The Danvers family has Dick Malverine, Linda's boyfriend over the house to watch TV, and they see on the news that Superman is out in space on a mission with his robots. Meanwhile, Lex Luthor executes a genius plan to escape from prison. Once out, he sets out to prove that this new Supergirl will be easily defeated since she's only a girl and he understands psychology. He tries to use her femininity against her, luring her to save a baby in a runaway baby carriage. The baby, however, turns out to be a midget working for Luthor. He throws Supergirl some Kryptonite and escapes with Luthor.