This is a list of Black Canary characters.
Supporting characters Character First appearance Description Anne Green Green Arrow (vol. 2) #1 (February 1988) A psychiatrist who counseled Oliver Queen and Dinah Lance. Batman Detective Comics #27 (May 1939) A fellow resident of Gotham City and occasional crime fighting partner. Barbara Gordon Detective Comics #359 (January 1967) Black Canary's Birds of Prey teammate and frequent friend and companion. Birds of Prey Black Canary/Oracle: Birds of Prey #1 (November 1995) Black Canary and Oracle's (Barbara Gordon) team of operatives. Colin Green Arrow (vol. 2) #5 (June 1988) A teenager that worked at Sherwood Florist, he is exposed as a member of the Warhogs street gang who under the orders of sub-boss Kebo attacked and, in some cases, murdered homosexual men. Craig Windrow Birds of Prey: Wolves #1 (October 1997) Dinah Laural Lance's former husband. Creote Birds of Prey #56 (August 2003) The devoted partner and hired muscle of techno-genius and vigilante Savant. Danny Harris Action Comics #456 (February 1976) A comedian kidnapped by Lex Luthor for ransom before being saved by Green Arrow and Black Canary. Green Arrow More Fun Comics #73 (November 1941) Archer superhero and Black Canary's on-again, off-again boyfriend and later husband. Hal Jordan Showcase #22 (October 1959) Green Arrow, Black Canary and Hal Jordan (Green Lantern) once traveled across the country together. Huntress The Huntress #1 (April 1989) Longtime Birds of Prey teammate and close friend. Johnny Thunder Flash Comics #1 (January 1940) The seventh son of a seventh son, born at 7 a.m. on Saturday, July 7, the seventh day of the week, the seventh day of the seventh month in 1917, Johnny was gifted with a genie like being called a Thunderbolt who granted his wishes after saying the phrase "Cei-U". Black Canary originally opposed Johnny as a foil and later teamed up as an ally. Justice League of America The Brave and the Bold #28 (February/March 1960) The foremost heroic group of the modern age of heroes. Justice Society of America All-Star Comics #3 (Winter 1940) The first superhero team, Black Canary joined on the recommendation of Johnny Thunder who was losing his powers and needed someone to take his place on the team. Black Canary would remain a pivotal member of the team for the remainder of its tenure and in most incarnations following. Lady Shiva Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter #5 (December 1975) A martial arts grandmaster and one of the most skilled combatants in the entire DC Universe. She is an assassin-for-hire, who specializes in killing her targets with her bare hands. Shiva considers Black Canary to be one of her few martial-arts equals and have battle and teamed-up on multiple occasions. In a trade Shiva took the name Jade Canary and joined the Birds of Prey while Black Canary went to train with Shiva's master. Larry Lance Flash Comics #92 (February 1948) A detective who was a love interest and later husband to the first Black Canary and father to the second. Lucas Hilton Green Arrow and Black Canary #16 (March 2009) Star City police lieutenant and ally of Black Canary and Green Arrow. Marianne Green Arrow (vol. 2) #36 (September 1990) Dinah Lance's assistant and driver for Sherwood Florist after being saved by and befriending Green Arrow, Marianne would steal a kiss from Queen one New Year's Eve, confessing her love for him and the catalyst for the separation between Queen and Lance when the heroine witnessed the event. Roy Harper More Fun Comics #73 (November 1941) Green Arrow's adopted son and sidekick. Harper began his heroic career as Speedy and later Red Arrow. Ruth Anderson World's Finest Comics #248 (December 1977-January 1978) Dinah Lance's friend in the fashion industry. Savant Birds of Prey #56 (August 2003) A genius, spoiled heir to an enormous fortune, Savant had moved to Gotham to become a self-styled vigilante. Sin Birds of Prey #92 (May 2006) A child being groomed to be the next Lady Shiva, she was freed and adopted by Black Canary. Starman Adventure Comics #61 (April 1941) An astronomer and an expert scientist, having developed a device called the cosmic rod Ted Knight fought crime alongside the Justice Society and later dated the first Black Canary. Wildcat Sensation Comics #1 (January 1942) The first Black Canary's Justice Society teammate and mentor to the second. Wonder Woman All-Star Comics #8 (December 1941) A fellow member of both the Justice Society and Justice League and occasional crime fighting partner.
Enemies and villains Villain First appearance Description Cheshire The New Teen Titans Annual #2 (1983) Considered the second most dangerous martial artist on the world, Cheshire has come into contact with Black Canary multiple times, sometimes portrayed as a foe and others as an unlikely ally. She's also the girlfriend of Roy Harper, with whom the Black Canary shares a strong maternal bond. Count Vertigo World's Finest Comics #251 (July 1978) Suffering an inner ear defect, Count Werner Vertigo was outfitted with an electronic device to live a normal life but discovered that he could alter people's sense of balance after he was implanted.World's Finest Comics #251 (July 1978) Vertigo is a frequent foe of Black Canary, joining the Injustice Society as her villainous counterpart and taking his vendetta out against her sometimes boyfriend Green Arrow.JSA #9 (April 2000) Cupid Green Arrow/Black Canary #15 (February 2009) Villainess obsessed with Green Arrow and began a vendetta against Black Canary her rival for Green Arrow's affection. Everyman/Dark Arrow 52 #21 (September 2006) Part of Lex Luthor's Everyman Project, Hannibal Bates was given the ability to eat living matter and almost perfectly replicate whom it belongs to. He took the place of Oliver Queen on his wedding night to Black Canary but when he tried to kill her due to his impotency, she instead took his life. However, he survived believing himself still Queen and joined with Cupid as Dark Arrow. Merlyn Justice League of America #94 (1971) The bitter archenemy of Green Arrow, Black Canary would encounter Merlyn in battle numerous times. On one occasion Merlyn attempted to frame his nemesis and came up with possibly the most devious plan he ever thought of: by using and manipulating those who were close to Black Canary. After noticing that the League of Assassins were tracking down a little girl known as Sin, who was currently under the care of Black Canary, Merlyn took the opportunity to kidnap the Sin and pin the kidnapping and the death of Sin on Green Arrow. However, there was fault with his plan when Sin mysteriously disappeared and Merlyn was forced into a grueling fight with the pursuing Black Canary. Nearly strangling Black Canary with the cord of his broken bow, Merlyn was defeated by Green Arrow, later realizing that it was Conner Hawke who took Sin from his care and faked her death to throw off the League of Assassins from capturing Sin. Twelve Brothers in Silk Birds of Prey #81 (June 2005) A family of professional killers who have fought Black Canary and the Birds of Prey. White Canary Birds of Prey (vol. 2) #1 (July 2010) The only sister of the Twelve Brothers in Silk, she was spared after lightning appeared on the day of her birth and killed her midwife, making her father believe that something powerful wanted her to live.Birds of Prey (vol. 2) #4 She would be trained by her brothers in the same techniques, and after their defeat at the hands of Black Canary she hunted them down and killed them for dishonoring their father's name. Calling herself White Canary, she would pursue a vicious vendetta of vengeance against Black Canary.
Foes of lesser renown In alphabetical order (with issue and date of first appearance)