Action Comics Vol 1 278
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Appearing in "The Super-Powers of Perry White!"
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Synopsis for "The Super-Powers of Perry White!"
Perry White eats the fruit of an alien plant-being invader, Xasnu, which has taken root in his garden. Xasnu takes gradual control of White's mind and gives him super-powers, so that White takes on the secret identity of Masterman. Superman learns of the alien's plan to invade Earth by taking over human bodies, but is almost defeated by Masterman in battle. At the
last moment, Supergirl rushes in and kills Xasnu in White's body with a chunk of White Kryptonite, and Perry White is freed.
Appearing in "The Unknown Supergirl!"
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After repairing the damage an overnight windstorm did to the Midvale Orphanage carnival, Supergirl gets a visit from Krypto, that gives her a note telling her to come see Superman. Visiting her cousin, she finds out that he's decided it's time that the public learn of her existence. He tells her that he plans on doing so once he and Krypto return from a mission in another dimension, leaving Earth in Supergirl's protection.
To compound the fact that she still has to keep her identity secret, a cloud of Kryptonite dust has ringed itself all over the Earth. Seeing protection from it, Supergirl dives into the ocean and seeks refuge in Atlantis where she is reunited with Jerro and Lori Lemuris. With the news of the Kryptonite cloud reaching the news, criminals all over the world take this as a chance to exploit the fact that Superman cannot stop them. Supergirl, watching from afar with her x-ray vision, uses her super powers to stop all the crimes on land without leaving the ocean.
After a number of successes, the Kryptonite cloud dissipates and Supergirl can return to Earth. She arrives just as Superman is returning from his mission. Tragedy would strike when just before Superman decides to go public with the identity of Supergirl, her powers suddenly failed. Without any super-powers, Superman decides against revealing to her to the public for her own safety. The devastated Supergirl returns to Midvale Orphanage as Linda Lee, wondering what happened to her powers.
This story is continued next issue...
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