Don’t look surprised, you should have expected another Supergirl review.
Could Superman’s younger female cousin be more invulnerable (yeah I know that sounds weird) than he is?
The action in this issue starts when a Kryptonite meteor crashes to Earth. Even though it’s not stated Superman is anywhere near the crash site he tucks tail and flies off to the Fortress of Solitude. Is he going to bunk out at the Fortress until the Kryptonite meteor is taken care of? Does Superman hide out every time Kryptonite lands on Earth? I hope he has cable at the Fortress.
Supergirl decides to consult her cousin about an experiment she wants to try with the Kryptonite meteor. The theorizes that multiple small exposures to Kryptonite will allow her to build an immunity to the deadly radiation it emits. Superman promptly poo-poos the idea and decides instead to show Supergirl some of his new trophies, one of which is a family of metal-eating alien animals. Supergirl leaves the Fortress and decides to ignore her cousin’s advice and try out her experiment. To everyone’s surprise it seems to work! No one is more surprised than Superman who has unsuccessfully tried this experiment in the part. Superman seems a bit jealous too, not only did Supergirl figure out the solution before he did but she may end up being more powerful than he is as well.
Supergirl gets to try out her new immunity to Kryptonite when Superman accidentally is trapped underground with a piece of Kryptonite. Surprise is the word du jour because Supergirl is affected by the deadly radiation. Working together they are able to contain the Kryptonite and escape with their lives. But why did Supergirl’s experiment seem to work? The reason is that one of Superman’s metal-eaters escaped the fortress, dug it’s way to the cave near Supergirl’s orphanage (where the Kryptonite meteor ended up) and ate most of the meteor. She wasn’t affected by the Kryptonite because the ‘meteor’ was mostly an empty shell. “HA HA”, thinks Superman, “that’s what you get, you impertinent upstart!”
The day’s adventure over Supergirl returns to the orphanage and writes down a detailed report of the events in her journal.
Because everybody at the orphanage respects her privacy.
On my patented Supergirl Wink © scale this issue gets:
Six Winks
