Cupid (DC Comics)

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Cupid
Cupid (Carrie Cutter).png
Carrie Cutter as Cupid, as she appeared in Green Arrow and Black Canary #19 (April 2009).
Art by Michael Norton (penciller), Joe Rubinstein (inker), and David Baron (colorist)
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Green Arrow and Black Canary #15
(February 2009)
Created by Andrew Kreisberg
Mike Norton
In-story information
Alter egoCarrie Cutter
Species Metahuman
Place of origin New Earth
Team affiliationsCOBALT
Notable aliasesCarrie Hartnell
AbilitiesEnhanced physical abilities
Expert archer

Cupid (Carrie Cutter) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is an enemy of Black Canary and Green Arrow, the latter of whom she has an unhealthy limerence for.

Contents

Cupid appeared as a recurring character in Arrow , portrayed by Amy Gumenick.

Publication history

Created by writer Andrew Kreisberg and artist David Baron, the character made her first appearance in Green Arrow and Black Canary #15 (February 2009). [1]

Fictional character biography

Carrie Cutter is a special ops soldier who works for the top-secret program COBALT. [2] She volunteers for a program that will eliminate her fear, but instead makes her emotionally unstable. [3]

As Cupid, Cutter murders several minor enemies of Green Arrow in an attempt to gain his affection. [4] This attracts the attention of crime boss Brick, who she kills with a wrecking ball. [5] [6] [7]

Cupid works with Everyman, who has sustained amnesia and believes himself to be Green Arrow. [8] She later betrays and kills Everyman, declaring their relationship as "a rebound thing". [9]

Green Arrow and Black Canary later meet with COBALT engineer Victor Turlough to restore Cupid's sanity. She apologizes for her actions before COBALT agents take her away. [9]

Powers and abilities

Cupid is an exceptional hand-to-hand combatant and possesses superhuman physical abilities. [3]

In other media

Cupid (Amy Gumenick) as she appears in the TV series Arrow Cupid (Amy Gumenick).png
Cupid (Amy Gumenick) as she appears in the TV series Arrow

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  3. 1 2 Green Arrow & Black Canary #16 (March 2009)
  4. Green Arrow & Black Canary #2 (January 2008)
  5. Green Arrow & Black Canary #24 (November 2009)
  6. Green Arrow & Black Canary #23 (October 2009)
  7. Green Arrow & Black Canary #27 (February 2010)
  8. Green Arrow & Black Canary #28 (March 2010)
  9. 1 2 Green Arrow & Black Canary #29 (April 2010)
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