The Pre-Crisis Supergirl Respect Thread

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bluewaterrider
Although I've visited often and registered awhile back, I've never posted anything on KMC. I was hoping to change that last night, but discovered that the message I crafted, dependent on visual aids, could not be sent, because this forum doesn't allow the posting of links until you're "established".

So... I guess I'll set about trying to achieve that designation...




As the title says, I intend this to be a respect thread devoted to the Pre-Crisis Supergirl, Kara Zor-el.

Contributions are welcome.

I have a fairly decent store of material that I should be uploading in the next few days, but, again, I'm new to actually posting here, this being my first day doing so, so please bear with me.


Alright, let me get started by testing if I can at least send an image encoded within a single message, as this screen suggests I should be able to...

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Alright!

I can at least load some individual jpegs from my desk top here.


That one, for instance, was from Action Comics #342, page 23, and features Supergirl, aka Kara Zor-el, in her civilian guise of Linda Lee Danvers.

She's taking the first step to scouting her surroundings in that scene, so that she can can come up with a way to free some teenage friends she was captured with without revealing her secret identity.

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I guess I'll start out with episodes of Linda showing off her strength. For some reason, Supergirl showing off when she's NOT supposed to be Supergirl, i.e. in her civilian guise, nearly always seems more powerful and dramatic...



These won't be in any particular order to start, mainly because there is a size limit of 250 KB and I'm just trying to send what will go through...

Action Comics #351, page 28

Linda Lee Danvers, now Linda Lee Olsen, does some housecleaning...

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Wait, my image wouldn't go through?


And it was only 39 KB...


I'll try again. If it doesn't go through this time, I'll review how posting images in replies is done here...

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Changing a flat tire...

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The preceding image is taken from Action Comics #357, page 21.

I'll try to cite the issue title and number for every entry I make -- the one thing I notice lacking in many otherwise stellar respect threads.


Next, Action Comics #360, where young Linda saves the lives of her newly adopted parents.

Amp
Before you go.

Just make 20 posts then you can post links. So just go post in the comic vs. Reply to 15 threads at least once and you got it. stick out tongue

bluewaterrider
In case anyone is wondering, Action Comics #360 was a special issue featuring Supergirl stories of the past. That is why you see her saving her parents for the first time 3 issues AFTER she is discussing, as an obviously more mature woman, how long she may or may not have been married to the guy she's lifting his car for.


Speaking of cars and such, I've actually got a thread on another message board devoted to them.

More than any other hero, even including her cousin, Superman, the early pre-Crisis Kara Zor-el occupies herself with the safe handling of pedestrians, passengers, and motor vehicles.

This was especially so for family, including not only her parents, but more newly introduced relatives as well...

bluewaterrider
Hey, thanks Amp!

I think I'll reach that number as a matter of course in the coming week, possibly even today, but that is very good to know.

Posting with image attachments is cool in that I don't need an outside Image Host provider to let people see my collection, but it has some obvious drawbacks.

One is the 250-KB size limit.

You'd be amazed how many picture files exceed that mark, and how difficult it is to edit down to make the cut while still having something big enough to see and of still reasonable quality.


Another drawback to trying to use attachments, which I JUST now discovered, is that, if you try to post visual attachments as installments of a series, mistakenly post one out of order, delete it and try to correct your mistake, you'll find you cannot do it.

You've got to post a whole 'nother message and start over again.



So I'm definitely looking forward to obtaining link-posting ability.



Thanks again for your advice!

Amp
No problem and good luck.

A bunch of quick posts in the Sex in the room thread should be enough.

bluewaterrider
As stated just a moment ago, I found that one cannot replace an attachment after deletion, I was going to give the FOLLOWING first, from Action Comics #303...

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... and THEN give this second showing, from the very same Action Comics #303, where Linda saves Jan, the driver in the post above, from a SECOND car-related death, even as her saving Jan that self-same first time made the second time she saved her PARENTS once again from car-related death:

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Clearly for some, cars are dangerous to be in, around, or near.

People named Danvers are especially vulnerable.

Fortunately, by the time of Action Comics #291, Linda's parents are wisely choosing the more thrilling yet sensible option available to them:

Hannibal-Lector
nice job so far but correct me if im wrong, isnt there a pre-crisis kryptonian thread already?

Endless Mike
Originally posted by Hannibal-Lector
nice job so far but correct me if im wrong, isnt there a pre-crisis kryptonian thread already?

Yes there is, and most of these feats have been posted there already

bluewaterrider
Hannibal, thank you for your compliment.

The reason I did not put images in the pre-crisis Kryptonian thread is that this thread is dedicated to Supergirl exclusively.

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Mike, I know that there is a thread devoted to the MODERN-day version of Kara Zor-el, but I haven't found one on KMC that focuses on the 1959-1985 version.

The only thing I've seen on KMC about THIS version of Supergirl is on page 3 of the thread Hannibal was asking about, and, from what I can tell, not one of those pictures match the images I've shown so far.

If you do know of another place in KMC where these have been posted, however, please link me to it.

bluewaterrider
Alright, time to continue.

There are a lot more cars and vehicles I want to show being hefted, carried, crashed, etcetera before this day is through.

Besides that, I'm hoping to reach Amp's magic 20 mark so I can switch to bonafide links, and I've got at least 8 messages to go before that happens.


First showing of the day, then, a special class of "hidden" assist given by the Maid of Might to her young friend Richard Malverne.

Action Comics #290.

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Let me not neglect other showings.

Silver Age Supergirl (Sakara) may specialize in cars, but she was more than willing to diversify when needed.

Whether the people she was saving wanted her help or not.


Good thing, too -- the people of Midvale seem just a tad... suicidal...


(Action Comics #305)

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Action Comics #313

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Action Comics #318

I decided to split this showing of Linda saving her reckless sleuthing young girlfriend into two separate images even though the page would have gone in under the 250-KB limit.

The reason is I want people to be able to realize just how much action is actually taking place in this scene or is about to take place...

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...before Linda allows the hurtling car to land.

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Catch all that?

In the space of a second, and most of it happening in fractions of a second, Linda managed to:


formulate a complete plan,

hyptonize a person,

change from her civilian outfit into her working uniform,

gather, arrange, and strategically place several tons of hay,

change BACK from her working uniform into her civilian outfit,

and,

fly back into the car and sit in her seat on the passenger side


All before that car could hit the ground!




Could even The Flash of the Silver Age match such a showing?





Classic Kara Zor-el.

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Comic heroes tend to be strong across the board.

Kara was no exception, and we've already seen her performing tasks that require physical strength only the most powerful men and women you've seen on YouTube are able to do, with the exception that Kara could do them much faster, and while flying.

Made her very adept at handling road rescues.


However sometimes strength alone isn't enough, even Kara's redoubtable level of it.


At least not as strength is normally expressed.


No, you've got to throw out a few laws of physics for some comic situations.

Got to do this as a 4 parter since, for whatever reason, splitting a 400 KB image into 2 parts gives two 278 KB images.

How the magic of Microsoft photo makes that happen, I don't know.

It's really annoying.


Fortunately, if Amp was right in what he told me before, this now 4 part entry will fulfill the 20-post certification needed to get actual LINK-posting permission, and I won't have to deal with such things anymore.

At any rate, IN the third part of this 4-part post, behold...

...Superbreath!

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The above was from Action Comics #350.

And it's a cool showing, but it took a lot more effort to post than it should have.


I've re-learned the value of saving before submission attempts.

Because when image attachment submission fails, the board apparently wipes out all of the WRITTEN message sent with it.





Hopefully AMP was right.

If he is, I can now transcend such things.

I'll test whether that really is so with the following, another and even more impressive breath-ability showing from Kara, from the earlier Action Comics #305.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee182/bluewaterrider/ac305020karasavesKarenwreboundpuff.jpg

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Alright!

I've cleared the 20-post hurdle!

I can use LINKS now!



I'm going to dinner to celebrate!



Back soon.

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Adventure Comics #381.


Not a halfback...

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Endless Mike
These feats are too mundane, when I think of Pre - Crisis stuff I expect things like juggling galaxies and punching through universes and crap

bluewaterrider
I have every intention of getting to higher level showings, but they won't necessarily come soon.




Keep in mind that only 3 days have passed for me, Mike.

It took the entirety of 2 of those days just to get clearance for posting links.

I'm still trying to decide on matters of theme(s), form, and presentation.

bluewaterrider
On another message board, I saw the following post, which captures well part of the reason for the difficulty of appreciating Silver Age DC characters in the present day:


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suprememan
Posts: 372
Registered: 6/1/07
Re: If Diana and Superman can move planets out of orbit...
Posted: Feb 13, 2008 5:30 PM in response to: wondermanrk

"John Byrne said that back in 1978 or 1979 when he saw Superman: The Movie, he noticed the audience mildly reacted to things like Superman lifting tectonic plates or buildings but they really sat up when he lifted Lois Lane's car and tore the door off. I noticed that myself when I saw it. Several people gasped when he ripped the door off. It was like all that other stuff was so far beyond reality that it didn't register, but that was close enough that people grasped how strong you'd have to be to do that."

http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000144173&start=50&tstart=0

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Perhaps I can use a "mirroring" technique and put some of these in proper perspective.

Got a headache tonight and may quit before long, but, the plan is to post Sakara citation, Sakara image attachment, Sakara allyoucanupload.com image link, and a real-life youtube.com reflection of what is actually being shown for the present section of this thread.

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(Action Comics #330, page 29)

key: Kara frees Multiple Man

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(Action Comics #331, page 16)

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All You Can Upload.com links to the above 2 pictures:

(Action Comics #330, page 29)
key: Kara frees Multiple Man
http://aycu33.webshots.com/image/39272/2005824577171619012_rs.jpg
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(Action Comics #331, page 16)
http://aycu06.webshots.com/image/38725/2005818959911776949_rs.jpg


Real-life YouTube.com mirror:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEqCW5XyxME&NR=1
(Relna Brewer McRae 1)

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Bending the bars of a jail in red shorts costume.
(Adventure Comics #417)
http://aycu15.webshots.com/image/39094/2000424158950561559_rs.jpg

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(Action Comics #342)
http://aycu37.webshots.com/image/41316/2005827018621843613_rs.jpg


Real-life YouTube.com mirror:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DfLHedh695s
(Relna Brewer, bending pipe)

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Action #342

http://aycu23.webshots.com/image/45222/2004240902578136753_rs.jpg
http://aycu25.webshots.com/image/46064/2004231178004349532_rs.jpg


YouTube mirror:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=X-YZUiij2c4
(Shayna Fitgerald)

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=NPaIQC6JHdM
car balancing, arms and head


http://aycu28.webshots.com/image/40627/2002475927545142797_rs.jpg
multitasking save, car, i-beams and school bus
(Action #350)

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Origin. Action Comics #252. May 1959. Otto Binder.




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http://aycu13.webshots.com/image/45212/2000578767021397162_rs.jpg

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http://aycu14.webshots.com/image/45493/2000592214271128838_rs.jpg

http://aycu15.webshots.com/image/46614/2000541818151099035_rs.jpg

http://aycu37.webshots.com/image/45876/2000559916103863366_rs.jpg

http://aycu07.webshots.com/image/47006/2000502892642358029_rs.jpg

http://aycu28.webshots.com/image/45747/2000580647041725571_rs.jpg

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Flair for the dramatic.


Adventure Comics #278

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http://www.picamatic.com/show/2009/06/30/06/27/4182928_585x569.jpg
http://www.picamatic.com/show/2009/06/30/06/27/4182930_583x564.jpg

[http://www.picamatic.com/show/2009/06/30/06/28/4182931_1175x552.jpg

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http://www.picamatic.com/show/2009/06/30/06/28/4182933_540x562.jpg

Source: Superman Family #183
Writer: Jack C. Harris
Artists: Bob Brown and Vince Colletta

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Despite my status, the governing principles of image hosting, on this board and others, is largely a mystery, one that I uncover only after the passage of much time and experimenting.

For instance right now, I'm trying to see if KMC allows multiple 250 or less KB images to be displayed in a single post...

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Alright, I give up. Not only could I not get multiple images to display, the image I originally attached disappeared, too. There doesn't even seem to be a Frequently Asked Questions thread where I could get the info I'm seeking. I sent a message to a poster named Philosophia who seems to know how to do it. Hopefully he'll see and reply. In the meantime, no one has complained about the original "drawn out" method I was forced to use to start this thread. I'll just continue short episodes with the same style. Guards against image loss.

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Man, it would be SO great to be able to post the other images in that same little box. Looks like it has just the right amount of space...

Please, anyone who knows how to upload multiple images like the one you see above in the same post, reply and tell me how to do so.

Without another poster replying, my only real chance is to stumble across the answer through trial and error.

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sf 183. standing car save (image 3 of 5).

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sf 183. dramatic car save (image 4 of 5).

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sf 183. dramatic car save (image 5 of 5).



Source: Superman Family #183
Writer: Jack C. Harris
Artists: Bob Brown and Vince Colletta

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Somebody asked which host I was using. Figured that was a clue, so...



http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee182/bluewaterrider/sf%20183/th_10sf183carrescue.jpg http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee182/bluewaterrider/sf%20183/th_20sf183carrescue.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee182/bluewaterrider/sf%20183/th_theoreticallylargerimagestopsf183ca.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee182/bluewaterrider/sf%20183/th_40sf183carrescue.jpg http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee182/bluewaterrider/sf%20183/th_50sf183carrescue.jpg

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I don't seem to be able to get advice regarding multiple imaging from anyone. So I'll continue as I was going to originally, simply post a range of strength feats in the old style until such time as I learn how to do otherwise.

They'll start low, get higher, and cycle in that pattern until they reach the insane levels people often talk about for Kara, yet seldom post...


Level 100

Lift and Carry, Adventure Comics #391

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Level 100, lightly dealing with guards, Action Comics #328

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Level 200, resisting pachyderm weight, Action Comics #313

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Level 200, bending bars, Adventure Comics #417

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Level 300, image 1 of 2, aiding stricken plane, Action Comics #347

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Level 300, image 2 of 2.
Kara aids stricken plane.



Action Comics #347

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Level 400.



Kara lifts the huge metal key of Superman's Fortress of Solitude.

It was so big that pilots would confuse it for an airstrip marker!


If you've ever considered how heavy even a much smaller standard "I" beam is...




Action Comics #304

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Level 400. Image 1 of 2. Kara v Fantasta.


Action Comics #329

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Level 400. Image 2 of 2. Kara versus Fantasta.

Meteor rock compression.


Action Comics #329

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Level 500.

Standing car save.




Superman Family #183

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Level 500. Image 1 of 2.


Carrying a snow load. By rail.
Sort of...


Adventure Comics #392

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Image 2 of 2.

Linda, after snow rail flight, exposes her hidden uniform.






Adventure Comics #392

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Level 500.

Raising history ... an undersea viking ship.




Action Comics #355

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Level 600.

Off-world, Kara tears open an EXTREMELY thick metal gate...



Super-Team Family #11

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Level 600.


Off-world, Kara tears open an extremely thick metal gate.

(alternate view)






Super-Team Family #11

Writer: Gerry Conway
Artists: Alan Lee Weiss & Josef Rubinstein
Date: June-July 1977

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Level 650.


Kara faces off against an opponent wielding a MAJORLY powerful gravity gun...



Image 1 of 2.



Superman Family #193

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Level 650.



Image 2 of 2.


Kara shrugs off a gravity gun cruise ship "missile".


Specifically ... the Titanic.



Amazingly, though it is thrown into her at high velocity, Kara is SURPRISED collision with the multi-ton steel freighter managed to hurt her!



Source: Superman Family #193
Plot: Gerry Conway
Dialogue: Scot Edelman
Penciller: Arvell Jones

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Level 650.

Orbital toss.

Image 1 of 6.



Source: Superfamily #184

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Level 650.

Orbital toss.

Image 2 of 6.


Source: Superfamily #184

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Level 650.

Orbital toss.

Image 3 of 6.


Source: Superfamily #184

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Level 650.

Orbital toss.

Image 4 of 6.



Source: Superfamily #184

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Level 650.

Orbital toss.



Image 5 of 6.


Source: Superfamily #184

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Level 650.

Orbital toss.


Image 6 of 6.


Source: Superfamily #184
Writer: Jack C. Harris
Penciller: Jose Delbo
Inker: Vince Colletta
Letterer: Morris Waldinger
Colorist: Carl Gafford

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500.

Rolling Wheel.

Image 1 of 6.


Source: Action Comics #265

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500.

Rolling Wheel.


Image 2 of 6.


Source: Action Comics #265

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500.

Rolling Wheel.


Image 3 of 6.


Source: Action Comics #265

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500.


Rolling Wheel.

Image 4 of 6.


Source: Action Comics #265

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500.

Rolling Wheel.

Image 5 of 6.


Source: Action Comics #265

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500.

Rolling Wheel.


Image 6 of 6.



Source: Action Comics #265

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500.


Tanker truck tear.


Image 1 of 6.


Action Comics #346

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500.


Tanker truck tear.

Image 2 of 6.



Action Comics #346

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500.


Tanker truck tear.

Image 3 of 6.



Action Comics #346

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500.


Tanker truck tear.


Image 4 of 6.


Action Comics #346

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500.


Tanker truck tear.


Image 5 of 6.


Action Comics #346

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500.



Tanker truck tear.



Image 6 of 6.



Source: Action Comics #346
Writer: Robert Bernstein
Pencils: Jim Mooney
Inker: Al Plastino

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It will become more and more obvious with every subsequent post, but I feel I should at least loosely define the scale I'm using.

A ranking of 100 means that it is a feat where someone or something of around 100 to 200 pounds is being hefted.

A ranking of 200 means something from 200 to 400 pounds.

A ranking of 300, however, covers an event that requires 800 lbs or more of force all the way to the greatest feats that normal people can achieve.

The 400 ranking is the high end of what Spider-man could do back in the day.

500 requires the force of some heavy object like a car plus acceleration, or some huge object of tank mass or better.
600 Steel of great thickness, gargantuan objects.
650 Orbital launching of level 400 objects
700 Hefting or catching of immense building-sized objects
800, 800+ = ???

(Stay tuned...)

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Random Appreciation.





Source: Supergirl, Volume 1, #5
Writer: Arnold Drake

Penciller: John Rosenberger

Inker: Vince Colletta
Cover Artist: Bob Oksner
Date: June, 1973

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500. Catch and release. O'Hare Style.
(Image 1 of 6)



Supergirl #18.

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500. Catch and release. O'Hare Style.
(Image 2 of 6)




Supergirl #18.

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500. Catch and release. O'Hare Style.
(Image 3 of 6)



Supergirl #18.

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500. Catch and release. O'Hare Style.
(Image 4 of 6)



Supergirl #18.

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500. Catch and release. O'Hare Style.
(Image 5 of 6)



Supergirl #18.

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500. Catch and release. O'Hare Style.
(Image 6 of 6)





Source: Daring New Adventures (Supergirl #18, Vol.2)

Writer: Paul Kupperberg

Artists: Carmine Infantino and Bob Oksner

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Ahk! Annoying...


Forum settings won't allow me to make changes or corrections after 15 minutes of initial post time. The first image of that plane save SHOULD be as follows:

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Random.


Depowered, Kara demonstrates courage and skill worthy of...

wait, who's that guy that climbs walls again?




Source: Supergirl #5, Volume 1. 1972.

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The 700 level on my scale is reserved for feats that would register as hard work for Marvel Comics top tiers.

An image similar to this one can be found in the pre-Crisis Kryptonian thread. Unless I am gravely mistaken, absolutely none of the other images I've shown in this thread before this point are duplicates of anything shown there.

This one is being shown because it is a defining marker on my scale more than anything else. Even if this were not the case, though, I firmly believe it is a good idea to have backup imagery.


(Taj Mahal catch, image 1 of 1.)


Source: Action Comics #363

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A lot of these images depict Kara showing off her strength in her Linda Lee guise.

It's not drawn as well as it should be, but, considered objectively, the "Super Linda" feat of greatest magnitude arguably occurs in the following episode:


(Image 1 of 5.)

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Level 800.


(Image 2 of 5.)

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Level 800.



(Image 3 of 5.)

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Level 800.




(Image 4 of 5.)

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(Image 5 of 5.)



Source: Superman Family #168

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It's hard to properly express how powerful Kara really was back in the day. The following might help, though...


Jeweler's vacuum.
(Image 1 of 3.)

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Jeweler's vacuum.
(Image 2 of 3.)

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Jeweler's vacuum.
(Image 3 of 3.)



Source: Daring New Adventures (Supergirl #18, Volume 2)
Writer: Paul Kupperberg

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The success of the "Battle Royale" philosophy of Marvel Comics now shapes nearly every superhero comic on the market. The challenge the hero must overcome is nearly always the physical prowess of the villain.
Part of this is because the villain is usually physically superior to the hero in some way. This holds true even in the cases of major heavies like Namor, Thor, Captain Marvel, and today's Superman. For instance Namor and Thor often match against a villainous version of the Hulk. Captain Marvel against Black Adam. Superman against Superboy-Prime.
In each case villain or anti-hero has a physical edge on the hero; the hero must find some way to compensate for that difference in force.

Silver and Bronze Age comics, at least for characters like our Girl of Steel, were not quite like that. The hero here is physically superior to her opponents, in most cases. She is stronger, not weaker, than the villain of the story. And stronger by far.

So the challenge usually comes from some limiting factor, some story device or set of devices that neutralize the hero's pure physical advantage. At least for a while...

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Lillian(Linda Lee)'s Island.

Image 2 of 16.


Source: Adventure Comics #388

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Level 800.



Lillian's Island.
Image 3 of 16.

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Lillian's island.
(Kara Zor-el versus Lex Luthor)

Image 4 of 16.



Source: Adventure Comics #388

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Lillian's Island

Image 5 of 16.

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Lillian's island.
(Supergirl versus Lex Luthor)

Image 6 of 16.

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Image 7 of 16.

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Image 8 of 16.




Source: Adventure Comics #388

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Image 9 of 16.


(Linda makes her first fortunate discovery...)

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Image 10 of 16.

Adventure Comics #388.

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Image 11 of 16.

Adventure Comics #388.

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Image 12 of 16.

Adventure Comics #388.

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Image 13 of 16.

Adventure Comics #388.

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Image 14 of 16.


Adventure Comics #388.

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***Image 15 of 16.***

The island as mere inconvenience...


Problem solving...Supergirl style!

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Image 16 of 16.


Confirmation of Level 800 strength feat.

Supergirl successfully relocates Luthor island.



Source: Adventure Comics #388
Writer: Leo Dorfman
Penciller: Win Mortimer
Date: January 1970

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I've been browsing a fairly large collection of magazines for this thread.

Along that way I found one of those rare villains that did not possess kryptonite, or use magic, or possess true superpower, who nonetheless gave Kara a surprisingly worthy challenge for her time.

I figure showing an abridged version of her encounter with this man will provide the chance to showcase a wide range of skill, resourcefulness, and ingenuity from both characters.

As this engagement filled the majority of 3 comics in its original incarnation, the decompressed format I've been using won't SEEM all that abridged.

Nevertheless, believe me when I say that it is, and that anyone who happens upon the original story will be able to confirm that themselves.

I'll be attempting this as a serial of sorts; translating material dense pre-1990s comics this way requires more effort than the average person might think...
(Image 1 of 9)

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It should be apparent by now, but, virtually anytime I write
"Image" + "" + "of" + ""

what is being shown is a collection telling one story with images shown in succession.


Context is given by what precedes.



Image 2 of 9.

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Image 3 of 9.

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Image 4 of 9.

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Image 5 of 9.

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Image 6 of 9.

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Image 7 of 9.

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Source: Superman Family #219
Writer: Paul Kupperberg
Penciller: Win Mortimer

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At the beginning of this thread, I featured YouTube "mirrors" --
clips to reflect in human terms what a comic feat might look like in real life, and/or the kind of rather impressive person it would require.

Here's an example of a person who reflects "Level 200" from msn.com today (Tuesday, July 28, 2009).

She is a heroine in her right, as anyone who researches her backstory might discover:



(Shana Martin)
http://appetiteforlife.msn.com/?source=msn&gt1=25052#/viewlocation/c_7_a/

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Source: Superman Family #168
Writer: Elliot S. Maggin
Penciller: John Rosenberger
Date: December 1974



(Dialogue aside, the girl Kara is rushing toward in this scene IS reached in time.)

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Hmm!

Posting the above reminds me that Kara's CAPE had some fairly remarkable properties for a mere piece of clothing.

There she is merely about to use it as insulating material, in order to break shocking current.

That can actually be done in many cases with ordinary clothing.


The 2nd and 3rd of the next 4 images will show something normal material can NOT do:





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Source: Daring New Adventures (Supergirl v2, #6)
Writer: Paul Kupperberg

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Naturally, as the cape was adept at containing missile blasts, it would more than suffice when Kara needed to protect people from stray gunfire...



Source: Daring New Adventures (Supergirl v2, #17)
Writer: Paul Kupperberg

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It gets a little difficult to rate the Metal Age strength feats once they reach a certain point. Hard to interpret, too.

For this next, I'll need to provide some context...

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Luthor's failure demonstrates the extraordinary resistance of the metal called "Supermanium"...

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Supermanium

In Pre-Crisis continuity, Supermanium was a highly durable metallic alloy used to construct the giant gold-colored door and arrow-shaped key for his Arctic Fortress of Solitude.


(Look up "Supermanium" in DC Wikia to get the above. For whatever reason, that particular link cannot be properly reproduced here.)
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(description of Fortress of Solitude, entrance, construction, etc)
http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Action_Comics_Vol_1_241
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Information regarding the weight of the key allows an added measure of appreciation for what we see here:




Source: Superman Family #190



Writer: Paul Kupperberg
Penciler: Ken Landgraf
Inker: Romeo Tanghal

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...but revealing what the Fortress door is constructed of, not to mention showing the greatest portable flame-cutting technology of Lex Luthor failing against it, makes the following a steel-bending feat several leagues above most others...



Supermanium Vault Tearing

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