SUPERGIRL: 13 Fave Fashions of the MAID OF MIGHT — RANKED
SUPERGIRL WEEK! — Supergirl, starring Milly Alcock, is out this week, so we’ve gathered up the 13th Dimension crew to bring you our first-ever SUPERGIRL WEEK! Click here for more high-flying features! — By JIM BEARD As comic-book fans, we tend to get collectively all high-and-mighty when it comes to change. Why can’t things just stay the same — like costumes, for instance? Well, when it comes to the Supergirl’s situation, after sixty-seven years, a Maid of Might just wants to have fuh-un and a costume change might be just the ticket. Look at it this way: Not being quite as iconic a character as her admittedly more well-known and practically deified cousin, Supergirl can get away with it—and so she has, many times over. In fact, she’s had enough sartorial switch-ups that we’re able to offer a run-down of 13 favorite costumes from among her own choices over the decades. Pull up a chunk of kryptonite and settle in, Streaky. Things may get a little weird here and there—we’re looking at you, 1970s—but you’ve got a Supergirl on your shoulder as we look through the closet of one of the greatest heroines of all time. (Plus, check out our pal Bill Morrison, whose MORRISON MONDAYS column this week features Supergirl paper dolls. Perfect timing!) — 13. Pirate Boots (Adventure Comics #415, 1972). Part of Kara’s early ’70s push to try out several new costumes suggested by readers, this kooky ensemble only lasted for a single issue, but it has super-spunk and sass, and that’s all it needed to land on this list. — 12. Super-Swimsuit (Adventure Comics #409, 1971). It’s been called weird, it’s been called structurally and gravitationally impossible; just make sure you call it for dinner, because this one’s a hip flip on the super-switch and I’m diggin’ it. — 11. A Suit to Pant For (Adventure Comics #412, 1971). Funny how it took Kara (or her readers) 12 years after her debut to realize what she needed was a pair of pants. Oh, well; it took even longer for Melissa Benoist’s dressers to figure it out, too. — 10. Coming in First (Superman #123, 1958). She was the first, a “Super-Girl” to test the waters with readers, and she set off the chain reaction that not only led to Kara Zor-El, but also set the stage for a look that...
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