The Original Blonde Bombshell…
Dinah Drake Lance started her career in the 1940s shortly after World WarWar comics feature military personnel fighting enemy troops. These comics are great adventure comics, but also very useful propaganda. II and soon she was guest-starring as a major player in the DC Universe. The daughter of a police officer, Dinah longed to fight the good fight and follow in her father €™s footsteps, however the times were not welcoming of women in the police force and society and familyMeant to denote a group of characters that are all interrelated or share the same origins, methodology, or powers. (Example: All Members of the Green Lantern Corps belong to €œthe Lantern family €) demanded that Dinah go into a more typical line of work. Dinah was blessed with a green thumb so she soon became one of the best florists in Gotham CityThe base of operations for Batman..
At night however, the raven haired Dinah would don a blonde wig, a bathing suit, bolero jacket, her trademark fishnets, and ride her hand built motorcycle (built by her) in the pursuit of criminals. Early in her career she would also don a domino mask and behave in a villainous manner to get information for her to use later to catch the criminals. This brought her into conflict with Johnny Thunder and Thunderbolt, but as things would happen, all misunderstandings were cleared up and Dinah became a great ally of the Golden Age heroes to the point where she joined the Justice Society of AmericaThe original DCUAn abbreviation of DC Universe or DC Comics Universe. Meant to denote the comics that are published by DC Comics and the Universe that DC has built for its stories. team upA comic that usually features at least two characters that do not typically appear together on a regular basis. (Example: Batman and The Warlord would be a great Team Up) book taking the heroes of the Golden Age and teaming them together. as its third female member (Wonder Woman, Red Tornado, Black Canary).
Eventually Dinah caught the eye of Lawrence €œLarry € Lance and the two started a romance that consummated in marriage. When the Justice Society retired from public life, so did Dinah, until the new Justice League of AmericaOne of the flagship titles of the DCUAn abbreviation of DC Universe or DC Comics Universe. Meant to denote the comics that are published by DC Comics and the Universe that DC has built for its stories. line featuring their most marketable characters. contacted theJustice Society of America and Dinah participated in a few cases.
The JLAAn abbreviation of Justice League of America and JSAAn abbreviation of Justice Society of America found themselves fighting a menace of cosmic proportions named Aquarius. Larry threw himself in the way of a blast intended to kill Dinah. Larry was instantly disintegrated. Since it was too painful to stay behind in the familiar settings on Earth-TwoThe Earth that features characters that typically started in and around World War II, however some younger characters also exist on this earth as well., Dinah decided to immigrate to Earth-OneThe Earth that most of the main DCU characters exist in and their stories are told..
When Dinah began to feel intense pains on the trip, feeling she was going to die, she demanded Superman take her to her daughter €™s side.
It turns out that Larry and Dinah had a daughter, but just because heroes retired did not mean the villains did too. The Wizard showed up and cursed the young infant with the uncontrollable sonic cry that decimated all who came near her. With no way to break the spell, it was best that the daughter be raised in suspended animation before her cry killed someone.
Per Dinah’s instructions, Superman went and retrieved Doctor Fate and he then transferred the original Black Canary €™s memories to her daughter along with her skillsThe abilities that a normal person in the real world could potentially share with a fictional DCUAn abbreviation of DC Universe or DC Comics Universe. Meant to denote the comics that are published by DC Comics and the Universe that DC has built for its stories. characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics).. (Example: Some Motocross bike riders ride a bike as well as Black Canary.). Dinah Drake Lance then died and the younger Dinah went to Earth-OneThe Earth that most of the main DCU characters exist in and their stories are told. and joined the Justice League of AmericaOne of the flagship titles of the DCUAn abbreviation of DC Universe or DC Comics Universe. Meant to denote the comics that are published by DC Comics and the Universe that DC has built for its stories. line featuring their most marketable characters. thinking that she was indeed her mother.
First Appearance
Original Version Created By: Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino
Moved to Earth One By: Denny O €™Neil and Dick Dillin
PowersThe extraordinary abilities that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). may possess. (Example: Aquaman can telepathically control marine life as one of his powers.)
Dinah had no powersThe extraordinary abilities that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). may possess. (Example: Aquaman can telepathically control marine life as one of his powers.) as the Golden Age Black Canary.
VulnerabilitiesA characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics).'s weakness.
Dinah is a normal human woman with normal vulnerabilitiesA characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics).'s weakness..
SkillsThe abilities that a normal person in the real world could potentially share with a fictional DCUAn abbreviation of DC Universe or DC Comics Universe. Meant to denote the comics that are published by DC Comics and the Universe that DC has built for its stories. characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics).. (Example: Some Motocross bike riders ride a bike as well as Black Canary.)
Martial Artist €“ Dinah is an extremely accomplished martial artist.
Mechanic €“ Dinah is additionally an accomplished grease monkey when it comes to motorcycles.
Police Procedure - Dinah is well educated in the manners of police protocol.
Vehicles €“ Dinah is a professional driver and is adept at using vehicles in ways that they were not designed to do.
EquipmentAny items that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). would use that does not have an intentional use as a weapon. (Example: The Flash €™s Costume Ring holds his costume so that he can change super fast is a unique piece of equipment.)
Canary Cycle €“ Dinah rides a souped up custom street cycle which has changed designs over the years becoming sleeker as the ages pass.