Been a couple of years since we looked at an issue of Supergirl. That was the conclusion of what Peter David had been building towards since the beginning of his run, but here we're still a year away from that, with Linda Danvers trying to find the "earth angel" she used to be bonded with. Unfortunately for her, she has to deal with a Joker: Last Laugh tie-in first.
Also a Bizarro version of herself, who kicked Linda's ass last issue. Good news, Batgirl's here to help! And because she doesn't talk much, Peter David can't write as much dialogue or as many puns. That must have been killing him (although he used Cass in an issue of Young Justice, too, so maybe he likes a silent character to react to all the gibbering idiots.)
Cass is able to avoid Bizarro Supergirl's attack easily and flip her into a piece of damaged equipment sitting in a pool of water. Seems like an oddly lethal response from Cass (who is still in her "death wish" phase.) Maybe she could somehow tell B-S-Girl could take it?
Elsewhere, Linda's partner in her search, the human-turned-demon Buzz, is hanging out with Two-Face, and both are Jokerized, crashing an armored car and throwing the money to the passerbys. They return to the warehouse, where Bizarro Supergirl is now happily electrocuting herself, and visit their hostage, Dr. Tuefeld, who created her. They've scrapped their plans to bring him DNA samples or Arkham residents to make clones of, and Two-Face is just gonna shoot him, if the coin says so.
Buzz, meanwhile, can't figure out why he wants to cry while he's laughing. He's still sporting the injuries he got from trying to help a girl a few issues ago, and in the aftermath of that beating, Linda accused him of probably doing something skeevy to deserve it. Gee, it's almost like repeatedly proving yourself to be an untrustworthy and duplicitous demon makes people question your motives! Weird how that works out.
Batgirl wakes Supergirl up and the two head back to the warehouse. Two-Face has decided to just shoot the doc anyway, so Cass takes away the gun. Of course Harvey's got two but decides to shoot at her instead. That doesn't work and it takes him a couple of tries to remember how to get Bizarro Supergirl to help. Fortunately, Linda steps in to punch her opposite through the wall onto a dock.
Unfortunately, Bizarro Supergirl suddenly demonstrates the flame vision Linda had when she was bonded with the earth angel. Someone has no doubt violated safety regulations and a host of environmental regulations by storing a bunch of fuel canisters on the dock. Cue big explosion and Linda diving into the ocean. By the time she surfaces, there's no sign of Bizarro, but there is a trail she's been told she left behind when she used her "shunt" ability. Something for her to worry about.
{11th longbox, 4th comic. Supergirl (vol. 3) #63, by Peter David (writer), Leonard Kirk (penciler), Robin Riggs (inker), Gene D'Angelo (colorist), Digital Chameleon (separations), Bill Oakley (letterer)}
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