Supergirl III

Alias
Supergirl III
Nick Name
Angel of Fire Girl of Steel Maid of Might
Civilian ID
Linda Danvers Note: Linda Danvers was originally bonded to an extra-dimensional shape-shifting entity known as the Matrix which had powers similar to Superman.
Occupation
Adventurer Art Teacher Sculptor
Legal Status
Matrix Artificial being created in the Time Trapper pocket universe. Linda Danvers Citizen of the United States with a criminal record.
Nation or Planet of Origin
Matrix Metropolis of the Time Trapper pocket universe. Linda Danvers Leesburg, Virginia
Group Affiliation
Strike Force Superman Teen Titans
Base of Operations
Leesburg, Virginia
Height
5' 11"
Weight
140 lbs.
Eye Color
Blue
Hair Color
Supergirl: Blonde Linda Danvers: Brown
Skin Tone
Caucasian
Known Powers
Merging with an artificial being enabling super-strength, speed, agility, stamina, invulnerability, super-sonic flight, telepathy, telekinesis, invisibility, intangibility, fire vision, manifest wings of fire, acute senses, ability to change shape and mass, ability to live without nutrition, liquid, air or rest for long periods of time. Artificially long life expectancy. Note: Danvers eventually became separated from the artificial being known as Matrix, but retained many of her abilities.
Accessories
Blonde Wig: Hairpiece used as a disguise.
Common Enemies
Buzz Carnivore Chemo Despero Etrigan Gorilla Grodd Lex Luthor
Regularly Appearing
Action Comics Adventures of Superman Supergirl Vol. 3 & 4 Superman Vol. 2
First Appearance
Matrix Superman Vol. 2 #16 (April, 1988) Supergirl III Action Comics #674 (Feb. 1992)
Creator
Matrix John Byrne Supergirl III Roger Stern & Bob McLeod
Origin
The Earth in the Time Trapper universe was being threatened by three Kryptonian criminals accidentally released from the Phantom Zone by that dimensions Lex Luthor. In a desperate fight to stop these murderous invaders the benevolent Luthor created a protoplasmic shape-shifting being from the genetic matrix of his deceased wife Lana Lang and modeled it's powers after that of the long missing Superboy. Unable to oppose the Kryptonians on her own Matrix traveled to Earth Prime to enlist the aid of Superman. In the ensuing war the planet was decimated leaving a badly injured Matrix the sole survivor. Superman left Matrix in the care of his adopted parents, the Kents. After healing, Matrix assumed the identity of Superman more out of confusion than any malevolent motivation. Convinced it was not Superman, Matrix went into exile in space wandering without purpose until returning to Earth and encountering Linda Danvers. The emotionally damaged Danvers had become associated with a cult leader whose purpose for her was to become a human sacrifice. Matrix rescued Danvers before the sacrifice could be completed, but she was severely wounded and dying. At the moment of her death Matrix merged with Danvers restoring her life. The merging gave the directionless Matrix a soul and human identity while Danvers regained her sense of hope and purpose as Supergirl.