Canada 10 Dollars Silver Coloured Coin 2015 DC Comics Originals: Unity - Supergirl, The Girl of Steel with Batgirl and Wondergirl
The DC Comics™ Originals series has a classic, slightly retro style, recalling the look most comic book fans grew up with and remember fondly. Basing itself on the DC Comics™ style of the 1980s, this series celebrates one of the most established looks for the DC Comics™ pantheon of super heroes, including some of its most memorable young heroines.
One is the most powerful teenager on the planet; the other is a police commissioner's daughter who spends her nights fighting crime in Gotham City; the last is the adopted sister of Wonder Woman™, raised on Paradise Island.
Supergirl™, Batgirl™ and Wonder Girl™ are not simply female analogues of their mentors—each has the spirit of their associate, plus additional skill sets: Batgirl is an exceptional fighter and detective, and is unparalleled in her computer skills; Wonder Girl is a founding member of the teenage sidekick supergroup, The Teen Titans; and Supergirl is...well...SUPERGIRL! She has all the powers of her cousin, Superman™, with the temperament and passion of a teenager.
Crafted from 99.99% pure silver, this coin makes a wonderful gift for any fan of comic books, DC Comics™ and timeless super heroes!
Obverse: Susanna Blunt’s design of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Reverse: The reverse design mimics a comic book splash page with a coloured and engraved rendition of Supergirl, followed by Batgirl and Wonder Girl. With a confident expression, the youthful and powerful Girl of Steel™ flies off to the right of the coin; to her right is a laser-engraved representation of Batgirl and Wonder Girl. Both are depicted in their most recognisable costumes, as Batgirl's cape billows in the wind and Wonder Girl carries her lasso. They are ready to take action alongside Supergirl, all united in their battle against evil! Also engraved on the reverse within a spiked word balloon are the face value of "10 DOLLARS" and the year "2015".
Mintage: 30000.
Composition: 99.99% pure silver.
Finish: matte proof.
Weight: 15.87 g.
Diameter: 34 mm.
Edge: serrated.
Face value: 10 Canadian Dollars.
Artist: DC Comics (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse).
Supergirl is actually Kara Zor-El from the planet Krypton; she is endowed with super strength, flight, invulnerability, speed, heat vision, freeze breath, x-ray vision, superhuman hearing and an incredible healing factor. Batgirl is Barbara Gordon, the daughter of Gotham City's Police Commissioner, James Gordon. She's an exceptional martial artist, a tactician and a master of combat strategy, not to mention one of the most advanced computer experts in the DC Universe! Wonder Girl is Donna Troy, who was rescued by Wonder Woman and raised as an Amazon on Paradise Island. She's able to fly, has super strength and speed, shares an empathic link with Wonder Woman and is trained as an Amazon... which means she's strong and resilient!
Supergirl first appeared in Action Comics #252 in 1959 in a story called The Supergirl From Krypton! Before this issue, Superman had always assumed he was the sole survivor of the destruction of Krypton.
Barbara Gordon wasn't the first (or the last) Batgirl, but she is the most recognised and popular. First gracing the pages of Detective Comics #359 in 1967 in The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl!, Barbara was introduced as Police Commissioner Gordon's rebellious teenage daughter.
A fan favourite as Wonder Girl, Donna Troy first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #60; in this issue, Wonder Girl™ teams up with Robin, Aqualad and Kid Flash in the newly formed "junior" Justice League, The Teen Titans.
Packaging: This coin comes enclosed in unique packaging that recreates the look of a well-loved comic book—an added nod to the medium that first introduced these characters, and also a fun element that makes this series a one-of-a-kind collecting experience!
"Unity"
"Unity" is the fifty-first episode of Superman: The Animated Series. It depicts an alien plot to take over the world by infecting everyone with a hive mind. After the aliens have taken over Smallville, Supergirl finds herself in the middle of this conspiracy. Now she and Superman must find a way to stop these aliens before they manage to take over the world.
Plot
It's a peaceful day in Smallville, and today is extra special for Kara. It's the start of Spring Break and she's going to spend it in Metropolis. After literally speeding through her chores, she is taken to the bus stop where she's given comic books by a young boy who's interested in her. Just before she gets on the bus, she bumps into a tall, dark man dressed as a reverend, who creeps her out.
As the week ends, Supergirl sends a letter to Jonathan and Martha Kent, telling them about how she's met celebrities and been around the city. She also explains that she's been Supergirl in Metropolis and beat Volcana. However, now that the week has ended, she has to go back to Smallville, much to her dismay.
While on the bus, she is bored into action and runs home. When she returns to her house, Streaky greets her, but is afraid of the Kents. They tell Kara that they wish to take her somewhere special, and take her to a circus tent. The reverend emerges and explains that he's preaching unity, "the one true source of universal bliss," and Kara is to join them. Upon entering into the tent, Kara sees that the people are connected to an alien creature by tentacles emerging from their mouths and foreheads. Kara runs out and Supergirl arrives. However, when Kara hits the reverend, everyone in the room is hurt. Supergirl grabs Martha and flies off.
In the hospital, Superman arrives, and the two heroes learn that an alien parasite has wrapped around Martha's brain stem and cannot be removed without killing her. Just then, Martha starts to stir and recognizes Kara. However, she slips back into a coma and Superman takes Kara out of the room. In the meantime, the doctors learn that the parasite feeds off of the electrical impulses in a person's brain. Just as they realize this, Martha awakens glassy-eyed and pale. She then approaches the doctors.
Wishing to learn more about what he's fighting, Superman examines a fragment of the parasite taken from Martha and uses his x-ray vision through a microscope. The parasite dissolves under the radiation. While Superman examines the parasite, Supergirl decides to check up on Martha. However, when she returns, the doctors claim she's better and that "there's no greater healer than unity." They too have been infected, and attack. Supergirl fights back, but is afraid because of the fact her actions hurt everyone. She is captured and almost forced to join. Fortunately, Superman arrives and kills off the parasites with his x-ray vision.
Together, Superman and Kara head off to stop the rest of the Smallville citizens who are preparing to spread out and infect more of the world. A silo is pushed over and the road is blocked preventing their exit. The group attacks Supergirl, but she manages to defeat them with her x-ray vision. Superman decides that he'll deal with the reverend himself. Angered, the reverend reveals his true form, a huge tentacled monster much like the one Kara saw earlier. Superman tries to use his x-ray vision, but it's not strong enough. The reverend and the other alien try to force Superman to join them, but Supergirl blows up the subjugating alien and Superman rips the reverend in half. He then destroys it with his x-ray vision.
Later, Kara is back at home and now appreciates the peace of Smallville and her normal life.
