The Black Canary Archives, Vol. 1 (DC Archive Editions) [Hardcover]

Dale Crain (Editor), Carmine Infantino (Foreword)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics; 1st edition (December 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563897342
• ISBN-13: 978-1563897344
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 0.7 x 10.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #595,745 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful collection, March 13, 2001

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Marshall H. Akers (Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Black Canary Archives, Vol. 1 (DC Archive Editions) (Hardcover)

This is a terrific hardbound volume full of BC's history...including her first appearance. Stories included:1) Flash Comics #86-104 (August 1947 through February 1949)
2) Comics Cavalcade #25 (February/March 1948)
3) DC Special #3 (February 1949)
4) Adventure Comics #399 (November 1970)
5) Brave and the Bold #61-62 (September 1965, November 1965)
6) Adventure Comics #418-419 (April/May 1972)
So order and enjoy! With so much packed into one volume, with so many great storytellers and artists like Robert Kanigher, Carmine Infantino, Gardner Fox, Murphy Anderson, Denny O'Neil, and Alex Toth, this book is a must-read for any Black Canary aficionado.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I am very pleased with getting this book, February 15, 2002

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Kay A Hollender - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Black Canary Archives, Vol. 1 (DC Archive Editions) (Hardcover)

This book not only contains Black Canary's Golden Age appearences, but also includes some of her Silver Age appearences too. Very nice volume that covers a lot of Canary's early history. Like the fact her first appearence she was described as being a villian, although she stole from criminals only. Then she bacame a hero fighting, early on, with Johnny Thunder (Who should get his own volume to. Email DC and say you want one!) Canary then went on to do a solo gig in her own feature in Flash comics. This volume even shows her team up with Starman - which now in DC history is when Canary had an afrair with Starman.
So if you want to find out about the early adventures of Diana Drake, the first Black Canary (Diana lance, now appearing in Bird of Prey, is her daughter) then buy this volume!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BOP 'em Canary!!!!, January 7, 2007

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William R. Hancock (Travelers Rest, S.C. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Black Canary Archives, Vol. 1 (DC Archive Editions) (Hardcover)

This DC Archive Edition of Golden Age and Silver Age Black Canary comics tales is a real goodie. The Judo-chopping , Ju-Jitsu-tossing crime fighter was always into heavy conflict with the criminal underworld and was, in many ways, a lineal ancestor to the tough-as-nails Cathy Gale and Emma Peel of t.v.'s "Avengers" years later. She also shared some common
ground with t.v. detective Joe Mannix (Mike Connors) and 50's pinup legend Bettie Page. Like Mannix she was always getting bonked on the head by the baddies, and, like Bettie, she was always getting tied up.

Somehow, over the years, the Canary always managed to get herself un-tied in time to save her life and catch the crooks, and, like Mannix himself, fortunately all that head-conking never resulted in permanent brain damage. so our heroine never got "punchy" on us.

These charming, exciting "old school" comics stories are lots of fun and showcase some fine artwork by some of those artist icons that are well remembered by long-time fans (certainly by "boomers"). A great deal of the work is by Carmine Infantino, who later would become a DC "staple" with his work in the Silver Age "Flash", as well as "Adam Strange" in Mystery In Space , the recurring "Space Museum" stories in Strange Adventures, and the "New Look" 60s "Batman".

Also putting in an appearance is Murphy Anderson, a very gifted artist in his own right, as well as Infantino's best Silver Age inker (apart from Infantino himself).

A special treat at the end of the volume is a two-part adventure illustrated by the late, legendary Alex Toth (world renowned for his late 50s-early 60s "Zorro" work for Dell), arguably the best graphics design/layout artist in comics. Toth's bold blacks and panel designs are always a blast and he is really clicking on this particular contribution.

Black Canary Archives, Vol. I ....get one. It's a keeper.