Robin and Supergirl of Earth 2 were catapulted from their reality (during THE GATHERING) and became stranded on Prime Earth. Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) took on the identity of ‘Karen Starr’ and spent the last five years amassing a fortune to pay for the research that might enable their return home. Robin (Helena Wayne) focused on fighting crime as the Huntress.
Recently, the duo reunited and defended themselves from an attack by the Apokolyptian threat Hakkou, with ‘Karen’ taking the costumed identity Power Girl. Soon after, Prime Earth’s Robin (Damian Wayne) confronted Huntress for tapping into Bruce Wayne’s fortune, learned her origins and promised to keep her existence a secret from Batman. Like it’s easy to keep anything secret from the Dark Knight of any Earth…
Minor Crossover: While the ‘DeSaad’ issue relates directly to this story, it can be considered an optional chapter; the ‘Supergirl’ issues also only loosely tie in to the main story.
Must Reads: Story arcs marked with a ✔are must-read stories from this time period, along with any key related stories and often-forgotten tales that are worth a read.
Anthology Issues: When an issue contains multiple stories, the relevant story is denoted with square brackets. For example, [2/5] refers to the second story of the five stories in that issue, so you don’t need to read the other four.
Previous events that directly impact this story:
- THE GATHERING – Robin and Supergirl are expelled from Earth 2
Want to keep it simple? Here’s the chronological reading order without story descriptions, or spoilers:
- ✔ World’s Finest #8-12
- Supergirl #18-20 (tie-in)
- ✔ Earth 2 #15.1: DeSaad
- ✔ Worlds’ Finest #13-15
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| Must Reads | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis |
| ✔ | Worlds’ Finest #8 In New York, Huntress is shot by bounty hunters hired by Ibn Hassan’s son. While Huntress recovers on Starr Island, Power Girl heads to Kufra to confront Mustafa Hassan. In Gotham, Batman investigates Robin’s recent ‘solo’ activities… |
| ✔ | Worlds’ Finest #9 Raiders funded by whoever sent Hakkou the Irradiated Man break into Starr Island, leaving Huntress no choice but to confront them despite her injured arm. Power Girl returns to Starr Island and scares the raiders off. All except one who reveals they were hired to retrieve the tech Starr stole from Holt Industries… |
| ✔ | Worlds’ Finest #10 In the weeks that follow, Huntress’ arm heals and Power Girl retaliates against Holt Industries, believing Michael Holt to be behind the attack on Starr Island. Huntress finds out her ‘brother’ from this reality – Damian Wayne, aka Robin – recently died on a mission. Power Girl flies Huntress away from Robin’s grave but they’re spotted by Batman. The police investigate Huntress’ break-in at Holt Industries and find Michael Holt at home. Huntress reveals to Power Girl that Holt is Mister Terrific. This story also ties in to REQUIEM. |
| ✔ | Worlds’ Finest #11 Huntress breaks into Holt Industries and finds evidence that Michael Holt is alive, and far more ruthless. ‘Karen Starr’ runs a tech event in Las Vegas to draw out Holt Industries, only for Michael Holt himself to show up! Holt walks right up to Karen and drops his magical disguise, revealing himself to be Darkseid’s right-hand man, DeSaad… |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis |
| ✔ | Worlds’ Finest #12 (pp.1-12) Only Karen Starr and her ‘bodyguard’ Helena can see DeSaad’s true form. Everyone else at the Techathon sees them attacking Michael Holt, so the duo flee the scene. |
| Supergirl #18 (tie-in) Two weeks ago, Kryptonite-poisoning almost killed Supergirl of Prime Earth. Bored of Dr Shay Veritas’ solar healing process in space, Supergirl returns to Earth and is attacked by a lava woman who hates Kryptonians. The US Army move in on the unconscious Supergirl, while Karen Starr empathically feels her pain… | |
| Supergirl #19 (tie-in) Power Girl rescues Supergirl from the team assigned to detaining her. Physical contact brings Supergirl to consciousness and the two women share a psychic flash of shared memories. Lex Luthor sends Appex to test their abilities. They win, but the poisoning affects Supergirl again. Power Girl takes her to the Sanctuary of Solitude which grants Power Girl a new costume. When the Sanctuary senses more than one Kara Zor-El, it prepares to eradicate Power Girl… | |
| Supergirl #20 (tie-in) Supergirl talks the Sanctuary of Solitude out of killing Power Girl. But a chromo-scan reveals Supergirl actually is a clone and tries to eradicate her, instead. Power Girl helps destroy the Sanctuary and save Supergirl. They watch the sunrise together, unaware the the Sanctuary’s ‘Eradicator’ still functions beneath the ocean… | |
| ✔ | Worlds’ Finest #12 (pp.13-20) In the days following DeSaad’s attack, Starr Enterprises starts falling apart. While Power Girl (in a new costume) & Huntress deal with an explosion at one of Starr’s labs, DeSaad leads his forces against Starr Island. He destroys everything and takes the only survivor captive… |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis |
| ✔ | Earth 2 #15.1: DeSaad Five years ago, DeSaad found himself on Prime Earth after losing the war on Earth 2. One year ago, having established an organisation of his own on Prime Earth, DeSaad’s forces, led by Cutter, attempt to steal the Quantum Tunneller from Holt Industries, only to find it and Michael Holt gone. DeSaad sent Hakkou the Irradiated Man to destroy the Tunneller obtained by Karen Starr. He then tried to subvert an artist who refuses to acknowledge his existence. Now, DeSaad calls upon Darkseid to bring him home to Apokolips, though he remains unheard… or ignored. This story also ties in to VILLAINS MONTH. |
| ✔ | Worlds’ Finest #13 Holt Industries tries to stage a hostile takeover of Starr Industries. Huntress & Power Girl are attacked by DeSaad’s Warhounds. DeSaad continues his search for a way back to his world and transforms his human underling Marbury into a monster. Power Girl thinks her superpowers are beginning to fade… |
| ✔ | Worlds’ Finest #14 DeSaad’s troops continue to attack Starr Industries buildings all over the world. Huntress and Power Girl head to Cambridge in England to retaliate against the latest all-out Parademon assault. Huntress is snatched by one Parademon who escapes into a Boom Tube. Power Girl follows them through… |
| ✔ | Worlds’ Finest #15 Power Girl tears through the Parademons in DeSaad’s base in search of Huntress. Huntress defeats DeSaad’s creature and escapes his torture chamber. DeSaad unleashes Apokolyptian energies at Power Girl. He then casts her and Huntress through a Boom Tube back to England. Power Girl realises her powers have been negated… |
| Must Reads | Issue & Fallout | Event / Crossover |
| ✔ | Superboy #25 (2014) Supergirl #25 (2014) Supergirl and Superboy fight off the Eradicator when he makes his return; having proven she’s not a clone, Supergirl gets over her issies with clones when she leads an army of them against H’el. | KRYPTON RETURNS |
| ✔ | Batman.Superman #8 (2014) Batman helps Power Girl figure out the source of her recent power loss and fix the problem. | FIRST CONTACT |
| ✔ | Batman and Robin #37 (2015) Damien Wayne returns from the grave. | ROBIN RISES |
| ✔ | Earth 2: World’s End #1 (2014) Power Girl and Huntress meet the new Batman and Superman of Earth 2. Earth 2 #28 (2015) DeSaad is confirmed to be back on Earth 2. Earth 2: World’s End #26 (2015) Power Girl and Mister Terrific are finally reunited, though they’re destracted by the fallout of the war with Darkseid. | WORLD’S END |
| ✔ | Superman #47 (2016) Mister Terrific is revealed to have returned to Prime Earth. |
Notable collected editions featuring the Hunt and be Hunted…
| Collected Edition Title | Collects… |
| Worlds’ Finest vol 2: Hunt and be Hunted | Worlds’ Finest #6-12 |
| Worlds’ Finest vol.4: Control Issues | Worlds’ Finest #13-18 |
| Supergirl vol.3: Sanctuary | Supergirl #13-20 |
| Collected Edition Title | Includes… |
| DC Comics: The New 52 Villains Omnibus | Earth 2 #15 |
| Earth 2 vol.3: Battlecry | Earth 2 #15 |
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