Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Action Comics #252 (May 1959) |
| Created by |
Otto Binder Al Plastino |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Kara Zor-El (birth name) Adopted names: Linda Lee Danvers (Silver and Bronze Ages) Linda Lang (Modern Age) Kara Danvers (DC Rebirth) |
| Species | Kryptonian |
| Team affiliations |
Teen Titans Legion of Super-Heroes Justice League Red Lantern Corps Justice League United Supermen of America |
| Partnerships |
Superman Superboy (Kon-El) Wonder Girl Barbara Gordon Brainiac 5 |
| Notable aliases | Flamebird, Claire Connors, Kara Kent |
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Supergirl is a fictional superheroine appearing in comic books published by DC Comics and related media. The character was created by writer Otto Binder and designed by artist Al Plastino. Born Kara Zor-El, Supergirl is the biological cousin of DC Comic's iconic superhero Superman, created by writer Jerome Siegel and designed by artist Joseph Shuster.
The Supergirl character first appeared in a story published in Action Comics #252 (May 1959) titled "The Supergirl from Krypton". Since the character's comic book debut, Kara Zor-El's Supergirl has been adapted into various media relating to the Superman franchise, including merchandise, television, and feature film. However, during the 1980s and the revolution of the Modern Age of Comics, Superman editors believed the character's history had become too convoluted, and desired to re-establish Superman as "The Last Son of Krypton". Supergirl was thus killed during the 1985 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths and retconned out of existence. In the decades following Crisis, several characters unrelated to Superman used the alias "Supergirl".
Kara Zor-El re-entered mainstream continuity in 2004 when DC Comics Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Dan DiDio, along with editor Eddie Berganza and comic book writer Jeph Loeb, reintroduced the character in the Superman/Batman storyline "The Supergirl from Krypton". The title paid homage to the original character's 1959 debut. As the current Supergirl, Kara Zor-El stars in her own monthly comic book series. With DC's 2011 relaunch, Kara, like most of the DC Universe, was revamped. Until early 2015, when the title was cancelled, she featured in her own series Supergirl, as well as related comics like Superman. DC relaunched the Supergirl comic series in August 2016 as part of their DC Rebirth initiative.
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