Editing Power Girl (section)

==Publication history==
Power Girl was introduced in ''[[All Star Comics]]'' #58 in 1976,<ref>{{Cite book|last=McAvennie|first= Michael|editor-last = Dolan|editor-first = Hannah|title=DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-7566-6742-9 |page=169 |chapter=1970s |quote=Along with artist Ric Estrada, [Gerry] Conway also introduced the DC Universe to the cousin of Earth-2's Superman, Kara Zor-L a.k.a. Power Girl.}}</ref> and was a member of the [[superhero team]] the [[Justice Society of America]] through the remainder of the 1970s and 1980s period known as the [[Bronze Age of Comics]]. [[Marvel Comics]]' then-publisher [[Stan Lee]] said in 1978 that when [[DC Comics]] created Power Girl after Marvel had introduced [[Luke Cage|Power Man]], "I'm pretty annoyed about that. ...I've got to ask the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] lawyer – she's supposed to be starting a lawsuit about that and I haven't heard anything. I don't like the idea. ... You know, years ago we brought out [[Wonder Man]], and [DC Comics] sued us because they had [[Wonder Woman]], and ... I said okay, I'll discontinue Wonder Man. And all of a sudden they've got Power Girl. Oh, boy. How unfair."<ref>"Hello, Culture Lovers: Stan the Map Raps with Marvel Maniacs at [[James Madison University]]", ''[[The Comics Journal]]'' #42, October 1978, p. 55</ref> Ironically, Marvel had previously published ''[[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]]'' #207, written by Power Girl co-creator [[Gerry Conway]], in which [[Len Wein]]'s character says, "Whoever heard of Powergirl, anyhow?"<ref>''The Mighty Thor'' #207 (January 1973)</ref>

After ''All Star Comics'' was canceled as a part of the [[DC Implosion]], the character would continue to appear along with the rest of the JSA in ''[[Adventure Comics]]'' for a six-issue run. Due in part to her being one of the more popular characters in ''All Star Comics'' at the time,<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Johnson |first=Dan |date=April 2014 |title=Showcase Presents... Again |journal=[[Back Issue!]] |location=Raleigh, North Carolina |publisher=[[TwoMorrows Publishing]] |issue=#71 |page=51}}</ref> she was given a solo tryout in ''[[Showcase (comics)|Showcase]]'' issues 97–99, which expanded on her pre-Crisis origin. During this time, she was a regularly featured character in the annual Justice Society crossovers in the original ''Justice League of America'' series. She was a founding member of ''[[Infinity Inc.]]'', appearing in each of the first 12 issues and making later guest appearances.

After DC's continuity-altering ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'' storyline, her origin was [[Retroactive continuity|retconned]] in ''Secret Origins'' (vol. 2) #11 and she became a magic-based character with ties to ancient Atlantis, leading to appearances in ''[[Warlord (DC Comics)|The Warlord]]''. The character did not receive her own self-titled series until the ''Power Girl'' miniseries of 1988.<ref>[http://www.comicbookdb.com/title.php?ID=797 The Comic Book Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810080743/http://www.comicbookdb.com/title.php?ID=797 |date=August 10, 2011 }} – Power Girl (1988)</ref> The character became a featured member of ''[[Justice League Europe]]'' (a spin off from ''Justice League International'') for the run of the series. After the cancellation of JLI, the character joined [[Chris Claremont]]'s [[creator-owned]] series ''[[Sovereign Seven]]'' and appeared in several issues of ''[[Birds of Prey (comics)|Birds of Prey]]''. She eventually rejoined the Justice Society in ''JSA'' #31 and became a regular part of that series and its follow-up, ''Justice Society of America'' vol. 3.

Power Girl played a significant role in the continuity-changing events of ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'' (2005), which tied into her starring role in the first ''[[JSA Classified]]'' story arc "Power Trip" in 2005 (issues #1–4 of the series).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Your Guide to Infinite Crisis |url=http://www.sequart.org/magazine/1541/your-guide-to-infinite-crisis-powertrip/ |website=Sequart Organization}}</ref><ref>[http://www.comicbookdb.com/storyarc.php?ID=1424 The Comic Book Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909030513/http://www.comicbookdb.com/storyarc.php?ID=1424 |date=September 9, 2011 }} – "Power Trip"</ref> These stories heavily featured the revelation that Power Girl was in fact the Earth-Two Power Girl and a Kryptonian, who survived ''Crisis'', and that her Atlantean backstory had been a lie. Starting in July 2009, Power Girl received her first [[ongoing series]], simply titled ''Power Girl'' (vol. 2), with the first twelve issues written by [[Jimmy Palmiotti]] and [[Justin Gray]], drawn by [[Amanda Conner]],<ref>Cowsill, Alan "2000s" in Dolan, p. 338: "Writers Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti, together with artist Amanda Conner, emphasized the fun of Power Girl in her first ongoing series."</ref> and colored by [[Paul Mounts]].<ref>{{gcdb series|id=34078|title=''Power Girl'' (2009)}}</ref><ref>{{comicbookdb|type=title|id=23662|title=''Power Girl'' (2009)}}</ref> According to [[Comic Book Resources]], the series has been "wildly praised for its fresh and fun approach."<ref name=cbr25208 />

When Palmiotti, Grey and Conner left the series after issue #12, Palmiotti said, "Amanda always said she could just commit to the book for a year, and as we got into the series we realized that we just couldn't do the same type of book with another artist at this point and decided it was a good idea to leave with her and give another team a shot."<ref name="cbr25208">{{Cite web |last=Renaud |first=Jeffrey |date=March 12, 2010 |title=Palmiotti, Gray & Conner Off "Power Girl" |work=Comic Book Resources |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25208 |access-date=April 3, 2010 |publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]]}}</ref> [[Judd Winick]] took over as writer with artist [[Sami Basri]] beginning with issue #13. Winick stated that the tone of the book will continue, and the premise of the character in New York.<ref name="siegel">{{Cite web |last=Lucas Siegel |date=March 18, 2010 |title=And The New POWER GIRL Creative Team Is... |url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/Winick-Basri-Power-Girl-100318.html |access-date=June 23, 2010 |publisher=[[Newsarama]]}}</ref>

The [[trade paperback (comics)|trade paperback]] "''Power Girl"'' ({{ISBN|978-1401209681}}) collects ''Showcase'' issues #97–99, ''Secret Origins'' (vol. 2) issue #11, ''JSA'' issues 32 and 39, and ''JSA Classified'' issues #1–4. "''Power Girl: A New Beginning"'' ({{ISBN|978-1401226183}}) collects the first six issues of the 2009 series. "''Power Girl: Aliens & Apes"'' ({{ISBN|978-1401229108}}) collects issues 7 through 12, and "''Power Girl: Bomb Squad"'' ({{ISBN|978-1401231620}}) covers 13 to 18, and "''Power Girl: Old Friends"'' collecting issues 19–27. The entirety of the Palmiotti/Grey/Conner run is contained in "''Power Girl: Power Trip" ({{ISBN|9781401243074}})'' which collects ''JSA Classified'' #1–4 and ''Power Girl'' #1–12.