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Supergirl by Alex Ross

"We don't do it for the glory. We don't do it for the recognition... We do it because it needs to be done. Because if we don't, no one else will. And we do it even if no one knows what we've done. Even if no one knows we exist. Even if no one remembers we ever existed."

Supergirl is a character appearing in several DC Comics media.

Although there have been several characters who have gone by that name, the most iconic version is Superman's cousin Kara Zor-El, who was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino, and first appeared in Action Comics (Volume 1) #252: The Supergirl From Krypton (1959) (May, 1959).

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Solo Comic Books Series

• Action Comics: Back-up feature from #252 to #376 (May 1959 - May 1969)^note Anthology series for most of its run, starring Superman as the lead feature plus various backup characters. Supergirl made her debut in Action Comics #252 and has been a recurring supporting character since 1959.
• Adventure Comics: Back-up feature from #381 to #424 (June 1969 - October 1972)^note DC's second anthology comic, featured various Superman family member stories. The second publishing home of Supergirl, after her run in Action Comics.
• Supergirl (1972): (November 1972 - October 1974)^note First Supergirl's self-named series, spanning a total of ten issues.
• Superman Family: #165 to #222 (June 1974 - September 1982)^note Anthology title featuring Superman's secondary characters. The book's numbering was carried over from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen, which ended at #163.
• Supergirl (1982): (November 1982 - September 1984)^note The final publishing home for Pre-Crisis Supergirl, starting as The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl before being renamed at issue #13. Usually known as Supergirl vol. 2, spanned a total of 23 issues. It was cancelled shortly before the premiere of Supergirl (1984) and was the last book featuring the original Kara Zor-El, but the expectation was that she would be continued in a new title, DC Double Comics, with Superboy as a companion strip.
• Power Girl (1988): (June-September 1988)^note Mini-series featuring Earth-Two Kara Zor-L.
• Supergirl (1994): (February-May 1994)^note Four issue limited series featuring Matrix.
• Supergirl (1996): (September 1996 - May 2003)^note The fourth volume featured a Supergirl that was a fusion of two different characters: Matrix and a demon-worshipper human girl named Linda Danvers.
• Supergirl (2005): (October 2005 - October 2011)^note Supergirl's fifth solo book saw the return of Kara Zor-El to the DC Universe after the 2004 storyline The Supergirl From Krypton. The series spanned 67 issues and 2 annuals. Sterling Gates and Jamal Igle's issues are considered one of the best runs of the character.
• Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes (#16-36) (2006)^note Book featuring Supergirl and the "threeboot" version of the Legion.
• Power Girl (2009): (July 2009 - October 2011)^note Series about Supergirl's older self from another dimension. Supergirl herself occasionally appears.
• Supergirl (2011) (November 2011 - May 2015)^note Supergirl's sixth solo book redefined and introduced Kara Zor-El in the post-Flashpoint universe. It spanned forty issues until it was cancelled in 2015.
• Supergirl (Rebirth) (November 2016 - August 2020) ^note DC Rebirth tie-in one-shot issue and prologue to her next solo book, Supergirl Rebirth introduced several characters and locations of Supergirl (2015) to the main DC universe.
• Power Girl (2023): (November 2023 - ?)^note The third PG series by Leah Williams and Eduardo Pansica.

Comic Book Storylines

• "The Supergirl From Krypton (1959)": Action Comics #252 (May, 1959)^note Kara Zor-El's origin story.
• "Supergirl's Super Pet": Action Comics #261 (December, 1959).^note Streaky the Supercat's origin story.
• "Superboy Meets Supergirl!": Superboy Volume (1949) #80 (April, 1960)
• "Supergirl's Three Super Girl-Friends": Action Comics #276 (May, 1961).^note Supergirl officially joins the "Legion of Super-Heroes and meets Brainiac 5 for the first time.
• "The Unknown Supergirl": Action Comics #278-285 (July, 1961 - February, 1962)^note Written by Jerry Siegel with art by Jim Mooney, it is one of the first multi-part storylines in super-hero comic-books. Superman decides it is past time for him revealing his cousin's existence to the world. However, something -or someone- is affecting Supergirl's powers, and plotting against both heroes as well as the whole planet...Historically important storyline in where Supergirl was adopted by the Danvers, made her first enemy Lesla-Lar, and her existence was revealed to the world.
• "The Death of Superman (1961)": Superman (1939) #149 (November, 1961) ^note Lex Luthor finally manages to murder Superman for good, but he is unaware that someone will not let him get away with it. Initially an imaginary story, it became an existing alternate universe (Earth-149).
• "The Death of Luthor": Action Comics #286 (March, 1962).^note After Supergirl has revealed herself, Lex Luthor plans to expose her as a Superman-fabricated robotical hoax or, should she be real, destroy her.
• "Supergirl's Greatest Challenge": Action Comics #287 (April, 1962).^note Supergirl is called to the 30th century to replace the Legion as they get their powers back. However, her friends being depowered is part of a greater and subtler scheme to destroy the whole Legion.
• "The Super-Steed of Steel": Action Comics #292-294 (September-November, 1962) and #300-302 (May-July, 1963)^note Linda Danvers is having weird recurring dreams where she is helped by a strange super-powerful white horse. Her dreams are a prelude to her meeting with Comet, a strange horse with an even stranger story.
• "The Last Days of Superman": Superman (1939) #156 (October, 1962).^note After Superman becomes infected with an incurable illness, Superman intends to accomplish his most important tasks. When he collapses, though, it is up to Supergirl to complete his grand work.
• "The Girl with the X-Ray Mind": Action Comics 295-298 (December 1962 - March 1963).^note Supergirl befriends a strange girl named Lena who hides several disturbing secrets. At the same time, Supergirl's oldest enemy is scheming a new ploy against her, and the Phantom Zoners are putting in motion a plan to enslave the human race.
• "The Amazing Story of Superman Red and Superman Blue": Superman (1939) #162. (July, 1963)^note Superman gets split in two Superman, and they set out to fix everybody's problems.
• "Supergirl's Big Brother": Action Comics #303 (August, 1963).^note A man appears on the Danvers' household's doorstep claiming to be Jan Danvers, Fred and Edna's son who was allegedly killed in action in a war. Long-lost son or a conman interpreting a role? Linda Danvers' adoptive parents seem to believe him without reservation, but can she trust him with her secret identity?
• "The Condemned Legionnaires": Adventure Comics #313 (October, 1963). ^note Supergirl is called to protect her fellow female Legionnaires from someone who looks like a sinister and twisted reflection of hers.
• "The Untold Story of Argo City": Action Comics #309-310 and 314-316 (February-March and July-September, 1964).^note Supergirl investigates the death of Argo City and her parents' real fate... and that is only the beginning of her problems.
• "The Unknown Legionnaire": Adventure Comics #334 (July, 1965).^note The Legion of Super-Heroes are having difficulties to find and apprehend a fugitive criminal in a planet inhabited by hostile shape-shifters. Suddenly, they are helped by a masked, nameless, amnesiac super-being. Who may be that person without face, identity and past?
• "Brainiac's Blitz": Action Comics #339 (July, 1966). ^note The whole Justice League must carry out a space mission, so Superman tasks Supergirl with protecting Earth until their return. Right then, Brainiac decides to attack Earth to take revenge on Superman, and Kara is the only one who can fight him.
• "The Supergirl-Batgirl Plot": World's Finest (1941) #169 (September, 1967)^note Supergirl and Batgirl meet each other for the first time, and suddenly they decide to team up to take Superman and Batman down. What -or who- has caused their change of behavior?
• "The Leper from Krypton": Action Comics #363-366 (May-August, 1968).^note Lex Luthor cultures his own strain of Virus X and gets Superman infected with an incurable disease.
• "Starfire's Revenge": Adventure Comics #402-407 (February-June, 1971)^note Supergirl's powers are taken away by Starfire, a queenpin who is raising an army to overthrow the government.
• "Demon Spawn": Adventure Comics #421 (July, 1972)^note Linda Danvers's stressful routine of dealing with bullying co-workers and a lousy boss at her work gets disrupted when a mysterious Amazon called Nightflame, wielding a sword with terrible energy powers appears in San Francisco through a portal, raises havoc, and demands that Supergirl be brought to her. Who -or what- is Nightflame and where she comes from?
• "Krypton No More": Superman (1939) #307-309 (January-March, 1977)^note As Superman is under tremendous stress and on the verge of a mental collapse, Supergirl tells him that they are both mutants from Earth, and Krypton never existed.
• "The Plague of the Antibiotic Man": Superman Volume 1 #311-314 (May-August, 1977)^note A mysterious and terrible plague is spreading over Earth, and Superman believes it has been engineered to kill not only humans but also the last living Kryptonians.
• "Strangers at the Heart's Core": Superman Family #183-189, #191-195 and #206 (June 1977 - April 1981)^note Supergirl is being relentlessly harassed by villains who are being unwittingly manipulated behind the scenes by an old, forgotten and deadly enemy.
• "The Other Side of Doomsday": ("Super-Team Family #11") (July, 1977) ^note Supergirl, The Flash and Atom are lured by an old enemy of the League into a parallel dimension controlled by himself.
• "Superman vs. Shazam!": All-New Collectors' Edition Vol 1 #C-58) (May, 1978)^note First Superman/Captain Marvel crossover.
• "The Museum of Eternity": Superman Family #190 (August, 1978)^note Superman, his family and the whole city of Kandor are kidnapped by a group of alien civilization-collectors. The Superman Family has to choose between submitting to their captors or seeing Earth destroyed.
• "Let My People Grow!": Superman (1939) #338 (May, 1979)^note Superman and Supergirl finally manage to enlarge Kandor after a battle against Brainiac.
• "Celebration": Superman Family #200 (April, 1980)^note An alternate future for the Pre-Crisis Superman Family.
• "War World" DC Comics Presents #27-29 (November 1980 - January 1981)^note Superman and Supergirl must work together to destroy Warworld, a star-sized weapon-satellite after galactic conqueror Mongul manipulates Superman into stealing and handing over the control key. First appearance of Mongul and Warworld.
• "The Krypton Chronicles": (September-November, 1981)^note Three-issue limited series that explores the genealogy of the House of El.
• "The Strange Revenge of Lena Luthor": Superman Family #211-214 (October 1981 - January 1982)^note Lena Thorul finally learns her friend Linda's secret identity and her own connection to Lex Luthor.
• "The Attack of the Annihilator": Detective Comics #508-510 (November 1981 - January 1982)^note Crossover with the Batman books. Barbara Gordon must stop another dangerous lunatic from razing Gotham to the ground. Good thing that a certain friend of hers happens to be visiting Gotham.
• "Judgment In Infinity": Wonder Woman (1942) #291-293 (May-July, 1982)^note Supergirl teams up with Wonder Woman and heroes from four earths to save every earth in the multiverse.
• "The Great Darkness Saga": Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 2) #290-294 (August-December, 1982)^note The Legion of Super-Heroes face the rise of a very ancient and vastly powerful evil in the 30th century.
• "The Phantom Zone": (January-April, 1982)^note Miniseries which explores the history of the Phantom Zone and features a new conflict between the Earth's heroes and the Zoners.
• "Those Emerald Eyes Are Shining": Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 2) #301-303 (July-September, 1983).^note The Legion of Super-Heroes are heading towards Chameleon Boy's homeworld to back their teammate when they run into a conspiration to take over the United Planets.
• "Who Stole Supergirl's Life?": Supergirl (1982) #19 (May 1984)^note A Linda Danvers without powers. A Supergirl with no memories of being Linda Danvers. Has someone stolen Linda's powers? Or Supergirl's memories and secret identity have been stolen?
• "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?": Superman (1939) #423, Action Comics #583 (September, 1986) ^note Pre-Crisis Superman faces his final battle as the Pre-Crisis continuity comes to a close.
• "The Supergirl Saga": Superman (1986) #21-22 and Adventures of Superman #444 (September-October, 1988)^note Three-part Story Arc that introduced Matrix
• "Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot": Christmas with the Super-Heroes (Volume 1) #2 (December, 1989)^note Kara Zor-El may have become a forgotten ghost when the universe was remade, but she still has time to comfort a distraught Deadman at Christmas Eve.
• "Many Happy Returns": Supergirl (1996) #75-80 (December 2002 - May 2003)^note Post-Crisis Linda Danvers' meeting with Pre-Crisis Kara Zor-El and final adventure.
• "Young Love": Solo (Volume 1) #1 (December, 2004)^note Short story published in Solo Vol 1 #1 and written by Diana Schutz which brings the relationship between Pre-Crisis Linda Danvers and Dick Malverne to a conclusion. Linda and Dick meet again after many years. Dick has something to tell the young Kryptonian woman. And Supergirl remembers an earlier love during simpler times.
• "The Supergirl from Krypton (2004)": Superman/Batman #8-13 (May-October, 2004)^note A Kryptonite meteor that lands in Gotham is revealed to have contained Superman's cousin, Kara Zor-El, and the evil New God Darkseid targets her as a potential powerful minion. This arc introduced Kara Zor-El to Post-Crisis continuity. The arc also received an Animated Adaptation: Superman/Batman: Apocalypse.
• "Girl Power": Supergirl (2005) #0-5 (October, 2005-March, 2006)^note Kara Zor-El tries to make friends as finding her place in Earth. Unfortunately, everyone seems to want to fight her for one reason or another. And something dark, evil and dangerous is stirring within her and wanting to get out.
• "Power Trip (2005)": JSA Classified #1-4 (July-October, 2005)^note Kara Zor-El tries to make friends as finding her place in Earth. Unfortunately, everyone seems to want to fight her for one reason or another. And something dark, evil and dangerous is stirring within her and wanting to get out.
• "Last Son": Action Comics #844-851 and Annual #11 (December 2006 - July 2008)^note Superman discovers a Kryptonian child in a strange pod that falls to Earth, and, as his adoptive parents did with him, decides to raise this child with Lois Lane. Along the way, the child, named Chris Kent by Clark, discovers the joys of living like a human and having Flying Brick powers.
• "The Dominator War": Supergirl and the Legion of Super- Heroes #26-30 (March-July, 2007) ^note The Dominators enact a plan to conquer Earth by taking over every machine in the planet. Meanwhile, a Dominator scientist uses genetic samples taken from Legionnaires to engineer a new breed of super soldiers.
• "The Third Kryptonian": Superman (1939) #668-670 (December 2007 - January 2008)^note After an alien reveals the existence of another Kryptonian living on Earth, Superman and Batman scour the planet. Who is that person? Is he or she a friend or a menace? Why have they remained hidden for decades and what or who they are hiding from?
• "Way of the World": Supergirl (2005) #28-33 (June-November, 2008)^note Supergirl meets a little child that is suffering from inoperable brain cancer and vows to save his life. Unfortunately she's about to learn a harsh lesson about her power's limits.
• "The Coming of Atlas": Superman (1939) #677-680 (August-November, 2008)^note First prelude to New Krypton. A superpowerful meta called Atlas starts tearing apart Metropolis, demanding a battle with Superman, and not even the Superman Family can stop him.
• "Superman: Brainiac": Action Comics #866-870 (August-December, 2008)^note Superman and Supergirl fight the actual Brainiac for the first time in the New Earth universe. This story reintroduces the Bottle City of Kandor to Post-Crisis continuity, reintroduces many elements associated with Silver Age Brainiac and leads directly into New Krypton. This arc was also adapted to Superman Unbound.
• "New Krypton": Superman: New Krypton Special #1, Superman (1939) #681-683, Adventure Comics Special Featuring Guardian #1, Action Comics #871-873, and Supergirl (2005)'' #35-36 (December 2008 - March 2009)^note The Kryptonian cousins have to deal with the death of Jonathan Kent and the return of Zor-El and Allura, their loyalties being divided between humanity and the 100,000 Kryptonian survivors they managed to rescue, and a government/military conspiracy to kill them.
• "Who is Superwoman?": Supergirl (2005) #37-42 (March-August, 2009)^note Alura sends Supergirl on a mission to Earth to find Zor-El's murderer, Reactron. However, a mysterious masked woman called Superwoman will make Kara's task harder. At the beginning claiming to be Kara's friend, Superwoman soon reveals to be an elusive, ruthless enemy determined to hinder Supergirl.
• "The Hunt for Reactron": Superman: Secret Files 2009 #1, Action Comics #881-882 and Supergirl (2005) #45-47 (November-December, 2009)^note Supergirl has to find her father's murderer, Reactron, and bring him back to Krypton? But how can she fulfill her mission when the entire planet hates her?
• "Death & the Family": Supergirl (2005) #48-50 (February-April, 2010)^note Supergirl has to solve a crime involving Silver Banshee as dealing with Lana Lang's incurable illness which is only a prelude to a bigger conflict with a ruthless, cunning enemy.
• "Bizarrogirl": Supergirl (2005) #53-57 (August-December, 2010)^note In the wake of the destruction of New Krypton, a Bizarro-alike Supergirl arrives on Earth. What does she want and what is she escaping from? And can a depressed and demoralized Supergirl stop her before Bizarrogirl tears Metropolis apart? Tto make things worse, an even bigger threat looms on the horizon with an eye for the Girl of Steel.
• "Day of the Dollmaker": Supergirl (2005) #58-59 (January-February, 2011).^note Sterling Gates and Jamal Igle's final story arc. Believing Toyman may be behind a wave of children kidnappings, Catherine Grant blackmails Supergirl into helping her investigate the case. Can both women put up with each other long enough to find the culprit?
• "Good Looking-Corpse": Supergirl (2005) #60-64 (March-July, 2011)^note Younger heroes are being targeted all over the country, and Supergirl has to lead a team to take down their mysterious enemy before it manages to destroy them.
• "Reign of Doomsday": Steel (Volume 3) #1, Outsiders (Volume 4) #37, Justice League of America (Volume 2) #55, Superman/Batman Annual #5, Superboy (2011) #6, Action Comics #900-904 (March-October, 2011)^note Luthor uses Doomsday as a pawn against not only Superman, but his entire family and supporting cast. Final Post-Crisis Superman storyline.
• "This Is Not My Life": Supergirl (2005) #65-67 (August-October, 2011)^note Supergirl goes to college to solve the case of a mindwiped runaway girl. Final Post-Crisis Supergirl story arc.
• "Last Daughter of Krypton": Supergirl (2011) #0-7 (November-2011 - May 2012)^note First Post-Flashpoint Supergirl story arc, establishing her new origins and backstory in the rebooted Prime-Earth.
• "H'el on Earth": (December 2012 - April 2013)^note Superman, Supergirl and Superboy go up against H'el, a mysterious powerful alien who wishes to resurrect Krypton at the expense of Earth.
• "Krypton Returns": (November 2013 - January 2014)^note When H'El travels in time to prevent Krypton's destruction, Superman, Superboy and Supergirl travel to the past to stop him.
• "Red Daughter of Krypton": Supergirl (2011) #28-33, Green Lantern/Red Lanterns #28, Red Lanterns #29-32 (February-October, 2014)^note Supergirl becomes a Red Lantern.
• "Superman: Doomed": (July-December, 2014)^note A crossover event which features a confrontation with Doomsday that caused Superman to mutate into a Doomsday-like creature.
• "Crucible": Supergirl (2011) #36-40 (January-May, 2015)^note The last pre-DC Rebirth reboot storyline. Kara attends Crucible, an interstellar super-hero academy. Does she really belong there at Crucible? And is Crucible to be trusted?
• "The Final Days of Superman": (June-July, 2016)^note The final storyline for Post-Flashpoint Superman. Superman is dying. But, before he goes, he's deadset on making sure humanity isn't defenseless without him.
• "Reign of the Cyborg Supermen": Supergirl (Rebirth) #1-7 (November 2016 - April 2017)^note As Supergirl tries to adapt to her new life and new family, Cyborg Superman returns. And he's determined to turn Earth into a New Krypton.
• "Escape from the Phantom Zone": Batgirl (Rebirth) Annual #1, Supergirl (Rebirth) #9-11 (May-September, 2017)^note Supergirl and Batgirl meet again for first time in a case which will lead them into the Phantom Zone to rescue an innocent girl from a genocidal, murderous mad scientist.
• Legion of Super-Heroes/Bugs Bunny Special: (August, 2017) ^note Supergirl has saved the Legion of Super-Heroes from Mordru at the cost of contracting a strange alien illness. The Legionnaires need someone like Superboy to save her; instead, they get a loony.
• "The Girl of No Tomorrow": Supergirl (Rebirth) #12-13 and Annual 1 (October-November, 2017)^note Emerald Empress goes back to the past to put together a new team and kill Supergirl before the Girl of Steel can defeat her in the future.
• Man of Steel (2018): (July-September, 2018)^note Brian Michael Bendis explores Krypton's past and its destruction along with Superman's rise as a hero as the Man of Steel encounters a mysterious new villain with ties to Krypton and its destruction.
• "The Killers of Krypton": Supergirl (Rebirth) #21-33 (October 2018 - November 2019)^note Supergirl sets on a journey across the galaxy to discover the truth behind the claims of Rogol Zaar and the destruction of Krypton.
• Superman (Brian Michael Bendis)^note A new era in the Superman Family's life begins.
• World of Krypton (2021)^note Mini-series delving into the past of Krypton and the House of El.
• House of Brainiac (June-August, 2024)^note Brainiac unleashes an army of Czarnians upon Earth, as is is seeking to collect... What? Brainiac isn't seeking to miniaturize and bottle Metropolis or any other Earth cities as usual. What, or who, is the Coluan looking to collect from Earth this time?

Limited Series and One-Shots

• "Supergirl (1984)" ^note As well known as "Supergirl Movie Special". Comic-Book adaptation of the 1984 movie.
• Supergirl Adventures Girl Of Steel (1998-2006) ^note Collection from DC Animated Universe comics featuring Supergirl.
• Elseworld's Finest: Supergirl & Batgirl (September, 1998) ^note In a world with no Superman or Batman, Supergirl and Batgirl must cast their differences aside and team up to solve a kidnapping.
• Supergirl: Wings: (October, 2001)^note Matrix is an Amenlee, specifically an angel whose role is to help human beings turn away from their inner darkness. Unfortunately, Matrix is beginning to question whether her latest charge, a human girl named Linda Danvers, can even be saved. What follows is a tale of redemption as Matrix finds herself being forced to question who she is and why she does what she does, and it becomes increasingly murky just who, Matrix or Linda, needs to be saved.
• "Superman/Supergirl: Maelstrom" (January-March, 2009)^note Five-issue mini-series in which Supergirl and her cousin fight a dangerous and vicious villain from Apokolyps named Maelstrom who is determined to kill Superman to win the favor of Darkseid.
• Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade: (February-July, 2009)^note Alternate Universe series intended for children which retells the adventures of a pre-teen Earth-One Supergirl.
• Supergirl (Wednesday Comics): (Wednesday Comics #1-12) (July-September, 2009)^note Supergirl babysitting the Superpets becomes more stressful than usual when something drives Krypto and Streaky crazy.
• Man of Steel Prequel (May, 2013) ^note Tie-in to the Man of Steel movie. There, she is Kal-El's and Jor-El's distant ancestor instead of Kal-El's cousin. She is sent colonize a planet by the Council of Krypton. That mission will go awry.
• Adventures of Supergirl: (January-July, 2016) ^note Supergirl (2015) tie-in mini-series.
• Supergirl: Being Super (February-August, 2017) ^note  An origin and coming-of-age Supergirl tale set outside of the main continuity.
• "Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow": (August 2021 - April 2022)^note Maxi-series by Tom King and Bilquis Evely.
• Power Girl Special: (May, 2023)^note One-shot exploring Power Girl's new status quo.
• Supergirl Special: (October, 2023)^note One-shot exploring Supergirl's current feelings regarding her new status quo.

Other Comic Appearances

• Superman (1939) (1939-1986, 2006-2011) ^note Supergirl made regular appearances and cameos up to the very final Pre-Crisis issue, and she continued to appear in the relaunched, renumbered book after her return to the DC Universe.
• World's Finest (1941) (1941-1986)^note Supergirl made regular guest star appearances.
• Superboy (1949) (1949-1979) ^note Renamed Superboy starring/and the Legion of Super-Heroes from the issue #197 onward, Kara started making semi-regular appearances from issue #80 (1960).
• Justice League of America Vol 1 (1960-1987) ^note Although Supergirl did not become a full-fledged Leaguer, she participated in some sporadic missions.
• The Super Dictionary (1978)
• DC Comics Presents (1978-1986) ^note  Superman team-up book. Kara co-starred in some issues and storylines.
• ''Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 2 (1980-1984)
• Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes (1984-1987)
• The Superman Adventures (1996-2002)
• Teen Titans (2003) (2003-2011)
• Superman/Batman (2004-2011)
• Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 5 (2004-2009)
• Justice (2005-2007)
• Infinite Crisis (2005-2006)
• Justice League of America Vol 2 (2006-2011)
• Final Crisis (2008-2009)
• Tiny Titans (2008-2012)
• Wednesday Comics (2009)
• Justice League: Cry for Justice (2009-2010)
• DC Retroactive Superman (September-October, 2011)^note Three-issue series spotlighting three different decades from the History of Superman in preparation for the 2011 reboot.
• Superman Family Adventures (2012)
• Ame-Comi Girls (2012-2013)
• Justice League United (2014-2016)
• Justice League 3000 (2014-2016)
• DC Comics Bombshells (2015-2017)
• Gotham City Garage (2017-2018)
• Dark Nights: Death Metal (2020-2021)
• DC Future State (2021)
• DC vs. Vampires (2021-2022)
• Dark Crisis' (2022-2023)
• Batman/Superman: World's Finest (2022-?)
• Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong 2023-2024

Advertising

• "Victory by Computer": (1981) ^note A Radio Shack giveaway comic advertising the TRS-80 computer. Superman and Supergirl team up with the Tandy Computer Whiz Kids to crush Lex Luthor's latest ploy.
• "American Honda Presents DC Comics Supergirl": (1984-1986) ^note A series of Public Service Announcement comic-book in which Supergirl taught the importance of wearing a seat belt.

Literature

• Supergirl: by Norma Fox Mazer, novelization of the 1984 film.
• Supergirl at Super Hero High: by Lisa Yee, set in the DC Super Hero Girls universe.
• Supergirl: Daughter of Krypton: by Daniel Wallace.
• Supergirl: Age of Atlantis: by Jo Whittemore, a companion novel for the show
• Supergirl: Curse of the Ancients: By Jo Whittemore
• Supergirl: Master of Illusion: by Jo Whittemore
• Supergirl: An Origin Story (DC Super Heroes Origins) by Steve Brezenoff
• Supergirl and the Man of Metal by Laurie S. Sutton, Gregg Schigiel

Live-Action TV

• Smallville: In 2007, Kara (played by Laura Vandervoort) became a regular character as Clark's cousin from Krypton, using a variation of the origin where she is older than him and, as is typical in that series, Not Wearing Tights or using a codename. (There had earlier been a fake "Kara from Krypton" who turned out to be neither. It was a plan by an AI made in Jor-El's image.)
• Supergirl: The 2015 TV series starring Melissa Benoist as Kara Zor-El originally premiered on CBS before Channel Hopping to The CW and becoming part of the Arrowverse.

Film — Animated

• Superman/Batman: Apocalypse: The 2010 direct-to-video animated movie is an Animated Adaptation of the 2004 story that introduces the post-Crisis Kara Zor-El. She was voiced by Summer Glau.
• Superman Unbound: Kara also appeared in 2013's direct-to-video cartoon adapting the 2008 Brainiac arc in the Superman titles. She was voiced by Molly Quinn.
• LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash: Supergirl is a Justice League member and the only available besides Cyborg after the initial Brainiac's attack. She is voiced by Jessica DiCicco
• Teen Titans Go! To the Movies: Supergirl is voiced by Meredith Salenger
• Legion of Super-Heroes (2023): The 2023 animated movie features Kara as one lead character. She is voiced by Meg Donnelly.

Film — Live-Action

• Supergirl^note Starring Helen Slater as the title character and a spin-off of the Superman starring Christopher Reeve.
• The Flash features two Supergirls:
  • Sasha Calle plays Kara Zor-El from an Alternate Universe created by Barry Allen/The Flash, which altered the events of Man of Steel and essentially replaced Henry Cavill's Superman by her.
  • Helen Slater's Supergirl briefly reappears in the multiverse collision scene alongside Christopher Reeve's Superman (both of them were recreated with CGI).
• A movie based on Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow was announced for James Gunn's DC Universe. She will be portrayed by Milly Alcock and will appear first in Superman Legacy.

Roleplay Games

• Freedom City Play By Post: Supergirl is a playable character.

Tabletop Games

• Cerberus Engine Games: Crisis Expansion Pack 2 adds Red Lantern Supergirl.

Video Games

• DC Universe Online: Playable character
• Infinite Crisis: Two versions of Supergirl are playable characters.
• Justice League Heroes: Playable in the PSP version.
• LEGO BatmanSupergirl is a playable character in LEGO Batman 2 and 3
  • LEGO DC Super-Villains
• LEGO Dimensions: Supergirl is a playable character. She has a Red Lantern alternate version.
• Injustice 2: Supergirl is a playable fighter, voiced by Laura Bailey

Western Animation

• Superman: The Animated Series introduced its own version of Supergirl in 1998. This version was named Kara In-Ze and was rescued from the Kryptonian colony world of Argo. She wasn't actually a relative of Superman, beyond their being the same species, but she was adopted as his cousin and given a false civilian identity as Kara Kent. Paul Dini and Bruce Timm wanted to use the original Kara Zor-El, but they were denied by DC Comics, due to the then-current "Superman is the only survivor of Krypton" edict. She was voiced by Nicholle Tom.
• Justice League Unlimited: Kara In-Ze would later appear in this cartoon. An evil clone of Supergirl named Galatea also appeared, whose costume, voluptuous yet toned body, hairstyle and larger breasts were an obvious Shout-Out to Power Girl.
• Super Best Friends Forever: Supergirl, Batgirl and Wonder Girl starred in the DC Nation shorts by Lauren Faust.
• Superman 75th Anniversary Animated Short: Silver Age Kara Zor-El makes a brief appearance in the short
• DC Super Hero Girls: Supergirl is one of the main characters in the web-cartoon and DC Super Hero Girls line of superheroine dolls.
  • DC Super Hero Girls 2019: A full television series that serves as a Continuity Reboot of the same concept as the web series, with noticeable differences, such as which characters are included and more stylized character designs.
• Young Justice (2010): Kara shows up at the end of the fourth season.
• Justice League Action: Kara is voiced by Joanne Spracklen.
• My Adventures with Superman: Kara Zor-El is slated to be voiced by Kiana Madeira.
• Supergirl was supposed to appear in the third seasons of Legion Of Superheroes before it was cancelled.

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