{"id":15639,"date":"2011-12-16T08:04:17","date_gmt":"2011-12-16T13:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=15639"},"modified":"2015-10-22T15:46:37","modified_gmt":"2015-10-22T19:46:37","slug":"history-of-the-comic-book-film-not-so-supergirl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2011\/12\/16\/history-of-the-comic-book-film-not-so-supergirl\/","title":{"rendered":"HISTORY OF THE COMIC BOOK FILM: Not-So-SUPERGIRL"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a multi-part series, Comic Book Film Editor William Gatevackes will be tracing the history of comic book movies from the earliest days of the film serials to today\u2019s big blockbusters and beyond. Along with the history lesson, Bill will be covering some of the most prominent comic book films over the years and why they were so special. This time, we\u2019ll cover the Maid of Might\u2019s arrival on the big screen and why the Superman franchise leaving the Salkinds\u2019 hands wasn\u2019t a good thing. <\/em><\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t until just recently that the comic book film had any effect on the comic books they were adapted from. Now, it\u2019s relatively common to have the comic book change to better mesh with the film version, but back in the 1980s, it was rare\u2014with one major exception.<\/p>\n

The Salkinds, who produced every Superman film up to this point, also held the rights to Supergirl. After Superman III <\/strong>went into production, they decided to make Supergirl<\/strong> next. Only one problem\u2014they thought the Supergirl costume in the comics was old and boring. They wanted DC to change the heroes costume in her series to something the hip, trendy, aerobics-loving young women of 1984 would wear. DC obliged giving the Girl of Steel a new uniform that gave her more coverage up top, more coverage on the bottom, jaunty red accents on her shoulders, a perm and, best of all, a big, honking red headband. The costume might have been hip and modern, but only for about five seconds before it became hideously dated.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Well, at least they used the costume in Supergirl<\/strong>, right? Uh, no. They kept the costume from the waist down, using the same design as Superman for her top. There was no perm either. \u00a0One of the worst costume changes in the history of comics and they didn\u2019t even bother using it in the film. Awesome.<\/p>\n