Black Canary is a superhero vigilante who fights crime using martial arts and a sonic scream attack. She is one of the greatest fighters in the DC Universe, and also a strong tactical mind. Her costume is an attractive black outfit with fishnet stockings and blonde hair, and she is usually seen riding her motorcycle. There have been two Canaries to share the legacy. Dinah Drake was the original during World War II and the Golden Age of heroes. Her daughter Dinah Laurel Lance would take the position during the Silver Age when she grew old enough. Green Arrow fights alongside her most often as they are romantically involved. She has been a member of the Justice Society, the Justice League, Team Arrow and the Birds of Prey.
Black Canary was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino, first appearing in Flash Comics #86 (1947). Her more recognizable daughter was introduced by Roy Thomas and Chuck Patton in Justice League of America #220 (1983), and was retroactively established to have first appeared in Justice League of America #75 (1969) by Dennis O'Neil and Dick Dillin.
New Earth
Successor
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Prime Earth
Musical group
Other Versions
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Multiverse
New 52 Multiverse
Prime Earth
Dinah Drake's mother and predecessor
Earth 11
Dark Nights: Death Metal
Earth 15
Blackstars
Earth 21
The New Frontier
Earth 32
Justice Titans
Earth 63
DC vs. Vampires
Earth 1956
Super Friends
Earth 1996
Black Canary/Mockingbird
Dark Multiverse
Dark Multiverse
War of the Gods
Dark Multiverse
Crisis on Infinite Earths
Dark Multiverse
Crisis on Infinite Earths
Pre-Flashpoint Multiverse
Earth-11
Gender reversed
Earth-21
The New Frontier
Earth-51
Countdown to Final Crisis
Earth-496
Black Canary/Mockingbird
Pre-Crisis Multiverse
Earth-203495-B
Superman: Space Age
Hypertime
Earth-260
The New Frontier
Elseworlds
Elseworlds
Barry Allen Story
Elseworlds
Rockumentary
Elseworlds
Shadow of Sin Tzu
Alternate Timelines
Alternate Timelines
Flashpoint Timeline
Possible Futures
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Possible Futures
Justice League: Generation Lost
Possible Futures
Rotworld
Possible Futures
Future State
Other Media
DC Animated Universe
Teen Titans TV Multvierse
Teen Titans Go! (TV Series)
2013 reboot
Lego Dimensions
Arrowverse
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Arrowverse
Earth-16
Arrowverse
Doomworld
Arrowverse
Nora's Future
Injustice Multiverse
Injustice
Earth Twenty-Two
Injustice
Fall of the Gods
DC Extended Universe
Others
Super Friends
Comics-only
Video Games
Justice League Heroes
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Video Games
DC Worlds Collide
Movies
DC League of Super-Pets
Comics
See Also: Black Canary Titles
See Also
- Comic series featuring Black Canary
- Cover Gallery: Black Canary
- Dinah Drake
- Canary
- White Canary
- White Cat
- Black Siren
- Red Canary
- Scream Queen