SUPERGIRL [Matrix (Mae)/Linda Danvers]

 Created by Mort Weisinger and Otto Binder, revamped by John Byrne

Character Chronology Index Below is the definitive list of appearances of Supergirl in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry. Follow the links for a complete index of the issue, including story and creator info as well as full character chronology and in some cases story synopses. To go to the Supergirl biography click here

Supergirl Chronology

Adventures of Superman #444 (September 1988): "Parallel Lives Meet At Infinity..." [Flashback]
Superman Vol. 2 #16 (April 1988): "He Only Laughs When I Hurt!"
Adventures of Superman #440 (May 1988): "The Hurrieder I Go"
Adventures of Superman #441 (June 1988): "The Tiny Terror of Tinseltown"
Superman Vol. 2 #19 (July 1988): "The Power That Failed!"
Adventures of Superman #442 (July 1988): "Power Play"
Superman Vol. 2 #20 (August 1988): "Doom In the Heartland!" [Pages 1 through 7, panel 4]
Doom Patrol Vol. 2 #10 (July 1988): "The Soul of the Machine"
Superman Vol. 2 #20 (August 1988): "Doom In the Heartland!" [Pages 15 through 22]
Superman Vol. 2 #21 (September 1988): "You Can't Go Home Again"
Adventures of Superman #444 (September 1988): "Parallel Lives Meet At Infinity..."
Superman Vol. 2 #22 (October 1988): "The Price"

As Matrix

Adventures of Superman #448 (winter 1988): "The Ledge"
Adventures of Superman #450 (January 1989): "Triple Threat"
Adventures of Superman #451 (February 1989): "Dangerous Ground"
Superman Vol. 2 #30 (April 1989): "Alone!"

As Clark Kent

Adventures of Superman #453 (April 1989): "Apparitions"
Adventures of Superman #454 (May 1989): "Wayfarer"
Superman Vol. 2 #32 (June 1989): "Gladiator"
Adventures of Superman #455 (June 1989): "Heritage"
Superman Vol. 2 #33 (July 1989): "Two Destinies"
Adventures of Superman #456 (July 1989): "Redemption!"
Action Comics #643 (July 1989): "Superman on Earth"
Superman Vol. 2 #34 (August 1989): "By Hook or by Crook"
Adventures of Superman #457 (August 1989): "Echoes"
Action Comics #644 (August 1989): "Doppelganger"

As Supergirl

Action Comics #674 (February 1992): [8] "The Past is Prologue"
Superman: The Man of Steel #9 (March 1992): [9] "Panic In the Sky! First Strike: Power Breakfast"
Superman Vol. 2 #65 (March 1992): [10] "Panic In the Sky! Second Strike: Head Man"
Adventures of Superman #488 (March 1992): [11] "Panic In the Sky! Third Strike: Counter Strike!"
Action Comics #675 (March 1992): [12] "Panic In the Sky! Fourth Strike: Divide and Conquer"
Superman: The Man of Steel #10 (April 1992): [13] "Panic In the Sky! Fifth Strike: Tidal Wave!"
Superman Vol. 2 #66 (April 1992): [14] "Panic In the Sky! Final Strike: Our Army At War"
Adventures of Superman #489 (April 1992): [15] "Panic In the Sky! Epilogue: Hail the Conquering Heroes"
Action Comics #676 (April 1992): [16] "Man of the Hour"
Superman Vol. 2 #67 (May 1992): [18] "Another Panic in the Sky!"
Action Comics #677 (May 1992): [20] "...In Love and War!"
Action Comics #678 (June 1992): [24] "Talking Heads"
Action Comics #679 (July 1992): [28] "Shellshocked"
Action Comics #680 (August 1992): [32] "Payment Due"
Superman: The Man of Steel #15 (September 1992): [33] "Sanctuary"
Superman Vol. 2 #71 (September 1992): [34] "Evil's Pawn"
Action Comics #681 (September 1992): [36] "Odds & ...Endings"
Valor #1 (November 1992): "Endgame"
Valor #2 (December 1992): "Boy Meets Supergirl"
Valor #3 (January 1993): "She's the One!" [Flashback]
Adventures of Superman #497 (December 1992): [47] "Under Fire"
Action Comics #684 (December 1992): [48] "...Doomsday Is Near!"
Superman: The Man of Steel #19 (January 1993): [1] "Doomsday Is Here!"
Superman Vol. 2 #75 (January 1993): [2] "Doomsday!"
Action Comics #685 (January 1993): [4] "Funeral For A Friend Part 2: Re:Actions"
Superman: The Man of Steel #20 (February 1993): [5] "Funeral For A Friend Part 3: Funeral Day"
Adventures of Superman #499 (February 1993): [7] "Funeral For A Friend Part 5: Grave Obsession"
Action Comics #686 (February 1993): [8] "Funeral For A Friend Part 6: Who's Buried In Superman's Tomb?"
Superman Vol. 2 #77 (March 1993): [10] "Funeral For A Friend Part 8: The End"
Action Comics #687 (June 1993): [12] "Born Again"
Superman: The Man of Steel #23 (July 1993): [17] "Ambush"
Adventures of Superman #502 (July 1993): [19] "Boy Meets Girl"
Action Comics #689 (Late July 1993): [20] "Who is the True Hero?"
Action Comics Annual #5 (1993): "Loose Cannon"
Superman: The Man of Steel #24 (August 1993): [21] "Impact!"
Superman: The Man of Steel #25 (September 1993): [25] "The Return!"
Superman Vol. 2 #81 (September 1993): [26] "Resurrections" [Pages 1 through 21, panel 2]
Action Comics #691 (September 1993): [28] "Secret Weapon" [Flashback]
Superman Vol. 2 #81 (September 1993): [26] "Resurrections" [Pages 21, panel 3 through page 22]
Adventures of Superman #504 (September 1993): [27] "Assault on Engine City!" [Behind the scenes in her invisible form]
Action Comics #691 (September 1993): [28] "Secret Weapon"
Superman Vol. 2 #82 (October 1993): [30] [Back For Good!]
Adventures of Superman #505 (October 1993): [31] "Reign of the Superman!"
Action Comics #692 (October 1993): [32] "And Who, Disguised as Clark Kent?"
Superman: The Man of Steel #27 (November 1993): [33] "Bad Character"
Superman Vol. 2 #83 (November 1993): [34] "On the Edge"
Superman: The Man of Steel #28 (December 1993): [37] "The Professionals"
Supergirl Vol. 3 #1 (February 1994): "Trial Run"
New Titans #108 (February 1994): "Rebirth"
Supergirl Vol. 3 #2 (March 1994): "Demands"
Supergirl Vol. 3 #3 (April 1994): "End of Innocence"
Supergirl Vol. 3 #4 (May 1994): "The Big Hurt" [Pages 1 through 20]
Action Comics #699 (May 1994): [20] "Eye of the Hurricane" [Appearance same as Supergirl Vol. 3 #4, page 19, panels 1 through 5]
Action Comics #700 (June 1994): [24] "Swan Song"
Superman Vol. 2 #93 (September 1994): [34] "Home!"
Zero Hour: Crisis In Time! #3 (September 1994): "Zero Hour"
Zero Hour: Crisis In Time! #2 (September 1994): "Zero Hour"
Guy Gardner: Warrior #24 (September 1994): "Killing Time!"
Zero Hour: Crisis In Time! #1 (September 1994): "Zero Hour"
Zero Hour: Crisis In Time! #0 (September 1994): "Zero Hour"
Supergirl Vol. 3 #4 (May 1994): "The Big Hurt" [Page 21]
Action Comics #706 (January 1995): [4] "Saved By the Belle!"
Showcase '95 #1 (January 1995): "Perfect Form"
Showcase '95 #2 (February 1995): "Perfect Form"
Guy Gardner: Warrior #29 (March 1995): "It's My Party And I'll Fight If I Want To"
New Titans #120 (April 1995): "Forever Evil, Ch. 2: The Road to Hell"
New Titans #121 (May 1995) [Forever Evil, Ch. 3]: "The Road to Hell"
Guy Gardner: Warrior #30 (April 1995): "The Enemy of My Friend"
Guy Gardner: Warrior #31 (June 1995): "Channel Surfin' A Nightmare"
Damage #13 (June 1995): "Picking Up the Pieces, Part I"
Deathstroke #48 (June 1995): "Third Strike"
New Titans #122 (June 1995): "Syndicate Rites!"
Darkstars #32 (July 1995): "The Crimelord-Syndicate War, Part 3: The Night They Burned Ol' Dixie Down!"
Deathstroke #49 (July 1995): "All The King's Men"
Deathstroke #50 (August 1995): "Revelations"
New Titans Annual #11 (1995): "After Year One"
New Titans #123 (July 1995): "Salvation"
New Titans #124 (August 1995) [The Siege of the Zi Charam, Part 1]: "Prometheus Gathering"
Green Lantern Vol. 3 #65 (August 1995): "The Siege of the Zi Charam, Part II: Rescue"
Darkstars #34 (September 1995): [The Siege of the Zi Charam, Part 3]: "Strangers In A Strange Land"
Damage #16 (September 1995): "The Siege of the Zi Charam, Part IV: The Elements of Power"
New Titans #125 (September 1995) [The Siege of the Zi Charam, Part 5]: "Xenocide"
New Titans #126 (October 1995): "Going Home"
Adventures of Superman #529 (November 1995): [45] "Jail Break"
Outsiders Vol. 2 #24 (November 1995): "One Wedding And A Funeral"
Action Comics #716 (December 1995): [46] "Fugitive Justice!"
Superman: The Man of Steel #51 (December 1995): [47] "Wanted"
Superman Vol. 2 #107 (December 1995): [48] "Bottled Up!"
Steel #22 (December 1995): "Deliverance"
Superman: The Man of Steel #52 (January 1996): [2] "Crime and Punishment"
Superman Vol. 2 #108 (January 1996): [3] "No Escape!"
Adventures of Superman #531 (January 1996): [4] "Justice!"
Showcase '95 #12 (December 1995): "Rust Never Sleeps"
Superboy Vol. 3 #28 (June 1996): "Losin' It: Tough Love"
Superman: The Man of Steel #58 (July 1996): [28] "Identity Crisis III: Snares"
Showcase '96 #8/2 (September 1996): "Limited Resources"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #1 (September 1996): "Body & Soul"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #2 (October 1996): "Cat's Paw"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #3 (November 1996): "And No Dawn To Follow the Darkness"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #4 (December 1996): "Belly of the Beast"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #5 (January 1997): "Supergirl In Chemical Imbalance"
Teen Titans Vol. 2 #4 (January 1997): "Coming Out, Part 1"
Teen Titans Vol. 2 #5 (February 1997): "Coming Out, Part 2"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #6 (February 1997): "Trust Fund"
Supergirl Plus #1 (1997): "Perceptions"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #7 (March 1997): "Art History"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #8 (April 1997): "My Dinner With Buzz"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #9 (May 1997): "Tempus Fugit"
JLA #5 (May 1997): "Woman of Tomorrow"
Superboy Vol. 3 #40 (June 1997): "Meltdown: Life Support"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #10 (June 1997): "Hidden Things"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #11 (July 1997): "Sound And Fury"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #12 (August 1997): "Cries In the Darkness"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #13 (September 1997): "Incubus"
Supergirl Annual Vol. 3 #2 (1997): "Secret Hearts"
Genesis #1 (October 1997): "Resonance"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #14 (October 1997): "Secrets And Lies"
Genesis #2 (October 1997): "Edge of Destruction"
Superman Vol. 2 #128 (October 1997): [40] "Genesis Anew"
Adventures of Superman #551 (October 1997): [41] "Genesis For Humanity"
Genesis #3 (October 1997): "Event Horizon"
Genesis #4 (October 1997): "Last God Standing"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #15 (November 1997): "Gods of the Twillight"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #16 (December 1997): "Blonde Justice"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #17 (January 1998): "Teetering On Oblivion"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #18 (February 1998): "Divine Inspiration"
Supergirl/Prysm Doubleshot #1 (February 1998): "Coming Home"
Teen Titans Vol. 2 #17 (February 1998): "New Life"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #19 (March 1998): "Middle-Aged Crisis"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #20 (April 1998): "Things Best Left Forgotten"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #21 (May 1998): "Through A Fractured Prism"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #22 (June 1998): "Comet's Tale"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #23 (July 1998): "Double-Edged Sword"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #24 (August 1998): "Avenging Angels, Part 2: Die and Let Live"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #25 (September 1998): "Desperate Times"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #26 (October 1998): "The Flying Game"
DC One Million #2 (November 1998): "The Day After Tomorrow"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #27 (December 1998): "Spaceworld"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #28 (January 1999): "Hell Hath No Furies..."
Supergirl Vol. 4 #29 (February 1999): "Small Change"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #30 (March 1999): "I Remember Matrix"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #31 (April 1999): "A House Divided"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #32 (May 1999): "The Quality of Mercy"
Action Comics #779 (July 2001): [29] "King Takes Pawn"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #59 (August 2001): "Down and Out in Kansas"
Superman Vol. 2 #172 (September 2001): [34] "Death Be Not Proud"
JLA: Our Worlds at War #1 (September 2001): "A Date Which Will Live In Infamy"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #60 (September 2001): "Dropping In"
Action Comics #781 (September 2001): [37] "Thousand Yard Stare"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #61 (October 2001): "Mondo Bizarre"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #62 (November 2001): "Two for the Show"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #63 (December 2001): "The Best Medicine"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #64 (January 2002): "Deep Soul Rising"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #65 (February 2002): "Louder than Words"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #66 (March 2002): "The Vegas Idea"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #67 (April 2002): "Rhyme and Reason"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #68 (May 2002): "Double Identities"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #69 (June 2002): "Cashing in Chips"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #70 (July 2002): "A Plague on Both Your Houses"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #71 (August 2002): "Pyramid Schemes"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #72 (September 2002): "Spiders and Snakes"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #73 (October 2002): "Chaos Rains"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #74 (November 2002): "The Better Angel"