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Real Power Part 12: Lois Lane

by Chris Marshall on August 19, 2008

Continuing a series of blogs that was inspired by the Adam Hughes poster The Real Power of the DC Universe.
Today we move to Lois Lane. Yep. Lois Lane. She’s the one I think should have been included in the poster. Before you get all in a tizzy, I realize that all the women [...]

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Real Power Part 11: Harley Quinn

by Chris Marshall on August 18, 2008

Continuing a series of blogs that was inspired by the Adam Hughes poster The Real Power of the DC Universe.
Today we move to Harley Quinn. Certifiable. Not much else describes her. Let’s face it, anyone who falls in love with The Joker can’t be described in any other way.
Interestingly, Dr. Harleen Quinzel didn’t originate from [...]

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Real Power Part 10: Zatanna

by Chris Marshall on August 15, 2008

Continuing a series of blogs that was inspired by the Adam Hughes poster The Real Power of the DC Universe.
Today we move to Zatanna. More and more these days it seems that Zatanna is getting more and more page time. I think it’s because editors at DC realize that she more than just a pretty [...]

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Real Power Part 9: Poison Ivy

by Chris Marshall on August 14, 2008

Continuing a series of blogs that was inspired by the Adam Hughes poster The Real Power of the DC Universe.
Today we move to Poison Ivy. Every man’s fantasy but deadly to the touch, Poison Ivy is one of the most diabolical female villains in the DCU. Debuting in Batman #181 (1966), Dr. Pamela Isley established [...]

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Real Power Part 8: Batwoman

by Chris Marshall on August 13, 2008

Continuing a series of blogs that was inspired by the Adam Hughes poster The Real Power of the DC Universe.
Today we move to Batwoman. Kathy Kane has been a part of the DC mythos since Detective Comics #233 (1956). A great ally to Batman, she essentially was the prototype for Barbara Gordon’s Batgirl to come [...]

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Real Power Part 7: Vixen

by Chris Marshall on August 12, 2008

Continuing a series of blogs that was inspired by the Adam Hughes poster The Real Power of the DC Universe.
Today we move to Vixen. Something that I didn’t know until I started doing research for this project was that Vixen was slated to be one of the first black female DC heroines to headline her [...]

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Real Power Part 6: Black Canary

by Chris Marshall on August 11, 2008

Continuing a series of blogs that was inspired by the Adam Hughes poster The Real Power of the DC Universe.
Today we move to Black Canary. A true classic – that’s what Black Canary is. First appearing as a villain opposite Johnny Thunder in a backup story in Flash Comics #86; she was too pretty and [...]

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Real Power Part 5: Supergirl

by Chris Marshall on August 8, 2008

Continuing a series of blogs that was inspired by the Adam Hughes poster The Real Power of the DC Universe.

Today we move to Supergirl. To tell you the truth, I’m not much of a fan of Supergirl. I guess because my first introduction to the character was with the 1984 movie starring Helen Slater. That [...]

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Real Power Part 4: Oracle

by Chris Marshall on August 7, 2008

Continuing a series of blogs that was inspired by the Adam Hughes poster The Real Power of the DC Universe.

Today we move to Oracle. I grew up with watching Barbara Gordon as Batgirl on reruns of the 1960’s Batman TV show; little did I know that in 1988 Alan Moore would destroy everything that I [...]

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Real Power Part 3: Power Girl

by Chris Marshall on August 6, 2008

Continuing a series of blogs that was inspired by the Adam Hughes poster The Real Power of the DC Universe.
Today we move to Power Girl aka Kara Zor-L aka Karen Starr. Power Girl is the cousin of Earth-2 Superman. She made her debut in All Star Comics #58 (1976) and is essentially that Earths Supergirl. [...]

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