# Supergirl (1984) The Disastrous First Female Superhero Movie - Part Two

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Podcast: [Marvel Versus Marvel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/marvel-versus-marvel-566367)
Published: 2026-06-22T02:05:00+00:00
Episode link: https://marvelversusmarvel.podbean.com/e/episode-157-supergirl-part-two/
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## Resource

As Milly Alcock brings Supergirl to the big screen for the first time in over 40 years, we examine the original Supergirl film from 1984 to cover the full story behind the disastrous first female superhero movie! We’ll take you behind-the-page on the creation of Supergirl, her origins with Captain Marvel, her immense popularity, and how this terrible movie helped to seal her fate in the 1980s! We’ll take you behind-the-scenes on the making of this landmark event in Superhero Cinema, the budget cuts, the in-fighting between the cast, the Supergirl producer who QUIT the movie, why Superman himself REFUSED TO BE IN THE FILM, and how this 1984 movie lead to the END of the Superman franchise! Then we’ll deep-dive the 1984 movie itself to bring you TONS of DC Comics history and trivia, the origins of Supergirl, the history of Argo City, Lucy Lane, Jimmy Olsen, and the time Supergirl kissed a horse! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.comhttps://www.instagram.com/marvelversusmarvelhttps://twitter.com/marvelversushttps://twitter.com/robhaldenhttps://robhalden.comhttps://will-preston.co.uk

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