Supergirl
DC1984
Supergirl (1984)
Kara travels to Earth to recover a powerful artefact and confronts the sorceress Selena. The film uses the comics chiefly as a foundation for its screen version of the character and world.
- Director
- Jeannot Szwarc
- Produced by
- Timothy Burrill
- Starring
- Helen Slater, Faye Dunaway, Hart Bochner, Peter Cook
From screen to page
Shop related comicsComics behind the movie
Supergirl is best approached as a screen interpretation of the character’s foundations rather than a panel-for-panel adaptation. Start with Action Comics #252, then compare it with Adventure Comics #381 and Supergirl #1 (1972). Reading the references alongside the movie makes it easier to see what the filmmakers retained, combined or reinvented for the screen.
Adventure Comics #381
Connection: Origin/character synthesis
