Supergirl (DC)(Post Crisis)(02 - Linda Danvers)
Real Name: Linda Danvers
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Bio: For a mere 80-issue run, Peter David imbued his vision of Supergirl with a complicated history that defies static description. David's Supergirl undergoes a more-or-less complete arc across those 80 issues, and it can be confusing to wrap your mind around what the character is, or is not, at any one point.
Basically, the series is divided into several sections, with Supergirl having a different identity at each step. There is a remarkable amount of character development present in this version, even though it is confusing at first glance.
To begin with, Linda Danvers is a completely ordinary teenager. A tad depressed and hopeless -- one might even say at the end of her rope, to be sure--but she's a mortal. The first 9 issues of the run detail how she and Supergirl (Matrix) combine into a single, symbiotic entity. Linda gives the artificial, shape-shifting life-form a single, organic life, while the depressed teenager is now given superpowers (albeit not on the order of Superman's) and a purpose in life.
For the next 40 issues, fully half the run, this "merged" Supergirl, after an act of self-sacrifice for an unworthy individual, now becomes further merged with an angel to become an earth-born-angel known as the "Angel of Fire". This brings Linda even greater power, and made her adventures about both the traditional super-heroic theme of "saving" people and also the religious theme of "salvation".
Following the defeat of the Angel of Fire's principal enemy, the Angel of Fire "left" Supergirl, and she was once again as she had been in the first 9 issues. The loss was difficult for her to bear, however, and she immediately set out on a mission to find this "lost" half of her self. She would spend all but the last 5 issues of the run doing so. In the end she was briefly reunited with her Angel.
In what would become the last "arc" of David's run, the original Kara Zor-El suddenly appeared in her life, just when she was comfortable again being only Supergirl. This crossover between Supergirl of Earth 1 and Supergirl of post-Crisis Earth finally linked her to Krypton in a more tangible way than the Byrne/David creation had never quite managed to achieve. Ironically, as soon as these events concluded, Linda seemingly took off the "big red S" for the last time and has not been heard from since.
Notes: a.k.a. Angel of Fire
In the latter stages of this Supergirl's run, she adopted a primarily white uniform (which to many observers seems like a merging of Supergirl and Power Girl's uniforms). This same uniform was first seen on the Supergirl from Superman: The Animated Series. However, the two characters should not be confused. The animated Supergirl is yet another version of Kara Zor-El, similar in many ways to the original Supergirl, but with an attitude closer to Power Girl.
First Appearance: Supergirl (1996) #1
Other Identities: Linda Danvers (post-Crisis) Supergirl (DC)(Post Crisis)(01 - Matrix) Favorite Characters:
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Issue Appearances: Action Comics (1938)
#744 - 'Crossroads' #753 - 'A Law Unto Himself' #767 - 'Critical Condition, Part Four: Death's Door' #779 - 'King Takes Pawn' #781 - 'Thousand Yard Stare' Adventure Comics 80-Page Giant (1998)
Adventures of Superman (1987)
#557 - 'The End of the World As We Know It!' #578 - 'Getting Away From It All' #580 - 'Critical Condition, Part Two of Four: Green Universe' #582 - 'Crazy About You' #583 - 'The Reign of Emperor Joker, Part Three: Life is But a Very Bad Dream' Aztek: The Ultimate Man (1996)
TPB - 'JLA Presents: Aztek the Ultimate Man' #10 - 'A League Of Their Own' Batman/Superman (2004)
Birds of Prey Secret Files 2003 (2003)
Bizarro World (2005)
Day of Judgment (1999)
#2 - 'Lost Souls' #3 - 'Choosing Sides' #5 - 'Soul Search' DC Comics Presents: Batman - Arkham (2011)
DC One Million (1998)
#1 - 'Riders on the Storm' #2 - 'The Day After Tomorrow' #3 - 'Solaris Rising' Deadman: Dead Again (2001)
Genesis (1997)
#1 - 'Resonance' #2 - 'Edge of Destruction' #3 - 'Event Horizon' #4 - 'Last God Standing' Green Lantern (1990)
#81 - 'Funeral for a Hero' Impulse (1995)
#78 - 'Losing the Impulse' JLA (1997)
#5 - 'Woman Of Tomorrow' #38 - 'World War Three, Part Three' #39 - 'World War Three, Part Four' JLA (2001)
#4 - 'Justice Leagues Teil 1 Des Zwielichts letzter Glanz' #5 - 'Justice Leagues Teil 4: Herr über das Irrenhaus' JLA - Die neue Gerechtigkeitsliga (1997)
JLA - Die neue Gerechtigkeitsliga Sonderband (1997)
#8 - 'Aus den geheimen Archiven 2' JLA in Crisis Secret Files (1998)
JLA: Act of God (2000)
#3 - 'Part III: The Fires' JLA: Classified (2005)
#45 - 'The Ghosts of Mars, Part Four, Family Matters' JLA: Our Worlds at War (2001)
#1 - 'A Date Which Will Live In Infamy' JLA/JSA: Virtue and Vice (2002)
JLA/Titans (1998)
#2 - 'the Generation Gap' #3 - 'All in the Family' Justice League of America: Another Nail (2004)
Justice Leagues: JL? (2001)
#1 - 'Justice Leagues Part I: Twighlight's Last Gleaming' Justice Leagues: JLA (2001)
#1 - 'Justice Leagues Part VI: Dawn's Early Light' Justice Leagues: Justice League of Amazons (2001)
#1 - 'Justice Leagues Part II: Jungle Work' Justice Leagues: Justice League of Arkham (2001)
#1 - 'Justice Leagues Part IV: Taking Over the Asylum' Legends of the DC Universe 3-D Gallery (1998)
Naughty and Nice: The Good Girl Art of Bruce Timm (2012)
Artbook - 'Naughty and Nice: The Good Girl Art of Bruce Timm' Reign in Hell (2008)
#1 - 'Sundered Dominion' #6 - 'To Reign in Hell' #7 - 'Revelations' Resurrection Man (1997)
#16 - 'Avenging Angels, Part 1: Deathwatch' #17 - 'Avenging Angels, Part 3: Body and Soul' Secret Files & Origins Guide to the DC Universe 2000 (2000)
#1 - 'Guide to the DC Universe 2000' Secret Files & Origins Guide to the DC Universe 2001-2002 (2002)
#2002 - 'Guide to the DC Universe 2001-2002' Starman (1994)
#75 - 'Sons and their Fathers' Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. (1999)
#8 - 'Crisis in Blue Valley' Steel (1994)
Superboy (1994)
#40 - 'Meltdown 3' #62 - 'Divided By Zero' Superboy & The Ravers (1996)
#14 - 'Genesis Suicide Squad' Supergirl (1996)
Annual 02#1 - 'Body & Soul' #2 - 'Cat's Paw' #3 - 'And No Dawn to Follow the Darkness' #4 - 'Belly of the Beast' #5 - 'Chemical Imbalance' #6 - 'Trust Fund' #7 - 'Art History' #8 - 'My Dinner with Buzz' #9 - 'Tempus Fugit' #10 - 'Hidden Things' #11 - 'Sound and Fury' #12 - 'Cries in the Darkness' #13 - 'Incubus' #14 - 'Secrets and Lies' #15 - 'Gods of the Twilight' #16 - 'Blonde Justice' #17 - 'Teetering on Oblivion' #18 - 'Divine Inspiration' #19 - 'Middle-Aged Crisis' #20 - 'Things Best Left Forgotten' #21 - 'Through a Fractured Prism' #22 - 'Comet's Tale' #23 - 'Double-Edged Sword' #24 - 'Avenging Angels, Part 2: Die and Let Live' #25 - 'Desparate Times' #26 - 'The Flying Game' #27 - 'Spaceworld' #28 - 'Hell Hath No Furies' #29 - 'Small Change' #30 - 'I Remember Matrix' #31 - 'A House Divided' #32 - 'The Quality of Mercy' #33 - 'Above a Murmur' #34 - 'We'll Always Have Parasite' #35 - 'For Those Who Came in Late...' #36 - 'Heck's Angels, Part 2: Justice Delayed' #37 - 'Heck's Angels, Part 4: Demon in the Bottle' #38 - 'City of Angels' #39 - 'On Ice' #40 - 'Fading Ember' #41 - 'Ember After' #42 - 'Mystery Date' #43 - 'Damned If You Do...' #44 - 'Shadows of Doubt' #45 - 'Lost & Found' #46 - 'Together Again for the First Time' #47 - 'Before the Fall' #48 - 'Fallen Angel' #49 - 'Through a Mirror Darkly' #50 - 'Wally's Angels' #51 - 'Making a Splash' #52 - 'Supergirl, Interrupted' #53 - 'Art for Art's Sake' #54 - 'Statue of Limitations' #55 - 'Day of the Mule' #56 - 'Demon Rum' #57 - 'Sharper than a Serpent's Tooth...' #58 - 'A Rose Among Thorns' #59 - 'Down and Out in Kansas' #60 - 'Dropping In' #61 - 'Mondo Bizarre' #62 - 'Two for the Show' #63 - 'Joker: Last Laugh: The Best Medicine' #64 - 'Deep Soul Rising' #65 - 'Louder than Words' #66 - 'The Vegas Idea' #67 - 'Rhyme and Reason' #68 - 'Double Identities' #69 - 'Cashing in Chips' #70 - 'A Plague on Both Your Houses' #71 - 'Pyramid Schemes' #72 - 'Spiders and Snakes' #73 - 'Chaos Rains' #74 - 'The Better Angel' #75 - 'Many Happy Returns' #76 - 'Many Happy Returns, Part 2' #77 - 'Many Happy Returns, Part 3: Fatalist Attraction' #78 - 'Many Happy Returns, Part 4: Bad Choices' #79 - 'Many Happy Returns, Part 5: Strange Visitor' #80 - 'Many Happy Returns, Conclusion: Hail & Farewell' Supergirl Plus (1997)
Supergirl/Prysm Double-Shot (1998)
Superman (1987)
#158 - 'Critical Condition, Part One: Little Big Man' #161 - 'You Say You Want a Revolution?' #164 - 'Tales From the Bizarro World' #172 - 'Death Be Not Proud' Superman (2001)
Superman 80-Page Giant (1999)
#2 - 'In the Wake of "King of the World"' Superman Forever (1998)
Superman vs Darkseid: Apokolips Now! (2003)
Superman vs. The Terminator: Death to the Future (1999)
Superman: Der Mann aus Stahl Special (2000)
#3 - 'Kritischer Zustand' Superman: Emperor Joker (2000)
#1 - 'It's a Joker World, Baby, We Just Live In It' Superman: King of the World (1999)
Superman: Our Worlds at War Secret Files (2001)
Superman: Secret Files (1998)
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991)
#79 - 'End of the World!' #87 - 'The Iron Hand of Kindness' #102 - 'Critical Condition, Part Three of Four: Inside Superman' #103 - 'What He Didn't Do' Superman: The Man of Steel Gallery (1995)
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (1995)
Superman/Batman (2003)
Superman/Gen13 (2000)
#2 - 'Get Off My Cape' #3 - 'You Bet Your S I'm Angry!!!' Team Superman (1999)
#1 - 'They Died With Their Capes On' Team Superman Secret Files (1998)
Teen Titans (1996)
#4 - 'Coming Out Part 1 of 2' #5 - 'Coming Out Part 2 of 2' #17 - 'New Life' The Flash (1987)
#140 - 'The Black Flash - Part 2' The Titans (1999)
#25 - 'Part Three: This is Your Life' Wonder Woman (1987)
#126 - 'Where Have All the Heroes Gone?' Young Justice (1998)
#13 - 'Heck's Angels, Part 3: Dis, Dat and De Other' #38 - 'Joker: Last Laugh: Stuff Happens' Young Justice: Sins of Youth (2000)
#1 - 'Justice For All' #2 - 'The Stunning Conclusion' Group Affiliation(s): Justice League of Amazons (DC) Team Superman Famous Quotes: - Add a Famous Quote None.
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