Summary
The legacy ofSupergirlhas seen multiple different characters take up the mantle of the Last Daughter of Krypton. Over the years, the adventures of Kara-Zor El have taken her across the multiverse and beyond to find allies and enemies who call themselves Supergirl. But just which versions of Supergirl are the weakest and strongest across the DC Universe?
Supergirl, the Woman of Tomorrow, has been a fixture in DC Comics for 65 years. She first appeared in 1959’sAction Comics #252by Otto Binder and Al Plastino as a refugee from the surviving Kryptonian planet, Argo City. Possessing all of the powers of her cousin Kal-El AKA Superman,Kara-Zor El took the name Supergirland began inspiring billions of humans on Earth as a new Kryptonian protector. As the years went on, Kara discovered an entire multiverse of beings who not only share the name “Supergirl” but have gone on to even greater heights with different aliases. This is every single variant of Supergirl ranked from weakest to strongest.
14Justice (AKA Linda Danvers)
JLA: Act of God#3 (2001) by Doug Moench and Dave Ross
The weakest version of Supergirl in a world where superpowers are extinct. Mirroring the Y2K bug conspiracy of 2000, an event known as“Black Light” shuts down all the world’s technology and depowers all superheroes. Now the once powerful godly heroes of DC Comics must adapt to their environment and take on new jobs. Supergirl decides to abandon her “S” symbol and become a new hero.
With no more Kryptonian powers and giving up her new job as a cop,Linda Danvers patrols the streets as a vigilante named Justice. Training with Batman and wearing a masked suit of armor, Justice pummels her enemies with a double mace weapon. Though no longer Supergirl, Linda still continues to uphold the values of her former persona and defends her now-powerless friends.
13Scorch (AKA Aubrey Sparks)
Superman#160 (2000) by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness
A devilish kind of Supergirl. During the “Emperor Joker” event where the Joker steals Mr. Mxyzptlk’s powers to create an alternate, villain-fueled dimension, mild-mannered Aubrey Sparks is transformed into a demonic Supergirl named Scorch. As a member of the JLA (Joker League of Anarchy), Scorch used her new form and powers to work with Bizzaro and kidnap Superman. Despite her hellish appearance,Scorch doesn’t have any kind of Kryptonian powers, making significantly weaker than the other Supergirls.
Scorch uses plasma to generate and absorb any kind of fire and can teleport using the same flame powers. After fighting Superman and realizing the error of her ways, Scorch turned over a new leafand sought to get help from the Justice League.Falling in love with Martian Manhunter and helping him get over his fear of fire, Scorch is now under close watch at the DEO.
12Supergirl (AKA Cir-El)
Superman: The 10¢ Adventure#1(2003) by Steven Seagle and Scott McDaniel
The illegitimate daughter of Superman.Cir-El, a mysterious Kryptonian girl sent from the futureto warn her “father” Superman about an upcoming Brainiac invasion on Earth. But Superman is later shocked to see Cir-El acting like a completely different person who hates being Supergirl. The truth is revealed as Cir-El is a human named Mia who was experimented on Brainiac, given Kryptonian DNA, and implanted with false memories of Superman being her father.
Cir-El, as Supergirl, has all of the powers of Superman but it took her a while to learn how to fly properly. Due to her age, she is less developed and less focused than the original Supergirl.Cir-El also has the bonus power of emitting Red Sunburst blastsfrom her hands and using them to fire intense heat at her enemies.
11Andromeda (AKA Laurel Gand)
Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 4#66 (1995) by Tom McCraw, Mark Waid, and Lee Moder
Another replacement for the dead Supergirl who works with the Legion of Superheroes! Andromeda, a Daxamite from the sister planet of Krypton, Daxam, who gained almost all of the powers of Supergirl but with a few side effects. Since Daxamites were raised around a Red Sun, Andromeda is completely vulnerable to lead and must wear a special bodysuit to protect her from getting lead poisoning.
Andromeda, under the yellow sun of Earth, is very similar to the Kryptonian heroes of Earth butshe is immune to Kryptonite and uses her Legion ring to fly at top speed and defy gravity. In addition to being close to the power scale of Supergirl, Andromeda holds a few skeletons in her closet such as being a xenophobic member of a Daxamite community, hellbent on stopping organic-extraterrestrial alliances. But working as a Legionnaire alongside organics, aliens and AI like Brainiac-5 helped her see the error of her ways and become a better hero.
10Bizzaro-Girl
Supergirl#53 (2010) by Sterling Gates and Jamal Igle
Who says Supergirl can’t have her own Bizzaro? Though Bizzaro-Girl had small appearances in the early years of Supergirl, this one had a much more prominent role!Bizzaro-Girl was created by the original Bizzaro Superman on Bizzaro Worldand sent to Metropolis on a rocket ship. In a fit of rage and confusion, Bizzaro-Girl nearly destroyed Metropolis with her uncontrollable strength and Supergirl had to have help from Dr. Light just to defeat her.
Bizzaro-Girl has all of the powers of Bizzaro,including flame breath, ice vision and all of the powers of Superman. Her lack of self-control and intelligence makes her a very dangerous opponent if not contained quickly. She also later becomes an ally of Supergirl, who helps Bizzaro-Girl, save her home planet from an invading force known as the Ash’Ka’Phageous.
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9Ultragirl (AKA Kara Zor-El)
Crime Syndicate#4 (2021) by Andy Schmidt and Kieran McKeown
A Supergirl who uses Kryptonite to gain her powers! Ultragirl lives on Earth-3, an alternate world where heroes like Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are villains and villains like Lex Luthor, Joker and Cheetah are heroes. This Supergirl was disguising herself as Earth-3 Lex Luthor’s assistant and attacks her evil cousin, Ultraman, for abusing his powers. Ultragirl claimed herself to be the Earth’s new protector sinceUltraman and his evil Justice League, The Crime Syndicate, devastated the Earth with their tyranny.
Ultragirl’s Kryptonian body has evolved to where Kryptonite no longer kills her, but rather fuels her powers. By absorbing Kryptonite radiation, Ultragirl has all of Ultraman’s abilities like Ultrastrength, stamina, speed and many more. Despite overpowering Ultraman and the Crime Syndicate, this heroic variant perished after Atomica (Earth-3 Atom) shrank inside Ultragirl’s brain and walked all over it to give her brain damage.
8Supergirl (AKA Linda Danvers)
SupergirlVol 4 #1 (1996) by Peter David and Gary Frank
This Supergirl never asked to be a hero, but she made the most of it. Linda Danvers was a normal woman living in a small town until her boyfriend Buzz tried to blood sacrifice her to unleash a demon from Hell. Luckily,Matrix AKA Supergirl, was flying around just in time to save poor Lindaby merging her body with hers and Linda became the new Supergirl. With Matrix still in her body, Linda could keep her telekinesis, Supergirl’s powers, and even transform her body into a stronger and mature figure.
As Supergirl,Linda fights demonic villains from Hell to redeem herselfafter her traumatic history with her ex-boyfriend/cult leader, Buzz. For a time, Linda also gained the heavenly powers of the Angel of Fire, created from a merging of two beings when one is at the brink of death like Linda was. These powers included teleportation and flame wings.
7Power Girl (AKA May)
Tangent Comics: Powergirl#1 (1998) by Ron Marz and Dusty Abell
On Earth-9, this variant of Supergirl was designed to become the ultimate protector. A Chinese girl named May, born and genetically modified in a lab, created to replace her flawed predecessor, “Super Girl.” Taking the name “Power Girl,” the super-humanoid May serves her Chinese government and defends it at all costs from foreign threats.
This Supergirl comes equipped with a whole host of new abilities that the original Kara Zor-El never had. With flight, enhanced speed, super strength,May also has the ability to control microscopic energyand turn it into raw power. This energy manipulation allows her to heal others and herself, as well as resurrect herself should she ever perish in battle. Though she might seem unkillable, May will eventually run out of energy and she can’t always rely on resurrection via energy control.
6Power Girl (AKA Kara Jor-El)/Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)
Ame-Comi Girls: Featuring Power Girl#4 (2013) by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, and Mike Bowden
What if Kal-El was never born, and Jor-El had a daughter named Kara? Kara Jor-El escaped the destruction of Krypton, along with her older cousin Kara Zor-El, and was adopted by the Kent Family in Smallville. On Earth,Kara Jor-El discovered her superpowers and became Power Girlbut had no need for a secret identity. Power Girl was able to share her knowledge about Kryptonian technology and became a huge celebrity until her cousin, Supergirl came to Earth.
The two Super cousins, with the same powers as the original Superman, banded together to defeat the evil Brainiac, the AI overlord responsible for destroying Krypton. They were so powerful that both became among the chosen few to join the White Lantern corps during the “Blackest Night” event. They also form their own Justice League with Batgirl, Robin, and Wonder Woman.
5Dark Supergirl
Supergirl#3 (2005) by Jeph Loeb and Ian Churchill
The evil half of Kara Zor-El. Dark Supergirl is the result of Supergirl’s violent side being brought to life by Lex Luthor using Black Kryptonite on Kara. This doppelganger’s mind and memories were warped into having her believe she was sent to Earth to kill her cousin, Superman. She is bold enough to rebel against her “creator” Lex Luthor by flying him to space, to the moon, and into the JLA Watchtower.Dark Supergirl is a complete psychopath with no empathyor any attachment to her loved ones, meaning she doesn’t have to hold back.
Dark Supergirl possesses all of the powers of her good half but with murderous intent. Supergirl’s dark half is strong enough to fight off Justice League members like Green Lantern, and Hawkman, and even outsmarted the Flash by flying him into space. While Supergirl struggled to defeat her dark half, Batman subdued Dark Supergirl with a Kryptonite ring and Wonder Woman merged the two Supergirls back together with the Lasso of Truth.
