Black Canary in other media

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Adaptations of Black Canary in other media
Created by Robert Kanigher
Carmine Infantino
Original sourceComics published by DC Comics
First appearance Flash Comics #86 (August 1947)
Films and television
Film(s) Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (cameo)
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010)
DC Showcase: Green Arrow (2010)
The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018)
Birds of Prey (2020)
Television
show(s) 		Legends of the Superheroes (1979)
Smallville (2001)
Birds of Prey (2002)
Justice League Unlimited (2004)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008)
Young Justice (2010)
Arrow (2012)
The Flash (2014)
Legends of Tomorrow (2016)
Vixen (2015)

Black Canary is a DC Comics superhero who has appeared across a range of live-action and animated television shows, as well as in several video games. Originally the pseudo name of the character Dinah Drake, the mantle was later passed on to her daughter, Dinah Laurel Lance. Both characters have appeared in different comic continuations and in other media, but the character has also been known by other names. She is usually portrayed as a proficient fighter, using martial arts as well as her trademark sonic scream or "Canary Cry".

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