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Edna Danvers

Edna Danvers

14 appearances Β· Silver Age Β· 1961–2025
Who is Edna Danvers?

Edna Danvers is the adoptive mother of Linda Lee Danvers (Supergirl's secret identity), a warm, ordinary woman who took Linda into her home alongside her husband Fred, giving Supergirl a loving civilian family anchor in Midvale.

Stepping out of the Silver Age pages of Action Comics in 1961, Edna Danvers is a warm piece of DC history, brought to life by the legendary team of Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney. She moves through some of the most iconic corners of the DC universe, sharing pages with Superman, Clark Kent, and Supergirl herself across titles like Action Comics and The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl. It's a remarkable testament to her staying power that a character with roots stretching back over six decades still turns up in the catalog today β€” a quiet constant in stories that have shaped generations of readers. For collectors who love the human heart beating beneath superhero adventures, Edna Danvers is a name worth knowing.

Teams & affiliations
Legion of Super-HeroesKryptonians
β˜… First appearance
Action Comics #279
Aug 1961

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1961–2025

Action Comics #279 1961
Action Comics #279
Action Comics #336 1966
Action Comics #336
The Superman Family #166 1974
The Superman Family #166
The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl #1 1982
The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl #1
Superman in the Sixties #[nn] 1999
Superman in the Sixties #[nn]
DC Finest: Supergirl: The Girl of Steel #[nn] 2025
DC Finest: Supergirl: The Girl of Steel #[nn]

Appearances

Action Comics (1938)
Superman (1939)
DC Special (1968)
#3
The Superman Family (1974)
The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl (1982)
Superman in the Sixties (1999)
DC Finest: Supergirl: The Girl of Steel (2025)