Supergirl Monday 4

November 16th, 2015  Posted at   Supergirl Mondays

Supergirl MondaysSupergirl Mondays is a weekly celebration of the Girl of Steel, who has graced the pages of DC Comics in a variety of forms for more than five decades.

This feature’s primary focus is to take an issue-by-issue look back at Supergirl’s adventures in the post-Crisis universe. From an artificial being on a mission to save her home world, to an Earth-born angel on a mission to save her soul, each Monday, before the airing of “Supergirl” on CBS, reflect on the earliest days of the incredible and winding journey of a frequently divisive, sometimes confusing, but always entertaining era for the Maid of Might.


In this issue

Superman (Vol. 2) #19

Issue: SUPERMAN (Vol. 2) #19
Cover date: July 1988
Cover price: 75 cents ($1 Can./40p U.K.)
Cover by Jerry Ordway
Story: “The Power That Failed!”

Credits

Story & pencils: John Byrne
Coloring: Petra Scotese
Lettering: John Costanza
Assistant editing: Renée Witterstaetter
Editing: Michael Carlin
And welcome aboard to odd-inker John Beatty
Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster

Overview

Superman (Vol. 2) #19 Page 8

Thoughts

As I said last time, Supergirl’s introduction slowly unfolds in short bursts over issues months. And this installment, the fourth, offers perhaps the least amount of new information yet.

It does, however, introduce many more questions, including:

  • Why did her costume change (note the blue leggings)? And why is she now a redhead? (Chalking these up to artist mistakes seems too easy given the creative team consistency the books had at this time.)
  • Why, despite her amnesia, does she feel drawn toward America — namely, Smallville — to complete an unknown mission?
  • Did she cause the guy to fall in Panel 3? It seems an odd moment when not played as a comedic beat or to facilitate her escape, neither of which seem to be the case. If she did cause it, how? Maybe she has some kind of telekinetic power in addition to the ability — surprise — to fly?
  • Next time on Supergirl Monday: Smallville? “Somebody save me”!

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