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CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Black Canary (Dinah Drake) vs. The Question

The Black Canary (Dinah Drake)

7 votes

The Question

6 votes

Edgy MD Jan 24 2015 01:31 PM

The Golden Age version of a hero we've already met a later version of and a Silver Age dude who found new life in later years. These two meet in the Non-Powered Heroes bracket of the DC/Indy Conference. One wonders who Vic Sage will go for. [fimg=250]http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120208160324/marvel_dc/images/9/92/Black_Canary_Thrillkiller_001.png[/fimg] [fimg=225]http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/img/q/Question.jpg[/fimg] Name: The Black Canary Name: The Question AKA: Dinah Drake AKA: Charles Victor Szasz, or Vic Sage Creator(s): Robert Kanigher, Carmine Infantino Creator(s): Steve Ditko; Revamped by Dennis O'Neil and Denys Cowan Place of Birth: Gotham City, NJ (apparently) Place of Birth: Hub City, IL How She Came to Be: Dinah was a florist in love with a good cop. With her martial arts prowess, she couldn't leave him to defend the city on his own, so she went to work bailing him out and rescuing him, intially going under cover before becoming a costumed crimefighter. How He Came to Be: A muckraking reporter, his former professor tells him of an invention called "pseudoderm," which is being used for nefarious purposes by his former partner. He takes the professor's invention to use as a disguise while he tracks down this perfiedious partner, this crooked cohort, and bring him... and many other wretched wrongdoers to justice. Base of Operations: Gotham City, NJ; Park City Base of Operations: Hub City, IL; Chicago, IL; Gotham City, NJ; Metropolis, DE Teams/Affiliations: Justice Society of America, Birds of Prey, Justice League, Team 7 Teams/Affiliations: L.A.W., Black Lantern Corps Signature Lines: "We do what we can today. That's all we can do. The future has to take care of itself." Signature Lines: "For certain questions, sometimes the best answer... is no answer at all." Arch-Enemy: Aquarius Arch-Enemy: Dr. Barby Twain, at least initially Sidekick(s): None Sidekick(s): Renee Montoya Paramour(s): Detective Larry Lance, Oliver Queen/Green Arrow (one version anyhow) Paramour Myra Fermin Has Been Played By: Danulta Wesley, Lori Loughlin, Alaina Huffman,vAlex Kingston Once Played By: Only cartoons Could Have Been Played By: Veronica Lake Could Have Been Played By: Willem Defoe Song I Think Of: "Canary in a Coalmine" Song I Think Of: "Question of Life" Supernatural Powers: There's some ambiguity over which canary is which, but I think most timelines have her version of the character as never having any superpowers. Supernatural Powers: He has no powers of his own. Non-Super Abilities: She's a wicked good combatant, with none other than Barbara Jordan declaring she could beat Batman. Her reflexes have allowed her to catch Green Arrow's shafts in flight, and she's also hell on a motorcycle. She's also developed detection skillz. Non-Super Abilities: When O'Neil relaunched him, he had Sage got through one of those shadowy periods where he's trained by shadowy expertes in eastern martial arts and eastern philosophy. He comes out the other side knowing a thing or two. Plus, he's a crack investigative journalist. Stuff: Mostly her bike, and maybe a fighting staff. Stuff: The Q is disquised by a mask of fake skin called pseudoderm. While this obscures even his eyes, he can see out just fine, thank you. He has a high-tech belt buckle that releases the gas that binds his mask to his face and discolors his hair and clothing to make his look complete. He originally had a pack of blank calling cards that he would creep out his enemy with, using ink that would reveal messages at a later date. Weaknesses: She's a human, unarmored, so cut her and she'll bleed. She also wears a wig, which strkes me as profundly dumb for hand-to-hand fighters. Weaknesses: He's a flesh-and-blood dude, so no shortage of weaknesses there. Like Batman, he lives in a corrupt and barbaric city, but unlike Batman, he can't use that as fuel for his crusade of rage, and instead has found his town's lost spirit to be emotionally overwhelming, and has had to leave it in order to get centered again. He may or may not be dead at the present time. This would definitely consitutute a weakness, if not necessarily a fatal one.

Vic Sage Jan 26 2015 10:24 AM Re: CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Black Canary (Dinah Drake) vs. The Ques

ah, c'mon guys, really? This is not the other Black Canary; this is the lame golden age version.

Mets – Willets Point Jan 26 2015 02:54 PM Re: CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Black Canary (Dinah Drake) vs. The Ques

Vic Sage wrote: ah, c'mon guys, really? This is not the other Black Canary; this is the lame golden age version. I voted for Vic Sage, in your honor.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 26 2015 07:03 PM Re: CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Black Canary (Dinah Drake) vs. The Ques

We don't need ANOTHER Canary, do we? There's barely room in the fishnets for the one.

Zvon Jan 27 2015 02:21 PM Re: CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Black Canary (Dinah Drake) vs. The Ques

Edgy MD Jan 27 2015 02:37 PM Re: CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Black Canary (Dinah Drake) vs. The Ques

We're all tied up here.

Vic Sage Jan 27 2015 05:34 PM Re: CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Black Canary (Dinah Drake) vs. The Ques

VIC SAGE NEEDS 2 MORE VOTES!

Edgy MD Jan 27 2015 05:56 PM Re: CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Black Canary (Dinah Drake) vs. The Ques

Canary re-takes the lead! OHHHH!

Zvon Jan 27 2015 08:49 PM Re: CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Black Canary (Dinah Drake) vs. The Ques

The Question: How could this happen?

Fman99 Jan 29 2015 10:21 AM Re: CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Black Canary (Dinah Drake) vs. The Ques

Dinah Drake aka "Double Ds"

Vic Sage Jan 31 2015 05:42 PM Re: CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Black Canary (Dinah Drake) vs. The Ques

done in by double Ds... damn. I guess there's no question about it.

Edgy MD Feb 18 2015 07:32 PM Re: CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Black Canary (Dinah Drake) vs. The Ques

Always bet on black.

Vic Sage Feb 19 2015 07:39 AM Re: CPF WotS, Rd. 1: Black Canary (Dinah Drake) vs. The Ques

I wuz robbed