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Shortly afterSupergirl’sdeath , readers take she had a secret spousal relationship – and it made her pass all the more tragic . Supergirl famously perished during a battle with the Anti - Monitor inCrisis on Infinite earth # 7 ; her demise ’s effects were felt across the DC Universe , and perhaps no one feel it more than her cousin Superman . While mourn her in 1985’sSuperman # 415 , Superman meets Salkor , Supergirl ’s “ husband , ” and learns of her secret married couple . The issue was written by Cary Bates and illustrate by legendarySupermanartist Curt Swan .
In 1985 , DC Comics publishedThe Crisis on Infinite Earths , a 12 - outlet series propose at streamlining the DC Universe , merging its multiple Earths into one . Several beloved characters , including Barry Allen , diedduring theCrisis ; DC newspaper column also used the case to simplify the Superman mythos as well . Believing that Superman should live up to the moniker “ the Last Son of Krypton , ” it was decide to eliminate Supergirl , Krypto , the Phantom Zone criminals and all other Kryptonian survivors . Shortly after Supergirl ’s expiry , DC decided to give her passing an extra tragic layer by reveal she had a mystery , and short lived , marriage in the tale “ Supergirl : Bride of – X ? ”
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Still reeling from his cousin ’s death , Superman returns to the Fortress of Solitude . hop for some down time , he instead find an intruder attempting to steal a trinket that used to go to Supergirl ; Superman found it in her secret chamber after her death , but did not know its design . The unnamed unknown holds his own against the Man of Steel , and utilize his mental baron totake control of Superman . Rather than harm Superman , the alien , constitute Salkor , tell his story : he found Supergirl adrift unconscious in distance . He brought her aboard his ship and nursed her back to wellness and in time her great power take back ; however , she had no store of who she had been before . Taking the unexampled name “ Jasma , ” she fight iniquity on Salkor ’s human beings , and in time they were married . Eventually , Supergirl ’s memories returned , and she depart Salkor alone in the heart of the night . Salkor would afterwards learn of Supergirl ’s death , and came to Earth to retrieve the trinket , which had been a symbol of their love .
Supergirl ’s death inCrisis on Infinite Earthsranks as one of the playscript ’s most unforgettable moments , and this epilogue ( of sorts ) make her passing even more tragic . Her end showed that no one wastruly safe during theCrisis , not even icons whose beingness had been taken for concede . It was also a signifier that comics ' Silver Age , of which Supergirl was a mathematical product , was over , and a unexampled era was dawning in the DC Universe . This write up tot a personal layer to her decease , using a secret union to research her legacy and the encroachment she had on those leave behind behind . By all story Supergirl ’s wedding to Salkor was a well-chosen one , and learning of his first cousin ’s felicity with Salkor help Superman come to terms with her destruction as well .
unluckily , this story , as well asthis version of Supergirl , were all drop dead from DC persistence within a year , but it loses none of its emotional impact . The story ofSupergirl ’s secret marriage sum another level to a death already tragical on many levels .
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