Comic Title: Black Canary Archives Vol. 1 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2001
On Sale Date: January 24, 2001 Direct Market Date January 24, 2001
Source: Previews, Vol. 10 #11 (#143)

Direct Market Date January 24, 2001
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, January 24, 2001

Direct Market Date January 24, 2001
Source: Diamond Shipping List, Shipping This Week: January 24

Direct Market Date January 31, 2001
Source: Comic Shop News, #705

Cover Price: $49.95
Page Count: 228
Editor: Dale Crain

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Television Told the Tale"
Pages: 6

Feature(s):
Black Canary (of Earth-2)

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: Bernard Sachs

Reprinted From:
Adventure Comics #399 (1970)

Feature Character(s)

• Black Canary (last appearance in DC Special #3; next appearance in All-Star Comics #46)

Supporting Character(s)

• Larry Lance (last appearance in DC Special #3; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #61)

Villain(s)

• Three jewel thieves (Mac and Jendo named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mrs. Landall (owner of a diamond collection; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was written and drawn in the 1940s, but it did not see print until this issue. It was possibly intended for publication in Flash Comics #106.

Synopsis:
Larry Lance is hired to guard Mrs. Landall and her diamonds while she displays her collection for a television program. Dinah Drake is watching the program and notices that the cameramen are not focusing on the jewels. She races to the scene as Black Canary.

Black Canary is too late to stop the cameramen from stealing the diamonds. She is able to chase them as they make their escape in a motor boat. Cameras focused on a motor boat race focus on their boat, which keeps the thieves from shooting her. Black Canary then apprehends the crooks.