Supergirl #49 - DC

Well . . it's finally happened. Whatever has been plaguing Lana for the last year or so has finally caught up to her. When she goes down in the beginning of this issue, there's massive amounts of blood coming from her eyes and mouth. And I know that the little bug running across her phone is some kind of clue . . but I have no idea what it is. Meanwhile, Kara and Inspector Henderson are fighting the Silver Banshee. The Clan McDougal's spirits have taken over Kara's body, and are just as interested in getting all the family heirlooms as the Silver Banshee is. However, I assume since the Banshee's form is real, she has more control over their power and uses it to banish them. Not forever . . they'll be back eventually, but . . for now, they're gone. After which, she thanks the Inspector for helping her find the heirlooms, and then she takes off with them. Meanwhile, in the hospital, Lana is fighting for her life. Kara is starting to suspect something, I think, about Lana's condition. But she can't confirm it until she sees her body. However, when she races down to the morgue, she finds her body cocooned in some type of chrysalis . . it's also taken out the orderly, and it appears to be being scratched open from the inside. Whatever has happened to Lana . . we're about to find out next month in issue #50. I can't believe this book has reached that milestone already. This issue is by Sterling Gates and Matt Camp. I enjoyed the story, but . . even after 50 issues, it seems like Kara is still trying to find herself. I mean even in this issue . . she's just all over the place. At least she wasn't bouncing back and forth between Earth and New Krypton. I'm glad that this book has lasted as long as it has. I just hope that it receives the focus and attention that it needs, and deserves, to keep it going.