History Heartwarming / Supergirl

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* In ''Comicbook/ActionComics #308'', Kara takes care of a missing little girl for a while she seeks her parents out. The little kid - named Candy - called her mommy, too.

* In ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' (Volume 1) #134 the entire League plus ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} are searching for Superman, who disappeared without a trace during the latest battle. They find a possible lead when they come upon Despero, but he's teleported away before they can get anything out of him. Kara gets distraught, as Franchise/WonderWoman attempts to reassure her. When words fail, Diana hugs the younger heroine:

* In ''ComicBook/SupermanBrainiac'', [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/action_867_07.jpg Kara glomps Clark]] while she tells him she is terrified of Comicbook/{{Brainiac}}. He hugged her back to reassure her.

* In ''Franchise/TeenTitans'' (Volume 3) #55 [[ComicBook/WonderGirl Cassie Sandsmark]] [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pScx8BN4h3s/SWNKOc8k45I/AAAAAAAACPU/UwBPV0d3nQ4/s320/igle+-+teen+titans+55.jpg kicks Kara out of the team pretty unfairly]]. In issue #66, Cassie apologizes to Kara [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pScx8BN4h3s/SWNKbcL4-mI/AAAAAAAACPs/nPhQBV7ZQPs/s1600-h/tt66+-01.jpg for pushing her away]], and [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pScx8BN4h3s/SWNKa8xqHtI/AAAAAAAACPk/CLLw2akcqnc/s1600-h/tt66+-02.jpg both girls make up]]:

* Showing just how far she's come and calling out her mother on her torture of Reactron at the end of ''Comicbook/NewKrypton''. Keep in mind that Reactron had killed her father and tried to rape and torture her and her friends, but Kara still stands up for the idea that torturing him is wrong.

* The relationship between Franchise/{{Superman}} and ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} was rather strained and uneasy during The New 52 era. Then, in ''ComicBook/TheFinalDaysOfSuperman'', Clark seeks his cousin out to ask her to consider taking up his mantle. When Kara admits she's unsure of herself, Clark gives her a "You're better than you think you are" speech. Then he gives her the key to the Fortress and states even though he's gone he'll be always there for her:

* In the aftermath of the battle against the ''Legion of Death'' -narrated in ''Justice League 3001'' #12 and ''Blue Beetle (Vol 10)'' #13-, Franchise/TheFlash wonders how they may possibly triumph over [[PhysicalGod Lady Styx]]. Supergirl hugs her and says:

* In ''Action Comics #252'', Supergirl and Superman hug each other after discovering they are cousins. They aren't alone anymore.
* A lot of Streaky the Supercat's adventures are just plain adorable. A splash panel showed him saving baby chicks from an eagle, and another outing had him rescue ordinary cats from a dog.
* ''Action Comics #270'': In the first story, Superman dreams he is stuck in the future world, in which Supergirl - now Superwoman - is the world's greatest hero and he is a decrepit, powerless has-been. Although he feels frustrated about being forgotten or treated as a silly old glory, he is happy about his cousin having acclaim and praise. In the ''Supergirl'' chapter, Linda turns sixteen, and [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/actioncomics270page028.jpg Superman, Batman, Robin and several more friends throw a surprise party]]. And her cousin bakes a giant birthday cake!
* In ''Action Comics #285'' Superman finally reveals his cousin's existence to the world and announces that she's his partner from that day on. Kara is overjoyed. And to top it all off, her foster mother thinks of how much Linda means to her and her husband:

* In ''Comicbook/ActionComics #310'', Zor-El and Alura In-Ze have returned and Kara fears she'll have to choose between her biological parents and her foster ones... and then Zor and Alura reveal that they don't want to force her to choose. They will be her Kandorian parents and the Danvers her Earth parents. Feeling moved, Kara hugs her mother.
* In ''Adventure Comics (Vol. 1)'' #388 Lex Luthor goes to great lengths to prevent his sister and nephew from learning about their kinship so they can be free from him. Supergirl remarks that is one of the few decent things Luthor has ever done:

* In ''Superboy Vol. 1'' issue #204 Supergirl saves Brainy's life. Afterwards she tells him she can't stay in the team right now, but maybe in the future she and he will be able to pick up where they left off. [[http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/File:Kara_Zor-El_Earth-One_002.jpg And then they kiss]].
* In ''Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' (Volume 1) #134 the entire League plus ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} are searching for Franchise/{{Superman}}, who disappeared without a trace during the latest battle. They find a possible lead when they come upon Despero, but he's teleported away before they can get anything out of him. Kara gets distraught, as Franchise/WonderWoman attempts to reassure her. When words fail, Diana hugs the younger heroine:

* In ''Detective Comics'' issue #508-510, Supergirl and ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} team up as well as reveal to each other their secret identities. Although Barbara feels upset thinking her friend's powers make her irrelevant, [[http://comicboxcommentary.blogspot.com.es/2011/08/back-issue-box-detective-comics-510.html Kara gushes about Babs the whole time]]. She thinks Batgirl is awesome and is glad to be her partner.
* Pre-Crisis ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' died during the Crisis and her existence was forgotten when the universe rebooted itself. Post-Crisis Superman didn't even know he had a cousin until a new Kara Zor-El was introduced in ''ComicBook/SupermanBatman'', almost twenty years later. However, after the events of Convergence, post-Crisis Superman knows of his pre-Crisis cousin [[spoiler:''and'' he helped to avert her death.]]
* In ''Comicbook/{{Convergence}}: Adventures of Superman #1'', Earth-1 Superman goes on about how highly he thinks of his cousin and how much Kara means to him:

* The Matrix Supergirl proves her heroism by sacrificing herself for the "Incorrigible" Linda Danvers. What is an incorrigible? It is a person who ''God himself'' says has no hope of redemption (but, given Peter David's religious beliefs, turn out to have "outs" even for them). Matrix, by sacrificing herself, proves capable of inspiring Linda to become a hero in Matrix's place. This is doubly poignant because the Matrix Supergirl has always struggled with her WhatMeasureIsAHuman status.
* It is blatantly implied the angelic being who visited Linda Danvers at one point, claiming to be her guardian angel, was in fact the ''original'' Supergirl, the Pre-Crisis Kara Zor-El. Keep in mind that ''ComicBook/ManyHappyReturns'' had Linda actually meet Kara chronologically before she arrived on the Pre-Crisis Earth-One. The story arc had a very BittersweetEnding when Linda was forced to send Kara back to what would be her eventual death during the Crisis, but the implications that this Kara had been watching over Linda all her life shows that Kara never held it against Linda over what happened. Even as someone who no one remembered and never existed in this universe, Kara is still finding ways to be a hero.
* ''ComicBook/ManyHappyReturns'': Linda Danvers journeys back to the Pre-Crisis in order to prevent the Kara Zor-El Supergirl from dying in the Crisis on Infinite Earths. She meets the Pre-Crisis Superman and tries to BlatantLies give an excuse for where she's from (which is Kara's Pre-Crisis origin). Superman pretends to buy it only to eventually accept her over the course of a number of years before falling in love. Given Lois Lane was written as not the capable and formidable woman she would be in the Golden and Modern continuities, this Superman falls for Linda and they agree to marry. Eventually, they have a child and Linda is willing to die because she's had a good life.
* In [[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 Supergirl vol. #5]] issue #22, Kara thinks her cousin is about to lecture her after her latest mess-up, and she interrupts him to remind him he isn't her father, she's trying to learn to be better, and she doesn't need his validation. And then Superman cuts her off to say "I know." He agrees that she doesn't need his approval, she isn't in his shadow and she's learning from her mistakes and becoming a better hero and person. [[http://comicboxcommentary.blogspot.com.es/2013/09/tony-bedard-on-supergirl-in-past.html Summarized here]].
* In ''[[http://comicboxcommentary.blogspot.com.es/2013/12/back-issue-holiday-box-dcu-infinite.html DCU Infinite Holiday Special issue #1]]'', Supergirl gets to answer some of the Christmas letters that get sent to him. One of those letters is from a girl who wants to see her father. However her father is an asshole who doesn't want his daughter to know he is a screw-up. Supergirl manages to talk him into clearing things up with his ex-wife and daughter through... unorthodox means. Several months later ([[http://comicboxcommentary.blogspot.com.es/2010/02/review-supergirl-50-part-2.html in Supergirl #50]]), the little girl thanks Supergirl for bringing her dad back:

* In ''Supergirl'' #22, the Franchise/TeenTitans go to Kent Farm to get Supergirl join them. Ravager is curious as to why Kara could be located over there.

* In ''Superman Vol. 1'' #679 (''The Coming of Atlas''), before joining the action, Supergirl is playing with a pride of lions. She's sitting a stunned-looking cub on her lap and petting the angry mother (which tries to biting her and claw her uselessly). The moment is both tender (Kara is positively sunny) and hilarious (the cats look frozen is utter disbelief).
* In ''Comicbook/ActionComics #867'' -part of the ''ComicBook/SupermanBrainiac'' storyline- [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/action_867_07.jpg Kara glomps Clark]] while she tells him she is terrified of Comicbook/{{Brainiac}}. He hugged her back to reassure her.

* In ''Comicbook/SupermanBatman Annual #5'' -during the ''Reing of Doomsday'' arc-, a computerized Dr. Fate tells Kara that [[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KqzN5VOGngE/TZ2hPpl8yNI/AAAAAAAALgI/EVyi2rE5LVg/s1600/sb+ann+5-07.jpg she is suffering from survivor guilt after losing her parents and Krypton over again]] and [[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9S-UPePiAcI/TZ2hQHN9paI/AAAAAAAALgM/4_yH-aefgio/s1600/sb+ann+5-08.jpg she shouldn't let guilt kill her]] and [[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_FOuAvnvvVc/TZ2hQUFugXI/AAAAAAAALgQ/cT-LOyBN_tM/s1600/sb+ann+5-09.jpg she has to forgive herself]].

* At the end of ''Escape from the Phantom Zone'', Supergirl and ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} talk. Kara is impressed with Barbara, who makes it known the feeling is mutual:

* In ''ComicBook/{{Justice}}'' Kara casually derides Lois while under mind-control, stating she has no idea what her cousin sees in Miss Lane. Once removed the mind control, Kara watches Superman and Lois kissing... and smiles.

* In the aftermath of the battle against the ''[[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Legion of Death]]'' -narrated in ''Justice League 3001'' #12 and ''Blue Beetle (Vol 10)'' #13-, Franchise/TheFlash wonders how they may possibly triumph over [[PhysicalGod Lady Styx]]. Supergirl hugs her and says:

* Heartwarming/SupergirlBeingSuper

* In the aftermath of the battle against the ''[[ComicBook/{{Legion Of Super-Heroes}} Legion of Death]]'' -narrated in ''Justice League 3001'' #12 and ''Blue Beetle (Vol 10)'' #13-, Franchise/TheFlash wonders how they may possibly triumph over [[PhysicalGod Lady Styx]]. Supergirl hugs her and says:

* In ''Action Comics 252'', Supergirl and Superman hug each other after discovering they are cousins. After all, they aren't alone.

* ''Action Comics #270'': In the first story, Superman dreams he is stuck in the future world, in which Supergirl -now Superwoman- is the world's greatest hero and he is a decrepit, powerless has-been. Although he feels frustrated about being forgotten or treated as a silly old glory, he is happy about her cousin having acclaim and praise. In the ''Supergirl'' chapter, Linda turns sixteen, and [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/actioncomics270page028.jpg Superman, Batman, Robin and several more friends throw a surprise party]]. And her cousin bakes a giant birthday cake!
* In ''Action Comics 285'' Superman finally reveals his cousin's existence to the world and announces that she's his partner from that day on. Kara is overjoyed. And to top it all off, her foster mother thinks of how much Linda means to her and her husband:

* In ''Comicbook/ActionComics'' #308, Kara takes care of a missing little girl for a while she seeks her parents out. The little kid -named Candy- called her mommy, too.

-->'''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}:''' But it was a white lie! Luthor doesn't want Val to live with the stigma of having a master criminal for an uncle! This was his one decent act in a lifetime of crime!

'''Supergirl:''' How can I be calm? Kal-El has always been like a brother to me-- guiding me, teaching me to use my super-abilities-- loving me-- And now, when he needs me most-- when he could be in deadly danger, perhaps dying-- I've failed him! Don't you see that, Wonder Woman?

'''Superman:'''No. Really. I act as a deterrent to those who do bad. I react to events after they happen and try to fix them. But you don't wait. You're always thinking of ways to use your powers to help others before they even know they need help. And you bring caring and wamrth everywhere you go. I've never quite said this before, but for most of my life, I thought I was alone in the universe. You came to Earth and your optimism and cheer helped me through the times when it looked like the bad guys could win. You've not only touched my life, but everyone else's. And we're all so much better because you're here.\\

-->'''Wonder Woman:''' Try be calm, Supergirl! We'll find Superman... Somehow!\\

* In ''Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' (Volume 1) #134 the entire League plus ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} are searching for Franchise/{{Superman}}, who disappeared without a trace during the latest battle. They find a possible lead when they come upon Despero, but he's teleported away before they can get anything out of him. Kara gets distraught, as Franchise/WonderWoman attempts to reassure her. When words, fail, Diana hugs the younger heroine:

* In ''Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' (Volume 1) #134 the entire League plus ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} are searching Franchise/{{Superman}}, who disappeared without a trace during the latest battle. They find a possible lead when they come upon Despero, but he's teleported away before they can get anything out of him. Kara gets distraught, as Franchise/WonderWoman attempts to reassure her. When words, fail, Diana hugs the younger heroine:

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!!Rebirth

!!Others

* In ''Franchise/Teen Titans'' (Volume 3) #55 [[ComicBook/WonderGirl Cassie Sandsmark]] [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pScx8BN4h3s/SWNKOc8k45I/AAAAAAAACPU/UwBPV0d3nQ4/s320/igle+-+teen+titans+55.jpg kicks Kara out of the team pretty unfairly]]. In issue #66, Cassie apologizes to Kara [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pScx8BN4h3s/SWNKbcL4-mI/AAAAAAAACPs/nPhQBV7ZQPs/s1600-h/tt66+-01.jpg for pushing her away]], and [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pScx8BN4h3s/SWNKa8xqHtI/AAAAAAAACPk/CLLw2akcqnc/s1600-h/tt66+-02.jpg both girls maker up]]:

* Heartwarming/{{Supergirl 1972}}
* Heartwarming/{{Supergirl 1982}}
* Heartwarming/{{Supergirl 2005}}
* Heartwarming/{{Supergirl 2011}}

* It is blatantly implied the angelic being who visited Linda Danvers at one point, claiming to be her guardian angel, was in fact the ''original'' Supergirl, the Pre-Crisis Kara Zor-El. Keep in mind that ''Many Happy Returns'' had Linda actually meet Kara chronologically before she arrived on the Pre-Crisis Earth-One. The story arc had a very BittersweetEnding when Linda was forced to send Kara back to what would be her eventual death during the Crisis, but the implications that this Kara had been watching over Linda all her life shows that Kara never held it against Linda over what happened. Even as someone who no one remembered and never existed in this universe, Kara is still finding ways to be a hero.

* In ''Action Comics'' #850, Supergirl has to take over her cousin's body to save his life. Before leaving, she uses her heat vision to write on the wall: "Hang in there, big guy. You're not in this alone."
* In ''Comicbook/ActionComics #867'' -part of the ''Superman: Brainiac'' storyline- [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/action_867_07.jpg Kara glomps Clark]] while she tells him she is terrified of Comicbook/{{Brainiac}}. He hugged her back to reassure her.

* In ''Action Comics 360'' Superman finally reveals his cousin's existence to the world and announces that she's his partner from that day on. Kara is overjoyed. And to top it all off, her foster mother thinks of how much Linda means to her and her husband:
-->'''Edna Danvers:''' (thinking) To others, she's the world's greatest heroine, but she's more than that to us! She's the daughter we dearly love!

* The Linda Danvers Supergirl journeys back to the Pre-Crisis DC continuity in order to prevent the Kara Zor-El Supergirl from dying in the Crisis on Infinite Earths. She meets the Pre-Crisis Superman and tries to BlatantLies give an excuse for where she's from (which is Kara's Pre-Crisis origin). Superman pretends to buy it only to eventually accept her over the course of a number of years before falling in love. Given Lois Lane was written as not the capable and formidable woman she would be in the Golden and Modern continuities, this Superman falls for Linda and they agree to marry. Eventually, they have a child and Linda is willing to die because she's had a good life.
* In Supergirl vol. #5 issue #22, Kara thinks her cousin is about to lecture her after her latest mess-up, and she interrupts him to remind him he isn't her father, she's trying to learn to be better, and she doesn't need his validation. And then Superman cuts her off to say "I know." He agrees that she doesn't need his approval, she isn't in his shadow and she's learning from her mistakes and becoming a better hero and person. [[http://comicboxcommentary.blogspot.com.es/2013/09/tony-bedard-on-supergirl-in-past.html Summarized here]].

* Heartwarming/SupergirlCosmicAdventuresInTheEightGrade

* Heartwarming/TheSupergirlFromKrypton