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Summary: For Those Who Have Lost the Dream...
Review: They just don't make 'em like this anymore. What you get here are the first dozen or so adventures of Kara Zor-El, Superman's teenaged cousin from the doomed planet Krypton. The one, true Supergirl. Not a protoplasmic blob, not an angel, the Girl of Steel in all her four-color glory.DC Comics killed Kara off during a house-cleaning in the mid 1980s and, to their surprise, fans have been clamoring for her return every since. These are stories from another time, a simpler time, when comics didn't have to be scientifically accurate to be good, clean fun. Share these stories with a youngster who's just getting into reading, you'll make a fan, trust me. Welcome back, Kara. Even if it's just a visit to some fond, old memories. You've been missed, kiddo.
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Summary: Classic Supergirl from the Silver Age
Review: This is a collection of stories which introduced us to Supergirl, the one true Supergirl, Superman's long lost cousin. The simplicity and innocence of these stories are very appealing to me, even though some parts may be a little far fetch by today's standard. For example, we have Superman spraying amnesia gas over the town of Smallville after the people of Smallville discover Supergirl's existence. Superman then proceeds to produce new copies of the local newspaper omitting any mention of Supergirl. Full credit to the writers who had the difficult task of keeping Supergirl's existence a secret until she was ready to face the world. This limited Supergirl's roles in the stories, but clever use enabled Supergirl to travel to the future and to the past, to be stranded on an asteroid by Superman, and even gets transformed into a superbaby. Curt Swan has long been associated, and quite rightly so in my opinion, as the definitive Superman artist. Here we have the definitive Supergirl artist, Jim Mooney. I don't really like the cover by Frank Miller. I would have preferred a new illustration by the main artist himself, Jim Mooney. But despite this, I still give this book a five star rating. No news yet of a follow up edition, but the good news is that a Superboy collection is coming soon. This will make an excellent addition, and companion, for the Supergirl Archives. In the meantime, this is an excellent addition to the Superman collection, and I give it my highest recommendation.
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