Mary Jane & the Muddy

Superwoman is the name given to several fictional characters published over the years by DC Comics, most of them being, much like the more popular Supergirl, a woman with powers similar to Superman. In an effort to prevent the use of a similar name to one of its premier heroes, the very popular Superman, the name "Superwoman" was originally copyrighted by Detective Comics in January 1942. As was the practice, an ashcan was created with the title of Superwoman to secure copyright for the title. The cover was a reproduction of More Fun Comics ..73, with the interior content reprinting Action Comics ..3 [1]. The first true appearance of Superwoman, which is usually thought to have been one of many trial runs for the future introduction of Kara Zor-El as Supergirl years later, was printed in Action Comics ..60 (1943).