npr.org - 7/2/2009
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Supergirl: Doesn't she look happy about the news that she gets to wear pants now? DC Comics
by Glen Weldon
Last week, we learned about a man possessed of a bold and praiseworthy vision. With a single editorial edict, this brave iconoclast dispensed with venerated ...
weeklycrisis.com - 7/1/2009
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weeklycrisis.com —
Supergirl's costume has always been a hot topic
for debate among fans, especially in regards to her...
current exposed midriff version. However, a recent article on Newsarama brought to my attention that the costume received a minor addition in Supergirl #36 in the form of the red shorts you see ...
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Supergirl's Super Shorts
newsarama.com - 6/26/2009
robot6.comicbookresources.com - 7/3/2009
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From Supergirl #36 Who’d have guessed in a
week that saw the debut of Captain America: Reborn...
and Marvel Divas so much attention would be paid to Supergirl’s shorts? Specifically, that she now has shorts. Longish red bike shorts, ...
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The panty-shot decree heard ’round the world
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The panty-shot decree heard ’round the world
Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment —
... The addition even drew the attention of National Public Radio’s Glen Weldon, who salutes Supergirl editor Matt Idelson for his no-more-panty-shots decree. ...
Supergirl’s Guide to short skirts and the active lifestyle
THE BEAT —
... Last week NPR, of all places, made a big whoop-t over Supergirl finally deciding to stop flashing everyone — apparently the decision came by editorial fiat: ...
Recent Girl-Wonder.org Media Coverage
Girl-Wonder.org » News —
... National Public Radio’s comics blogger, Glen Weldon, includes Girl-Wonder.org in his post discussing the recent decision to add bike shorts to Supergirl’s costume. ...
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