Lady Blackhawk

Lady Blackhawk
Lady Blackhawk as seen in Birds of Prey #75 (December 2004)
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	(Zinda) Blackhawk #133 (February 1959) (Natalie) Blackhawk (vol. 2) #1 (March 1988) (Third Lady Blackhawk) Blackhawks #1 (November 2011)
Created by	(Zinda) Jack Schiff Dick Dillin (Natalie) Howard Chaykin (Third Lady Blackhawk) Mike Costa Ken Lashley
In-story information
Alter ego	- Zinda Blake - Natalie Reed (birth name Natalie Gurdin) -Unrevealed
Team affiliations	(All) Blackhawks (Zinda) Birds of Prey
Notable aliases	(Zinda) Queen Killer Shark (Natalie) Constance Darabont
Abilities	(All) Ace pilot, skilled marksman, superior hand-to-hand combat abilities

Lady Blackhawk is an alias used by three fictional comic book characters appearing in American comic books. The first, Zinda Blake, was introduced in a DC Comics publication in 1959 (Blackhawk #133); the second, Natalie Reed, appeared in a DC Comics title in 1988. The third, as-yet-unnamed, Lady Blackhawk debuted in a DC Comics title in 2011. All three characters were aviatrices and soldiers. Lady Blackhawk was ranked 48th in Comics Buyer's Guide's "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list, although this list does not specify which version of the character was chosen.

Reed has not appeared since the 1992 one-shot special; Blake was more recently a regular character in the Birds of Prey comic book from 2004 to 2009, and from 2010 to 2011. The third Lady Blackhawk appears in the Blackhawks comic.

Zinda Blake, the first published Lady Blackhawk, is a fictional DC Comics character. She was introduced in Blackhawk #133 (February, 1959). (Quality's characters having been purchased by DC Comics, DC published Blackhawk from #108.)

However, Military Comics #20 (July, 1943) featured a story about a woman who attempts to become the first woman member of the Blackhawks, who looks, sounds and behaves much like Zinda Blake, although she does not divulge her name, and never calls herself Lady Blackhawk. In the story, she flies to Blackhawk Island, declares herself part of the team, and helps the Blackhawks on a mission behind German lines. Ultimately, she rescues Blackhawk himself.

Zinda Blake, determined to become the first woman member of the famed World War II unit known as the Blackhawks, trained herself to pilot a wide range of modern aircraft and made herself an expert in various forms of combat and weaponry.

Her first attempt to join the group came when she helped rescue a member from a modern-day pirate called the Scavenger. Despite her able assistance, Zinda was told that the Blackhawk codes forbade a woman from joining the team.