The reality wave that eliminated the Krypton of the Earth-Two dimension changed Kara into the descendant of the Atlantean sorcerer Arion, having been frozen in suspended animation for millennia until the present day. During this time, Kara developed a close friendship with Helena Wayne, the daughter of the Earth-Two Batman and Catwoman.įollowing the events of the original Crisis, Kara's background was completely altered. She never wore a mask or other disguise between her two identities and, and at some point, her identity would be revealed to the public. She developed her knowledge in this field from treatment under Wonder Woman's purple ray on Paradise Island. Having been raised by the Symbioship with artificial Kryptonian life experiences, Power Girl had trouble fitting into life on Earth, but with the help of reporter Andrew Vinson, she eventually adopted the secret identity of computer programmer Karen Starr.
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Later, she was granted full membership when she took over Superman's vacated spot on the teams roster. She then joined them and other young heroes Robin and Star-Spangled Kid to form a Super Squad along with active members of the Justice Society to defeat Brain Wave and Per Degaton's scheme for world domination. In her first recorded case, Kara assisted Justice Society members Flash and Wildcat in containing an artificially induced volcano which had erupted in Peking, China. Her cousin Clark and his wife Lois provided her a family environment to assist her transition towards real life relationships. Power Girl's existence was not revealed to the general public until years after her arrival on Earth-Two. When she landed on Earth, Kara was the age of an adult woman in her early twenties. In addition, the ship's artificial intelligence had the life experiences and education of a Kryptonian in the form of a virtual reality program wherein she could interact with life-like copies of her parents and fellow Kryptonians. Unlike Kal-L's ship, Kara's "Symbioship" was designed to hold Kara in stasis through the prolonged voyage. However, Kara's ship took a much longer journey, resulting in her arriving on Earth decades after her cousin. This was later revealed to be a deception, and Kara's true Earth-Two heritage was revealed to her during the " Infinite Crisis".Īfter discovering Krypton was about to explode, Kara's father Zor-L launched her as an infant to Earth in a ship at the same time that Kal-L's ship was launched. After the events of the Crisis on Infinite Earths and the merging of Earth-Two into New Earth, Power Girl was led to believe that she was a descendant of the Atlantean sorcerer Arion. Kara-L has since been recognized as an important member of the JSA. Possessing her cousin's superhuman strength and ability to fly, she took his place in the the Justice Society of America after he entered into semi-retirement to focus on his personal life. Power Girl is the Earth-Two counterpart of the Kryptonian Supergirl and cousin to Kal-L, the Superman of Earth-Two.