The baddest assed Dinah of pop culture, of course that is Dinah Lance, The BLACK CANARY.
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| (Phil Winslade) |
In the 1960s we saw the Justice Society of America and the Black Canary revived in comix, they were put on an alternate universe that we know as Earth-Two.
When Dinah returned, we found out she went on to marry a guy called Larry Lance. Dinah along with the JSA came together to meet the Justice League Of America taking on crime together so she regained her status within the JSA .
Her first love the gallant Larry Lance was killed whilst trying to save Dinah’s life by an alien named Aquarius. After they defeated the alien, Dinah was in mourning so left Earth-Two and moved to Earth-One to start a new life.
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| (Barry Kitson) |
During this earth switch she gained the power ultrasonic scream, and called it the “Canary Cry.” She then joined the Justice League of America.
She soon began dating JLA teammate Green Arrow, her true and one and only… But this blog is not about the origin and twists and turns of the character, this blog is how maybe comics best femme fatal broke the hearts of many a superhero!!
So let’s start with most girls favourite... BATMAN! in Nov 1970 JLA #84 written by Robert Kanigher.
I feel I should add that Kanigher does not care for continuity which is how he can bring the awesome within this issue.
So on a boring night of Satellite duty Batman is thankful for Dinah’s company.
Check this Mills & Boon prose:
"With the awkward tenderness of a man, Batman wraps the sobbing Black Canary in his arms...like a broken-winged fledgling, she lifts her tear-stained face towards his distressed eyes...Trapped by the same universal web of loneliness in which all humans are imprisoned...the couple gropes through the darkness of their souls...their lips fumbling for warmth...their hearts beating in a secret language without vocabulary..."
At this moment in 1970 I believe every female comic fans hearts raced a little bit quicker as they took a deep breath… only to see Black Canary break off the kiss!! WTF??
In March 1971 issue #88 Bats is still thinking about their tonsil-hockey whilst out on a mission with her and Green Arrow. Apparently Black Canary is: "quite skilled, quite attractive...quite possibly the rare mate for the Batman!" in his mind…
Canary asks to walk with Bats, Arrow gets hot under the collar but gets told off, and Canary starts talking about Arrow to him, because Bats is "like a brother to her". So that is where it went wrong!!
Oh dear… We the reader 'now know where Canary's head is at!" also thinks Batty. Arrow comes back to Canary and Bats runs off all flustered. What was Bruce thinking!!?
The panel hints at the "seed of bitterness" planted in Batman, but this never comes to anything.
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| (Steve Yeowell) |
Ironically in this issue we see Green Arrow say; "We're joining Flash... he doesn't mess around with other guys' girls!" but in Post-Crisis JLA: Year One #11 (Nov. 98) Barry and Dinah kiss each other impulsively in the heat of battle, in the next issue, Flash runs to comfort his true love, an anguished Iris.
I love Iris, so I don’t support this random act of battle lust!
There is also a quick kiss with the modern RAY aka Ray Terrill and we also find a little bit of a YECCH!! moment when she still thought she was her own mum and came together with the Earth One counterpart Larry Lance, but it turned out he was criminal called the collector.
One of the more recent dates was with Doctor Midnite (Pieter Cross); written by Geoff Johns we see this in issues #16 and 21.
Their first date which was supposed to be a dinner date was crashed by Count Vertigo their 2nd they are seen at a fun fair and he kisses her whilst on the ferris wheel but has to prompted to do so… what a gentleman!!
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| (Dick Giordano, scanner cut off the feet!) |
After this it isn’t long before we see Oliver Queen the Green Arrow return from the dead and again their love holds no bounds.
