Symbol Pending - A Power Girl Blog

Action Comics (1938-2011) #252 Cover Date: May 1959 Release Date: March 31, 1959 Before we go into the first solo(ish) Power Girl story let's take a moment to look at the story of her Earth-1 counterpart that started it all! Back in the '50 Action Comics was still an anthology comic so we get three stories in the issues, the first is the origin of the original Metallo, the second Congorilla and finally the reason we're here the origins of Supergirl. It's weird to think this was third on the billing for what is probably the most important character of the story, even a decade later she'd probably get an issue all of her own. Not normally one to talk about the covers, but how can I not mention this iconic cover? I for one have a soft spot for text boxes on covers, but it so perfectly sums up the story that you don't really need them. The story starts by very insistently insisting that yes this is a real thing that is really happening. Your classic Not a dream! N

A Parting of the Ways All-Star Comics #70 Cover Dated: January / February 1978 Released: 18th October 1977 The problem with following a single character in a team book is occasionally they just don't (or hardly) appear in the book at all. Such is the case with this issue, after three pages Power Girl flies off not to be seen again in this issue. This is from a time when they tried to keep something resembling a continuity so she's off to have a solo adventure, more on this next blog post.  But then again I'm a completest so here we go... Whilst I don't normally comment on the covers I've got to say the text boxes of speech from Huntress are both incredibly goofy and amazing at the same time! We start with all the old and new JSAers finishing a meeting now all as good friends, with Bruce and Power Girl hanging together in the background. Bruce then says goodbye to everyone, making extra sure to tell Power Girl to be patient with the old 'uns. Wonder Woman is out

United We Fall All-Star Comics #69 Cover Dated:  November / December 1977 Released: 23rd August 1977 After three teams of the previous JLA issues, we have almost all of the All-Stars and the original JSA come together - only ten characters this time around!  As you might have seen I've expanded things a little and as such, I need to explain a few plot points that I've skipped over. One was Alan generally giving up on his business, to the point that he went bankrupt and had it all closed down on him. At the same time, Commissioner Bruce Wayne has become convinced that our team has lost its way and is doing more dubious action and causing chaos and destruction. Indeed we open with Alan bemoaning all that he has lost and wondering what he'll do next, with Garrick assuring him that he'll help him find something. That is before Power Girl calls him out for not opening a door into their base, because obviously flying isn't a viable option. Inside they find Commissioner Wa

Crisis in Triplicate Justice League of America #148 Cover Dated:  November 1977 Released:  4th August 1977 Just in case it isn't obvious there is a lot of fighting in this issue, and however hard you try describing people punching isn't as easy as just letting thing just wash over you. It doesn't help that with three teams pummeling each other it's difficult to keep a track of everyone. After the first few pages summing up the last issue (every issue being someones first etc, etc) we get the demons three just taking over. They have the Legion take Mordu, now excess to this story, back to its physical body. Didn't you know Mordu was in an Astral form the whole time? That's good neither did we! The demon then have a falling out over ideological reasons, no really, apparently, humanity in the 30th century is too pure now and whilst one want to just destroy it all another is after wealth. They try a quick standoff but their powers cancel each other out so they decid

Crisis in the 30th Century Justice League of America #147 Cover Dated: October 1977 Released: 28th June 1977 So it seems Psycho Pirate isn't important at all, just a reason for the League and Society to get together and have general cross over shenanigans. This follows what must be the briefest explanation of Earth-1 and Earth-2, with just two panels explaining the concept. And as is traditional the two flashes are used to explain the concept. Talking of I'll use the first name to help with duplicate super identities, so we have Scott Lantern and Hal Lantern, Barry Flash and Garrick Flash. Our first appearance of Power Girl is erm worrying, what with her openly flirting with Earth-1 Superman, and that's now me interpreting something more innocent its implicitly called out it the comic itself. And I guess they're not really cousins if a different dimension is involved? Though the supergirl calls out is still a little awkward especially as they mention how more grown-up P

Divided We Stand All Star Comics #68 Cover Dated:  September / October 1977  Released:  28th June 1977 Power Girl step up! They return to their headquarters to see Dr Fate meditating, Flash takes this badly about cosmic calamities before Kara stay how they should now work as a team after the events of the previous issues. It seems that like is a tradition, the Green Lantern has gone bad and wants a Million Dollars or he won't let aircraft land at Gotham International Airport. He seems to have major beef with the Concord, which is very on-brand for the US view of Concord back in the 70s. Whilst the others try and help the planes, crashed and otherwise, mostly Dr Fate but also Power Girl fighting Green Lantern. We also see that Psycho-Pirate turn up to explain how he's controlling GL, before they fly away to cause more drama. We learn that Bruce has figured something was up about the JSA, but thinks all of them as bad as each other. We then get the confirmation that the Flash is

  Attack of the Underlord All-Star Comics #67 Cover Dated:  July / August 1977  Released:  26th April 1977 Holy retcon Power Girl! Instead of just f alling into a pit it seems the three, Power girl, Starman and Wildcat, get dragged down the pit though Power Girl says it was her idea before using one of those cool cloak clasps to call for help. We get some classic bickering between Kara and Wildcat before she just goes all-in and starts beating up the little green aliens, even having a good go at the big bad before the to men get in the way and getting them all knockout. Fate has a quick aside to chastise Bruce for giving up the hero business to be the Commissioner. Its also laying the groundwork that some of the JSA have been acting out of characters, more plot for the future. Whilst the Flash and Hawkman just get themselves almost instantly captured. Power Girl, rightly really, get all pissed that everyone gets upset that she bought everyone down the pit and getting them capture. Angr