Symbol Pending - A Power Girl Blog

The Past Because Pee Gee has had so few costumes it is very simple to tell when an event is meant to have happened. This is exactly what we got this year in The Golden Years and boy what a costume they choose! Boob-windowless costume As has been told many times the story of Wally Wood and the every-growing boobs is a myth (though he did obviously create her busty to start with) but he did make the boob window grow slightly each time, something that the editors realized by All-Stars #64 (the cover obviously had to be quickly covered up).  The costume only lasted five issues and was in this weird place where Pee Gee was still pretty grumpy and angry, as can be seen in the comic, not long after she get's her scalloped topped costume she spends her mini-series chilling out ready for her meeting of Huntress, but hey we've covered all this before! The only weird part of this costume used in the issue is that the villain they faced, Vulcan (who I will never not be amused by the fact t...

 The Costume of Power Girl (1976 - 1986) The Classic Costume (All-Star #58 to #63) Wally Wood gave Power Girl the boob windowed leotard that is now what most people consider her classic look. By Issue #59 the single clasp for her cloak is altered to two clasps stays, a look that stays with the costume through her entire Pre-Crisis run. No Boob Window (All-Star #64 to #68) Obviously, the powers at having noticed just how busty our hero looked, though her chest didn't get bigger over the issues despite the myths. So they just covered up the boob window but kept the costume as is. Though it's telling that before the edict to cover up Kara is often drawn showing only above the window, except generally in long shots. Though also immediately we get many more full body shots including a predominance of butt shots. For her first story, she doesn't have the red belt she normally wears, though it's back in the next story and stays for the rest of its brief run. Though for some re...