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Dinah Lance (Justice)

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You thought that he was me?!
— Black Canary src

Black Canary is a member of the Justice League of America.

Origin

Dinah Lance is the Black Canary, but this is her second life. She was a costumed adventurer with her detective husband until the day she was widowed, when her world changed forever. She joined the Justice League of America, searching for something that passed for stability and community. It was in their midst, during a battle with one of the League's enemies, that she received the power of a voice that can shatter brick and steel.

In many ways, she began fighting crime out of human empathy, but became something more than human while fighting alongside the League. Her relationship with Green Arrow has been vital to both of them. Both lost their worlds. Together, Green Arrow and Black Canary have fought against local crime as well as the interplanetary variety.

Dinah also runs a local business, as a manager and owner of a flower shop. Her relationship with those whose lives she has saved over and over again is therefore closer than perhaps anyone else in the league. She doesn't merely save the city; she lives within it and with its people.[1]

Powers

Abilities

Equipment

  • Costume Armor: Although not entirely visible, her costume functions as body armor that will at least stop bullets and small knives from puncturing her.


Related

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Justice #10
  2. ↑ Justice #4



Supporting Barbara Gordon • Birds of Prey • Black Canary (band) • Craig Windrow • Creote • Desmond Lamar • Ditto • Dodger • Green Arrow • Green Lantern • Heathcliff Ray • Huntress • Johnny Thunder • Kurt Lance • Lady Blackhawk • Larry Lance • Lord Byron • Lucas Hilton • Marianne • Paloma Terrific • Red Canary • Roy Harper • Savant • Sin • Starling • Starman • Team 7 • Trevor Cahill • Wildcat
Enemies Archer Braun • Auntie Gravity • Big Game • Black Siren • Blynde • Bo Maeve • Bonfire • Count Vertigo • Cupid • Dark Arrow • Discord • Dregz • Greyeyes • Harpy • Jakob Whorrsman • Lady Shiva • Pete Lomax • Prime Number • Pyra-Maniac • Ravedeath • Ravens • Sniper One • Steel Claw • Tigress • Twelve Brothers in Silk • Wizard • White Canary
Comics Flash Comics (Volume 1) • Black Canary (Volume 1) • Black Canary (Volume 2) • Black Canary (Volume 3) • Black Canary (Volume 4) • Black Canary one-shots • Birds of Prey one-shots • Birds of Prey (Volume 1) • Birds of Prey (Volume 2) • Birds of Prey (Volume 3) • Birds of Prey: Manhunt (Volume 1) • Green Arrow and Black Canary (Volume 1) • Recommended Reading
Items Black Canary's Motorcycle • Canary Cry Bomb
Locations Burnside • Platinum Flats • Seattle • Sherwood Florist • Star City
Creators Robert Kanigher • Carmine Infantino • Dennis O'Neil • Neal Adams • Mike Grell • Chuck Dixon • Greg Land • Sarah Byam • Gail Simone • Ed Benes • J.T. Krul • Trevor Von Eeden


Justice League member

This character has been a member of the Justice League of America, or simply the Justice League in any of its various incarnations, sworn by a duty to act as guardians of America and the world by using their skills and/or superpowers to protect Earth from the clutches of both interstellar and domestic threats.
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Team Arrow member

This character is or was a member of the Green Arrow family of vigilante super-heroes, who fight crime using archery and martial arts. They are a loose connection brought together through family bonds and shared experiences. This template will categorize articles that include it into the category "Team Arrow members."

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