Supergirl Quick Hits

 Hey all, just a couple of unexpected Kara moments cropped up this week at the comic store which I thought were worth mentioning here. One is current. One is pure Bronze Age joy.

We'll start off in Wonder Woman #46. 

I must admit, I haven't been too impressed with James Robinson's run as it seems like Wonder Woman is a supporting character in her own book. I will openly admit that I am floored by the tremendous Jenny Frison variant covers that have been on the book.

This issue has Diana battling the Cheetah. Cheetah keeps ranting how the god Urzkartaga, who cursed her with her bestial form, is dead. Dark gods are coming. And this theistic upheaval is enough to enrage and madden the Cheetah who goes on a killing spree.

In fact this seems to be hitting home normal people too. They are questioning their faiths and rioting.

Maybe you can see where this is going given the Supergirl focus of this site.

 That's right.

Supergirl questions her faith in Rao, believing the sun god is dead. And like Cheetah, Kara decides it is time to lash out. And Diana is her target.

So a decent cliffhanger if you like heroes fighting heroes. Of course, Diana fighting Kara should be a mega-throwdown. We saw it last back in the early days of the New 52 in the midst of the H'El on Earth arc (brrrrrr). Here is a link to that review of  New 52 Supergirl #17 .

I wonder if these 'Dark Gods' are the Omega Titans of No Justice or something else? Probably something else. I also can guess that Jason, Diana's brother who has powers from the Greek Gods, is going to go mad next month.

I have always thought that Diana and Kara should have a sister-like relationship. And I liked how Robinson wrote the pre-New 52 Supergirl. So we'll see how this all turns out.

I do like Stephen Segovia's take on Supergirl. Reminds me a little of Drew Johnson's take.

As is almost always the case, I also thumbed through the cheap bins at the comic shop and grabbed some Bronze Age goodness.

Action Comics #489 is the first part of a three part story. I read the first part, Action Comics #491, in 1978 as part of a Whitman three pack! So I knew the ending but not the beginning.

In this story, the flash of Krypton's destruction finally reaches Earth.  Brainiac forces Superman to witness it and that energy floods into Superman, making him prone to fits of super-rage.

This moment, when the energy reaches Earth, is being held up as a Day of Remembrance in Kandor, to honor the day that Krypton died. Superman considers Earth his home and so doesn't join the living Kryptonians in their ceremony. (It turns out he can't head there because of some threats by Brainiac, things he cannot tell anyone.)

I include this scene where we see Kara in Kandor taking part in the Day with her family.

She sports a black headband that Kryptonians wear to show they are grieving. Historically, I think males wore headbands on Krypton, which is what made Kara adding that to her super-hero costume such a bold step.But that headband addition occurs in 1984. This is from 1978.

So I think this might be the first time we see Supergirl wearing a headband!

This was just a pleasant little surprise in my back issue joy making it extra joyful! I needed to share!

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