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** In ''Supergirl vol 1 #8'', Medusa's ghost gives her a head full of real snakes and the curse of turning any man who looks at her to stone.

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** In ''Supergirl vol 1 #8'', ''ComicBook/Supergirl1972'' #8, Medusa's ghost gives her a head full of real snakes and the curse of turning any man who looks at her to stone.



** In the ''Maelstrom'' mini-series, proclaiming her love towards Darkseid gets aspiring Female Fury Maelstrom tortured and whipped.

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** In the ''Maelstrom'' mini-series, ''ComicBook/SupermanSupergirlMaelstrom'', proclaiming her love towards Darkseid gets aspiring Female Fury Maelstrom tortured and whipped.



*** In ''Supergirl vol.5 #34'' Kara questioned the wisdom of having a Brainiac's robot keeping Argo's shields up, and asked what would happen if it woke up. Her father reiterated over and again it can't and won't turn itself back on. Despite everything, the robot woke up and nearly killed them.
** In ''Supergirl vol.6 #19'', several Luthor's henchmen are trying to seize Supergirl. Two of them comment that she's just a kid and they'd hate to see what she could do when she grows up. Cue Power Girl showing up and trashing them.
** At the beginning of "Superman Supergirl: Maelstrom" #1, Supergirl notes that it's been a very quiet week and she thought she'd have more action when her cousin asked her keep an eye on Metropolis while he was away. Cue a Darkseid's minion arriving on town and flinging cars away.

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*** In ''Supergirl vol.5 #34'' ''ComicBook/Supergirl2005'' #34 Kara questioned the wisdom of having a Brainiac's robot keeping Argo's shields up, and asked what would happen if it woke up. Her father reiterated over and again it can't and won't turn itself back on. Despite everything, the robot woke up and nearly killed them.
** In ''Supergirl vol.6 #19'', ''ComicBook/Supergirl2011'' #19, several Luthor's henchmen are trying to seize Supergirl. Two of them comment that she's just a kid and they'd hate to see what she could do when she grows up. Cue Power Girl showing up and trashing them.
** At the beginning of "Superman Supergirl: "Superman/Supergirl: Maelstrom" #1, Supergirl notes that it's been a very quiet week and she thought she'd have more action when her cousin asked her keep an eye on Metropolis while he was away. Cue a Darkseid's minion arriving on town and flinging cars away.



** Kara did quit several times in the fifth volume when her super-hero life got too hard or she deemed herself to be a failure [[spoiler:after the destruction of New Krypton]].
** In the sixth volume Kara gave up being Supergirl when she became a Red Lantern.
* ThatsWhatSheSaid: In ''ComicBook/{{Batgirl 2009}}'', [[ItMakesSenseInContext while being strangled by Dracula]]:

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** Kara did quit several times in the fifth volume ''Supergirl (2005)'' when her super-hero life got too hard or she deemed herself to be a failure [[spoiler:after the destruction of New Krypton]].
** In the sixth volume Supergirl (2011)'', Kara gave up being Supergirl when she became a Red Lantern.
* ThatsWhatSheSaid: In ''ComicBook/{{Batgirl 2009}}'', [[ItMakesSenseInContext ''ComicBook/Batgirl2009'', while being strangled by Dracula]]:Dracula:



** In the ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 Day of the Dollmaker]]'' arc, Supergirl flew through the wall of the lair of Dollmaker to rescue Cat Grant.

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** In the ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 Day of the Dollmaker]]'' ''ComicBook/DayOfTheDollmaker'' arc, Supergirl flew through the wall of the lair of Dollmaker to rescue Cat Grant.



* ThisIsADrill: In Supergirl Vol 1 #7, a massive boulder is about to crush a village. Linda charges right away at it, spinning around at super-speed and becoming a super-drill, pulverizing her way directly into the rock core to stop it and drive it away.

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* ThisIsADrill: In Supergirl Vol 1 (1972) #7, a massive boulder is about to crush a village. Linda charges right away at it, spinning around at super-speed and becoming a super-drill, pulverizing her way directly into the rock core to stop it and drive it away.



* ThreePointLanding: In the cover of ''Supergirl Vol 5 #12'', Kara lands supporting her weight on her right knee, left foot and left hand, causing damage to the ground upon contact.

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* ThreePointLanding: In the cover of ''Supergirl Vol 5 #12'', (2005)'' #12, Kara lands supporting her weight on her right knee, left foot and left hand, causing damage to the ground upon contact.



* TimeTravelTenseTrouble: In Supergirl vol. #5 issue #22, Supergirl runs into this trouble when she remembers that she travelled to the far future and fought/will fight alongside the ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes''.

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* TimeTravelTenseTrouble: In Supergirl vol. #5 ''Supergirl (2005)'' issue #22, Supergirl runs into this trouble when she remembers that she travelled to the far future and fought/will fight alongside the ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes''.



* TooSpicyForYogSothoth: In ''Supergirl Vol 1 #3'', a giant, mutant carnivorous plant tries to swallow Kara whole but it quickly spits Supergirl out because it can't bite through her indestructible skin.

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* TooSpicyForYogSothoth: In ''Supergirl Vol 1 #3'', (1972)'' #3, a giant, mutant carnivorous plant tries to swallow Kara whole but it quickly spits Supergirl out because it can't bite through her indestructible skin.



** Subverted in ''Supergirl vol. 5 #18''. Kara stops a train but it breaks in half and derails upon crashing onto her indestructible body. Kara has a breakdown but she calms down -a bit- when she discovers that it was an illusion.

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** Subverted in ''Supergirl vol. 5 #18''.(2005)'' #18. Kara stops a train but it breaks in half and derails upon crashing onto her indestructible body. Kara has a breakdown but she calms down -a bit- when she discovers that it was an illusion.



** In ''Red Daughter Of Krypton'', Sheko is different of other [[TheBerserker Red Lanterns]]. She is full of fury... but it's a cold, methodical kind of fury. In ''Supergirl vol. 6 #31'', Kara realizes this:

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** In ''Red Daughter Of Krypton'', Sheko is different of other [[TheBerserker Red Lanterns]]. She is full of fury... but it's a cold, methodical kind of fury. In ''Supergirl vol. 6 #31'', (2011)'' #31, Kara realizes this:



** In ''[[ComicBook/{{Supergirl 2005}} Supergirl Vol 5]]'' #57 has a variant in where ComicBook/LanaLang walks into her office and finds Cat Grant sitting on her couch in the dark and wanting to talk about Lana's connection with Supergirl.

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** In ''[[ComicBook/{{Supergirl 2005}} Supergirl Vol 5]]'' #57 ''ComicBook/{{Bizarrogirl}}'' has a variant in where ComicBook/LanaLang walks into her office and finds Cat Grant sitting on her couch in the dark and wanting to talk about Lana's connection with Supergirl.



* TripleShifter: Pre-Crisis Supergirl went through an era during which she hardly had any sleep. She was working as a soap opera actress, which was extremely time-consuming and only left nighttime to operate as Supergirl. She was going mad due to the lack of sleep (her body doesn't need the rest but her mind does) and private life, so in ''Superman Vol. 1'' issue #376 she quit her job and told her cousin [[ComicBook/1982 she was moving to Chicago]] because she could not juggle her job and her hero duties.

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* TripleShifter: Pre-Crisis Supergirl went through an era during which she hardly had any sleep. She was working as a soap opera actress, which was extremely time-consuming and only left nighttime to operate as Supergirl. She was going mad due to the lack of sleep (her body doesn't need the rest but her mind does) and private life, so in ''Superman Vol. 1'' issue ''ComicBook/Superman1939'' #376 she quit quits her job and told tells her cousin [[ComicBook/1982 she was is moving to Chicago]] because she could not cannot juggle her job and her hero duties.



** In ''Supergirl Vol 1'' #3, Linda does this after learning that one of her professors is dying.

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** In ''Supergirl Vol 1'' (1972)'' #3, Linda does this after learning that one of her professors is dying.



* UnderwaterBase: Kara got her own undersea base -called Sanctuary- in ''[[ComicBook/{{Supergirl 2011}} Supergirl Volume 6]]'' #12. Unfortunately it got blown up in issue #20.

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* UnderwaterBase: Kara got her own undersea base -called Sanctuary- in ''[[ComicBook/{{Supergirl 2011}} Supergirl Volume 6]]'' ''ComicBook/Supergirl2011'' #12. Unfortunately it got blown up in issue #20.



* UnresolvedSexualTension: Supergirl and Brainiac 5's "will they or won't they?" lasted 24 years. Then, when it looked like they were finally right for getting together officially, Kara Zor-El was killed off in the ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths''. [[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 Post-Crisis versions of both characters]] have this kind of relationship, too.

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* UnresolvedSexualTension: Supergirl and Brainiac 5's "will they or won't they?" lasted 24 years. Then, when it looked like they were finally right for getting together officially, Kara Zor-El was killed off in the ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths''. [[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 Post-Crisis versions of both characters]] Kara and Querl have this kind of relationship, too.

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