She also featured as a member of the Justice Society of America, the first superhero team to appear in comic books. The Black Canary did not possess superpowers, but was a hand-to-hand fighter who frequently posed as a criminal in order to covertly take down criminal organizations. She was created by the writer-artist team of the late Robert Kanigher and the late Carmine Infantino, and Dinah Drake debuted in Flash Comics #86 in August of 1947, and Dinah Laurel Lance's debuted in Justice League of America #75 in November of 1969.Īs introduced during the Golden Age of Comic Books, the Black Canary was the alter-ego of Dinah Drake, and took part in crime-fighting adventures alongside her love interest and eventual husband, Gotham City detective Larry Lance. Since the late 1960s, the character has often been paired with the archer superhero Green Arrow professionally, romantically and sometime as husband and wife.
One of DC's earliest super heroines, the Black Canary has featured on many of the company's flagship team-up titles, including both Justice Society of America and the Justice League of America. There are two canaries, the first and original was Dinah Drake, and the second canary is Dinah Drake's daughter, Dinah Laurel Lance. or die trying.īlack Canary is the name of a fictional character and super heroine appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. But we became different the moment we stepped into the hero role. Otherwise, you remain a cheerless bird in a gilded cage. But the psychological disfigurement - no blade for that.
You'd have to go under the knife to remove those. So you're just going to let them take over, is that it? Maybe then they'll leave you alone but I wouldn't count on it if you don't stand up and fight for what's yours you won't have anything left worth fighting for.