Man, Sasha's out here introducing us to all these criminally (heh, pun) underused supervillainesses. And it makes me wonder why we never get to see Kara fight her own villains anymore. She's either fighting Clark's or getting involved in personal drama...or being a Red Lantern that one time. Give Kara her own rouges gallery again!

I always joke that all of Supergirl's female villains wanted to take her place, and all of her male villains wanted to marry her. It's an exaggeration, but not by much. I suppose it reflects what the editors at the time thought young girls were concerned about: romance and status. Agreed that Black Flame needs a comeback, and also that her "fake" pirate queen background was cooler than her real one.

That Bob Rozakis knows his stuff. Maybe 19070's DC should give him a job... Wasn't Lois's son in that imaginary story where she married Lex someone who went on to become a space criminal? Now we have the ominverse, he and Black Flame can join forces and become omniversal space pirates. I'd buy that for $3.99

I'm waiting for 2058 when the magic totem that Jimmy used to create the original Supergirl has another 3 wishes available.

Imagine if CW’s Supergirl actually gave us Pirate Queen Kryptonitian Black Flame. The possibilities it missed 😔

3:30 Actually, in issue Amazing Spider-man 39 and 40, where Green Goblin reveals himself to Peter Parker for the first time, that’s exactly what happens! Norman’s just going on and on, and Peter is not really interested at all, but he was hoping that if Norman just kept talking, he could figure out a way to escape.

Funny to think that people sending letters in decades ago might still be around to see their letters read aloud on a world wide computer network...Who knew??

The Supergirl rouges gallery's biggest problem seems to be that they only get a couple of appearances before being forgotten. DC should really think about bringing some of these weirdos back and building them up a bit as serious recurring enemies. Oh, and "Nasty" Luthor retrospective please?

Kinda love Maid of Menace, but Dame of Damnation hits different! Whatever we call her, I need to see more!

Lesla and Zora's relationship is interesting. Everyone says they were friends, yet given Lesla's all-about-me attitude (whereas Zora's just dramatic) and how Zora always talks about idolizing her I'd assume it was an uneven relationship. This is complicated by Lesla taking Zora's name, suggesting there's a mutual care between them. Also, I love how meta the surname situation is. Zora gets Lesla's last name to enhance their established connection but in-story it was Lesla who took Zora's name to explain her lack of patronym.

With him being so popular in the Round Robin, I'm absolutely begging you to do a video on Superboy. Whenever a Superboy shows up in a story I'm always like "Is this Jon? Conner? Young Superman? Didn't Superboy become Superman? Which is the one who punched reality so bad Jason came back? Which is the Legion of Heroes one and how? Most importantly, which one had the groovy spiky jacket??"

Marvel used to give 'No-Prizes' to letter writers who pointed out errors AND offered logical explanations. Bob Rozakis, when he later worked for DC, did that as the Answer Man in the Daily Planet pages of comics in the 70s. It's funny to see him writing in as a fan-boy.

I always loved Black Flame's first issue, it shows Kara's intelligence in overcoming an enemy of equal power.

1:53 There was also a story in the Bronze Age where a STAR Labs employee creates something that makes everyone in Metropolis afraid of water, so Superman drains all the water from Metropolis. It was nicknamed “Thirsty Thursday” in the future.

I like when the hero and villain have no personal connection. "He killed my uncle's cockatoo, Now it's personal!" is overused these days. To me it removes some of the virtue from being the hero. It makes it seem like they wouldn't have done anything if they hadn't been directly impacted. One of my favorite hero/villain combos is Corbin Dallas and Zorg in 5th Element. They never even meet!

Based on Alan Moore's "Whatever happened to the man of tomorow", yes your chidren also born with power even if you had contacted gold kryptonite

I feel like Black Flame was the prototype for Reign from the Supergirl TV series. No Prate Ancestry, Super Robots, Future Fillings, Anniversary Pee Covers we’re harmed or retconned in the making of said episodes. And didn’t Bob Rozakis end up working for DC Comics later on? Plus: Kryptonite Balls!?! No way that would make the E. Nelson Birdwell cut! Still, that was my favorite Supergirl uniform, and my favorite MiiiiiiikeSekowsky! Even if they glossed over Comets rampage, or Kara’s need to be liked in the future, where KZfaq comments are a thing of the past. Sass that, Rozakis…

2:48 It seeme like Kara doesn't really like sand. Understandable. It can be coarse and rough and irritating. Not to mention it gets everywhere.

Sasha, never, ever again, leave some content at the end because you think the video ran too long. You´re the Godess of Comics. None of us are ever tired of a single part of your videos. We want it all!!!!

I actually love your idea for bringing back pirate queen Blackflame! It's really a shame that they don't utilise more of these villains, every hero deserves their own rogues gallery. Also, can we just show some respect for how awesome Sasha's repertoire of character voices is?

The Desperado Dame would of been a better fit than the Maid of Menace, it fits the whole pirate theme more… Also there a Leprechaun villain in DC, I want an obscure retrospective please :)

Batman: "The answer is simple. Metropolis _ _ _ _ _ . That's too many letters for "zoo", so it must be Petco."

Wait … was that snarky letter from DC’s own Answer Man Bob Rozakis? Was that a stepping stone for him on his way to becoming a DC Comics editor? Or was he already an editor and calling out a co-worker in a public letters column? Harsh.

Fun fact: Pre-Crisis Supergirl had a foe called Starfire. She had a gem in her eye.

Bob Rozakis eventually became a writer and editor at DC. He had a regular feature as the Answer Man.

The Pirate thing could work really well. A greyish kryptonian path could work well as well. Could even have her a kinda redemption arc where she goes from villain to anti hero. Having for some reason or another take the place of Supergirl or maybe even Superman or both in protecting earth while they're gone. Have her fail, feel conflicted, struggling with the weight of things and the decisions she has to make, whether to try to be like the other supes, maybe think about going injustice and Zod like for the sake of everyone on Earth. If given a decent introduction through a tie in comic she could be given an opportunity to truly become a great character and maybe even a staple. A darker counterpart to the main supes but still on the side of good or at least not evil.

I Really like these obscure or forgotten villains. Keep them coming

Yarr har fiddle dee dee Being a pirate is alright to be Do what you want cause a pirate is free Yarr har! Wind at your black flame wherever you go! Blue space above and blue skies below You are a pirate!

Need more Legion of Super-Heroes content! How about commenting on the convoluted Kara/Brainiac Five pairing? Or the tragically brief life of Ferro Lad?

I want black flame to come back but this time her fake backstory of being an evil space queen descended from supergirl is real. I think that would be such an interesting dynamic and could bring so much conflict. Also it’s not unrealistic to think that if Kara and Clark start a line of superpower children, one of them is eventually going to be evil and abused their powers.

Talking about Supergirl and you have the powergirl look lol good job 👍

DC comics have 80 years old interesting villains who show up once, before never returning...

"I've been watching you check on me." *Careless whisper plays*

Damn those readers were ruthless, they got no mercy for faulty continuity

These retrospectives are rapidly becoming some of my favorite content.

"I am evil space lady, and I am so emotionally attached to another space lady that I TAKE HER LAST NAME...... but we are not lesbians.... uh... more like sisters! yeah, that's the ticket! Sisters. Totally NOT lesbians."- Black Flame, probably.

4:40 So that's where Dr. Robotnik got inspiration for his announcement

Black Flame"s fake yet prefect backstory really feels similar to the Red King from the House of El Future State story and now I want to see the two of them team up and talk about how they're totally cooler the rest of the family because evil.

This was fun, always great deep diving into obscure DC characters. Which is why I love *Brother Power The Geek* so much.

11:45 the first thing that flashed in my mind was the"Klingon Death Scream"!!! Haven't seen STNG since it was on the air. It was one of the coolest things I had ever seen Worf joining in to warn the next life a Klingon warrior is coming.🤣 Metal!

Love how when it comes to comics and anime literally anything can be a title, no matter how odd/wtf, and still be accurate

I feel like Black Flame could show up in JLQ in a heartbeat and Batwoman would be like "Damn I don't want to punch you, but I'm going to"

The Elf from the random villains squad reminds me of Steve Gerber’s Elf With A Gun, at least visually

"I'm so nerdy I'm trying to answer the letter." That's why we love you, Sasha. Don't ever change.

I really hope that’s the same Bob Rozakis who worked as an editor for DC in the mid-70’s and 80’s.

15:44 - Good lord, I think that's the sassiest I've ever heard the Answer Man get 😂 We were all with you, Bob!

Black Flame is probably the most iconic of Supergirl's obscure villains at the time given how many appearances outside of Supergirl's comics she had. It feels like they wanted to make her into something but it wouldn't stick between changing creative teams.

Just wanted to point out that the second letter writer you cited, Bob Rozakis went on to write and edit at DC from the late 1970's to the early 1990's. He would go on to write a number of stories for Superman and Superman Family characters under Schwartz & Bridwell. I wonder if they remembered the letter from the kid who told them "Imagen what I'll do if I really like an issue."

My descents may become evil but their teeth shall always be perfect! Perfect!

If Lesla & Zora came back and both went for their Supergirl related goals Lesla would be cosplaying Supergirl whilst Zora's cosplaying a space pirate queen. That just sounds beautifully whacky to me.

Hey Sasha, the letter writer Bob Rozakis actually ended up working for DC and had a column called “The Answer Man”

I think I'm correct in saying Adventure Comics #400 is the original Streaky's last appearance in a pre-Crisis publication, barring reprints. Although technically he's a robot imposter in that tale, so his genuine last appearance is #398.

I wonder if that is the same Bob Rozakis that worked for DC in the 70s and 80s. I would tend to think so.

I like the letter sections because it shows that fans have not changed over the last 50 years, they're just louder.

Lesla's obsession for Kara in my opinion worked better with Lelsa essentially seeming more irrational over over it whilst showing the magnitude of Kara's influence both good and this case bad on people. It reminds me of the fighting game approach in reverse where villians who committed acts in the story introducing characters that were victim to their actions aiming to get back whilst the perpetrators were ignorant of the impact they caused.

I hope you have Starfire (no... not that Starfire and no not the other one) on your list of hit-and-run-never-to-return Supergirl villains from Mike Sekowsky's run. She came across as a bargain basement Dr. Cyber... but she had that fancy bedazzled eye-patch.

I have to say thank you to you Sasha because you brighten my day a little bit when you upload. It was really helpful to me last March when my dog had just passed away. She was a very important part of my life. As most peoples pets are. But what made her special to me was that she was a “miracle dog “ when we first got her she had complications with her brain and the vet gave her a diagnosis of about 20% chance to live if even that high. She ended up pulling through and living another 8-9 years. Until last year when we found out she has cancer and they gave us a similar odds. I knew she could pull through and she did. But sadly died 2 weeks later in my arms. I was very upset and the people around me were very loving and supportive. But on top of that I had your videos and those always cheered me up. I’ve come to another point in my life where I have to say a sad goodbye and here are your videos again. So thank you

My goodness that one-piece is gorgeous. The hair is surreal, a 40s flip, impervious to wind.

I thoroughly enjoy your different voices for each character. My favorite voice you do is Batman.

We NEED a "Kryptonian Bad Girls in the Phantom Zone!" spin-off! Also, isn't Black Flame's first panel shot a duplicate of the Magical Super-Girl's cover appearance? Nice shout-out, if so...

Lesla: “you’re ruining my life & destroying my life’s work!!” Supergirl: “I don’t even know who you are.”

Bob Rozakis is from my hometown! Meaningless, but comments feed the algorithm.

Sasha, I love your black shirt with the window. With the short haircut, you remind me of an evil/elseworld Power Girl.

0:29. I love that panel of Lesla pointing. The eyebrows.

I love how later DC hired Bob Rozakis as an editor, after that sick burn of a letter... Also, space pirates, even fake ones, are the coolest. They absolutely should bring Black Flame back.

Personally not feelin Black Flame , except for Her Costume ( without the mask) Your Wig & Black Top are Perfect for this video 👍🏾 Going to leave it to Silver Age Madness… I Hope Your not done with Merpeople, I’d Luv the Aquaman taking His shot at Mermaid Lois video…Keep Up The Outstanding Work Sasha 🖖🏾

That "coloring error" costume is actually pretty sick.

Kind of neat that she was motivated by revenge for a villain that was just envious.

If Black Flame comes back, she should come back as a costume designer for supervillains. She was stylin'

Who doesn't love sassy letters!!??!!

They could just have the same origin but she goes and becomes a real pirate queen. But I like the fact it's a fake out. Feels like commentary that people would just believe a villains origin.

I imagine Woody, Buzz, and Weezie guarding Supergirl.

Honestly. Pirate Queen Black Flame woukd be rad as hell in modern canon. Even leave in some of the sillier elements. Make the planet have like, some basic propulsion so it's like a giant ship, and say she carpet bombed a side of it so that there was always her "flag" on the surface as warning. Maybe she's been searching across the galaxy for tech to power her up more. Gives her motive and ability. Though I think she'd be best being a smart, cruel villain.

Supergirl: "Black Flame?" Blackfire: "BlackFIRE!" Supergirl: "Not you, her!"

An actual space pirate queen could be a cool villain. Like a cross between Corsair from X-Men and Belit from Conan the Barbarian.

With super powers, comes insanely super complicated stressed-out lives. Black Flame is awesome. We need stories based on her fictitious pirate queen fabrication. Plus, skull planets are cool.

Not gonna lie, a Kryptonian pirate queen could be boss as hell.

Superman off-world reminds me of the Supergirl film from 1984. Also in Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow, Clark is exposed to Gold Kryptonite but his son still has powers, so it's not hereditary

Loved all of your amazing content from this channel, it helped me learn a lot. If you don't mind, I have a recommendation for a video: either the history of the Hobgoblin in Marvel Comics and how so many people have taken the mantle, or (A personal favorite of mine) the time Spider-Man beat Hobgoblin when he was super drunk. Please make a video on this if you can, the world NEEDS to know!

OK, I think I have come up with a moderately brilliant way to bring the Black Flame pirate queen future back into actual canon, while retaining some of the existing flavor of the character. Hear me out. So, Black Flame is reintroduced into modern comics, and at first, it's essentially a retelling of this story. Black Flame shows up, boasts to Supergirl about how she's a pirate queen from the future and a descendant of hers; Supergirl checks on... wait... is Kandor around at the moment? Oh, well, whatever the current enclave of surviving Kryptonians is; there always seems to be one these days. (Anyway, this could also be in spin-off media, so I'll just keep it as Kandor.) She goes to Kandor to see if anyone's missing, and discounts the possibility of Zora Vi-Lar - but here's where the first changes comes in. First, Zora is not just a friend, but an actual sister of Lesla-Lar - and second, Kara doesn't just see her at work on a view-screen, she actually meets her, and she's perfectly nice and sweet - no ill-feeling towards Supergirl at all. Zora loved her sister, but she was a bad seed; she's got no desire to avenge her, and the name 'Black Flame' rings no bells at all. Ah, but there could still be trickery, the reader will say - and so it seems, at first, since Supergirl again goes into the future, and they've never heard of Black Flame, and she's remembered and revered as a great hero. But evidence keeps piling up that it couldn't POSSIBLY be Zora, which finally culminates in Black Flame actually kidnapping Zora, and removing her mask right before Supergirl's eyes - and they're the spitting image of each other. Almost no difference; she and Black Flame could be twins. But how can this be? Simple, cackles Black Flame - 'I said I was a pirate queen from the future, and the descendant of Supergirl. I told you the truth - but I never said I was a descendant of YOU'. So here's what is ACTUALLY the case: Black Flame is a result of branching realities. She's from the dimension where Lesla-Lar really DID become Supergirl, for keeps, long enough to form a dynasty - she's Lesla's descendant, not Kara's; she and Zora look alike because, by one dimensional remove, they're family. In that dimension's future, the first Supergirl is remembered as a great hero who went bad, and Black Flame, as a pirate, reveres her ancient ancestor for the legacy of crime and conquest that she's always tried to live up to. However, her rivals exiled her here, to an alternate reality and past where the whole timeline that created her never existed - so she's going to MAKE it happen. Lesla-Lar isn't available, so she's going to brainwash Zora, kill Kara, and have Zora replace her as Supergirl, and turn to crime. Then Black Flame will go far into the future of the resulting timeline, team up with her inevitable Kryptonian pirate queen counterpart, and, with her help and backing, invade her own timeline to rule again! Bwahahaha! Naturally, it doesn't work. Kara stops her and sends her to the Phantom Zone; Zara goes back home, and the legacy of Supergirl remains untainted. But the Black Flame is still out there, scheming to break loose and regain power, and in the meantime, Zora - who, let's not forget, is a brilliant scientist - did get just a TOUCH of the brainwashing before she was released, and is starting to get some odd and disturbing ideas...

Bob Rozkais, who wrote the sassy letter, went on to write for DC comics, and become one of the guys in charge of answering sassy letters. The irony! I'd love a mini where Black Flame is sick of fighting supergirl and decides to go become a space pirate.

We sure that isn’t Lena Luthor trying out a masquerade pirate costume?

The Imaginext Super Friends comics had a lot of fun callbacks. It's the series that introduced me to Mopee.

Great. Just what I needed, another super villain that makes me weak in the knees. 🤣😝

Holly heck, that sand despair voice over, i can't, i had to stop the video. Very good, lol.

Silver age was so crazy. I mean could Kara maybe consult with Kal (or vice versa) about all these Kandor problems as they come up? Also Kandor seriously needs to stop stalk-watching the Super cousins so much, and pay more attention to the evil scientists they are raising. And why call herself Black Flame? Name seems kinda random. Great job as usual Sasha! keep em coming!🥰

That golden shower cover will haunt my dreams.

8:58: That’s gonna be stuck in my head for awhile

3:32 I was playing fallout yesterday and when Preston Garvey went to tell me his backstory I told him "no I don't want to hear it," he literally just went "c'mon man, hear me out" and then told me anyways. I feel like that's what would happen.

Another Supergirl video, and you with the classic Power Girl bob and window sweater. Fashion accessorizing to optimize comics lore. This channel has all kinds of Easter eggs like the Invincible collection in the Leslie Larr video - Mark being his own legacy relative like Kara.

I have to say, I love your Black Flame Pirate Queen pitch...!

BAHAHAHAHAHA Clark as the Lo Fi Girl? I need that comic run published YESTERDAAAAAAY!

Your comment about heroes not listening to villains' monologing/ backstories: Spider-Man kept ignoring, and interrupting the "tragic origin" story of "Street!" The living asphalt villain... It was hilarious, as Spidey kept stopping him to say "Don't care!" "Didn't ask!" And "Woah! Too much info!"

Much like Supergirl, I too am haunted by the fear that people in the year 4000 will hate me.

Gold K? Well, at least Kara didn't think of just getting her tubes tied...

I think Superman built the robots to further his twisted hobby of gaslighting Lois.

I think it 🤔 would be cool 😎 to see Black Flame team up with Black Fire 🔥

Black Flame standing over Kara is going to live rent free in my head and I don't know how to feel about that. The show is over now but I think Black Flame could've been made into a serviceable in Supergirl.

I think I remember seeing the "Return of the Black Flame" story when I was a kid. The artwork looked familiar. I did get surprised when I recognized that artwork as being done Mike Sekowsky, the first artist for the Justice League of America! It was the S-shield; Mike always drew it large but with curved sides. Aside from that, Mike's stuff always seemed a little stiff to me. No matter. Steve Ditko's art seemed stiff sometimes too, but I love his Spider-Man and Dr. Strange stuff!

I loved your background "bwaha *sob* sand bwaha *sob* sand"