Supergirl #5 [Ian Churchill / Michael Turner Cover]
(March 2006)

DC, 2005 Series
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Price
3.99 USD; 5.50 CAD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2006-02-22
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941249049 00511
Editing
Eddie Berganza (editor); Jeanine Schaefer (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

The two first printing variants were distributed in a 50/50 ratio.

This issue's content was originally solicited to be contained in issues #5 and #6, but due to the death of the author's son, the overall lateness of the book, and the desire to start the One Year Later storyline concurrent with the other DC titles, the decision was made to combine those issues into #5 with an expanded page count. This was announced via press release on 2006-02-07.

Includes 7 one-page ads for: The Bartimaeus Trilogy (novel, miramax books), Ratchet: Deadlocked (game, Sony), The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art (college), abovetheinfluence (Partnership for a Drug-Free America, two different ads), Teen Titans (game, Majesco Entertainment), and Kameo: Elements of Power (game, Microsoft Game Studios). Appear in various places in the issue.
Also includes 3 pages of house ads for: Villains United Infinite Crisis Special, All Star Batman & Robin the Boy Wonder Statue, and Red Sonia/Claw: Devil's Hands. Appear in various places in this issue.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Supergirl / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ian Churchill (signed) (Supergirl figure); Michael Turner (signed) (Dark Supergirl figure)
Inks
Ian Churchill (signed) (Supergirl figure); Michael Turner (signed) (Dark Supergirl figure)
Colors
Peter Steigerwald (signed)
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dark Supergirl; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]
Universe
DC : mainstream
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Power Chapter Five: Supergirls (Table of Contents: 1)

Supergirl / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
Jeph Loeb
Pencils
Ian Churchill
Inks
Norm Rapmund
Colors
Alex Bleyaert; David Morán
Letters
Richard Starkings
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Dark Supergirl; Darkseid (flashback) (cameo); Zor-El (flashback) (introduction); The Flash [Wally West]; Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Lex Luthor (flashback) (cameo); Martian Manhunter [J'Onn J'Onzz]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Wonder Woman [Princess Diana]; Hawkman
Universe
DC : mainstream
Synopsis
Dark Supergirl recalls just before Kara left Krypton, her father told her she is to kill the baby Kal-El. She is then "made innocent" to assimilate better, but her "true" self emerged under Darkseid. Supergirl claims Dark Supergirl is lying and they fight. The JLA confronts them, and they wrestle some more. After more fighting, Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman show up. Supergirl asks that both of the Supergirls be bound by Wonder Woman's lasso, and is asked "Who is Kara Zor-El?" After an explosion, both are merged again, into "Supergirl", who wishes to be known as that and not Kara Zor-El.
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Indexer Notes

Story continued from previous issue.

DC In Demand 01.06 (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Supergirl
  2. 1. Power Chapter Five: Supergirls
    Supergirl
  3. 2. DC In Demand 01.06
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  • Mike Nielsen
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