Trivia / Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot

• Executive Meddling: In the late 80s', DC editorial vetoed any mention of Kara Zor-El, going as far as to censor her name in the comics' letter columns (evidenced by the informational text in the letter column◊ for Secret Origins #42 (1989)). Mark Waid -a big Supergirl fan who was working as an editor for DC back then- managed sneaked his last goodbye to the character into the book which he was editing; unfortunately it got him in trouble with DC, and Waid lost his job due to that story.
• Pop-Culture Urban Legends: There was a rumor that Jerry Ordway threatened to quit DC Comics over Kara's appearance. When asked about it, though, Ordway said he was annoyed over DC betraying the Superman's reboot's mission statement by allowing Kara to exist, but he did not threaten to quit. He could not afford to lose his job.

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