The Adventure Comics run of Supergirl is… pretty terrible.
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It is, in fact, FAR too dull for my tastes and therefore it’s not covered by the retrospective.
The one addition to the Superman lore is Luthor’s niece: Nasthalthia Luthor, almost universally called *sigh* Nasty Luthor.
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Created by Mike Sekowsky in Adventure Comics #397, she’s a recurring presence within the rest of the run, both as a villain and as a supporting character (she’s a friend of Supergirl’s secret identity).
She is such a minor character that her only other significant appearance is, of all things, in the EXCELLENT “All Star Superman” by Grant Morrison.
She’s more interesting in 2 pages of that comic than in her 20+ Adventure Comics appearances.
But the funniest thing about this run is that it’s when they experiment with Supergirl’s costumes.
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So, without further ado, let’s go over some of the costumes she wore during this run!
Starting with the high boots costume, debuting in Adventure Comics #398 and lasting until #407.
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The “I can’t find a decent picture of this one” costume, appearing only in Adventure Comics #407 and #408.
(seriously comic, your title character changes costume and you don’t give her a single good shot!?)
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The fanservice costume that she wears only in Adventure Comics #409.
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This is BY FAR the most risqué costume Supergirl has ever worn, by the way.
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By this time they were willing to get into some more fanservice moments, like this moment from Adventure Comics #413 demonstrates.
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Then we have the hot pants costume, debuting in Adventure Comics #410, will be her default for a while. I’m not talking about it since you’ve probably seen it a lot.
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But she still tries some other costumes, including one of my favorites: the fullbody one that appears only in Adventure Comics #412 and #413 .
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I really really like this costume. I totally understand Supergirl having a skirt is iconic, but she looks just fantastic in this one.
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Unfortunately readers preferred the hot pants, so she stuck to that version.
With one exceptions, the “what the heck are you wearing!?” costume from Adventure Comics #415.
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No wonder she’ll keep the hotpants costume until her own series. It’s not a BAD costume at all, but I could never get past the shoes… she just looks silly with those.
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And that’s about all I have to say about Supergirl’s run in Adventure Comics.
Oh, yeah, she works for a news station in San Francisco during the latter half of the series.
Considering that THIS is the last panel of the last issue (Adventure Comics #424), it’s not going to be relevant
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Whenever a run falls outside of the scope of my project I recommend to read it for yourself, but you can safely skip this one.