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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published March 2006
Cover Price 3.99 USD; 5.50 CAD
Pages 44
Editing Eddie Berganza; Jeanine Schaefer (assistant)
Notes Two covers were initially done for this issue; both by Ian Churchill and Michael Turner (50/50 percent mixture). This issue went on sale 2006-02-22. A second printing came out a month later. This issue's content was originally solicited to be contained in issues #5 and #6, but with a combination of factors including the death of the author's son, the overall lateness of the book, and the desire to start the One Year Later storyline concurrent with the other DC titles, the decision was made to combine those issues into #5 with an expanded page count. This was announced via press release on 2006-02-07.

Cover Details

Characters Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Dark Supergirl
Genre Superhero
Pencils Ian Churchill (Supergirl figure, signed); Michael Turner (Dark Supergirl figure, signed)
Inks Ian Churchill (Supergirl figure, signed); Michael Turner (Dark Supergirl figure, signed)
Colors Peter Steigerwald (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Two covers were initially done for this issue; both by Ian Churchill and Michael Turner (50/50 percent mixture). This issue went on sale 2006-02-22. A second printing came out a month later. This issue's content was originally solicited to be contained in issues #5 and #6, but with a combination of factors including the death of the author's son, the overall lateness of the book, and the desire to start the One Year Later storyline concurrent with the other DC titles, the decision was made to combine those issues into #5 with an expanded page count. This was announced via press release on 2006-02-07.
Reprinted in Supergirl: Power (DC, 2006 series) #nn [Supergirl figure only]

Cover Details - "Alternate Cover"

Characters Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Dark Supergirl
Genre Superhero
Pencils Michael Turner (Supergirl figure, signed); Ian Churchill (Dark Supergirl figure, signed)
Inks Michael Turner (Supergirl figure, signed); Ian Churchill (Dark Supergirl figure, signed)
Colors Peter Steigerwald (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Alternate cover was announced via press release on 2006-02-07 after the original solicitation.
Reprinted in Supergirl: Power (DC, 2006 series) #nn [Dark Supergirl figure only]

Cover Details - "2nd printing cover"

Characters Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Dark Supergirl
Genre Superhero
Pencils Michael Turner (signed)
Inks Michael Turner (signed)
Colors Peter Steigerwald (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes This printing was announced in a press release on 2006-03-02, and went on sale 2006-03-22. This cover combines both of the Turner figures from the first two covers (or more likely is the original done by Turner only).
Reprinted in Supergirl: Power (DC, 2006 series) #nn [minus all text and the UPC]

32 page Supergirl story "Power Chapter Five: Supergirls"

Characters Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Dark Supergirl; Zor-El (intro, flashback); Darkseid (cameo; flashback); Lex Luthor (cameo, flashback); Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Hawkman; Black Canary; Flash [Wally West]; Martian Manhunter; Batman; Superman; Wonder Woman
Synopsis Dark Supergirl flashes back to just before Kara left Krypton, where her father tells her that she is to seek out the baby Kal-El and kill him. She is then "made innocent" to assimilate better, but her "true" self emerged under Darkseid. Supergirl says Dark Supergirl is lying. They fight. The JLA confronts them, and Dark Supergirl flies off. Supergirl tells the JLA to warn "him", and then catches up. They wrestle some more, and end up in Gotham Harbor, where Batman is waiting. After more fighting, Superman and Wonder Woman also show up. After more fighting, Supergirl finally asks both of the Supergirls be bound by Wonder Woman's lasso, and is asked "Who is Kara Zor-El?" After an explosion, both are merged again, into "Supergirl" (she wants to be known as that and not Kara Zor-El).
Genre Superhero
Script Jeph Loeb
Pencils Ian Churchill
Inks Norm Rapmund
Colors Alex Bleyaert; David MorĂ¡n
Letters Richard Starkings
Notes Story continued from previous issue.
Reprinted in Supergirl: Power (DC, 2006 series) #nn [minus the title and credits, and Jeph's personal note on the last page]

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "DC In Demand 01.06"

Notes Ads for next issue, Blue Beetle #1, Elfquest: the Discovery #1, Infinite Crisis #4, and JLA #124. Appears on page 42 in this issue.

3 page promo (ad from the publisher) "House Advertisements"

Notes House ads for: Villains United Infinite Crisis Special, All Star Batman & Robin the Boy Wonder Statue, and Red Sonia/Claw: Devil's Hands. Appear in various places in this issue.

7 page advertisement "Ads"

Notes Total of 7 one-page ads for: The Bartimaeus Trilogy (novel, miramax books), Ratchet: Deadlocked (game, Sony), The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art (college), abovetheinfluence (Partnership for a Drug-Free America, two different ads), Teen Titans (game, Majesco Entertainment), and Kameo: Elements of Power (game, Microsoft Game Studios). Appear in various places in the issue.