Today I thought I would dip into the back issue boxes and look at an older story of our hero Supergirl.
Given Superman's fight on Warworld to free people from their chains, my mind went to Supergirl #5 from her first volume in the early 1970's.
Yes, in this story Supergirl is inserted into a fight between tyranny and freedom. But it is everything else that happens around that which is crazy.
This one has just about everything.
Depowered Supergirl? Check.
Stern Superman? Check.
Lookalike for Supergirl? Check.
Some ingenuity from Supergirl to save the day? Check.
But the twists and turns and plot leaps beyond even all that will make you dizzy. I don't know if I understand all of the machinations of the villain in this piece. And don't blink or you'll miss a crucial detail.
All this in 16 pages!
'The Devil's Brother' was written by Arnold Drake with art by John Rosenberger and Vince Colletta.
Given the time, you can see Rosenberger doing his best to channel Art Saaf's style. There is plenty of va-va-voom in this issue with this very leggy Kara.
As for Drake's story, you get a sense of one aspect of it here on the opening splash. A powerless Supergirl is being tossed around a horned alien that looks like a mix between Brainiac and Dubbilex.
Whomp, there it is!
