CREATOR

Name: DC (American comics corporation).
Personal dates: Founded in 1934 by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (1890-1968) as National Allied Publications, but the name changed in 1937 to Detective Comics (later shortened to DC). Stopped in 2011.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under DC in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The corporation's logo changed several times over the years. The selected one ran from 1976 to 2005.

 

 

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1972*. Stopped in 1974 after 10 issues, but has been continued in numerous series since then.

The title character in this superhero series is Kara Zor-el, who is a cousin to Superman. They both escaped from their native planet Krypton just before it exploded, and Superman later took it upon himself to train his cousin as a superhero. In later editions Supergirl's secret identity has varied, as her real name has changed to Linda Danvers and Matrix.

* The character was first seen in Action Comics #252 from 1959.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTER


Supergirl

 

 

GALLERY
(presenting the front covers from 6 random issues)

#1 - 1972
#2 - 1973
#5 - 1973

#7 - 1973
#9 - 1974
#10 - 1974

 

 

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