Originally Posted by
DABellWrites
The whole secret weapon bit was more like: "hey, you're here, but I'm still doing my own thing". Not really her being a side-kick. I mean, even in Action Comics, she had her own stories.(which I highly recommend, they are short, but fun) Kara was created to appeal to the girls. So, yeah. Kara has never been a side-kick. The best way to explain Kara is (paraphrase) a Reddit comment: she's Superman's She-Hulk. Apart of his setting, but has always done her own thing in terms of stories.