Kara Zor-El was born on Krypton and grew up in the city of Argo in the years preceding the planet’s destruction. Her father’s brother is Jor-El, making her Superman’s first cousin. As Krypton neared destruction, Zor-El copied his brother’s experiment and launched Kara to safety in a rocket. Kara would land on Earth many years later when her cousin was already fully into his role as Superman. It is not known why Supergirl’s rocket took so much longer to reach Earth, but it is theorized that she spent some time orbiting the yellow sun, accounting for the maturity of her powers once she awoke. Superman, whom she lashed out against for claiming to be a person she knew as her infant cousin, confronted her and was able to explain some of what was happening to her. Now trapped on a seemingly inferior world that fears her, Kara must learn to adapt and survive. Supergirl is a brash and headstrong teenager with powers that almost equal those of Superman, making her a force to be reckoned with. Her ideals certainly don’t match up with her cousin’s and she regards the clone Superboy as an abomination, making her adjustment to these new surroundings all the more difficult. In the end Supergirl is indeed a hero, although how she goes about it is clearly up to her.
Hero:
Supergirl
Supporting Cast:
Jeremiah Danvers
Eliza Danvers
Krypto
Dr. Shay Veritas
Cat Grant
Benjamin Rubel
Siobahn Smythe
Belinda Zee
Lee Serrano
Michael Harris
Z'ndr Kol
Allies:
Superman
Batgirl
Red Lantern Corps
Crucible Academy
D.E.O.
Group Affiliations:
Superman Family
Villains:
Simon Tycho
Miss Thorn
Reign
Black Banshee
H'el
Lex Luthor
Appex
Alphina
Eradicator
Brainiac
Zor-El
Lobo
Blaze
Worldkiller-1
Insight
Wild Huntsman
Lar-On
Emerald Empress
Magog
Phantom King
Psi
Mokkari
Deceilia
Rogol Zaar
Gandelo
Splyce
Harry Hokum
Villainous Groups:
Worldkillers
TychoTech
Roho
The Terminauts
The Fatal Five
