15 Most Controversial DC Retcons Of All Time

13. The Atlantean Power Girl

DC has a really bad track record when dealing with the Super-Women, especially after Crisis On Infinite Earths. Originally, Power Girl was the Superman€™s Kryptonian cousin from Earth 2. When Crisis On Infinite Earths merged Earth One and Earth Two, Power Girl survived; however, her back-story was not unscathed. A mentioned previously, the Post-Crisis Superman was the only Kryptonian survivor, so Power Girl had to find a new origin. It is obvious DC didn€™t know what to do with the character, so they decided that Power Girl would be a descendant of the Atlantean sorcerer Arion. Yep €“ over night Power Girl went from hanging out in space as as super-powered alien to chillin€™ under the sea as mystical Atlantean. This jarring retcon remained canon until the first issue of Infinite Crisis released in 2005. Infinite Crisis re-established Power Girl€™s original origin, as she is reunited with her cousin, Superman of Earth Two, who disappeared into a pocket dimension at the end of Crisis on Infinite Earths. All€™s well that ends well.
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Since childhood, Bryant has been an avid fan of superheroes, and he has been reading comic books since 2006. His full name is "George Bryant Lucas"; however, after enduring countless Darth Vader jokes, he has chosen to go by his middle name. Born and raised in the United States, Bryant is currently living with his lovely wife in the country side of Wiltshire County, UK. Bryant does suffer from a mild case of dyslexia; misspellings and homonyms are to be expected on occasion.