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After the "[[New 52]]" [[DC Universe]] reboot, Power Girl reappeared as Karen Starr in a supporting role for ''Mister Terrific''. Paul Levitz has confirmed that [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=36367 Power Girl will star a new ongoing with] [[Huntress]], [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=36367 a new volume of ''World's Finest''], where she is revealed to be...[[Running Gag|the cousin of the Earth-2 Superman.]] This time, however, she has been explicitly described as the Supergirl of Earth-2, having started her superhero career as Supergirl when she was younger.

 

* [[Big Breasts, Big Deal]] - Type III, with Type I and Type IV popping up depending on what situation she is being forced into.

* [[Boobs of Steel]]

A popular [[Urban Legend]] states that all of this was the result of an in-joke by her original artist, Wally Wood, who [[Breast Expansion|drew her breasts bigger every issue]] just to see how far he could get away with it. However, [http://ragnell.blogspot.com/2006/05/power-girl-you-be-judge.html examination of her original issues shows a consistent portrayal], and no source has been presented to give authenticity to this legend, so it has been effectively debunked.

 

* [[Action Girl]]

* [[Amazonian Beauty]]: She is oftentimes drawn with the physique of a bodybuilder.

* [[Art Shift]]: When the original creative team left her series in 2010 there was a change in style adapted by the new pencilers and inkers. The bright colors of Amanda Conner were dropped, replaced with the more subdued palette of Sami Basri, and the character designs became slimmer, losing the pronounced curves of the early issues.

* [[Baleful Polymorph]]: Power Girl, Superman and Zatanna are briefly turned into rock people by Siphon, who can copy Zatanna's powers.