Supergirl
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Extra, extra! Hear all about it!
Everyone knows the story of Superman... but did you know he has a female counterpart, named Supergirl? 
Upon knowing that, you have to wonder...
Who is Supergirl? Where did she come from? What is her relationship to Superman? Do they get along? Who is older - Superman or Supergirl? Who arrived on Earth first... or did they arrive together? Does she have a secret identity? An Earth name? 
All these questions answered, and more!


Soon, we will watch a video describing the origins of Supergirl. Below is the transcript (words) from the video, but some of the words have been lost! Listen to the video and see if you can find out the answers to Supergirl's origins! Be careful to pay extra attention, for more questions will be asked in the end.

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She’s the __________.

Welcome to  ComicBookOrigins. Today we will explore the comic book origins of Kara Zor El, otherwise known as Supergirl.

Superman: ”Her name is ______________, from Krypton. She is my cousin.”

Batman: “Your cousin just _____________________of ____________________.”

Superman: “Send me the bill.”
Batman: “On a ___________? Right”


Narrator: As with most comic book characters, there are often ___________ and different versions to a character’s past. We’ve chosen to primarily follow the storyline which unfolded in 1958’s Superman #123, which was then expanded upon in 1959’s Action Comics #252 and 1985’s Crisis on Infinite Earths #7.
  While many fans will recognize the female ___________ to Superman as his cousin, Kara Zor El, she was ______________________. There was, in fact, a different, unrelated, and short-lived Supergirl. She appeared after Superman was awarded a Native American ________ after saving an archaeologist. Giving it to his pal, Jimmy Olsen, Jimmy soon discovered that the ____ had granted him three wishes, all of which could be undone by _______________.  Ever grateful to Superman, he used his first wish to create a female –companion-- for superman, with all of the very same superpowers. ______________, this new Supergirl sought out the man of steel and explained how she had been created by Jimmy to be his lifelong partner. Soon enough, Supergirl's  _________ caused her to uncover Superman's _________ as Clark Kent, which she __________ revealed to Lois Lane. Angry and annoyed, Superman asked her to take some time out from helping him. Unwilling to leave him alone, Supergirl watched him and saved his life by __________ Kryptonite used by ___________. Weakened by her exposure to the _____________, she used her remaining strength to crawl to Jimmy Olsen's home, where she asked him to undo his wish. _________ her final love for superman, she was blinked out of existence rather than to be allowed to die of Kryptonite poisoning.


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