Star Girl is a super heroine that subverts many stereotypes, both as a super heroine and as a female. She is part of a new, modern generation of heroes that the young generations of today can easily relate to.

Empowering Beginnings

Star Girl’s show, also called Star Girl, is executive produced by Geoff Johns. Courtney Whit more is Star Girl’s real name, and she’s the central character of the show. She’s a young girl who’s still attending high school and has the concerns of a normal teenage girl. She has to attend school, do homework, decide what school clubs to join and who to make friends with, among other things.

Then, Courtney finds the Cosmic Staff, which is the old weapon of the deceased superhero Star man. The staff is a special weapon that only ever worked for Star man, but it works for Courtney as well. This is how she becomes StarGirl, and inherits the mantle of a powerful man. She begins her heroic journey, during which she will demonstrate that she is just as capable, effective and powerful of a superhero as her predecessor by successfully fighting against the forces of evil.

Still, her newfound capabilities don’t mean her regular life can come to a stop. She’s incapable, as a minor, of making the decision to devote her entire life to being a heroine. Besides, her normal life is still important to her. For these reasons, even though she’s a super heroine now, Courtney is still very relatable to real-world young girls.

A Strong, Female Leader

After some time, Courtney, her stepfather and her friends decide to revive Star man’s  Justice Society of America, which was a group of superheroes that worked together to fight evil. The old society was led by Star man, so it makes sense that Star Girl becomes the leader of the newest incarnation of the society.

Star Girl is the leader of the modern Justice Society of America, which is comprised of both male and female superheroes who are all personally connected to her in some way. It’s important and empowering for young girls and women to see a young woman in a position of power like that. Doing so inspires them to try and reach those heights because they’ve seen that someone like them has reached them.

Star Girl has the support of Pat, her stepfather, who was Star man’s sidekick and becomes her own sidekick because he has experience being a hero and can teach her valuable lessons. She also has the support of her mother who, after finding out that Courtney is Star Girl, is also always available to give her advice when she needs it. Plus, she can always count on the support of her friends, especially those who join the Justice Society of America to fight alongside her. The fact that she has so much support around her makes Star Girl a better leader because great leaders know when to take other’s opinions into account and when to ask for help.

Star Girl is a modern heroine who doesn’t let anything hold her back, including stereotypes that typically apply to superheroes and/or females.