- Audience-Alienating Era: Joe Kelly's run, where DC tried to make her an overly angsty and jerkish Anti-Hero, with wild, constantly Retconned plot swings as different writers tried to come up with something that worked, and notoriously ultra-sexualized artwork.
- Overshadowed by Controversy: The book suffered from this at the beginning, when DC's attempts to turn the Girl of Steel into a Darker and Edgier character and the overly sexualized artwork were more talked about than the stories themselves, and writer Joe Kelly's reaction to fan criticism was to write the infamous issue #18, a blatant Take That! to Supergirl long-time fans and readers unhappy with the book's direction. Joe Kelly and editor Eddie Berganza were out of the book shortly afterwards, and the next writers corrected course, but the damage was already done and Supergirl wasn't a best-selling book anymore in spite of the vastly improved storytelling, characterization and art.
- Signature Scene:
- Superman offering her cousin a cup of coffee and a pep talk when she is feeling despondent in issue #34 is one of the book's best remembered moments.
- The cover of issue #53 in which Supergirl rips off her shirt as she runs towards several thugs while they shoot at her.
- They Changed It, Now It Sucks!: Although many critics and fans had complained about the excessive, disturbing fanservice, Jamal Igle's costume redesign with bike shorts under Supergirl's skirt led to other fans complaining
loudly, to the point that Newsrama and other comic sites echoed the "controversy". - Unintentionally Unsympathetic: The Day of the Dollmaker story arc was meant to make readers feel sorry for Catherine Grant, the Daily Planet journalist who spent one year carrying out a smear campaign against Supergirl. It was intended to remind us that Kara Zor-El behaved like a brat early on, and Cat, who had lost her son, hated starlets who waste their young lives. Trouble is, it was well-established that Cat was also motivated by petty reasons such like resentment note , jealousy, and a thirst for fame. In order to get even with Supergirl, Cat spent months obsessively spreading lies and slander, bad-mouthing Supergirl and complaining about her skirt's length. When she heard Kara's father had been murdered, Cat couldn't care less. Her slandering pieces and interviews were taken advantage of by madmen who schemed and carried out a genocide. Even so, Catherine didn't stop and even blackmailed Supergirl into helping her. When Supergirl (rightfully) called her out on her behavior, Cat Grant claimed her actions were fully justified and were all Supergirl's own fault anyway. Even after Supergirl saved her life, she was unable to apologize or acknowledge she did anything wrong, albeit she wrote an article stating Supergirl "might" deserve a second chance. It's real hard to feel sorry for her in such circumstances.
- What Could Have Been: The Kryptonian Nightwing and Flamebird was actually meant to be Conner Kent and Linda Danvers respectively instead of Chris and Thara
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