History ComicBook / TheSupergirlFromKrypton2004

After the events of ''Public Enemies'', wherein a giant Kryptonite meteorite was destroyed before it crashed into Earth, countless radioactive fragments have been scattered across the world. Batman is cleaning up the Gotham Bay's bed, where the meteorite's biggest chunk fell, when he finds an empty rocketship...which has just been abandoned. Meanwhile, its passenger -a young blonde girl- makes it to the docks and starts wandering aimlessly, accidentally causing chaos and mayhem due to wielding huge powers she does not control or understand. Batman manages to bring the girl to the Batcave and get Superman to talk to her. Superman reveals that girl is his cousin, Kara Zor-El.

** While recounting her memories of Krypton's destruction, Kara bitterly says that Batman has no idea what it's like to lose his family or entire world in an instant. Played with in that Bruce wonders if she ''genuinely' means this and is ignorant of his history, or if she deliberately said this to evoke sympathy.

* {{Stripperific}}: This series is known for two things: reintroducing Supergirl, and putting her in skimpy outfits whenever possible. She spends the first issue either totally nude or in a lose-fitting trench coat, her civilian clothes consist of a bare midriff with a visible thong, and her official superhero costume has a micro-skirt that can't possibly be hiding anything when she's flying over someone. This despite the fact that she's canonically only ''15 years old''.

* Stripperific: This series is known for two things: reintroducing Supergirl, and putting her in skimpy outfits whenever possible. She spends the first issue either totally nude or in a lose-fitting trench coat, her civilian clothes consist of a bare midriff with a visible thong, and her official superhero costume has a micro-skirt that can't possibly be hiding anything when she's flying over someone. This despite the fact that she's canonically only ''15 years old''.

* OverprotectiveDad: Superman took on this role with Supergirl when she first arrived on earth. He even jumped down the throat of one of the Amazons of Themyscira for besting her while they were sparring.

* IknowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: As trying to fend off the strikes of a brainwashed Kara, Superman tries to reach her out and remind her she is not Darkseid's puppet. His words do not manage to snap her out of mind-control, so he knocks her out.

* BackToBackBadasses: Wonder Woman and Big Barda fight side by side against DArkseid's Female Furies.

* VillainRespect: Batman's actions in the penultimate issue grudgingly earns him Darkseid's respect.
-->'''Darkseid:''' Well played. Had the Kryptonian or the Amazon taken this gamble, they would have lost. They do not have the strength of character it would take to destroy an entire planet to achieve success. But...''you''. A ''human''. You kill your own kind to win battles. It is...an admirable quality.

* RetCanon: The idea that while physically and mentally younger, Kara is ''technically'' older than Clark came from the Franchise/DCAanimatedUniverse's adaptation of the character.

''The Supergirl from Krypton (2004)'' was a Creator/DCComics story arc in ''ComicBook/SupermanBatman'' authored by Creator/JephLoeb and Michael Turner, featuring ComicBook/{{Superman}} and ComicBook/{{Batman}}, which revolved around the return of ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} to Franchise/TheDCU after an eighteen-year absence. It is named after [[ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton the 1959 storyline]] which introduced the original version of the character.

This storyline was popular enough to get an animated film adaptation: ''WesternAnimation/SupermanBatmanApocalypse''.

* WorthyOpponent: Darkseid views Batman as one after the penultimate issue and his stunt with the Hellspores. [[spoiler: One might imagine this incident was one reason Darkseid later selected Batman as the template for his clone army during ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis''.]]

'''Superman:''' ''"This is Kara Zor-El... My cousin from Krypton."'' (thinking) ''I am... not alone...''\\