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Sigh, Atlantis - Secret Origins #11

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Ancient Histories Secret Origins #11 Cover Date:  February 1987 Released:  13th November 1986 Half of this book is about something that doesn't exist, and I'm not talking about the Hawkman origin!  And yes now is the time I need to talk about Power Girl's post-crisis origins. With the Crisis, it was determined that Superman would be the only Kryptonian. ANd to be fair the pre-crisis universe was awash with survivors from a world that apparently exploded with (almost) everyone dying in the process. Supergirl had it the worse what with her being wiped from reality, and Power Girl only survived with this sudden change in her origin. Why she wasn't also got rid of like most of the other Earth-2 characters, like poor Helena, I'm not sure why maybe because she was so tied up with an active team (though not for long). So we start with the classic origin, dying world, desperate scientists, last hope, a surviving cousin. With poor Kara still trying to come to terms with the ...