From simpler times comes this wonderful collection of old Supergirl adventures published in the "80 Page Giant" format that was the only way to get collections before the advent of the trade paperback/graphic novel. These tales span the first 10 years or so of Supergirl's appearance in the DC Universe which took place in Action Comics #242 back in 1959.
At first Clark kept Kara a secret as she adapted to Earth and was his secret weapon should the need arise. By the time this comic was published Earth and the universe was seemingly teeming with Kryptonians and there was lots of Kryptonite of various colours two of which did not effect Superman or his cousin as we saw in The Son of Bizarro a three part tale from Superman #140 (1960).
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n this tale Supergirl acts as a "super-babysitter" for a young super-powered baby that arrives on Earth not knowing he is the "ugly son" of Bizarro. In a school experiment Kara thinks she has transformed the boy into a bizarro when in fact he had just hit the right age to be "bizarro".
In a failed attempt to transform him back a Bizarro Supergirl is created who wants to keep the baby initiating a war between an army of Bizarro Supermen and the Earth. Sadly Bizarro Supergirl is killed by blue kryptonite and the Bizarro family are re-united.
Other stories saw Kara as Linda Lee find her identity as Supergirl threatened by a boy who could literally see in the dark and turned out to be yet another super-powered human-like alien race. Kryptonite makes a second appearance in Supergirl's Super-Boyfriends as the red version makes her transform humans into super-men with just a kiss. Only lasts 48 hours but still causes problems.
The other notable story is the The Secret origin Of Supergirl's Super-Horse who comes from ancient times both cursed and empowered by magic. Overall a nice collection of charming tales from my childhood that I still love to read when the whim takes me.
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