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Issue: Black Canary Archives #1
Publication Date: March 2001
 
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Publisher: FlagDC
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
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Content Items: 34 (26 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Dale Crain (reprint editor)
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
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Paper Stock: Glossy
Binding: Hardcover with Dustjacket
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Carmine Infantino
Joe Giella
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Black Canary
Black Canary
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Carmine Infantino
Carmine Infantino
Joe Giella
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Black Canary
Black Canary
Carmine Infantino remembers how he created the look of the Black Canary.
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[untitled]

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Carmine Infantino
Joe Giella
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Black Canary
Black Canary
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The Black Canary

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Kanigher
Carmine Infantino
Joe Giella
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero
Johnny Thunder
Black Canary; Thunderbolt
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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FlagFlash Comics #86 published August 1947
was The Black Canary [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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1st Black Canary story.

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The Package of Peril

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Kanigher
Carmine Infantino ?; George Storm ?
Joe Giella
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero
Johnny Thunder
Black Canary; Johnny Thunder; Thunderbolt; Peachy Pet
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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FlagFlash Comics #87 published September 1947
was The Package of Peril [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Map That Wasn't There!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Kanigher
Carmine Infantino
Bob Oksner
Digital Chameleon
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero
Johnny Thunder
Johnny Thunder; Black Canary; Thunderbolt; Peachy Pet
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FlagFlash Comics #88 published October 1947
was The Map That Wasn't There! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Inks credits from the index to the original Flash Comics presentation. The Archives credits the inks to Joe Giella.

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Produce the Crime!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Kanigher
Carmine Infantino
Joe Giella
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero
Johnny Thunder
Johnny Thunder
Johnny gets involved with a missing ruby and a disappearing window washer.
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FlagFlash Comics #89 published November 1947
was Produce the Crime! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Triple Exposure!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Kanigher
Carmine Infantino
Joe Giella
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero
Johnny Thunder and the Black Canary
Johnny Thunder; Black Canary; Thunderbolt
A picture of the Black Canary and Johnny Thunder robbing a bank causes lots of trouble for the duo.
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FlagFlash Comics #90 published December 1947
was Triple Exposure! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Tumbling Trees!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Kanigher
Carmine Infantino
Joe Giella
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero
Johnny Thunder and the Black Canary
Johnny Thunder; Black Canary; Thunderbolt
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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FlagFlash Comics #91 published January 1948
was The Tumbling Trees! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Flash Comics #92

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Carmine Infantino
Joe Giella
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Black Canary
Black Canary; Flash; Hawkman
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FlagFlash Comics #92 published February 1948
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The Huntress of the Highway!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Kanigher
Carmine Infantino
Joe Giella
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Black Canary
Black Canary; Larry Lance
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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FlagFlash Comics #92 published February 1948
was The Huntress of the Highway! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Tune of Terror!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Kanigher
Carmine Infantino
Joe Giella
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Black Canary
Black Canary; Phil Martin; Bob Martin
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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FlagComic Cavalcade #25 published February 1948
was Tune of Terror! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Mystery of the Crimson Crystal!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Kanigher
Carmine Infantino
Frank Giacoia ?; Joe Giella ?
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Black Canary
Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Larry Lance; Bullet Benn [as the Swami]
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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FlagFlash Comics #93 published March 1948
was Mystery of the Crimson Crystal! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Inks:
see Notes in Flash Comics #93 (http://www.comics.org/issue/6542/#65010)

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Corsage of Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Kanigher
Carmine Infantino
Joe Giella
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Black Canary
Black Canary; Larry Lance
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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FlagFlash Comics #94 published April 1948
was Corsage of Death [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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An Orchid For The Deceased!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Kanigher
Carmine Infantino
Joe Giella
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Black Canary
Black Canary; Larry Lance
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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FlagFlash Comics #95 published May 1948
was An Orchid for the Deceased! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Riddle of the Topaz Brooch!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Kanigher
Carmine Infantino
Joe Giella
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Black Canary
Black Canary; Larry Lance
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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FlagFlash Comics #96 published June 1948
was The Riddle of the Topaz Brooch! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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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)
Credits
Robert Kanigher
Carmine Infantino
Joe Giella
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Black Canary
Black Canary; Larry Lance; Donald Swain
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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FlagFlash Comics #97 published July 1948
was The Mystery of the Stolen Cloth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Byzantine Black!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Kanigher
Carmine Infantino
Joe Giella
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Black Canary
Black Canary; Larry Lance; Roger Steele
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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FlagFlash Comics #98 published August 1948
was The Byzantine Black! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Time Runs Out!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Kanigher
Carmine Infantino
Joe Giella
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Black Canary
Black Canary; Larry Lance
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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FlagFlash Comics #99 published September 1948
was Time Runs Out! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Circle of Terror!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Kaigher
Carmine Infantino
Joe Giella
Digital Chameleon
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Black Canary
Black Canary; Larry Lance
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FlagFlash Comics #100 published October 1948
was The Circle of Terror! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Day That Wouldn’t End!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Kanigher
Carmine Infantino
Joe Giella
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Black Canary
Black Canary; Larry Lance
Larry and Dinah stumble onto a plot to convince a wealthy man that time has stopped.
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FlagFlash Comics #101 published November 1948
was The Day That Wouldn't End! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Riddle Of The Roses!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Kanigher
Carmine Infantino
Joe Giella
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Black Canary
Black Canary; Larry Lance
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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FlagFlash Comics #102 published December 1948
was The Riddle of the Roses! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Mystery on Ice!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Kanigher
Carmine Infantino
Joe Giella
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Black Canary
Black Canary; Larry Lance
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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FlagFlash Comics #103 published January 1949
was Mystery on Ice! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Crime on Her Hands!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Kanigher
Carmine Infantino
Joe Giella
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Black Canary
Black Canary; Larry Lance
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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FlagFlash Comics #104 published February 1949
was Crime on Her Hands! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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DC Special #3

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Neal Adams; Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Supergirl; Wonder Woman; Black Canary; Star Sapphire; Cheetah
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FlagDC Special #3 published April 1969
was All-Girl Issue [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Special Delivery Death!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Kanigher
Carmine Infantino
Bernard Sachs
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Black Canary
Black Canary; Larry Lance
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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FlagDC Special #3 published April 1969
was Special Delivery Death! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Television Told The Tale!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Kanigher
Carmine Infantino
Bernard Sachs
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Black Canary
Black Canary; Larry Lance
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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FlagAdventure Comics #399 published November 1970
was Television Told the Tale! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Mastermind of Menaces

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Murphy Anderson
Murphy Anderson
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Starman and Black Canary
Black Canary; Starman; Mist
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FlagThe Brave and the Bold #61 published August 1965
was Mastermind of Menaces! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Mastermind of Menaces

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gardner Fox
Murphy Anderson
Murphy Anderson
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Starman and Black Canary
Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]; Staman [Ted Knight]; Larry Lance; the Mist
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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FlagThe Brave and the Bold #61 published August 1965
was Mastermind of Menaces! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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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
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Murphy Anderson
Murphy Anderson
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Black Canary; Starman
Starman; Black Canary; Huntress; Sportsmaster; Wildcat (vignette)
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FlagThe Brave and the Bold #62 published October 1965
was Big Super-Hero Hunt! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The Big Superhero Hunt!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gardner Fox
Murphy Anderson
Murphy Anderson
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Starman and Black Canary
Starman; Black Canary; Wildcat; Sportsmaster; Huntress
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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FlagThe Brave and the Bold #62 published October 1965
was The Big Super-Hero Hunt [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Cat and The Canary (Part One)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dennis O’Neil
Alex Toth (signed)
Alex Toth (signed)
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Black Canary
Dinah is hired to teach self-defense to a woman’s activist group. But they are more than they appear.
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FlagAdventure Comics #418 published April 1972
was Circle of Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Title from Table of Contents

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The Cat and The Canary (Part Two)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dennis O’Neil
Alex Toth (signed)
Alex Toth (signed)
Digital Chameleon (Archive colors)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Black Canary
Black Canary; Green Arrow (cameo-flashback); Catwoman (cameo)
Black Canary awakens to find out the turth about the Women’s Resistance League and their leader, Catwoman.
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FlagAdventure Comics #419 published May 1972
was Circle of Doom, Part Two [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Biographies

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Typeset
Subject Matter
biography
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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