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Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 By George Perez and Marv Wolfman

When I was a kid, I don’t even remember how long ago… I remeber going into my first Musty old comic shop and thumbing through some back issues. I had always loved the Linda Slater Supergirl movie (at the time i was unware how cheezy it was, still has a special Place in my heart though) so when I saw this issue it intruiged me. I bought and I started reading it in my dad’s car. As I read it I remember getting to these pages. And as I read, I thought to myself “THIS… THIS is a hero. THIS is HEROIC” as I read it, I felt a lump in my throat, even at the age of 10 (i think) I knew where this was going. I sobbed when what I knew what happened happened. But all through the encounter and even after i finished reading it I thought to myself “THIS is what a Hero is! This is who I want to emulate. THIS is who i want to be like” Never mind that I was a little boy of 10, who says my role model or favorite Hero has to be male? All I knew was that This person, not only inspired the people in the comic, she inspired me! Her selflessness, and her heroism STILL inspire me today.

Hell.

Fucking.

YES!

I felt the same way when I originally read this, back in the day.  This scene elevated Supergirl from A hero to THE personification of hero to me.  Batman?  Superman?  Even Wonder Woman would have to look up to this woman and say “There is heroism.”