Black Canary in other media

Adaptations of Black Canary in other media
Created by	Robert Kanigher Carmine Infantino
Original source	Comics published by DC Comics
First appearance	Flash Comics #86 (August 1947)
Films and television
Television show(s)	Legends of the Superheroes (1979) Birds of Prey (2002) Justice League Unlimited (2004) Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008) Arrow (2012)

Black Canary is a DC Comics superhero. The character has appeared across a range of live-action and animated television shows, as well as in several video games. She has most commonly appeared as the pseudo name of the character Dinah Laurel Lance, but has been known by other names. The character is usually portrayed as a proficient fighter, using martial arts and as well as her trademark sonic scream or 'Canary Cry'.

In 1979, the character appeared in two television specials Legends of the Superheroes, where she was portrayed by Danuta Wesley. The special featured a host of DC comic characters, including Batman, portrayed by Adam West.

In 2002 Warner Bros. produced a short-lived television series Birds of Prey, broadcast on The WB. Set in New Gotham City several years after the city has been apparently abandoned by Batman, it featured the characters of Helena Kyle / Huntress and Barbara Gordon / Oracle, alongside a teenage Dinah Redmond, (a re-imagined version of the Black Canary) who had psychic abilities. The character of Dinah was played by Rachel Skarsten.

Dinah's mother Carolyn Lance, portrayed by Lori Loughlin appeared in the series as a retired superhero formerly known as the Black Canary, who was the estranged from her daughter. Carolyn had the 'Canary Cry', which was activated by whistling, rather than screaming. The series suggests that Dinah may have inherited this ability from her mother, but this is never explored.

The series ran for thirteen episodes before being cancelled due to falling ratings.

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