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I love the description of the 60s Supergirl stories given in the ad for the upcoming "Supergirl: The Silver Age Vol. 1" collection:

"In these stories from ACTION COMICS #252-284, Supergirl adjusts to life on Earth with her adoptive parents. The stories alternate between small-town slice-of-life tales, tales of Supergirl’s efforts to master her new powers, and time-traveling jaunts into the far future and past. Plus, don't miss an early appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes! "

Yes, they nailed it - though I'd say that Midvale was portrayed more like small city than a small town. (For one thing, they had a Museum of Natural History.)
From Action Comics #287, here's an good example of the "small- town (or city) slice-of-life" panels.:
Kara (wearing a dark wig) is walking home from Midvale High School (in her junior year ) with her friend Margie (don't think they ever used her last name). Margie asks Kara if she wants to join her fan club. Kara asks if it's an Elvis fan club (this is 1962, remember!). But no - it's a Superman fan club! Hey, it's not every day that a girl gets asked to join her cousin's fan club, right? :D
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And from Action Comics 290, here's Kara and Dick Malverne sharing a romantic moment in the Midvale Museum of Natural History!
But then Kara has to leave right away, to attend to her duties as Supergirl - darn it! :)
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"Totally cool and fun panel thanks Stewart, did she end up joining the fan club?."

Yes, she joined the Superman Fan Club. And Kara was there for a club meeting that featured a special appearance by Lois Lane, who talked about working with Superman while on the job at the Daily Planet, and also meeting Supergirl!
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"Excellent, sounds interesting, are you able to post that particular panel?"

Yes - here it is, page 18.

Lois told Kara that Supergirl was "about your age, and somewhat resembles you. But she has blonde hair, unlike yours!" :D

In the Silver Age comics, Kara wore a dark wig as a disguise, rather than glasses (like Clark did).
An altogether more convincing ploy, if you ask me :) .
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