Black Canary's Perch - Page 6 





     This story from Comics Cavalcade 25 (Feb/Mar '46) was a bit goofy even
for the forties.  The bad guy tries, and fails, to kill the heir to the Juke
Box Club using gimmicked mailboxes, fire hydrants and streetlights.  Later on
his men try using guns with little success as Black Canary's taken an interest
so he goes back to gimmicks after capturing them.




     As to how they got out of this I can only guess Dinah had been hanging
around with Hawkgirl and picked up a few pointers.




     This weird occasion appears to have been the first and last time she used
that particular power.  Possibly because the massive flocks of black canaries
that used to hang around urban centers went the way of the passenger pigeon.
Or Robert Kanigher, her writer, decided it was a dumb idea.  Regardless the
story ends with a twist ending involving an evil twin brother who hadn't even
rated a mention earlier.  Fortunately Dinah returned to Flash Comics where
her adventures stayed a bit more internally consistent.
     Which is not to say weird things didn't still happen.  A case in point
from Flash Comics 94 (April '48), "Corsage of Death




     Reflecting the photon beam back destroyed the smasher and gave Black
Canary the time she needed to get loose and track down the gang.  The story
ended with Dinah once again teasing Larry with a clue to her dual identity.
If he ever figured it out or if she eventually had to sit him down and tell
him remains vague but she certainly made it through the Golden Age with her
secret intact.
     That's all for now.  There's plenty of material left to scan when time
permits.








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