I seem to recall reading that Power Girl was supposed to be a tongue-in-cheek, semi-serious send-up of other comic heroines. Correct me if I'm wrong. But it would explain moments like these...
no, Peeg was created in the seventies as an attempt at a "strong female persona" (her personality, not her muscles). originally, her breasts weren't as big as they're generally depicted today. I think Bart Sears was the first artist to really make them HUGE in JLE. others just followed suit.
the Adam Hughes pics are mostly Hughes having fun not only with Peeg, but also his image as the "babe" artist.
