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Welcome to Atop the Fourth Wall, where bad comics burn. In this episode, Linkara looks at the origin story of the girl of steel - Supergirl!
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Originally uploaded November 16th, 2015.
ORIGINAL INFO: The Supergirl from Krypton! ...Just in case you thought she was the Supergirl from Branson, Missouri.

[@ethanbell6762]

The real reason Supes didn't take her in: "You see Kara, you're what we refer to as 'Over There' and 'Over There' needs to learn to take care of itself."

[@ChigoIEbere]

And Over There isn't going to be my Bitchin' Bachelor Pad.

[@CodeNameX001]

"Kara, you're going to need guidance to learn to control your powers." *dumps her at an orphanage* "Bye, Kara! Good luck figuring out Super-Menstruation!"

[@screamer5029]

CodeNameX001 Yuck.

[@Jynx316]

Oh god... I never thought about that. Super Cramps must be a bitch!

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

that sounds like a robot chicken sketch

[@Smashboi76]

@@TheAllSeeingEye2468 it was, starring She-ra

[@cheezemonkeyeater]

Dear god . . .

[@daelen.cclark]

I liked how the “shove her in an orphanage” part got called out in the newest version of World’s Finest.

[@Vahktang]

There was an issue where Supes got a prophecy that LL would save him. Some kryptonite later and he is reminiscing about all the LL's in his life, as mentioned. A Little League team shows up and saves him.

[@daelen.cclark]

Keithkmarshman Finally, a plot twist I can get behind!

[@jfdrac]

Wait was that real or not? I mean I could see that as a a silver age story for sure ...but would they be that silly

[@leomoreno7369]

@@jfdrac We're talking about the silver age of comics.

[@jfdrac]

@@leomoreno7369 Touche ;)

[@ShadyKnight9]

Ah, the Silver Age, an era where the mantra of TV and comic book creators was "I hope our audience and readers don't start thinking, we don't want them to realize the thousands of plot holes and inconsistencies in our stuff."

[@michaelanthonyjenkins805]

+ShadyKnight9 With all the pot they were smoking I don't think they gave two shits what the audience thought.

[@thenerdviewreview8431]

I'm pretty sure in the silver age they didn't really plan on making a canon for the characters just reoccurring elements

[@Gyarretto7]

Ah, the age where asking you not to think too hard was endearing, instead of insulting!

[@daelen.cclark]

It was the 50’s-60’s, I don’t think they knew how crazy and inconsistent they could go until someone got the idea.

[@ilopominecrafter]

Ah the days of the comic code. Dont think, as all the thinkin is done by the code and if it conforms.

[@FanOfMostEverything]

My mom read Superman comics when she was a kid. Heck, she still has the one with rainbow clone finger rays. Her initials? L.L. THE CONSPIRACY DEEPENS.

[@TheSeptet]

Wait a second... My initials are K.M. What letter is right between K and M? *L!*

[@JaelinBezel]

My initials are C.H. C is the third letter of the alphabet, the exact number of letters between H and L!

[@daelen.cclark]

Kudos to your mother. (I mean that in the best way, I appreciate folks who’ve read gems from the silver age.)

[@edvance1030]

My mom is a fan of Batman since she was a kid. She used to read all the batman related comics.

[@RabblesTheBinx]

@@Dinosaurianationazation or Lana Lang. Or Lara Lor-Van. Or Lori Lemaris. Or Lex Luthor. Or any of literally dozens of other Superman characters with those initials.

[@RB-jt4jm]

A simple truth: Linkara is awesome.

[@eshix4089]

I find it funny how Supes calls English "THE Earth language". That's basically how alien planets work in SF - only got enough budget for one culture per planet!

[@jfdrac]

Or they have all come together and got rid of their divisions

[@plantainsame2049]

Occasionally they divided into houses but they're more like hogwarts houses

[@ReddwarfIV]

"Yes! Lead is the perfect material to prevent us being poisoned!"

[@HyperFlame64V1]

XD I understand these References now

[@PosthumanHeresy]

Good thing they weren't Daxamites.

[@edvance1030]

@@PosthumanHeresy If they were, kryptonite wouldn't affect them, so there would be no need for a lead covering.

[@leomoreno7369]

You magnificent bastard, I READ YOUR BOOK!!!

[@ryanangelastro504]

I really love the take on her modern origin when Kara’s rocket was launched at the same time as Kal’s, but her rocket put her in suspended animation after a malfunction, then she arrived years after Kal became Superman.

[@EHH246]

"Don't feed her any green rocks, bye!" LOL

[@sheepheadsez2229]

"Hey guys, this is my baby cousin Kara." "Wait... Kent didn't mention a cousin before... He must be SUPERMAN!"

[@mbriancohen]

"Are we even sure Krypton even exploded?" Now THAT would be an awesome story. Basically a Truman Show IN SPACE where scientist Jor-El sends his son to a distant planet just to monitor what would happen on that planet if he believed he was the sole survivor of a dead planet. Oh and the Wayne's are still alive too.

[@StudioInkblot]

+CHP That seems a bit much.

[@nicholasellis2779]

+CHP Someone n this parallel universe has access to the comics in our universe and starts a grand conspiracy to make the justice league of that world come about to protect/take over the world. I would definitely read that.

[@fyraltari1889]

You mean something like this : kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4jbco2uedB-qK8 ?

[@ilopominecrafter]

CHP do that, except the waynes are believed dead because they were abducted by the kryptonians

[@callmejoe8594]

That's basically the premise of a Robot Chicken sketch. Except the motivation was to get rid of Clark.

[@Shinbu1128]

"Our street of homes is being flung free into space, saving us from the concussion that wiped out all others!" ...I'm just imagining a Suburban neighborhood floating through space, with someone watering the lawn, and someone else walking their dog. "Hey Tim." "Hey John. How 'bout that weather." "Eh, you know. Space."

[@dannyfenlon2476]

ah the majestic space dog

[@Tustin2121]

This story would be about 35 times more believable if the suburban neighborhood has been a SPACE STATION that was orbiting the planet. Then they could theoretically have already been self sufficient when they were somehow flung into space from the planet explosion and not been harmed. Hell, they still could have done the kryptonian poisoning thing by saying the station was permeated with the element from the explosion!

[@callianr6980]

I want that sitcom.

[@johnnygyro2295]

@@Tustin2121 Makes sense to me! 👍

[@PosthumanHeresy]

Superman: Voyager.

[@BigAmericanGirlFan]

I must say I love that Linkara chose that song for the title card in addition to the title card itself. It just makes me chuckle everytime I see and hear the title card and its music together

[@snakes3425]

Superman the brave fearless champion of peace, justice, freedom etc. who has faced down gangsters, the Nazi warmachine, Lex Luthor, Darkseid and his armies, lawyers, the comics code, and has even comeback from the dead three times...who can't handle a 16 year old kid

[@HyruleSwordsman94]

To the Kryptonians credit, their jazzercise headbands give them +2 to attack.

[@littlekuribohimposte]

+Hyrule Swordsman 94 “Tim O'Connor” But they lose 3 Intelligence. Which is why they only ever build one rocket.

[@snakes3425]

Kara: I mean I have the EXACT same powers as him. I come from the EXACT same planet. I PRACTICALY HAVE THE EXACT SAME BACKSTORY!!! (Eyes start glowing) Batgirl: Um guys Kara's warming up the laser eyes

[@astrocitizen]

And then there's the double-L thing, like some kind of "Bad Wolf" situation that was never, ever resolved.

[@muthesquirrel]

15:28 Look at that blood gushing from Superman's nose. He must have been flying behind her for a while and is having a Japanese reaction. Once she realised what happened, she put on some blue leggings. It's a story in itself!

[@SHINOBI-03]

15:15 I'm currently reading Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told and in it they confirmed the death of the Kents in a panel showing their graves. So yeah, Superman didn't have parents to make an excuse to not have her stay with him.

[@Dreadjaws]

Thank you for bringing up the "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex" thing. It always amazes me how people who don't know the source material make some article about it and fans will somehow eat it. Why? Even if Superman couldn't manage to control his strength he could easily step into a special room that filtered only the red light of the sun, which would render him powerless, so he could do all the sexy times he wanted without any problem. And that's just off the top of my head, there are dozens of solution for that problem, so it's really not a problem at all.

[@benjaminrubin2178]

17:44 Silly Linkara, you can't go into the Dog Park because there is no Dog Park. You're not even supposed to be thinking about the non-existent Dog Park. I can only hope the Sherif's Secret Police goes easy on you.

[@marthia8015]

+Benjamin Rubin I'm sure he'll be fine. The dog park doesn't harm you.

[@aidanobrien5591]

+Benjamin Rubin And he should not be thinking about the hooded figures that definitely do not roam around in the dog park which does not exist.

[@cheshirecreeper3743]

+Benjamin Rubin Also, Don't acknoledge the Shape in Grove Park that nobody Acknowledges or Speaks about. Or Angles. They Don't Exist. Stop thinking about it. STOP IT!

[@2wingo]

What is that a reference to?

[@benjaminrubin2178]

Welcome to Night Vale.

[@tavernburner3066]

18:00 I love how the dude doesn't even ask what disaster. " an entire community died. how nice."

[@gennybaratta2460]

Tavern Burner well it is the DC universe. World ending or at least world affecting, disasters happen like every other week

[@darkhelmet87]

yeah, superman was a huge asshole in the silver age. in addition to just abandoning his only living relative in a crappy orphanage to protect his secret identity, he also played sick twisted mind games like using a "fat ray" on lois and pretending he didn't know her so he could insult her, forcing Jimmy Olsen to marry a gorrila, and a bunch of times making people think they were dying or that he was going to kill them. in the silver age, he seemed to spend less time fighting evil, then mentally and emotionally torturing his supposed friends and loved ones for no reason( and when he did give a reason, it was usually crap). there was a website all about it called superdickery, it collected covers and panels with superman and other heroes acting like jerks and othersuch oddities ( though now it seems to be about disturbing fanart). I bet his secret identity didn't even factor into supes ditching her, " no thanks, last thing I need is a kid sidekick cramping my style! I saw what happened to batman, he started as a dark creature of the night, then he picked up that robin brat, and then he turned into a pathetic dork." ass hole. I'm wondering how superman ever got the reputation as the "big blue boy scout", the mos good noble and kind of all heroes, when his golden age self was a destructive, rebelleous brute, who as linkara said was about as heroic as kool aid man, and his silver age self was a sadistic, abusive psychopath, who seem to see everyone around him as playthings!?!?!? maybe his bronze age self had a really good publicist?

[@anthonyrodriguez1119]

you should see how he reacts to bizzaro(who many people believe was a alagory for special needs people)Clark went full blood lust throwing everything he has at him eventually blowing him to pieces with with the cloning laser right after bizzaro be friended a blind girl

[@anthonyrodriguez1119]

Well.......um DC probably decided that the next generation would not like the Superman who encourages you to slap a Jap and decided that they should put more care in his personality and thus his transformation began ........I dunno

[@triblast3977]

In the Bronze Age Superman was completely changed and restored thanks to Julius Schwartz. It started with legendary writer (a comic book incarnate of ying and yang where for every good thing he wrote he wrote something terrible) Dennis O'Neil made Superman super weak because he felt that Silver Age Superman was too powerful to be a good and interesting character. Following that Schwartz ended the ban of having Superman appear in team up books and DC Presents then bum rushed Superman by having him meet as many characters in the DCU as possible to make him feel actually part of it. Then Elliot S. Maggin introduced the age old question when it comes to Superman; how does Superman effect the Earth and it's people and is it always good. Following that we had Superman exploring space and facing off against intergalactic beings while author writers recreated Krypton. The final nail in the coffin of recreating the Superman mythos was Superman: Last Son of Krypton where we had Elliot S. Maggin explain all the changes to Krypton he did which in turn created the more modern version of it. With that they retold Superman's origin and made him into a new character. Then finally came the Superman movie where we got the Big Blue Boy Scout we have today; the boom of this movie along with the new origin for Superman and his world gave them the perfect chance to make him into the Man of Tomorrow we have today. Until he returned from his death in 1994, but then he got better in 1997. Until the New 52, but the he got better in Rebirth.

[@clresseg]

Interesting info. Thank you.

[@johnnygyro2295]

I have mixed feelings on Superman this issue. Telling Kara she needs training before becoming a superhero is reasonable. Dropping her off at an orphanage instead of taking her in himself is not. Also, you said Metallo was introduced in this issue? I'm kind of surprised the story didn't have Clark and Kara fight him together...

[@Artista_Frustrado]

the L.L. being initials of everyone Superman loves, then there's Lex Luthor ...that explains way too much, not sure about Bruce Wayne tho, perhaps his actual name also includes L.L. also, yep Superman is totally the paradigm of goodness, leaving his traumatized inexperienced cousin in an Orphanage right after they met. At least you could have show her the Fortress of Solitude "hey this is where i keep all of Krypton stuff i managed to get if you feel nostalgic, also is a great place for training"

[@Artista_Frustrado]

TheKeyser94 i wasn't thinking much of misogyny but rather general dickery

[@pvthitch]

In Action Comics #1, baby Superman was raised in an orphanage.

[@TheEmeraldWeirdo]

So... was the Fortress of Solitude not a thing in the Silver Age? Why couldn't Kara just stay there until Clark figured something else out?

[@joshuaingobo1559]

It was a thing in the Silver Age. Kara can’t just stay there because Clark wanted her to have a civilian life while training her to become a hero.

[@darkhero-3097]

I just realized why Supergirl's X-Ray didn't bounce off the mirror. She used the heat of the X-Rays to adjust the mirror, so she was using the heat of the radiation, while normal heat vision would bounce off because it's light, and light bounces of mirrors!

[@JaelinBezel]

But Heat Vision isn't light, it's Heat. You can't reflect it off a mirror.

[@JaelinBezel]

Also, X-Rays ARE light so they might bounce off. I think it probably needs to be visible light because what makes the visible spectrum visible in the first place is its ability to bounce off things.

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

Oh Silver Age, you so crazy. :) I actually kind of liked the Matrix Supergirl as it allowed the character to exist, have a connection with Superman and even have her own powers so she wasn't a carbon copy. Plus, in "Convergence" we had the fun of Ambush Bug claiming she smelled like caulk all the time. :)

[@breawycker]

Another Matrix/Linda fan??? 😄

[@josephcox98]

For a second I thought this was a PSA origin comic. If you can find one, REVIEW IT!

[@All2Meme]

Maybe Superman could drop her off at the Xavier School For Gifted Youngsters...bad idea?.

[@ilopominecrafter]

Well this was back when comics of all companies were so loose that a crossover said they were in the same universe, so it could work... buuut also the xmen were actin kinda creepy toward jean gray when she first entered in the first issue. Might not be a good idea for the girl of steel

[@xanderm6090]

@@ilopominecrafter She can kick all their asses. Iceman hasn't gone Omega yet so i think she'll be fine.

[@andrewbarone3781]

​​@@xanderm6090 There's Professor X, yet ICEMAN is who you are worried about?

[@PosthumanHeresy]

My headcanon for the Kryptonian rocket design is that it's basically a cryochamber strapped to a rocket and Krypton exploded ages before Superman made it to Earth. Stick baby/teen inside the chamber and it keeps them fresh and ageless until they're woken up. Perfect for single-person long-distance spaceflight.

[@gizmofrompizmo2177]

The Adventures of Superdick.

[@lauralowe7834]

My initials are L.L. And I’m watching a guy initialed LL go on about characters initialed LL. Inception!

[@snakes3425]

Superman's Excuse for Not Raising Supergirl: You see I've adopted a secret identity on Earth that might be jeopardized Sups this is the DC Universe we're talking about if no one can figure out that Clark Kent is just you with glasses I think your safe

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

@@ayaanshah2417 i wish Chris Kent was back to meet him (and yes I know he is back as Zod's son. i mean as true chris kent he was)

[@PosthumanHeresy]

I bet he doesn't mean who he is will be jeopardized, but his identity's attempts to get laid will.

[@ellnats]

i find it weird that supermans disguise is glasses, while supergirls is a wig, the sidekick/partner has a better disguise then the main hero

[@charlesgorman4919]

I love Supergirl. One of my favorite superheroines.

[@JaelinBezel]

Princess Amethyst is one of mine.

[@aidanobrien5591]

17:45 that was the most perfect Welcome to Night Vale reference I've ever seen.

[@nicholasbolash4605]

It might have been more of a writing reason. If Super Girl was with Superman than she'd always be in his shadow. There would always be that thought, if she cant handle it Superman is right there. Separating them made it easier for her to have her own series and work independently.

[@JaelinBezel]

And this is why Supergirl doesn’t feel like Superman’s sidekick. Which is a bit of a shame i think, since there are so few examples of heroes with sidekicks that are the opposite sex. Like Stargirl and STRIPE. It’s like writers thought Wonder Woman’s sidekick HAD to be a girl when i think there’d be more storytelling potential if it was Wonder Boy or something.

[@VaderTheWhite]

Wait, Silver Age DC had three different Atlantis..es? This explains a LOT about Doctor Who, doesn't it?

[@SuperWolsey]

And Mars. For every J'onn J'onnz, there's the Ice Warriors

[@plantainsame2049]

Doctor who literally Has had polite lines about its continuity being nonsense It's to the point that The eighth doctor was once able to pull out the second doctors sonic. Because his pockets Are kind of magic He also noticed one of his companions getting retconed

[@ButtercheeseYay]

"You'll get used to the spanking. I know I have." I AM SCREAMING

[@christopherb501]

Still not as unpleasant as when Superman was spanking Lois.

[@astrocitizen]

15:15 -- It's exchanges like this that made me think it would make a good "parallel world" story wherein we have an alternate history where all comic book characters made logical, well-thought decisions like actual people, and not ones determined by writers and editors to maintain the status quo from issue to issue.

[@daelen.cclark]

Sometimes modern flashbacks and retcons are better. If anything, that’s why the adaptations of these stories are needed sometimes.

[@willday9316]

I'm thinking about Metallo griping that not only does he have to die after only one appearance, he doesn't even get to be on the cover!

[@joshuahartman3132]

I like that the DC Rebirth brought back Superman and Lois Lane's marriage and even gave them a son. Finally advancing the characters instead of retreading old ground (except for the whole return of Doomsday thing...but that's lampshaded in comic, so I'll give it a pass!).

[@pizza4589]

lois and clark was such a good comic

[@eamonndeane587]

This origin really needs more pages. I like Kara's costume ( Though My favourite is the one she wore in Crisis on Infinite Earths). Her personality is basic but charming. I like Kara's incarnation in the DCAU.Next week will be.... interesting to say the very least.....

[@15oClock]

Has anyone else read the stories with Jimmy Olsen's wishing totem? It's really weird looking back. The second story had gangsters breaking into his apartment and using the totem to take away Superman's powers. The third is the weirdest, given Jimmy sends Superman back in time to meet his parents, but a typo led to him being sent to "mate" his parents. Silver Age, eh?

[@MoffMuppet]

Anyone else went "... wut?" when he said "PSA Hell Month"?

[@conradojavier]

+MoffMupp Miller Month has a nice ring to it.

[@dannyfenlon2476]

Conrado Javier not enough alchol in the entire world

[@dannyfenlon2476]

Conrado Javier so its been retconed that linkara dranked the critics jägerplanet not malcom and tamera?

[@conradojavier]

Daniel Eggers It's 90's Kid's Fault.

[@dannyfenlon2476]

Conrado Javier future 90's kids, current 90's kid or entity 90's kid

[@dvass7253]

Two things: 1) I completely agree with Linkara - Superman's decision is 10 different flavors of WTF. The 1996 Superman cartoon and Superman/Batman: Apocalypse did it much better. 2) I've never been much of a fan of Supergirl's uniform being the same color as Superman's. I prefer it when she's wearing the white shirt and blue skirt, like she does in the '96 cartoon. I think it helps her stand out more. But maybe that's just me.

[@Goleon]

+D Vass The Superman/Batman: Apocalypse movie is actually based off a Superman/Batman storyline (which is in graphic novel form) that reintroduced Kara Zor-El to the modern audience. It's actually a pretty good read.

[@eamonndeane587]

Her Costume from Crisis On Infinite Earths (with the red headress) is my favourite of her costumes.

[@muthesquirrel]

+D Vass I've never been a fan of 'female counterparts' on the whole. Like this whole female Thor thing. I'd rather see original female character than just adding female pronouns to existing male ones. Just feels cheap and unoriginal.

[@TheSeptet]

Jane Foster isn't a female counterpart to Thor any more than Wally West was a red-haired counterpart to The Flash or Jason Todd was an asshole counterpart to Robin. It's called being a legacy character.

[@ecliptorcalrissian5014]

Totally with you.I like her to have her own look because she's her own character. But alas, she always goes back to "Superman but with a skirt." (She's getting a new costume in the show next season but it kinda sucks; solid blue, much darker, made with the "if the suit's not dark and dull she'll look like a comic book character and who can ever take *that* seriously?" design ethic that even the DCEU is moving away from now.)

[@Werrf1]

Come on, Linkara, you know full well that traumatic events had absolutely no effect on anybody until the 1980s, when PTSD was invented.

[@funcoolfunfun]

It would actually be funny if you could eventually somehow do a Secret Origins month that is also another PSA hell month.

[@AmySay]

+funcoolfunfun Technically, one could say that the Teen Titans Anti-Drug giveaway was one...

[@funcoolfunfun]

Cassandra Emagena True.

[@jfdrac]

@@AmySay Especially now that we know the Crusader was canon

[@TheMamaluigi300]

@@jfdrac His name is the Protector! NEVER BLASPHEMY THY NAME!

[@jfdrac]

@@TheMamaluigi300 HEROES IN CRISIS ;)

[@christopherauzenne5023]

I just love the picture of aquaman in the credit images and when I see him I just imagine him quietly whispering "Linkaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrraaa".

[@tanuki01]

Silver Age Comics are bonkers and awesome

[@DeathGodRiku]

When he said PSA month my brain broke

[@thegayghost872]

L.L. initials are like the DCU's 23 enigma.

[@jonmckenzie7678]

Speaking of coloring, I'm old enough to remember the magic Super-Girl story reprinted in a 25 cent Giant Annual issue, well after the introduction of Kara Zor-El Supergirl. I presume to avoid confusion, the reprint gave Super-Girl red hair, a gold top, and a green skirt. I think the cape was red, I forget the boot color, likely green, and the insignia was traditional red and yellow.

[@hinata167]

"WHY CAN'T WE GO IN THE DOG PARK!" ME: I understood that reference 😄

[@Amitlu]

The L.L. conspiracy started with L from Deathnote obviously

[@aaa1e2r3]

+Amitlu I thought it began with L.L. Cool J

[@HeartlessSlayer]

+Athavan Rajasingham Think their headquarters would be made out of Lincoln Logs?

[@josephcage7955]

I was so confused at the beginning. I was like, "umm... Okay... I guess Supergirl is a PSA comic"

[@MrGMoney1944]

Superman deadbeat guardian of tomorrow!

[@Adamgontierfan19]

(Plays John Williams Superman theme over the S-shield)

[@MAMoreno]

My main gripe with this origin is that they could've made it so much simpler by drawing upon the recent introduction of Kandor instead.

[@johnnygyro2295]

To be fair, I think that was the setup Post-Crisis. Brainiac stole Kandor, which in some universes is what destroyed Krypton, so her parents sent to her Earth to be safe with her cousin. After Clark and Kara defeated Brainiac, the newly freed Kandor, grew back to normal size and became New Krypton. I haven't read those story arcs, but I heard they were good.

[@Axioanarchist]

The Sheriff's Secret Police want to talk to you.

[@taekinuru2]

The L.L thing was kind of tragic. It was a running joke early on that Superman was unofficially destined to fall in love with everyone he meets with those initials... AND IT HAD NO PAYOFF. Not one. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Not a biscuit.

[@jfdrac]

Yeah I reacll all those comics where he fell in love with Lex Luthor ;)

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

In some panels Kara’s legs are colored blue, I guess some artist wanted her in thights and wish that would have stuck.

[@waynetech10]

Again, thank you, Linkara, for echoing my thoughts on the Superman's "relationship" from New 52, one of the main things that soured me on the brand. It was every bit as forced and superficial as I thought it would be. I don't hold the greatest hopes for the "Rebirth", as they've dubbed it, but if it reverses the damage done by New 52, I'll return to the comic shop, for the first time, in years. Basically, New 52 was to my patronage to DC as One More Day was to your patronage to the Spider-Man line.

[@ruggiebuggie3195]

I can’t tell if Superman looking back and calling himself ‘Superbaby’ is just him joking or DC’s Silver Age being stupid.

[@psychonaut1502]

I always thought Supergirl should be Superman's Robin. She hangs out with him, lives with him, and fights supervillains with him, all the while learning from him about Earth and how to be a hero.

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

Did DC's writers have a bet going on who could get away with the most ludicrous set-up for a character?

[@andreworders7305]

10:02 This is unintentionally incredibly hilarious

[@CazTheGamerGuy]

Noticed the trade for Peter David's "Many Happy Returns" in the background. Good choice.

[@Shadurak]

This origin was hilarious. I haven't laughed so hard from a review in a very long time. Bravo, sir, you sure picked a good one to throw your snark at.

[@jmiles86]

Hey, I always liked her red skirt costume. When I saw them put her in the belly top and micro skirt, I slapped my forehead so hard I almost knocked myself out.

[@lastlife0726]

Kryptonian headbands just denoted you were a respected man in society. Criminals would be stripped of their headband in shame. Women could also wear headbands, it just wasn't considered traditional, hence why Kara wore one in the 80s.

[@RealHeatherLynn0225]

That Welcome to Nightvale reference was AMAZING. Also, your ovaries flying joke was fantastic. As usual, this episode was awesome. I always look forward to your reviews!

[@TheSeptet]

Everyone's biography movie should have a drunk Peter O'Toole in it.

[@andreworders7305]

7:18 my money’s on time traveling Rob Liefeld with the superpower to draw feet.

[@HiperPivociarz]

Is Lewis actually just Superman supporting character?! You'll learn the truth next episode. Same Linkara-time, same Linkara-channel

[@lorddrayvon1426]

To anyone wondering, the rainbow fingers thing is in reference to Superman #125 and they actually advertised it as his new superpower. He gains them after being exposed to space radiation from a crashed ship which strips him of his powers save flight and invulnerability. He uses them on some crooks which makes them surrender. ??????

[@TheMamaluigi300]

13:55 Keep in mind, this is the same civilization that didn’t have the foresight to prepare to escape their end-of-life-approaching planet

[@ShanaReviews]

I'm actually glad the Supergirl TV series tried to address the skirt issue by just having her wear thigh high boots and black leggings. and even some of the comics, i believe post new 52, have tried to give her less revealing outfits like making it a full body suit like Clark's

[@ellnats]

"you'll get used to the spankings, i know i have"

[@Ridley882]

I know I’m late to the party, but the Drak Horse Aliens crossover also had its own version of Kara. But since it’s an ambiguously canonical three issue crossover, she never shows up or gets mentioned again, granted there is sort of a reason for that.

[@Jon_the_Wizard]

"Our street of homes is being flung into space, saving us from the concussion that wiped out all others!" Pity it didn't protect them from the torn ACLs! Poor Joe-El over there needs medical assistance!

[@TheMamaluigi300]

9:09 “Go get your own shtick, simulacra-girl!”

[@fireair100]

...I just realized something: Has any version of Supergirl ever met the Supergirl from that wishing Totem?

[@joshuaingobo1559]

They all haven’t, as far as I know.

[@dannybuckle3763]

17:47 ...Was that a Welcome To Night Vale reference? Awesome!

[@christianogden2825]

at least the supergirl show is pretty good

[@cunni241967]

Lol, as a kid I never really understood early comics but when they are explained now like that all I can do is laugh because it's down right funny

[@RandomMantheawsome]

Awesome Welcome to Nightvale reference at 17:44!!

[@pinky75910]

I know there was a past video where Linkara discussed Supergirl’s publication history and all the different things DC has done to her and her backstory over the years, but I can’t remember what one it was.

[@matityaloran9157]

9:55, Did Linkara just predict the Flash movie?

[@juon91]

Everytime youtube recommend me this one, I always think "Damn it. It wasn't PSA Hell!"

[@andreworders7305]

You’re right, your name does sound like a Superman character.

[@CarlSlime]

Man, Kara on the cover of the comic deadup looks like Mila Jovovich

[@chuckleshelicopterwigwamjo7315]

Thanks, I can't unsee it

[@boobah5643]

You've never actually read "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex," have you, Lewis? Niven's essay has a lot more to it than 'Superman might shred LL in the heat of passion.'

[@tombeats7179]

Eh, for Supermans "You weren't even born at the time" bit, i see that more as common sense. It was like, 20, maybe 20-some years since Kryptons detonation. She looked like she would've been born at least half a decade afterwards.

[@joshuaingobo1559]

I’m real time, the Earth-One Superman would’ve been born on February 29, 1928, with him arriving to Earth on June 18, 1931, while Supergirl would’ve been born in September 22, 1943, with her arriving to Earth on May 18, 1959. But in my version of sliding time, Superman would’ve been 27 years old (or 28 in real time) by the time Supergirl arrived from Argo City to Earth in May 18, meaning that he would have started his heroic career for 19 years (or 20 years in real time) by this point, since he started as Superboy at eight years old (on June 11, 1939 in real time). Also, this would mean that Supergirl arrived to Earth 28 years in real time (or 27 years in sliding time) after Krypton’s destruction.

[@waddledee474]

thumbnail fem-linkara is thicc.

[@mitchfletcher2386]

I think her name is "Linkari".

[@Elyseon]

In before the I SHIP IT comments.

[@daelen.cclark]

Mitch Fletcher That’s a really damn good name!

[@ryanangelastro504]

What about Ladykara?

[@andreworders7305]

“Why can’t we go in the dog park?”?

[@JaelinBezel]

I enjoy the Supergirl TV Show.