Summary
In her latest Metropolis adventure,Power Girlis joined by classic Wonder Woman allies, the Holliday Girls, in a thrilling team-up no fan should miss. This surprising original lineup for the 1942 group features Lobo’s daughter, Crush. Originally introduced as members of the Beta Lamda sorority at Holliday College in Washington, this encounter with Power Girl styles the Golden Age Holliday Girls as a benevolent, all-girl biker gang.
The new, modern Holliday Girls, who join Power Girl in her fight against Brainiac’s Czarnians inPower Girl#9by Leah Williams and Eduardo Pansica, are an eclectic group of bikers. Among their number is Crush, daughter of Lobo, who herself is a Czarnian who fights using a sentient chain called Obelus.
This gang, while made of different individuals than previously portrayed,tell Power Girl that they heard about herfrom Etta Candy, who currently works with A.R.G.U.S. on superhuman research. When the rioting Czarnians invade the bar that Power Girl and the Holliday Girls are debriefing in, this girl gang doesn’t shy from the mayhem, making the perfectly unexpected Power Girl allies.
Power Girl#9 is part of the ongoing Superman crossover eventHouse of Brainiac, which fans can follow in the pages ofSupermanandAction Comics, whose current issues are available now from DC Comics.
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The Holliday girls were created by William Moulton Marsten for 1942’sSensation Comics#2and were originallyled by a friend of Wonder Woman, Etta Candy. However, this 2024 appearance isn’t their first reincarnation as a biker gang. InWonder Woman#780by Michael W. Conrad, Becky Cloonan, Travis Moore, and Tamra Bonvillain, a different set of leather-clad biker Holliday Girls celebrate Wonder Woman’s return. Though the Holliday Girls haven’t always looked this tough, their history sets the stage for this latest incarnation.
Historically, the Holliday Girls made their debut under leader Etta Candy, helping Wonder Woman distract Axis spies while she rescued Steve Trevor.These sorority sisters go on to assist Wonder Woman and the United States Army Air Force on multiple adventures, gaining a reputation for hunting Axis spies. Etta and her team are granted use of an Amazonian Mental Radio, a device that lets themcall Wonder Woman for help. However, on a number of occasions, the Holliday Girls actually need to rescue Wonder Woman, either from Nazis, Dr. Poison, or even from Mars, the God of War.
As a Biker Gang, the Holliday Girls Will Be Formidable Allies to Power Girl
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InPower Girl#9, Power Girl and Crush become separated from the Girls' leader, Dal, and the rest of the Holliday Girls, but the hostage situation comes across as more of a standoff. Dal orders Crush and Power Girl to retreat from the bar even with a Czarnian’s knife to her throat. Brainiac’s forces, armed with nanoblasters that bring technology to life, are a serious threat to the city while Superman hunts Brainiac.Power Girl, who typically works with the Superman Family to defend Metropolis, will find strong allies among this rag-tag group of experienced fighters, and hopefully this isn’t the last time fans will see them team up.
POWER GIRL #9 (2024)
