Supergirl #8

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Supergirl, “Stand-Ins for Supergirl.”We continue from the previous issue with the mysterious woman. The mysterious woman is none other than Valentina Vostok a.k.a. Negative Woman. Vostok releases her negative energy as a sort of queue to allow three figures watching on a screen in a van to come out. The three figures that emerged from the vehicle are Vostok’s fellow members of the Doom Patrol: Joshua Clay a.k.a. the Tempest, Arani Desai Caulder a.k.a. Celsius, and Clifford Steele a.k.a. Robotman. Vostok’s queue was a signal to her fellow members of the Doom Patrol that the villain Reactron has arrived.Linda Danvers checks on the body of Valentina Vostok. Tempest tells Linda to get out of there. Linda is determined to find a place to transform into Supergirl to help the Doom Patrol battle Reactron. As Linda tries to find a secure location, her friend Daryll finds her and is relieved that she is safe. He brings her to his car where Cheryl is waiting, and the three of them leave quickly to get out of danger. Linda feels interrupted as it will now be particularly difficult for her to help the Doom Patrol as Supergirl.Back at the field of battle, the Doom Patrol and Reactron fight fiercely against each other. Both sides have their moments of being on the upper hand. Linda is forced to use her supervision in Daryll’s car in order to observe the battle. With the battle being at a sort of stalemate between the Doom Patrol and Reactron, Reactron swiftly vanishes. Linda commits to herself that the next time Reactron shows up she will be ready; however, Linda confesses in her mind that she does not know who Reactron is.The comic takes the reader to the next day with Linda at Lake Shore University. Linda is on her way to a Psychology class that she is taking. Linda arrives and is now sitting in her Criminal Psych Seminar course.In the next scene it is shown that a group of scientists are testing an experimental nuclear reactor underground in the middle of Lake Shore campus....