What I Remember:

The 1980s and 90’s were a rough time for Supergirl and her fans. For starters, she was killed in Crisis on Infinite Earths wiped from existence. The editorial mandate was with each super-powered cousin, dog, cat, etc. Superman loses a bit of his uniqueness. He is no longer the last survivor of a dead world, but one of many and so, the Superman family was shrunk to one.

However, this didn’t stop writers from trying to bring back many of the Super-Family and adjusting them so that they were not also survivors of Krypton, Superboy was a clone of the Man of Steel, Krypto was a puppy rescued by “Sooperman’s number 1 fan” Bibbo and Supergirl was a shape-shifting alien called the Matrix who dated Lex Luthor Jr. (who was actually the original Lex posing as his own son.)

At the time of this series, Matrix has bonded with a human girl, Linda Danvers. I don’t remember too much more other than that I picked this book up because I remember Wizard raving about it.

Vital Stats:

Supergirl #9 "Tempus Fugit"

Writer: Peter David

Penciler: Gary Frank

Inker: Cam Smith

Colorist: Gene D’Angelo

Letterer: Patricia Prentence

Publisher: DC Comics

Publication Date: May 1997

Cover Price: $1.95

Re-Collection Price: $1.50

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