Talk:Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)

message: Is this page necessary?  I'm inclined to thing that Kara Zor-El should just redirect to Supergirl--Isotope23 19:43, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Redirect

message: Should Cir-El really be listed as Kara's Genetically engineered "half-cousin"? Cir-El wasn't related to Kara at all, neither was she related to Superman. She was a homeless girl given Superman's DNA and she doesn't even exist anymore. CureWhite
:Ha!  you'd think she shouldn't be listed.  You know... given her lack of interaction with Kara, and impact on the Superman mythos as a whole... oh and the fact THEY AREN'T REALLY RELATED, let alone that she no longer exists.  apparently she must be listed on everyone remotely related to Superman.
ugh.
161.38.222.14 00:57, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Cir-El?

message: Some of the information on the "Modern age" Kara needs to be edited for clarity of meaning.  Certain sentences read as if written by someone who learned English as a second language, and it ranges from simple misuse of words to nearly incomprehensible.  Some examples:
* "It was revealed that prior before the crisis, it was because of Superboy-Prime's reality-altering ripple effect,[14] which brought Kara Zor-El back to existence."
* "Her supposed dream world was shattered and in shambles when the very same Brainiac, concerned about the effects of a superpowered being like her slipping in madness, exposed her to green Kryptonite, sedated her and left in care of Kandorian scientist in the enlarged Rokin/New Krypton Kandor City for being "re-educated" on the uses of the last Kryptonians (with even language changed in a thousand years, Kara couldn't even be an effective member of Rokin society, thus making her an outcast again), and her "romance" with Cosmic Boy was dismissed as the side-effect of the residual zeta-beam radiaton affecting the young boy body chemistry." (I honestly have no clue what information this passage, particularly the latter half, is trying to convey, other than something bad happened to Kara.)
I've read very little of the current Kara's published appearances, and I fear that if I edited the text myself (particularly the second passage cited above), I would incorrectly interpret the meaning.  Can someone more well-versed in this incarnation of the character tackle this problem? - Pennyforth 16:33, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edits for clarity needed in the "Modern Age" section 

message: There is a discussion on the Comics Project talk page about the appropriateness of "Historical" and "Modern" in the superherobox. CovenantD 00:43, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  First appearance 

message: Isn't metioned in World War III that Supergirl was split into at least two beeings when returning from the Legion are. Only one part of her passed throu the martian manhunter and fell to earth, at least thats what i read at one of the World war III introduction pages (the black pages). This should be added, shouldn't it ? Heinrich k 06:28, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm gonna go look that up.--Marhawkman 09:23, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think it's needed. the actual nature of what was seen is very open for debate.--Marhawkman 23:39, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: True. Still the text at the beginning of book 3 clearly states Supergirl [...] mysteriously divided, and one of her selves has fallen to earth, while the other remains lost in space. So it is very clear, what the images in book 2 are supposed to show. Heinrich k 22:40, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmmm... I'd wait until they actually do something with that. right now there's really not enough to go on.--Marhawkman 19:29, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Return to Earth

message: So it's true that Kara is going to be a new character in Smallville season 7, thats awesome. Allilee
Yes and I think they are doing the Supergirl: Power storyline involving her reason for going to Earth. All the pieces seem to be in place (black kryptonite, the crystal in the ship, etc.)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.172.41.13 (talk) 05:42, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Smallville 

message: One of the variant covers for issue four, the one with silver age-like  graphics, and the Black Supergirl saying "You thought you could destroy me with Black Kryptonite, Luthor, but instead you've released me, the true Supergirl!", is that based on an old comic story, or something? Bluecatcinema 09:46, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: While it sounds like it might be.... It was probably inspired by them rather than directly taken from one. 2 reasons, 1: the "true supergirl" thing is unique to this character. 2: Black Kryptonite is a new idea. So I think they did it just cause they thought it was cool.--Marhawkman 12:09, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Issue four 

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message: I removed a bulk of information from the silver age section that had no references. If proper citations can be found, they can be reintegrated into the article at a later date.
:*Changing her name to Linda Lee Danvers (later known as just Linda Danvers), she becomes a student at Midvale High School, from where she eventually graduates (1965). During this period she befriends telepath Lena Thorul, the sister of Lex Luthor (Lena had first appeared in Lois Lane's series and changed her name from Lena Luthor) who becomes a helper and confidant to Kara in both of her identities until she marries. In 1966 Linda earns a scholarship to study at Stanhope College, until she graduates in 1971 (her major is never revealed). In addition to Streaky, a pet cat affected by "X" Kryptonite that also possessed superpowers, she now acquires an equine companion named Comet, a magical superpowered "pet" once described by Superman as "the mightiest Super-Creature on Earth", and joins the Legion of Super-Heroes. Comet  becomes Kara's inseparable companion.  Originally a centaur named Biron who was magically hexed by Circe to become a super-powered horse, he is secretly in love with Kara and romances her while he is human, which happens whenever a real comet passed near Earth (another facet of Circe's hex). His invulnerability to kryptonite allowes him to save Supergirl many times. But the two grow distant when she goes on to college.
:*When dreams about her Kryptonian parents Zor-El and Allura being still alive alert her, Kara builds a machine and brings both back safely from the survival zone (where they had teleported during Argo's final moments) with the help of her adopted father's engineering talent. Eventually, Zor-El and Allura settle in Kandor, and when the city in the bottle is enlarged they lived on New Krypton/Rokyn.
:*Always popular with boys and fond of romances, Kara enjoys many boyfriend-girlfriend relationships, like her Midvale orphanage friend Richard (Dick) Malverne, her merboy friend from Atlantis Jerro, and fellow Legion of Super-Heroes member Brainiac 5, but she always shuns a serious commitment that would translate into marriage, putting her super-career first.
:*When DC Editor Mort Weisinger retired in 1971 Julius Schwartz revamped the Superman Comics, and (under Mike Sekowsky) Kara was given a big set of mod threads to wear, some to the liking of fans, others not so much. Technically more powerful than the 1/3 depowered Superman, and with no peril in sight due to the absence of green kryptonite, Kara was given a potion that made her at times non-powered and other times powered for two years, a formula that soon became tired routine. But under the editorship of Joe Orlando in 1973-4, the character was revitalized to the liking of fans, balancing the superheroics with the romantic girl.
:*Leaving her adoptive home to become an anchorwoman for KSF-TV in San Francisco, Linda has to battle her co-worker and most memorable villain from this period: Luthor's niece Nasthalthia or Nasty, who follows her doggedly and comes close to proving her dual identity. Her beau during this time is her own boss, Geoff, and his pal, Johnny.
:*Renouncing her job, she becomes a graduate student in drama at Vandyre College nearby. Supergirl begins to try to establish her own identity and experiments with a wide variety of costume and hairstyle changes; her best-known outfit from this era is a blue v-necked sweater with a small S insignia over her heart, and red hot-pants. While remaining independent from her cousin Superman, Kara maintains close ties with him as she handles a succession of short timed jobs like Student Advisor at New Athens Experimental College in Florida, and female soap-opera actress in the Secret Hearts TV series, during her "Superman Family" run.
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thread_title:  Silver Age edit 

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message: The first paragraph is in bold text, which is annoying. It's not like any other superman related article, which is in plain text. Also, checking the code, I can't see any bold markup.
What is the code that is causing this?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ravendon (talk • contribs) 22:20, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bold Starting Paragraph 

message: 30 years of her history is condensed into 2 sections "Silver age and bronze age" but then after modern age, there's a section devoted to every little individual story arc.  Legion, amazons, Linda, insect queen, etc.129.139.1.68 (talk) 11:47, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: So do it.  Nutiketaiel (talk) 12:07, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Fictional Character Biography needs to be condensed

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message: Who is Linda Lang and how is she related to Supergirl?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Camdoodlebop (talk • contribs) 18:59, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: In one version of the comics character, Supergirl, aka Linda, gets adopted by Lana Lang. DonQuixote (talk) 20:19, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
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message: Can we have that art for Supergirl by Stanley Lau a.k.a Artgerm? Countryking2001 (talk) 01:55, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image Art 

message: Who got rid of Supergirl's powers & abilities section? Virman1996 (talk) 21:22, 2 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Powers & Abilities