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WARNING : Spoilers ahead forSupergirl : Woman of Tomorrow # 5
As the Man of Steel , Supermanis doubtless one ofDC Comics ’ baffling heroes - but his cousinSupergirlis just a bit tougher . Asan inheritor of the Superman legacyand a hero in her own right field , Kara Zor - El has been a fan - favorite for years . And as a fellow Kryptonian blessed with all the same abilities as her male person vis-a-vis , she ’s also one of DC ’s most popular powerhouses .
Throughout their long history together , fans have often wondered which Kryptonian cousin is tough . Supergirl : Woman of Tomorrow # 5by Tom King and Bilquis Evely finally puts that interrogation to rest . And while some fan may take progeny with the answer , there ’s plenty of grounds to sustain it . After Supergirl and her comrade Ruthye catch up to their target , the criminal called Krem , they are as if by magic teleported to the other side of the universe by the villain ’s dangerous Mordeu glob . The duo presently finds themselves on the major planet Barenton , which Kara says describe as a deathtrap with a immature sun , Kryptonite , and severe colossus built tokill her cousin Superman .
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In trace Clark ’s stay on Barenton , she tells Ruthye that Superman only lasted for forty - five minutes before the Justice League rescue him and says that he call the misadventure , “ the most painful experience ” and “ the nigh to death he ever amaze ” even after his light touch with Doomsday . Even so , Supergirl and Ruthye only have one way off the rock candy - waiting until the sun sets for Superigrl to fly then off humankind . And while she is mad with painfulness for most of their stay , Supergirl manages to do just that after lasting basically an total day longer than Superman , and even refer to him as , “ a little @%#@ ” when she regains her strength and defeats a local beast .
Some fans may roll their eye atSupergirl ’s telling display of endurancein this issue , but there ’s really a pretty fairish account for why she is the more powerful Kryptonian . Despite her outward-bound appearing as a 21 - year - old , Kara is in reality considerably older than her cousin-german Kal - El - in fact , she was already a teenager when Krypton exploded . Pre - Flashpoint , her projectile was caught in the burst ’s rubble battleground and trap inside of a meteor for old age , while in theNew 52 , her rocket engine did make it to the Earth ’s solar system but orbited the sunlight for decades before it landed in Earth .
Whichever origin is canyon to the currentInfinite Frontierera , Kara ’s ship keep her in stasis with a steady supply of the informant of Kryptonian powerfulness : yellowed star radiation . And when also taking into account the fact that Kara ’s musclesdeveloped under Krypton ’s much harsher sombreness , it ’s no curiosity that her body is able to resist such life-threatening environment longer than her more famous cousin . Granted , everyone recognize that the House of El wants nothing more than to protect those who bet on them , so there ’s nothing to say that Superman would n’t have lasted as long on Barentor if he was the one taking attention Ruthye or else of Kara .
Either way , Supergirl : Woman of Tomorrow # 5provides definitive test copy that the Maid of Might is one of DC ’s strong heroes . And whether it ’s because of her stronger biology or just due to the fact that someone who needed her , it does n’t matter - she still survived what Kal - El couldn’t . Supermanis stillDC Comics ' Man of Steel , but when it comes to his cousinSupergirl , he ’s just flat - out outclassed .
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