Is Kara El older than Superman?

Kara Zor-El is the daughter of Superman's uncle Zor-El and his wife Alura In-Ze. Kara is actually older than Kal-El; she was a teenager when he was a baby.
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Is Kara older than Superman?

According to Superman Fandom, Supergirl is in fact older than Superman. She is the daughter of Superman's uncle Zor-El and his wife Alura In-Ze. So Supergirl is Superman's cousin. The page goes on to say that she was a teenager when he was a baby, but he didn't grow up knowing who she is.
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Is Supergirl older than Superman?

Despite being more youthful in appearance than her cousin, Superman, Supergirl is actually older than him. Though it hasn't always been the case, most versions of the two have interpreted Kara as being chronologically older than Clark, while being biologically younger.
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How much older is Kara than Kal-El?

While she is 11 years younger than her cousin Clark in Earth's chronology, in Krypton years Kara is technically older than Kal-El, who is 41 in 2020 since he was born in 1979, the same year Krypton was destroyed. When Superman found Kara, he was 24 years old.
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Who came first Supergirl or Superman?

Superman made his first ever appearance in Action Comics #1. Supergirl arrived much later, created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino for Action Comics #252 back in 1959. Originally Supergirl, whose real name is Kara Zor-El, has been written as the biological cousin of Superman.
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Kara is so much stronger than Superman



Is Kara older than Clark?

In reality, Kara is actually older than her cousin, Clark, and spent time on Krypton before its destruction. As such (unlike Superman), she possesses memories of Kryptonian culture as well as her cousin's parents.
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Is Kara stronger than Clark?

1 Yes, Supergirl Is, In Fact, Stronger Than Superman

Not only does Superman agree with Supergirl's superiority, but even the supervillains who have battled the Kryptonians have never failed to mention Kara's strength over Clark.
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How old is Superman and Supergirl?

Kal El left Krypton as a baby. Kara left Krypton at 14 years old.
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Why is Supergirl weaker than Superman?

As most comic book readers know, Krypton's gravity is much denser than Earth's. And it's a known fact that Supergirl lived on Krypton for much longer than Superman, who was just a baby when he was sent to Earth. It's assumed that living in Krypton's harsher environment that Supergirl would have the upper hand.
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How old is Kal-El?

Now 21, Kal-El starts calling himself Superman, 13 years after his debut as Superboy.
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Who is Supergirl in love with?

In the comics, Kara's most notable love interest is Querl Dox, aka Brainiac 5. Their relationship history spans decades. Querl has only just been introduced into the show as a series regular for the fourth season.
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Is Superman or Supergirl more powerful?

However, despite her limits in holding back power, it is safe to say that Supergirl is currently stronger than Superman, especially considering the events of Crime Syndicate #5. Supergirl is set to become a much greater superhero than his Kryptonian relative in the future.
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Is Superboy stronger than Supergirl?

Supergirl and Superboy both have the same long-range attacks- heat vision and freeze breath- but Supergirl's are more powerful than Superboy's because she's a full-blooded Kryptonian. For a long time, Superboy couldn't even use his heat vision and had to depend on a special visor to use it.
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Is Mon-El stronger than Superman?

Strength. Mon-El possesses strength equal to that of Superman.
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Who is faster Supergirl or the Flash?

7 Supergirl

However, their speed levels have never been tested against each other. When she raced Barry, she lost, proving that he is faster than she is -- although she admirably kept pace. At the same time, Flash and Superman have raced to a tie, so it is assumed that Superman is faster than Supergirl.
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Who can beat Supergirl?

Doctor Doom is the most iconic Fantastic Four villain, and for a good reason. He's both brilliant and has a large army of Doombots at his disposal, so he'd defeat Supergirl one way or the other.
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How fast can Supergirl go?

I was doing some research, and found that Supergirl can potentially fly 6 x the speed of light. That would mean she could fly around the globe, which is 24,902 miles, 45 times in one second! But that's at her fastest possible speed, roughly. Generally she started out at Mach 2 or 700 mph.
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What age is Supergirl?

Technicalities aside, it's safe to say Supergirl first arrives on Earth as a teenager in both the Silver and Modern ages of comics - 15-16 years old to be exact. The only thing that changes is her relationship to Superman as either his younger or younger-but-technically-older cousin.
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Who is the copy of Supergirl?

Red Daughter (Russian: Красная Дочь) (June 18, 2018 – May 13, 2019), originally codenamed Snowbird, was a copy of Supergirl who came into existence when Kara used the Black Kryptonite to defeat Reign, materializing after a torrent of dark magic hit Siberia.
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How old is Superman 2021?

Kal-El was born on Krypton (which soon exploded) in 1979, which makes the Arrowverse's Superman 42 years old in 2021. Of course, Clark's Kryptonian genes let him age slowly in Earth's yellow sun so he still looks a decade younger (Tyler Hoechlin is 33).
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Are female Kryptonians stronger?

But, it appears that Kryptonians are a sexually dimorphic species with male kryptonians being noticeably taller, wider framed, denser boned and more muscular than female kryptonians. In species where the female is stronger, like say, spotted hyenas, she is the larger and more muscular of the two sexes.
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Is Kryptonite weak against Supergirl?

Weaknesses. Although Supergirl is invulnerable to nearly everything, under the yellow Sun, Kryptonite is the one substance that can destroy her. Green Kryptonite: renders Supergirl physically weak and painfully ill.
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Why is Supergirl's Heat Vision Blue?

In the Arrowverse, Kryptonian heat vision is actually blue. No official reason has ever been given, but the most likely explanation is that a blue flame is hotter than a red one, so this actually emphasizes the intensity of the heat.
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Why does Kryptonite hurt Superman if he is from Krypton?

The prevailing theory in geekdom is that kryptonite can kill Superman because it disrupts his solar panel-like energy absorption. Without energy from the Sun, he weakens and eventually dies.
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Who is stronger in DC?

Originally dubbed “Captain Marvel,” Shazam debuted in Whiz Comics #2 in December 1939 (cover dated 1940). Since then, he has become one of DC's strongest and most revered heroes.
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