered due to unknown reasons, and takes inspiration from the TV-series ''Series/{{Supergirl 2015}}''.


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* DrivenToMadness: In the ''ComicBook/DCYearOfTheVillain'' tie-in issues, Supergirl got infected with Joker's toxin as protecting Superman from a poisoned batarang poisoned by The Batman Who Laughs. Kara spent several issues turned into a pale-faced, spike-wearing, raving lunatic.


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* NoHonorAmongThieves: In "The Girl of No Tomorrow", the partnership between the Fatal Five falls apart at the time same than their leader's plan, which is because Selene teleports away, abandoning her teammate Magog, when she realizes he's about to be defeated and captured.


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* SequelSeries: To ''Supergirl 2011''.
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* MilitaryBrat: Kara's biological mother was part of the Krptonian military, while [[BattleCouple both]] of her adoptive parents are seasoned military agents.

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* MilitaryBrat: Kara's biological mother was part of the Krptonian Kryptonian military, while [[BattleCouple both]] of her adoptive parents are seasoned military agents.
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* BadassFingersnap: In "Escape from the Phantom Zone", Supergirl defeats Magog by causing a shockwave which knocks him down with a snap of her fingers.


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* CallingTheOldManOut: In "Reign of the Cyborg Supermen", Zor-El intends to annihilate National City to bring the people of Argo City back. Every time his daughter tries to talk him out of it he claims he's doing it for her sake. Finally, Kara becomes fed up and states if he was doing it for her (and not to assuage his guilty conscience), he would listen when she asked him to stop.


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* DestinationDefenestration: In "Reign of Cyborg Supermen", an Argoan zombie grabs Ben Rubel by the collar and tosses him against a window. Ben crashes through the glass and falls down, but Supergirl shows up and stops his freefall.
* DistressBall: During Orlando's run, Benjamin Rubel had to be rescued at least once per storyline due to his inability to follow a sensible course of action such as "Don't get near from that glowing portal".


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* EastwardEndeavor: Given that her powers had gone haywire since "The Girl of No Tomorrow", Superman advises Kara to go to China and pay a visit to ''[[ComicBook/NewSuperman Kong "Super-Man" Kenan]]'' and his master I-Ching. Kara listens to I-Ching's lecture on the nature of Qi and its relationship with her powers, learns meditation and relaxation techniques, and manages to regain her focus and become spiritually balanced.


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* EvasiveFightThreadEpisode: In ''Snickers'' promotional comic ''"The Fastest Women Alive"'', Supergirl and Jesse Quick race each other for charity across the world. Though, Parasite interferes with their racing, and readers never have to see who wins.


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* FacelessEye: The Emerald Empress and her weapon, the floating, intelligent Eye of Ekron, plague Supergirl during Orlando's run. In "The Girl of No Tomorrow" Kara's super-senses ascertain the Eye is thousands of years older than Earth, and it is apparently but subtly influencing the Empress.


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* FantasyForbiddingFather: In "Mission: Mind", Lar-On's father believed that his son, who dreamed of becoming an astronaut, was setting himself up for failure, so he did his best to disabuse him of the idea that he would ever be good enough.


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* ForcefulKiss: In ''ComicBook/TheKillersOfKrypton'', Supergirl and ComicBook/{{Starfire}}'s brother Ryand'r are fighting an army of Supergirl clones, but Kara is running low on solar power. Kara asks Ryand'r to give her a power boost as quickly as he can, so Ryand'r grabs her and kisses her. Later he assures he wasn't looking for excuses to be a creep, but that was really the fastest way to transfer energy into her cells in the middle of a battle.


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* FunetikAksent: InUniverse Kara Danvers has a weird lilt and struggles with contractions ("They do not exist in Kryptonian"), to the point her accent has been mocked by her schoolmates. Ironically, she [[ComicBook/Supergirl2011 has]] [[ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton previously]] noted "[Superman's] accent sounds like he learned Kryptonian from a textbook".


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* GhostTown: Cyborg Superman returns to Argo City to try to relive the inhabitants.
* GiantEyeOfDoom: Shortly before the climax of "The Girl of No Tomorrow", Supergirl turns around and finds the larger-than-a-human-head Eye of Ekron staring at her, floating by its mistress the Emerald Empress's side.


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* LegionOfDoom: "The Girl of No Tomorrow'' storyline gave us a new incarnation of the Fatal Five, five villains assembled by Emerald Empress to kill Supergirl.


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* MovieSuperheroesWearBlack: And at some points during "The Killers of Krypton", Kara replaces her blue threads with a black stealth suit.


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* SmallStepsHero: In "One Life", Supergirl saves a high-school boy from several bullies, and the biggest bully complains that she's "bothering" them instead of tossing the Moon around.


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* SpikesOfVillainy: When Supergirl becomes infected with Joker Venom during her "Year of the Villain" tie-in, she dons a costume covered with sharp spikes.


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* TimeStandsStill: In "Plain Sight", Kara Danvers has to sneak out of school without arousing the suspicions of the D.E.O. agent questioning her. So Kara turns around, heat-blasts the fire alarm and turns back again, moving as fast than the person talking to her seems frozen in her spot.


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* WeHaveBecomeComplacent: In "Reign of Cyborg Supermen", Cameron Chase points out that Kryptonians became almost extinct because they thought nothing could destroy them, so they refused to listen to the signs that their planet disagreed.
-->'''Cameron Chase:''' "Kryptonians thought themselves superior. Invincible behind their philosophy and technology. When their planet said otherwise, they didn't work together. They turned on each other."
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* ActionMom: Kara's foster mother Eliza Danvers. As Lar-On is attacking the base, she quickly figures out where he comes from and what kind of ammo they need, and throws a grenade at him.

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* ActionMom: Kara's foster mother Eliza Danvers. As Lar-On is attacking the base, she quickly figures out where he comes from and what kind of ammo they need, and throws a red solar grenade at him.
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* MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels: The Danvers learn Kryptonian to make Kara feel more at home. They. . . need some practice.
-->'''Jeremiah''': If it makes you feel more comfortable, we've been trying to learn Kryptonian. I think we've gotten pretty '''fuzzy'''. Only you can hear me when I speak this '''malodorous'''. It's a hard language to '''overcook''', but we want you to be happy. If it makes you feel more at home, you can '''discombobulate''' with us in Kryptonian any time you feel '''nauseous'''. Honest. ''(In English)'' How did I do?
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Before dying in ''Superman Super League'', Superman entrusted Supergirl with protecting Earth. After her cousin 's death Kara Zor-El turns to the shadowy organization known as the DEO (Department of Extranormal Operations) to restore her lost powers once and for all as she ponders her place on Earth and wonders if she truly belongs on Krypton. But as a fateful experiment sends her rocketing toward the sun, disaster strikes at home in the form of the lost Kryptonian werewolf Lar-On!

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Before dying in ''Superman Super ''Super League'', Superman entrusted Supergirl with protecting Earth. After her cousin 's death cousin's death, Kara Zor-El turns to the shadowy organization known as the DEO (Department of Extranormal Operations) to restore her lost powers once and for all as she ponders her place on Earth and wonders if she truly belongs on Krypton. But as a fateful experiment sends her rocketing toward the sun, disaster strikes at home in the form of the lost Kryptonian werewolf Lar-On!
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* FiveBadBand: The Fatal Five in the "The Girl of No Tomorrow" story arc:

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* FiveBadBand: FiveManBand: The Fatal Five in the "The Girl of No Tomorrow" story arc:
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* {{Lunacy}}: Lar-On is a Kryptonian lycanthrope who transforms at the sight of the moon. This is discussed however and it's nots due to any unique properties of moonlight, as moonlight is just reflected light like most celestial bodies have, but the psychological issues of Lar-On himself whose dreams of being an astronaut were crushed by his father.


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* PowerIncontinence: As part of their plan to discredit Supergirl, the Fatal Five shoot her with a ray that turns the solar charge in her cells into a fission reaction that exponentially increases here power. This causes surges of power that leave her causing sonic booms in flight, overwhelmed by super hearing or firing her heat vision uncontrollably and would eventually destroy her. She's stabilized surgically, so no more power surges, but now has to adapt to her new power level.
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'''''Supergirl''''' is a 2016 comic book published by DC Comics as part of their Rebirth initiative and part of the Franchise/{{Superman}} universe, written by Steve Orlando with art by Emanuela Luppacino and Brian Ching. It redefines ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' and her place in the New 52 universe after the events of ''Comicbook/SupermanSuperLeague''. It is also a direct sequel to Supergirl vol. 6, which ended with Kara Zor-El being depowered due to unknown reasons, and takes inspiration from the TV-series ''Series/{{Supergirl 2015}}''.

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'''''Supergirl''''' is a 2016 comic book published by DC Comics as part of their Rebirth ComicBook/DCRebirth initiative and part of the Franchise/{{Superman}} universe, written by Steve Orlando with art by Emanuela Luppacino and Brian Ching. It redefines ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' and her place in the New 52 universe after the events of ''Comicbook/SupermanSuperLeague''. It is also a direct sequel to Supergirl vol. 6, which ended with Kara Zor-El being depowered due to unknown reasons, and takes inspiration from the TV-series ''Series/{{Supergirl 2015}}''.
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* {{Uncanceled}}: Though this run officially ended at issue #20, DC announced after its publication that it would be returning (with unchanged numbering) as a spinoff of Creator/BrianMichaelBendis' ''ComicBook/{{Man of Steel|2018}}''.
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* AllLovingHero: Kara. When the public demands to know why she's trying to redeem the mass-murderer Cyborg Superman she replies she refuses to give up on ''anybody''.
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* TechnicalPacifist: Supergirl is more proactive and more hot-tempered than her cousin, and is willing to try to and reform criminals and villains... even if she has to beat them up first.
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* ElectronicTelepathy: In issue #7, the DEO develops a device which would allow Supergirl's mind to access Lar-On's comatose brain and find a way to heal his psychological damage.

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* FreudianExcuse: In ''The Girl of No Tomorrow'', Supergirl confronts the [[ComicBook/{{Legion Of Super-Heroes}} Emerald Empress]]'', a woman who was sold into slavery by her own family and was abused and mistreated by the powerful and rich until she bumped into the Emerald Eye of Ekron. Now she uses her Eye's power to pillage and loot and questions why Supergirl never helped her when she craved for justice, instead opposing her when she seeks revenge.

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* {{Forgiveness}}: One of the core themes of the book. Supergirl was welcomed into National City in spite of her not-quite-stellar past. She wants to repay them all by making "Hope, compassion and help for all" her motto and never giving up on anybody, no matter what they have done. In that spirit, she forgave her broken, madman of a parent, which didn't sit well with the people she protected from him.
* FreudianExcuse: In ''The Girl of No Tomorrow'', Supergirl confronts the [[ComicBook/{{Legion ''[[ComicBook/{{Legion Of Super-Heroes}} Emerald Empress]]'', a woman who was sold into slavery by her own family and was abused and mistreated by the powerful and rich until she bumped into the Emerald Eye of Ekron. Now she uses her Eye's power to pillage and loot and questions why Supergirl never helped her when she craved for justice, instead opposing her when she seeks revenge.
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** Possibly counting as an EarlyBirdCameo, Cat Grant mentions having taken a course on body-language taught by Carolyn Wu-San, who is the aunt of [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} Cassandra Cain]], whose abilities are built on her ability to read her foes' body-language. It also indicates that Carolyn might have been SparedByTheAdaptation, since pre-Flashpoint she'd suffered DeathByOriginStory decades ago.

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** Possibly counting as an EarlyBirdCameo, Cat Grant mentions having taken a course on body-language taught by Carolyn Wu-San, who is the aunt of [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} Cassandra Cain]], Cain]] and the sister of [[ComicBook/LadyShiva Lady Shiva]], whose abilities are built on her their ability to read her their foes' body-language. It also indicates that Carolyn might have been SparedByTheAdaptation, since pre-Flashpoint she'd suffered DeathByOriginStory decades ago.

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* PunyEarthlings: The vast majority of aliens and people from the future treat Earth's citizens this way, declaring them to be weak and primitive compared to their own civilizations. Even Supergirl isn't exempt from this trope, as she constantly struggles with how primitive Earth technology is compared to the technology of Krypton and constantly wishes she was back there again.



* SuperpowerLottery: Being Superman's cousin means she hit the jackpot: she's a FlyingBrick with super-senses, heat vision, several breath weapons, capability to store and emit sunlight... However she was depowered at the end of ''Supergirl'' vol. 6, and the story starts out when the DEO helps her to get her powers back.

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* SuperpowerLottery: Being Superman's cousin means she hit the jackpot: she's a FlyingBrick with super-senses, heat vision, several breath weapons, capability to store and emit sunlight... However she was depowered at the end of ''Supergirl'' vol. 6, and the story starts out when the DEO helps her to get her powers back. [[spoiler:After being attacked by the Fatal Five, her powers are supercharged, making her even ''stronger'' than her cousin Superman!]]
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* GlassesAndPonytailCoverup: Kara dons the ponytail-and-glasses disguise with an improvement: her glasses include an holographic device which changes her hair color.
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* NeckLift: In ''Plain Sight'', first thing villain Deceilia does upon meeting Supergirl is grabbing her neck.
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* LastSecondChance: Supergirl is very big on "second chances" at this stage:
** Played straight with Mastrocola, a data thief whom she put behind bars. Aftewards she visited him several times to encourage him change his life. She got to him and later the man was seen attempting to be a hero.
** Deconstructed when Cyborg Superman invaded National City. Supergirl stopped him and then tried to help him afterwards. Another super-villain leaked she was protecting a murderer and the public turned against Kara despite her arguing her father was a broken mad man and she couldn't give up on him or anybody for that matter.
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* TheCameo: In issue #16, Shaggy and Velma from ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' pop up in a panel as background characters.
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* VillainTeamUp: In ''The Girl of No Tomorrow'', Emerald Empress recruits four other villains -Selena, Indigo, Magog and Solomon Grundy- to kill Supergirl after destroying her reputation.
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* BeamOWar: In ''The Girl of No Tomorrow'', Supergirl and ''[[ComicBook/{{Legion Of Super-Heroes}} Emerald Empress' Eye of Ekron]]'' engage in an optic beam war which Kara appears to be winning when she's suddenly struck down by Indigo.
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* FreudianExcuse: In ''The Girl of No Tomorrow'', Supergirl confronts the [[ComicBook/{{Legion Of Super-Heroes}} Emerald Empress]]'', a woman who was sold into slavery by her own family and was abused and mistreated by the powerful and rich until she bumped into the Emerald Eye of Ekron. Now she uses her Eye's power to pillage and loot and questions why Supergirl never helped her when she craved for justice, instead opposing her when she seeks revenge.
-->'''Emerald Empress''': I have a '''complicated''' relationship with Justice. Slaving under the '''Duke''', knowing awaited after a short life of torment... I didn't fear Justice, I '''longed''' for it. Supergirl and her dynasty patrolled the universe, but when salvation came for '''me''', it did not wear an "'''S'''". It was an '''Eye'''. Supergirl '''ignored''' my suffering. But once I was '''free''' of it, pillaging the galaxy in service to my eye, she had no problem standing '''against''' me.

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