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Supergirl #74 page 21

Artists: Leonard Kirk (Penciller) , Robin riggs (Inker)

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Title:	Supergirl #74 page 21
Artist:	Leonard Kirk (Penciller)
Artist:	Robin riggs (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	844
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Added to Site:	6/7/2010
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And continuing my "Women in Refrigerators" theme (if you even remember it), this page feature a few of the Peter David versions of Supergirl. During his run on the series, Sueprgirl is Linda Danvers, but this isn’t just a secret identity which she has taken as a cover for her superheroics. Prior to meeting in issue #1, Linda was an ordinary teenager living in the small town of Leesburg, while the superhero known as Supergirl was a shapeshifting artificial being with the memories of another world’s Lana Lang, endowed with superpowers both similar to and very different from Superman’s. She became known as Matrix and had telekinesis, invisibility, and shapeshifting as her main powers. Through a convergence of supernatural events, Linda Danvers and Supergirl were brought together in a merging of physical form and consciousness that brought a new meaning to both their lives. A new, two-in-one, Supergirl was born. Supergirl now has a past as Linda Danvers and a human family, with all that entails, and Linda Danvers is now endowed with superpowers of flight, superstrength, and the ability to transform into Supergirl whenever the world needs saving. This event has had far-reaching repercussions: Supergirl is now more powerful than ever, for the act of giving her life for another caused her to become an earth-born angel. The Girl of Steel found herself with wings of flame and an even greater role as the Angel of Fire.

Peter David's final “Many Happy Returns” arc was intended to kick-start a new direction for the comic which would feature the three Supergirls: Kara the original Supergirl, Linda Danvers taking on the mantle of Superwoman, and Power Girl. However the series was prematurely cancelled and David was forced to wrap up the story in issue 80. Linda Danvers dropped the mantle of Supergirl and left Leesburg for parts unknown. In a farewell letter she wrote to Clark, she bequeathed her Supergirl mementos – and her beloved skateboard – and hinted that she might adopt a new identity. Supergirl’s author moved onto a much darker series called Fallen Angel. The series stars a mysterious dark avenger named “Lee”, who is unusually strong and supernaturally-abled. After much reader speculation that Lee was the disillusioned Linda Danvers living on in that little-known corner of the comicbook universe, Peter David revealed that Lee was not Danvers. However he introduced a new character named “Lin”, Lee’s predecessor, who is Linda Danvers in all but name (the series is now published by IDW, not DC Comics).

Before the move to IDW, Peter David acknowledged that Fallen Angel was based on ideas he had been unable to use during his time writing Supergirl before it was cancelled, but stopped short of admitting that Lee was, in fact, Linda Lee Danvers (Supergirl).[52] The DC run of the title is consistent with this hypothesis, which would also jibe with the expressed intent to form a "bridge" between DC's general-audience and supernatural imprints.[2]

Though David remained coy as to whether the two characters were one and the same during the DC run of the title, after it moved to IDW, David revealed Lee's origin, which clearly showed that Lee was not Danvers. However, Fallen Angel #14 introduced "Lin," who was said to be Lee's "predecessor" in Bete Noire.[53] Lin had recently escaped Limbo, an apparent metaphor for what happened to Danvers after the cancellation of Supergirl. David was more explicit as to whether Lin was Linda Danvers in his December 13, 2006 blog entry, in which he stated:

“ Any fans of my run on Supergirl—particularly those who are torqued because Linda Danvers was consigned to oblivion in the DCU--must, must, MUST pick up "Fallen Angel" #14 and #15 when they come out next year.[54] ”

However, since David could not explicitly claim that a character owned by DC and a character that he owned were one and the same, he admitted:

“ Can I say this is Linda Danvers? Of course I can't. However, it's pretty freaking obvious that it is.[55] ”

Furthermore, in the Fallen Angel Premier Edition hardcover, a bonus story was revealed detailing Malachi's transfer out of God's service. This story portrayed God as being a young boy wearing a baseball cap and holding a metal golf club, similar to Wally the God-Boy from Peter David's run on Supergirl.

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