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Issue: Black Canary Archives #1
Publication Date: March 2001
 
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Issues: #1 of 1 Issue
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC Archive EditionsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 01/24/2001
Volume: 1
Pages: 228
ISBN: 1563897342
UPC/EAN: 76194122679800111
Price: $76.00 CAD
$49.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 34 (26 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Reprints Black Canary stories from:
Volume 1 - Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #86-104, Comic Cavalcade (DC, 1942 series) #25, DC Special (DC, 1968 series) #3, The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #61-62 and Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #399, 418-419.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: Color
Dimensions:  
Paper Stock: Glossy
Binding: Hardcover with Dustjacket
Publishing Format: collected edition
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reprinted 30 times from Content Items in other Issues.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Canary
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Canary
Synopsis: Carmine Infantino remembers how he created the look of the Black Canary.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Canary
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Pages: 2
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The Black Canary

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Johnny Thunder
Character(s): Black Canary; Thunderbolt
Synopsis: Johnny Thunder is convinced by the Black Canary to steal a mask that will get her into a crime boss' party. Unbeknownst to Johnny, the Canary uses the opportunity to rob the crime boss’ safe.
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #86 published August 1947
was The Black Canary [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: 1st Black Canary story.

Letters: Saladino suggested by Tom Orzechowski (error 6504)
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The Package of Peril

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Johnny Thunder
Character(s): Black Canary; Johnny Thunder; Thunderbolt; Peachy Pet
Synopsis: After receiving a pie with a small, living black bird inside, Johnny chases the bird and ends up at a building where the Black Canary is being held prisoner. She hid a map in the pie that some crooks want and sent it to Johnny’s house for safekeeping.
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #87 published September 1947
was The Package of Peril [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: This reprint credits Carmine Infantino with the pencils. Saladino letters suggested by Tom Orzechowski through GCD Error Tracker.
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The Map That Wasn't There!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Johnny Thunder
Character(s): Johnny Thunder; Black Canary; Thunderbolt; Peachy Pet
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #88 published October 1947
was The Map That Wasn't There! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Inks credits from the index to the original Flash Comics presentation. The Archives credits the inks to Joe Giella.

Letters: Saladino suggested by Tom Orzechowski (error 6504)
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Produce the Crime!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Johnny Thunder
Character(s): Johnny Thunder
Synopsis: Johnny gets involved with a missing ruby and a disappearing window washer.
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #89 published November 1947
was Produce the Crime! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Letters: Saladino suggested by Tom Orzechowski (error 6504)
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Triple Exposure!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Johnny Thunder and the Black Canary
Character(s): Johnny Thunder; Black Canary; Thunderbolt
Synopsis: A picture of the Black Canary and Johnny Thunder robbing a bank causes lots of trouble for the duo.
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #90 published December 1947
was Triple Exposure! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Letters: Saladino suggested by Tom Orzechowski (error 6504)
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The Tumbling Trees!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Johnny Thunder and the Black Canary
Character(s): Johnny Thunder; Black Canary; Thunderbolt
Synopsis: As Johnny relaxes in a forest, he watches as two boys start uprooting trees and throwing them. Then, a criminal gang and the Black Canary show up in the same forest. He discovers the forest is cardboard and serves as the gang’s hideout.
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #91 published January 1948
was The Tumbling Trees! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Letters: Saladino suggested by Tom Orzechowski (error 6504)
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Flash Comics #92

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Canary; Flash; Hawkman
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #92 published February 1948
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters: Saladino suggested by Tom Orzechowski (error 6504)
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The Huntress of the Highway!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Canary; Larry Lance
Synopsis: As Larry Lance begins his investigation into a series of delivery trucks disappearances, Dinah gets a funeral wreath request-- for Larry Lance! She decides to follow him and help out as the Black Canary.
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #92 published February 1948
was The Huntress of the Highway! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Letters: Saladino suggested by Tom Orzechowski (error 6504)
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Tune of Terror!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Canary; Phil Martin; Bob Martin
Synopsis: The Black Canary becomes involved when a country boy named Phil Martin has several assassination attempts on his life. In this story, the Canary chants an oath to command a flock of black canaries to save her and Phil at one point.
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From Content Item: FlagComic Cavalcade #25 published February 1948
was Tune of Terror! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Letters: Saladino suggested by Tom Orzechowski (error 6504)
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Mystery of the Crimson Crystal!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Larry Lance; Bullet Benn [as the Swami]
Synopsis: Larry waits for a client to meet him at Dinah’s flower shop, only to have the client die in his arms as soon as she appears. She was followed and killed by members of the Crimson Crystal cult after stealing their precious crimson crystal. They kidnap Larry, and the police catch the Black Canary standing over the woman’s body. Now its up to the Canary to rescue Larry and clear her name.
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #93 published March 1948
was Mystery of the Crimson Crystal! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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see Notes in Flash Comics #93 (http://www.comics.org/issue/6542/#65010)

Letters: Saladino suggested by Tom Orzechowski (error 6504)
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Corsage of Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Canary; Larry Lance
Synopsis: When a street vendor’s flowers explode and kill a man, Larry and Dinah --the only witnesses to the crime-- are framed for it.
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #94 published April 1948
was Corsage of Death [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Letters: Saladino suggested by Tom Orzechowski (error 6504)
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An Orchid for the Deceased!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Canary; Larry Lance
Synopsis: Larry Lance moves his PI business into Dinah’s flower shop, much to her dismay. Soon after, Dinah gets an order for a black orchid to be delivered to Andrew J. Masters. But the order is from-- the Black Canary?
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #95 published May 1948
was An Orchid for the Deceased! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Letters: Saladino suggested by Tom Orzechowski (error 6504)
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The Riddle of the Topaz Brooch!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Canary; Larry Lance
Synopsis: While on an ice cream date, Larry and Dinah stumble across a dead body. Dinah changes to Black Canary as the real murderers return to the scene. The thugs responsible then frame the two for the murder. Larry and the Canary escape the police and attempt to clear their name with their only clue-- a newspaper article in the dead man’s hand.
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #96 published June 1948
was The Riddle of the Topaz Brooch! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: This is the first story that shows the Black Canary riding a motorcycle.

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The Mystery of the Stolen Cloth!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Canary; Larry Lance; Donald Swain
Synopsis: After being given a swatch of cloth worth millions from a dying chemical CEO, Larry is kidnapped by a group of thugs. Black Canary then comes to his rescue.
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #97 published July 1948
was The Mystery of the Stolen Cloth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Letters: Saladino suggested by Tom Orzechowski (error 6504)
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The Byzantine Black!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Canary; Larry Lance; Roger Steele
Synopsis: Dinah catches some thugs who break into her shop and convert it into a grocery store, as a part of a set-up to get at a rich man’'s millions.
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #98 published August 1948
was The Byzantine Black! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Letters: Saladino suggested by Tom Orzechowski (error 6504)
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Time Runs Out!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Canary; Larry Lance
Synopsis: Dinah and Larry watch dancing figures on a music box when the female dancing figure shoots the male figure. The shopkeeper, looking exactly like the male dancing figure, then dies while Larry and Dinah watch. This leads the duo to a sculptor and music box builder that sculpts clay models of his crimes.
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #99 published September 1948
was Time Runs Out! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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The Circle of Terror!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Canary; Larry Lance
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #100 published October 1948
was The Circle of Terror! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Letters: Saladino suggested by Tom Orzechowski (error 6504)
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The Day That Wouldn’t End!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Canary; Larry Lance
Synopsis: Larry and Dinah stumble onto a plot to convince a wealthy man that time has stopped.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #101 published November 1948
was The Day That Wouldn't End! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Letters: Saladino suggested by Tom Orzechowski (error 6504)
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The Riddle of the Roses!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Canary; Larry Lance
Synopsis: A gentleman orders all of Dinah’s roses, but when she and Larry deliver the roses, they find criminals in the house, a dead man, and a missing emerald.
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #102 published December 1948
was The Riddle of the Roses! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Letters: Saladino suggested by Tom Orzechowski (error 6504)
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Mystery on Ice!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Canary; Larry Lance
Synopsis: An ice skating date for Larry and Dinah turns deadly when a client of Larry'’s is stalked by a criminal gang.
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #103 published January 1949
was Mystery on Ice! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Letters: Saladino suggested by Tom Orzechowski (error 6504)
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Crime on Her Hands!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Canary; Larry Lance
Synopsis: Dinah answers a call for Larry and hears shots over the phone. She then changes to Black Canary and races to help Larry solved an old murder case.
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #104 published February 1949
was Crime on Her Hands! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Letters: Saladino suggested by Tom Orzechowski (error 6504)
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DC Special #3

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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Supergirl; Wonder Woman; Black Canary; Star Sapphire; Cheetah
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From Content Item: FlagDC Special #3 published April 1969
was All-Girl Issue [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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Special Delivery Death!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Canary; Larry Lance
Synopsis: Larry is hired to deliver an envelope to J.J. Marvin, who is being followed by 2 thugs. When Larry is accused of killing Marvin for the contents of the envelope, the Black Canary gets involved in order to prove his innocence.
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From Content Item: FlagDC Special #3 published April 1969
was Special Delivery Death! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Letters: Saladino suggested by Tom Orzechowski (error 6504)
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Television Told the Tale!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Canary; Larry Lance
Synopsis: As Dinah watches a diamond display from a wealthy woman’'s estate on TV, she realizes something is amiss with the cameraman. She decides to investigate as Black Canary.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #399 published November 1970
was Television Told the Tale! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Letters: Saladino suggested by Tom Orzechowski (error 6504)
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Mastermind of Menaces

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Writer(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Starman and Black Canary
Character(s): Black Canary; Starman; Mist
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Brave and the Bold #61 published August 1965
was Mastermind of Menaces! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters: Saladino suggested by Tom Orzechowski (error 6504)
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Mastermind of Menaces

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Starman and Black Canary
Character(s): Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]; Staman [Ted Knight]; Larry Lance; the Mist
Synopsis: As Ted Knight comes to Park City on business, he visits his friends, the Lances. He then gets involved with the Mist’s plot using Dinah’s flowers as mind control devices. This also ties into a series of robberies that Larry has been investigating for a few days now.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Brave and the Bold #61 published August 1965
was Mastermind of Menaces! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 24
Disclose Notes: As revealed this issue, Larry and Dinah were married at some point after she retired as the Black Canary. She still runs her flower shop and Larry is still a private investigator.

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The Big Superhero Hunt!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Starman; Black Canary; Huntress; Sportsmaster; Wildcat (vignette)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Brave and the Bold #62 published October 1965
was Big Super-Hero Hunt! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters: Saladino suggested by Tom Orzechowski (error 6504)
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The Big Superhero Hunt!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Starman and Black Canary
Character(s): Starman; Black Canary; Wildcat; Sportsmaster; Huntress
Synopsis: The Sportsmaster and the Huntress have wed, becoming Mr. And Mrs. Menace. Together they are gathering superhero captives for the Huntress’ super-hero menagerie. They’ve captured Wildcat, and are now after Starman. Black Canary becomes involved when Sportsmaster robs a benefit she is attending.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Brave and the Bold #62 published October 1965
was The Big Super-Hero Hunt [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 24
Disclose Notes: Letters: Saladino suggested by Tom Orzechowski (error 6504)
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The Cat and The Canary (Part One)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Synopsis: Dinah is hired to teach self-defense to a woman’s activist group. But they are more than they appear.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #418 published April 1972
was Circle of Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Title from Table of Contents

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The Cat and The Canary (Part Two)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Canary; Green Arrow (cameo-flashback); Catwoman (cameo)
Synopsis: Black Canary awakens to find out the turth about the Women’s Resistance League and their leader, Catwoman.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #419 published May 1972
was Circle of Doom, Part Two [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Title from Table of Contents

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Biographies

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Synopsis: Brief biographies of the artists and writers involved in the Black Canary saga including Murphy Anderson, Gardner Fox, Joe Giella, Carmine Infantino, Robert Kanigher, Dennis O’Neil, Bernard Sachs, and Alex Toth
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Pages: 1

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