Power Girl Comics

Power Girl #1 (1988 miniseries) Power Girl's history of appearances from 1976 thru 2005 is available at The Unofficial Power Girl Chronology. Her original adventures are currently being reprinted in the Justice Society trade paperbacks.

Power Girl starred in the JSA series until the series ended with issue #87, July 2006. The series was rebooted as Justice Society of America December 2006 (see Wikipedia: Justice Society of America and One Year Later). Power Girl has also guest-starred in a few issues of the current Supergirl series.

The following list picks up from where the 'The Unofficial Power Girl Chronology' leaves off, filling in some gaps in 2005. This list uses release dates rather than cover dates since it is ongoing. Links are to The Grand Comic Book Database.

JLA #112March 16/05
JLA: Classified #5March 23/05
DC COUNTDOWN TO INFINITE CRISIS #1March 30/05
JSA #72April 13/05
JLA #113April 20/05
JLA: Classified #6April 20/05
Green Lantern: Rebirth #6May 11/05
JSA #73May 11/05
JLA: Classified #7May 18/05
JSA #74June 2/05
JLA: Classified #8June 15/05
JSA #75July ??/05
JSA: Classified #1July 20/05
JLA: Classified #9July 27/05
JSA #76Aug 3/05
JSA: Classified #2Aug 24/05
SUPERGIRL #1Aug 10/05
BIRDS OF PREY #85Aug 17/05
JLA: Classified #3Sept 21/05
JLA: Classified #4Oct 26/05
INFINITE CRISIS #2 (clean variant cover)Nov 9/05
INFINITE CRISIS #3 (variant cover)Dec 21/05
INFINITE CRISIS #4 (clean cover | variant N/A)Jan 28/06
JSA #82Feb 8/06
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #649March 1/06
INFINITE CRISIS #5 (clean cover | variant N/A)March 1/06
JSA #83 (clean cover)March 1/06
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #24March 29/06
JSA #84April 5/06
INFINITE CRISIS #6 (clean cover | clean variant cover)April 5/06
INFINITE CRISIS Secret FilesApril 5/06
INFINITE CRISIS #7May 3/06
JSA #85 (clean cover)May 3/06
SUPERGIRL #6May 3/06
52 #1May 10/06
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #25May 17/06
52 #3May 24/06
JSA #86 (cover)June 7/06
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #27June 21/06
SUPERGIRL #7July 5/06
JSA #87 (cover)July 5/06
52 #11: History of the DCU: Part 10 (4 pages)July 19/06
SUPERGIRL #8July 26/06
INFINITE CRISIS Hardcover (softcover to follow)Sept/06
52 #23: The Origin of Wildcat (2 pages)Oct 11/06
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #1 (clean cover | #1 Variant)Dec 6/06
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #2 (clean cover | #2 Variant | 2nd Printing)Jan 10/07
OMAC #7 (of 8)Jan 10/07
52 #36: The Origin of Power Girl (2 pages)Jan 10/07
52 #39: The Origin of Mr. Terrific (2 pages)Jan 31/07
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #3 (clean cover | #3 Variant)Feb 14/07
JLA: Classified #35 (clean cover)Feb 28/07
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #32March 7/07
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #4 (#4 Variant)March 21/07
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #5 (clean cover | #5 Variant)April 25/07
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #6 (clean cover | #6 Variant)May 30/07
AMAZONS ATTACK #2 (clean cover)May 30/07

Collected Trade Paperbacks

POWER GIRL
Published June 7, 2006. $14.99 USD. Cover by Adam Hughes.
This is a standalone book of origin stories that gives a pretty good overview of Power Girl's history. It does not contain her first appearance in All-Star Comics #58, but does contain a) her Earth-2 origin story from SHOWCASE #97-99; b) the introduction of her Atlantean origin from SECRET ORIGINS #11; c) three pages from JSA #32 in which Dr. Mid-Nite's tests reveal her powers are not magic-based; c) the JSA CLASSIFIED #1-4 story arc; and d) an epilogue taken from the final three pages of JSA #39..

DC Comics says: "Discover the origins of one of the DCU's most powerful heroines in this new collection featuring Power Girl stories from SHOWCASE #97-99, SECRET ORIGINS #11 and the sold-out JSA CLASSIFIED #1-4! This collection features her first solo adventure, plus her second secret origin and the sold-out first four issues of JSA CLASSIFIED, key stories tied to the cosmic events of INFINITE CRISIS! Is Power Girl the cousin of Earth-2's Superman? Granddaughter of an Atlantean mage? From the future or an alternate dimension? All Karen Starr knows is that she exists in a world that doesn't fit. When her powers begin changing or blanking out altogether, she searches for answers long denied her. The clues lead her to the deranged Psycho-Pirate, who may break her mind before she learns the truth."

JUSTICE SOCIETY Vol. 1

Published August 9, 2006. $14.99 USD. Cover by Brian Bolland.
DC has begun the task of compiling the JSA comics from the 1970's for the very first time, which is great news for Power Girl fans who wish to read her earliest adventures and see how she fits into the JSA.

DC Comics says: "Collecting ALL-STAR COMICS #58-67, plus the origin of the JSA from DC SPECIAL #29! Witness the continuing adventures of The Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Dr. Fate, Wildcat and the rest as they are joined by younger heroes Robin, Power Girl and Star-Spangled Kid!"

JUSTICE SOCIETY Vol. 2

Published February 7, 2007. $14.99 USD. Cover by Brian Bolland.
Collects ALL-STAR COMICS #68-74 and ADVENTURE COMICS #461-466 — includes the Justice Society's battles with the Psycho-Pirate, the immortal Vandal Savage, the Injustice Society and more. DC Comics book page.