Clark Kent & Kara Zor-El
| Gen Relationship | |
|---|---|
| Relationship: | Clark Kent (AKA Kal-El) & Kara Zor-El |
| Alternative name(s): | Supercousins; Superman & Supergirl |
| Fandom: | Superman, DC Comics, Supergirl (TV series) |
| Type: | Cousins |
| Canonical?: | Yes |
| Prevalence: | |
| Archives: | |
| See also: | |
| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
This article or section needs expansion. |
| Needs More Fandom: this article needs more fandom/fannish content. Please try to focus on how fans relate or interact with this subject or topic. See What Fanlore is not for more information. |
Clark Kent & Kara Zor-El are cousins in the Superman media franchise.
Canon
Origin
The Kara Zor-El version of Supergirl finally appeared in Action Comics #252 (May 1959). [...] Kara was born and raised in Argo City, a fragment of Krypton that survived destruction. When the city is doomed by a meteor shower, Kara is sent to Earth by her parents, Zor-El and Alura, to be raised by her cousin Kal-El, known as Superman. Supergirl adopted the secret identity of an orphan "Linda Lee", and made Midvale Orphanage her home. Supergirl promised Superman that she would keep her existence on Earth a secret, so that he may use her as a "secret weapon", but that didn't stop Supergirl from exploring her new powers covertly.[1]
2004
Kara was reintroduced into the main continuity in 2004. In this origin story, Kara is the teenage cousin of the infant Kal-El, and the two children were sent from the dying Kryptonian civilization, with the idea that Kara would raise Kal-El on the planet Earth. Kara's space vessel was caught in a Kryptonite meteor, placing her in suspended animation. By the time she arrived on Earth, Kara found that Kal had grown up to be the adult Superman, and their roles were now reversed, with Kal looking after his younger cousin. Sometimes Kara still treats Kal as her baby cousin.
Arrowverse
Kara's origin story carries over from her 2004 version.
Fanon and tropes
Fan works
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Meta
Fan fiction
Fan art
- o w o by sunwitches (typhlosun)
- I used to change his diapers by jazmindraws
External links
Fan communities and archives
- FanFiction.Net (FFN):
- DeviantArt (DA):
- Archive of Our Own (AO3):
- Tumblr: