Black Canary is a fictional character.
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 . At her Golden Age debut , Black Canary was the alter ego of Dinah Drake and participated in crime-fighting adventures with her love interest ( and eventual husband ) , Gotham City detective Larry Lance . 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 .