The Supergirl Legacy

Kara Zor-El is Superman's Kryptonian cousin, rocketed to Earth as a teenager after her home city of Argo City survived Krypton's destruction — only to face its own doom. Arriving under Earth's yellow sun, she gained the same extraordinary powers as her famous cousin and took up the mantle of Supergirl.

Kara Zor-El arrived on Earth in a Kryptonian rocket, revealed to be Superman's biological cousin who had survived the destruction of Krypton — reintroducing the Supergirl legacy to a new era of DC continuity. Her emergence immediately drew the attention of both Superman and Batman, who were left to grapple with her extraordinary origins and raw Kryptonian power.

Linda Danvers became Supergirl when she merged with Matrix — a shape-shifting protoplasmic being who had previously carried the Supergirl mantle — in a moment of sacrifice that transformed them both into something greater than either alone.