Urban legend has it that artist Wally Wood joked about drawing Power Girl with bigger chest each issue, just to see how far he could go until his editor reacted. What a guy!
Power Girl (real name Kara Zor-L, also known as Karen Starr) is a fictional DC Comics superheroine, making her first appearance in All Star Comics #58. Power Girl is the cousin of DC's flagship hero Superman, but from an alternate universe in the fictional multiverse in which DC Comics stories are set. Originally hailing from the world of Earth-Two, first envisioned as the home of DC's wartime heroes as published in 1940s comic books, Power Girl becomes stranded on the main universe where DC stories are set, and becomes acquainted with that world's Superman and her own counterpart, Supergirl.
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| I was already a big fan of Joe Staton. A perfect choice to illustrate Power Girl! |
"Power Girl"
After stopping a robbery at Central Electronics, Power Girl is swarmed by the press, including Andrew Vinson. She flees to the countryside and dreams of how she came to Earth from Krypton. Andrew Vinson catches up to her just as she wakes up and heads off to handle another electronics robbery. Afterwards, Power Girl faces the press again, but this time is interrupted by Vinson in a flying spacesuit.
Written by Paul Levitz (Legion of Super-Heroes) with art by Joe Staton (E-Man) & Joe Orlando (Blazing Combat, Mad.)
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| This Power Girl TP cover was originally presented in JLA Classified #1. |
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| Adam Hughes' Power Girl cover pencils. Used for the 2nd printing cover of JLA Classified #1. |
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| Lots of good stuff all the way around in the Secret Origins series! |
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| Splash page for Power Girl in Secret Origins #11. |
"Ancient Histories"
Power Girl (Kara Zor-L) learns of her origin from the mystic mage Arion, Lord of Atlantis.
This is the "Post Crisis" origin, where Power Girl is shown to be descended from Arion. This was later revealed to be a deception during the Infinite Crisis storyline and her origin was retold to the original origin.
Written by Paul Kupperberg (Arion, Lord of Atlantis) with art by Mary Wilshire (Red Sonja.)
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| Catchy cover to the first issue of the Power Girl mini-series. My favorite Kerry Gammill cover! Great Dick Giordano inks! |
Power Girl #1 (of a 4 issue mini-series)
Cover by Kerry Gammill & Dick Giordano.
"Threads"
The past she believed was hers has proven to be an illusion, and now Power Girl must create a new present for herself...if the forces of Chaos from out of her past don't destroy her first. As Karen Starr, she's a successful young entrepreneur in the computer software field, with a life full of everyday hassles. As Power Girl, she's become the target of one of her grandfather Arion's greatest and most powerful foes, the Weaver, servant of Chaos and the ages-old guardian of the mighty Threads of Magic. The battle begins near Karen's Brooklyn home. It will end in that dark relic of the age when magic ruled the Earth, the dimension called Darkworld, with Power Girl in a battle for her life and the fate of the world.
Written by Paul Kupperberg with art by Rick Hoberg (What if?) & Arne Starr (Nexus.)
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| For the longest time, I did not realize this was a Mike Grell cover! |
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| Amanda Conner is great at keeping it light! |
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| Enjoyed these profiles DC came out with. |
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| Michael Turner, great with the gals, lost him way too soon. Sigh! |
Live Large My Friends!
Thank You!
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| Some more Staton goodness on Power Girl. |
Power Girl is like Carol Danvers...the character the publisher keeps trying to push and make a star yet nobody cares no matter how many series they give her, they all end up cancelled due to poor sales. Because they're not and have never been good characters.
ReplyDeleteAnd that Wally Wood tale is bogus. All you have to do is look at the published comics and you can see that didn't happen.