There accept been many incarnations of Supergirl throughout the DCU since she starting time appeared in Superman #123. Later recreated in Action Comics #252, she has been known as Linda Davers, Kara Zor-El, and even Ability Girl -- who was originally conceived as an Earth-Two equivalent to Supergirl in All Star Comics #58. "World-Ii" refers to our planet in a parallel universe that took place before 1985's Crisis on Infinite Earths series. This series basically rebooted the unabridged DCU, which can make keeping rails of certain characters' histories as difficult every bit reading Kryptonian. To keep things from getting too confusing, this list focuses primarily on Kara, cousin of Kal-El, known to us bottom humans as Superman.

Supergirl is one of the near powerful beings in the known universe, serving the greater skillful as a fellow member of the Justice League, Legion of Super-Heroes, and even the Cherry Lantern Corps. That's quite a lot for the teenager to residual on superlative of her other responsibilities like school and socializing. Supergirl is a model citizen and hero, with a fun, spunky personality and all the powers of Superman. There is no way she could maybe observe herself in situations that might compromise her squeaky clean image, right? Wrong!

15 THE BLACK MAGIC OF SUPERGIRL

Supergirl Black Magic Action Comics 324

In a bizarre Silver Age consequence of Action Comics, Supergirl is seen dabbling in the night arts. In Issue #324, "The Black Magic of Supergirl," this gripping tale is full of the exotic like snake charmers, bewitched objects, and dated cliches. Through a series of fortuitous circumstances, Kara finds herself in the possession of "The Devil Ring" -- an object which harnesses the power of demons! The owner can only use the ring'south powers three times before they themselves are permanently turned into a demon.

Supergirl winds up facing situations wherein she must utilise the ring three times in a row, turning her into a "She-Devil" -- complete with horns, pitchfork, and cauldron! Resolution is institute when Supergirl learns she must expose herself to Kryptonite to "purge herself." Superman gives a speech communication explaining the logic of "witch burning," and everyone lives to see another happy 24-hour interval in the DCU. Except the witches, of course.

14 SUPERGIRL LOVES THAT CHICKEN

Helen Slater in Supergirl the Movie

In 1984, pop culture was inverse forever by multiple big screen releases, including Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, The Terminator, and Nightmare on Elm Street. These classics would embed themselves into our cultural subconscious and change the way nosotros look at activeness, take chances, horror, and scientific discipline fiction. Then, there was Supergirl: The Movie -- 114 minutes of what could exist called "torture," but that descriptor could be considered a compliment.

Starring Helen Slater every bit Supergirl, we get to come across the blonde Kryptonian make her large debut on Planet Earth as she seeks to retrieve a lost Krypton power source and face off against... a witch. The plot falls apartment on its face, and leaves us with this haunting image of Supergirl preparing to defend that which America holds most dear -- our beloved Popeye's Chicken.

13 SPREAD EAGLE

Supergirl the Movie Argo City

Another classic prototype of Supergirl is brought to us over again by Supergirl: The Picture show. There is no end to the gems ane tin can dig up in this feature motion-picture show, so it'south no modest wonder Supergirl is rated a paltry 10% on Rotten Tomatoes! Here we see a young Kara on her home planet playing with the Omegahedron -- the chief power source for Argo City. A power source that can damage and/or destroy life seems like the perfect plaything for a picayune girl, right?

Argo City is Supergirl's dwelling boondocks and one where the people are free to walk around barefoot in transparent vesture. Not that there's anything wrong with that, information technology merely doesn't seem super appropriate for the audience... particularly because the citizens of Argo City sit down similar they're on the encompass of an adult mag! This month'due south centerfold -- Kara Zor-El!

12 DARK SUPERGIRL

The unconscious mind is a mystery every bit vast and complex as inner space. Lex Luthor understands this about the listen, and wonders what shadows may be lurking in the seemingly incorruptible mind of Kara. In Supergirl, #3, "An Outsider?", Lex uses a Black Kryptonite ray on Supergirl. Instead of corrupting her as expected, Supergirl's unconscious splits, generating a second Supergirl. Memories twisted from overexposure to Krypton, Kara Zor-El 2 believes she was sent by her father on a mission to kill Superman.

Possessed with all of Supergirl's powers, in add-on to beingness insane and evil, there are several memorable clashes between Kara and her doppleganger. One that is near haunting is the image of Supergirl laying at her dark twin'south feet. Thankfully, Dr. Fate comes to Supergirl's aid, helping her overcome her "shadow side," which causes Dark Supergirl to fade abroad.

11 BRAINWASHED KARA

Brainwashed Supergirl in Superman Batman Apocalypse

In the animated movie Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, another unforgettable evil version of Supergirl is presented. Instead of a portion of her unconscious existence brought to life, like in the comics, in this story line Kara is brainwashed by Darkseid. For some reason, this involves her wearing an outfit like to the "Slave Leia" await in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Brainwashed Supergirl, Darkseid, Granny Goodness, and a bunch of clones kick some major Justice League barrel!

Thankfully, Batman comes upwards with i of his crafty Bat Plans, and Wonder Woman captures Granny Goodness -- a character we may non meet in live activity DC, considering of the dark content affiliated with her. The subjects DC allow in their blitheness versus large screen releases is one of the many reasons DC Animated tends to be infinitely better than the live activeness productions.

10 SUPERGIRL LOVES BRAINIAC

Supergirl Kisses Brainiac in Justice League Unlimited Far From

You read the above subtitle right, folks! In a twisted plot from the blithe serial Justice League Unlimited, Kara Zor-El winds up falling head over heels for a descendent of Superman's worst enemy, Brainiac! In this episode, "Far From Home," Supergirl is jubilant her 21st birthday the way any superhero would -- training hard with members of The Justice League.

They are suddenly whisked abroad, more a g years into the time to come, drawn there past the Legion of Super-Heroes. There are only ii members left, Bouncing Male child and Brainiac -- as the remainder have been brainwashed by the Fatal Five. Supergirl is distrustful of him, because his relations to Brainiac, but subsequently much do-gooding together, the ii fall in love. Supergirl stays in the future with him, leaving it upwardly to a few unlucky members of the League to pause the news to Superman.

9 BIZZARO-GIRL

Bizzaro Girl in Emporer Joker

Imagine a earth in which the Joker has absolute and total command over all reality and creation. It sends shivers down one's spine if y'all actually stop to recollect nigh it, and information technology is crazier than you can imagine. Everything is backwards, upside-downward, twisted, and perverse. That is the land of DC's Bizarro, a animate being meant to have the powers of Superman only poor intelligence in addition to the willingness to serve Joker's well-nigh twisted desires.

In the nine part comics series Emperor Joker, every character seems to accept an reverse, and Supergirl is no exception. Hers is Bizzaro-Girl, who also talks like "she is zombie" and is out of her mind. Supergirl was able to defeat Bizzaro-Girl in the end, but information technology is a sad and night picture. It makes us uh, no feel then good.

8 GIDDYUP, KARA

Supergirl and Batgirl in Girls Night Out

Batgirl and Supergirl get to fill in the shoes of Batman and Superman in "Girls Dark Out." Episode twenty of The New Batman Adventures animated serial is a fun ride -- the gals take center phase as both Bats and Kal are out of town for a few days. Beingness on their ain is a rarity, and we get to meet the ii young super-heroines hunt Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, and Livewire around Gotham.

The girls wreak havoc in the procedure -- trashing Penguin's Iceburg Lounge, having a face-off at the zoo, and  in archetype fashion, having Harley knock herself out mid-fight. It was archetype and fun, only not very swish in the moments Batgirl rides Supergirl effectually like a horse as they wing about the city. An image that is virtually definitely hard to unsee once you lot've seen it!

7 SUPER BACK

Supergirl in Superman Batman Apocalypse

Imagine y'all're a dock worker, pulling some other tardily shift. The air is cold and smells of salt and sewage. You lot pause for a moment's respite, looking upwards to adore the nighttime sky. Instead of merely stars, you see an object falling towards the water not far from you! Curious, you follow the wreckage, only to discover a teenage girl crawling from it, apparently unharmed -- and not wearing any dress.

The dock workers depicted in Superman/Batman: Apocalypse are put in this very scenario as Kara Zor-El crash lands to earth for the commencement time. The unwitting men and audience are given quite a view every bit she attempts to communicate in an alien tongue. Unfortunately, they endeavor and mess with the wrong gal, and Supergirl gain to wreck their limbs and parts of Gotham city in an attempt to protect herself.

6 Full FRONTAL

Supergirl in Superman Batman Volume 1 Issue 8

The blithe movie Superman/Batman: Apocalypse was based off a series of comics, "The Supergirl from Krypton." Featured in the comics series Superman/Batman Volume i Problems eight - 13, we get a deeper backstory about what is happening in the DC world at the time this takes identify. Superman is rather depressed well-nigh being "the last Kryptonian" -- to the point that he has walled himself off from the earth in his Fortress of Confinement.

When Kara Zor-El falls to World and has her run-in with Batman and the unfortunate dock workers who crossed her path, she caused enough of a stir to pull her hermit cousin out of his cold palace and check things out. The first consequence of these comics featuring this story arc, Effect 8 ends with the above panel featuring a nearly nude Supergirl. Shockingly, this scene didn't brand it into the animated movie.

5 SUPER WEDGIE

Supergirl Superman in Super Best Friends Forever 3 Wedgie

In a fun animated brusque by DC called Super Best Friends Forever #3 -- which originally aired on Cartoon Network and tin can still be seen on YouTube -- Supergirl is grounded and she isn't happy about it. Batgirl and Wonder Daughter throw rocks at Supergirl's window to entice her into coming out to fight crime with them.

Kara decides to join them and flies out the window, simply to encounter the foreboding breast of Superman. Supergirl proceeds to fight Kal, calling him a "narc" and that he can't tell her what to do because he isn't her dad. "No, simply I am Superman!" Kara responds by giving her cousin a super wedgie -- he's kinda asking for it wearing those little shorts on the exterior of his tights!

4 TENTACLE TROUBLE

Supergirl vs Unity in Superman The Animated Series

Aliens, tentacles, bondage, cults, plots to takeover the world -- but another wholesome Sat morning on Superman: The Animated Series. In one episode, Kara is almost to spend Spring Break in the big city of Metropolis, a notion which has the teenager very excited. Supergirl returns dwelling house from her calendar week of super-adventures simply to find her hometown has been taken over by an evil alien intelligence!

Under the guise of a reverend preaching "unity" and "the source of eternal bliss," the conflicting connects all it infects via tentacle-similar connections that shoot from people'due south tongues to each other's foreheads. In a final showdown with the brute, Supergirl is bound by multiple natural language tentacles simultaneously. She is able to intermission gratuitous, ultimately saving the day with the assistance of her cousin, Superman. However, the audience is left with a prepare of hentai-like images of our innocent Kara that are difficult to unsee.

3 SUPER Bondage

Supergirl in Chains in Truth Justice and the American Way

If we had a penny for every time Supergirl has been spring upwards in some mode throughout the comics and other DC media, nosotros'd take at least a few bucks! At that place seem to be no shortage of images, including the alien natural language tentacle incident from Superman: The Animated Serial. This particular all the same from the electric current series ofSupergirl, in the episode "Truth, Justice, and the American Way," is 1 that stands out from the balance.

Information technology is so unusual to think that chains could hold back the omnipotent Supergirl -- the chains Chief Jailer had her in are ones she could snap equally easily equally toothpicks under normal circumstances. Even so, Main Jailer exposed Supergirl to lite equivalent to that of a Red Sun -- sapping her of her powers and making her almost helpless. That makes watching her beat him up with his own chains all the more satisfying. Get him, Kara!

2 KISSING COUSINS

Superman and Supergirl in Action Comics 289 Cousin Love

Superman and Supergirl are cousins, so it's just natural they would be close. There are times though -- many times actually -- where they seem to be a bit too close for comfort. One of the most shocking examples of this is from the Silver Age's Activity Comics #289. Kara and Kal travel time and space searching for a suitable wife for Superman. -- someone who will be able to handle having his alien babies, fly, and live for a actually long time.

They search and search, but neglect to detect the idyllic mate for Superman. Kara feels as though she's failed him, and when they return dorsum to their present time of skilful former 1962, she tells him so. Kal responds in the above panel with the memorable confession that if he were to marry, he would desire to marry her! We wonder where the conversation went after this awkward moment?

1 Bad-mannered ENCOUNTER

Supergirl meets Cat Grant in Action Comics 868

In Action Comics #868, Superman has been missing for some time. Supergirl is trying to detect him, and stops by The Daily Planet to look for him. While she is there, Kara runs into Catherine Grant, a young man columnist for the paper and on over again/off once again romantic interest of Kal'southward. Cat is known for her flirtatious and overtly sexual beliefs, boldly showing off her "avails" for all to see.

Cat Grant has been around since her debut in 1987 in Adventures of Superman #424, and undergone many interesting encounters. Of all those run-ins, this console by Gary Frank is one of our favorites of all time. Supergirl may be super-strong, but she is not super socially intelligent -- an endearing trait that reminds us of Starfire. Commenting on Cat's "modifications" with the assist of her X-ray vision, this introduction is both hilarious and incredibly awkward!

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