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Are you a fan of the New Supergirl? Do you follow the comic and her appearances across the DCU?

Maybe you were a fan of Peter David's Supergirl? Any of the Fire Angel Supergirl fans reading these threads?

How about the brash cocky teenager in the white t-shirt and lace up boots? Yay or nay?

Perhaps you're old school and you like the groovy hipster Supergirl of the 70's with the permed hair and the disco Super suits?

Or even older school and you prefer the innocent Linda Danvers in the Midvale orphanage?

There's a reason that the fans just love to love Supergirl. What's yours?

...now if I've forgotten to mention a favorite era then please inform us

Linda Lee in the Midvale orphanage all the way!

Seventies era hotpants and cape on a choker costume was my fave costume.

As for a personality I dislike the pre-crisis Kara. For me her only memorable appearance is Crisis on Inf Earths. I have no idea what Brainy saw in her aside from physical attraction really. She was so mean to him coming and going as she pleased, teasing him.

I think Timm's JLU Kara has the personality I like the most of all the Supergirl incarnations.

Unfortunatly, Supergirl's greatest moment was her role in the original Crisis.
That aside, I did like some of PAD's run on the character, and I am intrigued with the new version.
I haven't much cared for her series, but knowing Loeb was leaving, and Rucka was coming on board, I'll hang around to see where it goes.

PADs Supergirl is one of my favourite comics ever. In fact it was that as much as anything else that really got me back into comics. It's one of the few comic runs that I actually re-read a lot. I love the character that PAD created for Linda and the complex plot (which, yes, did get too complex for new readers but people don't seem to complain about that with regards to Lucifer or Robinson's Starman so why should it be such a big problem for Supergirl) and the gorgeous art by Leonard Kirk and Robin Riggs (it's nice to see how much Kirk came on over his run on the series). I was majorly upset when they cancelled it and would have loved to have seen what PAD would have done if he could have carried it on. One plan was to have the book star Linda as Superwoman, pre-crisis Kara (who turned up at the end of the series) as Supergirl and Karen Star as Powergirl and changing the title to 'Blonde Justice'. I'd have loved to have seen that, but it was a no-go with DC. And so they brought in various other rubbishy Supergirls and I have next to no interest in them.

Unfortunately that means Supergirl in the Legion is going to be a tough sell to me. I'm holding off any kind of judgement until i read the issues though since there's a good chance that the Supergirl we're dealing with is someone else entirely...

i'm a fan of PAD's Supergirl too(i miss Linda Danvers).
it was a really good series, with good artists too.

Agreed, although the early 70s was nice, too. I generally agree on pre-C persona, again, except COIE.

I read the first year or so of PAD; great stuff.

Haven't followed the current version at all.

I thought that hotpants and choker outfit was sooo cool when I was a kid.

Yeah - wasn't that the period where Supergirl wore a different outfit every issue?

Not Quite - The hot pants outfits first appeared around Adventure 414 (Jan 1972). The costume had a fringed pants and pixie slippers.
She kept this outfit through Adventure 424 and throughout her first series - Supergirl 1 - 10.
When that series was cancelled she moved into Superman Family 164 ( may 74) when she lost the fringes on her hot pants and gained her boots. She kept that outfit through the end of the SF series SF 222 and into her second series through issue issue 15 ( Dec 1983).

Just thought I'd mention that I've been catching up on PAD's Supergirl through back issues.

Just finished the cosmos-shaking #50!

Can't wait to see where it goes from there!

Great post in this thread by Bevis.

Any other Legion World fans of PAD's Supergirl?

I loved the series but always thought it lost a little something once she left her creepy home town. By the time it was cancelled, I was only mildly enjoying it. But those first 25 issues or so, espcially with 90's Gary Frank artwork--WOW. Some of the best PAD work EVER!

2 Words - Hot Pants!

Uh-oh. That's exactly the point where I am now. Well, consider me forewarned.

#51 wasn't too bad for an issue setting up the new status quo.

I'll let you be the judge--will not give any specifics or spoilers.

While in her home town (and the name escapes me), one of the most interesting parent / daughter dynamics going was Supergirl with Linda's. But of course it was that Twin Peaks-esque creepiness that was such a draw to the setting.

Thanks, Cobie.

Agreed about the parents/daughter dynamic and the creepiness of the town (it was called Leesburg.)

You never read PAD's Supergirl, Fickles?

Can't get much better than PAD with Gary frank and later Leonard Kirk, I think. It DID lose a lot after the big epic concluded but was still readable. Definitely went out with a Bang with its final arc, though.

Definitely miss those characters. Dick Malverne's fate was particularly heartbreaking.

Lardy, what happened was that when PAD's Supergirl launched in late '96, I was totally burned out and frustrated with the Big 2 in general. Even reliable writers like PAD weren't delivering consistently anymore (his Hulk and Aquaman were past their peaks) and so Supergirl basically passed me by. So, for that matter, did Young Justice, as I was completely out of the loop by '98. I didn't get back into comics til 2005. It's been a lot of fun catching up with both books, though.

Agreed on Leonard Kirk. He's always been very underrated. I hope it's not too jarring when Ed Benes replaces him late in the run.

Ed only did that final arc I mentioned, IIRC. I thought he did a great job on it, though there may have been a guest artist(?) somewhere in there. That arc is kind of meta-textual (kinda reads like an imaginary story, really), but I enjoyed it.

I tried out YJ for an issue or two, but it didn't grab me. I'm sure it got a lot better later, though. Just never got around to trying it again.

I was first introduced to Supergirl from the Superman cartoon. I have read a few Pre-Crisis comics and liked them. I was a big fan of Brainiac 5/Supergirl until the Threeboot, which is when I got into the present day comics and fandom. I became a huge fan of Brainiac 5/Dream Girl. I kind of like the idea of Supergirl dating someone from the Bat-Family now.

YJ got really good from issue #15 onwards, but the whole run is worth owning. Even the lesser issues are still fun.

*has a soft spot for pre-PAD Matrix-Supergirl*

Honestly, I didn't much like the whole Earth-Angel thing.

I also have a similar soft spot. The way she was portrayed in the Superman comics during the Death of Superman era was fantastic.

So I finished PAD's Supergirl run, and amazingly, what left the greatest impression on me from those later issues was not Supergirl herself, but how spot-on was PAD's portrayal of Mary Marvel in the climactic issues to the Search for Supergirl arc!

Now I wish PAD would get a shot at the Shazam franchise, maybe something out of continuity like that Jeff Smith mini-series. Alas, PAD is still Marvel exclusive as far as I know, and he'll be persona non grata at DC as long as the Didiot is running the show.

Back to Supergirl, I'd have to say that even though she was outshined by Mary in those issues, my impression of Linda Danvers is overall a very positive one. She was a flawed heroine who rose above her sins and her shortcomings and redeemed herself. So, going back to the original point of this thread, Linda Danvers would have to be my favorite Supergirl to date.

I actually like all the Supergirls. There is something about how they're so pure, yet flawed at the same time. It's really attractive to see these heroines really be their best - they have their weaknesses, but they cope with them well, just like true heroes.