Thursday, December 15, 2022

Today in Comics History, December 15: Happy birthday, Helen Slater!

Born on this day: actor Helen Slater, from The Legend of Billie Jean, Ruthless People, City Slickers, and of course, the title character in the Supergirl movie!


from Fifty Who Made DC Great one-shot (DC, 1985)




Here's Helen Slater Supergirl in action, as seen in the movie tie-in comic book!





from Supergirl Movie Special one-shot (February 1985); cover pencils by José Luis García-López; cover inks by Dick Giordano; cover letters by Todd Klein; story script by Joey Cavalieri; story pencils, inks, and colors by Gray Morrow; story letters by John Costanza

Ms. Slater also co-wrote a Supergirl comic story!




from "A Hero's Journey" in Supergirl (2005 series) #50 (April 2010), cover by Joshua Middleton, script by Jake Black and Helen Slater, pencils and inks by Cliff Chiang, colors by Dave McCaig, letters by Jared K. Fletcher

A very happy birthday to you, Helen! Have a SUPER day!




from Supergirl Movie Special

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