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Supergirl
Kara Zor-El
- Appearances
- 3,966
- Debut
- 1959
- Teams
- 34
Kara Zor-El is the Kryptonian cousin of Superman, created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino for Action Comics #252 in 1959. A survivor of Argo City, she has her cousin's powers under a yellow sun, including flight, super-strength and heat vision. She has anchored several solo series of her own.
Powers
- Super Strength
- Agility
- Flight
- Energy absorption
- Heat vision
- Super speed
- Invulnerability
- longevity
Member of: Justice League, Teen Titans, Legion of Super-Heroes, Justice Society of America
First appearance: Action Comics #252
Appears most in: Action Comics, Superman, Supergirl
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- Agility 12,588
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- Stamina 9,958
- Leadership 9,788
- Flight 8,415
- Blast Power 6,658
- Gadgets 6,494
- Marksmanship 6,325
- Invulnerability 5,920
- Super speed 5,740
- Magic 5,356
- Swordsmanship 4,864
- Stealth 4,495
- Healing 4,450
- Adaptive 4,314
- Longevity 4,170
- Shape Shifter 4,111
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- How many comic book characters does VerseDB track?
- VerseDB catalogs over 168,000 characters from more than 2,900 publishers, with over 4,100,000 issue appearances recorded between them.
- What is a first appearance, and where do I find it?
- A first appearance is the issue a character debuts in. Every character page lists the issues they appear in, and debut issues are flagged as key issues alongside origins, deaths, and other milestones.
- Can I browse characters by power?
- Yes. Over 269,000 powers are catalogued across the database, and each one opens a page listing every character who has it.
- What is the difference between a character and a team?
- A character is one individual, such as Storm. A team is a group they belong to, such as the X-Men, and it carries its own roster, appearances, and page.
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