Black Canary is a character in comic books published by DC Comics.
Black Canary is a fictional superheroine in comic books published by DC Comics . Created by the writer-artist team of Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino , the character debuted in Flash Comics # 86 ( August 1947 ) . One of DC 's earliest super-heroines , Black Canary has appeared in many of the company 's flagship team-up titles including Justice Society of America and Justice League of America . The character is ranked the 71st-greatest comic book character of all time by Wizard , and IGN rated her its 81st-greatest all-time comic book hero . She was number 26 on Comics Buyer 's Guide 's `` 100 Sexiest Women in Comics '' list .