| Issue | #18 |
| Published | August 2007 |
| Cover Price | 2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Eddie Berganza; Adam Schlagman (assistant) |
| Notes | This issue went on sale 2007-06-06 (on time). The cover is an homage to Supergirl (2005 series) #5 twin covers by Michael Turner and Ian Churchill, as indicated by the "AFTER MT + IC" notation on the cover. The credits inside the issue incorrectly credit Richard Friend as cover inker. |
| Characters | Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Dark Angel [as Real Supergirl] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Ale Garza (signed) |
| Inks | Marlo Alquiza (signed) |
| Colors | Rod Reis (signed) |
| Notes | This issue went on sale 2007-06-06 (on time). The cover is an homage to Supergirl (2005 series) #5 twin covers by Michael Turner and Ian Churchill, as indicated by the "AFTER MT + IC" notation on the cover. The credits inside the issue incorrectly credit Richard Friend as cover inker. |
| Reprinted | in Supergirl: Identity (DC, 2007 series) #nn [minus all text and the UPC]. |
| Characters | Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Dark Angel; Bob the Monitor (unnamed); Donna Troy (flashback, cameo); Ion [Kyle Rayner] (flashback, cameo); Nightwing [Dick Grayson] (flashback, cameo); Pariah (cameo); Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (illusion and later as statue); Superboy [Kon-El] (statue) |
| Synopsis | The new Supergirl appears, claiming to be the real Supergirl, and fights Kara. Real Supergirl says that maybe Kara got split off from her in one of many various ways, but Kara is a blight, and not at all what a real Supergirl would be like. She asks that Kara step aside, so Real Supergirl can make things right. Kara agrees, and is absorbed by Real Supergirl. But then Real Supergirl shatters, revealing Kara underneath. She realizes that she has had mind games played on her, and confronts the shatters of Real Supergirl, who is revealed to be Dark Angel, who has been testing her. They fight, but Dark Angel is stopped by a Monitor. He reassigns Dark Angel, and tells Kara the stuff she was seeing on Earth was part of a test of individuals who were supposed to have died in the crisis, but lived. These anomalies were tested in order to ensure their veracity in this world. But he also tells her the memories of her journey to Earth is fact. He then leaves her to "go live." |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Joe Kelly |
| Pencils | Adam Archer; Ale Garza |
| Inks | Sandra Hope |
| Colors | Rod Reis |
| Letters | Rob Leigh |
| Notes | Story continued from the previous issue, and continues in the next issue. |
| Reprinted | in Supergirl: Identity (DC, 2007 series) #nn [minus the title, credits, and the To Be Continued blurb]. |
| Script | Mike Marts |
| Notes | Mike lists the first 24 of 52 Reasons Why DC Comics is a Cool Place to Work. Ads for Supergirl #19, The All-New Atom #12, Countdown #47, and Jonah Hex #20. Appears on page 34 in this issue. |
| Notes | House ads for: Green Lantern: Wanted...Hal Jordan hardcover (1/2 page), Superman: Last Son action figures, Justice League of America hardcover (2/3 page), Green Arrow: Year One, Flash: The Fastest Man Alive, and Batman and Son hardcover. Appear in various places in the issue. |
| Notes | Total of 3 one-page, 1 half-page, 1 one-and-one-third-page, and 1 two-page ads for: Ghost Rider (DVD, Columbia Pictures), Godzilla (DVD, Toho Co., 1/2 page), Hunger Gets What Hunger Wants (sweepstakes, BallPark franks, 1 and 1/3 page), Pan's Labyrinth (DVD, New Line Home Entertainment, 2 pages), Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer (video game, Take-Two Interactive), and Kyle XY (TV, ABC Family). Appear in various places in the issue. |