As I have mentioned recently, I have found a new source of joy ... old comic fanzines that have articles about my favorite characters. I recently went to a local comic store that was having a massive sale, 50% off everything! And, to my delight, they had a pretty good section of comic magazines including the Fall 1984 issue of Comics Collector. Right there on the cover 'She's a Supergirl'!
To put this in context, the movie hadn't been released yet. The Kupperberg/Infantino comic had been cancelled. The Superboy/Supergirl Double Comics was in the works (although never published).
Writer Kim Metzger wrote 'Girl and Supergirl' for Comics Collector. Metzger sounds like a huge fan of the character in this article. Great Jim Mooney pic to open the proceedings.
This is a beefy article (I will include it in total at the bottom). It is a historical document, tracing Supergirl's stories from her first appearance to her last (at that point). It is a love letter, written with the tone of a fan. And it is an exasperated plea from a fan wondering why Supergirl isn't more recognized and appreciated. This is as much Metzger's personal opinions of Kara's history as a litany of the stories.
But when the opening paragraph is 'why don't more people know who Linda Danvers is?' you know this is a fan who wonders why everyone else isn't a fan? I am going to highlight parts of the article that struck me first.
