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=== Tropes seen involving this character include: ===
* [[Aborted Arc]]: [[Dwayne McDuffie]] initially had plans of Dinah going through confidence issues during his [[Justice League of America]] run, [[Character Development|only for her to develop into a determined leader.]] Unfortunately, McDuffie was pulled from the title and the next writer decided to [[Canon
* [[Action Girl]]: When written properly, Dinah is one of the best in [[The DCU]].
* [[Animal-Themed Superbeing]]: A type II "Animal Alias" variation.
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* [[Bound and Gagged]]: One of the few ways to effectively deal with Black Canary. She can easily cripple a man with one limb or her mouth free.
* [[Brains and Brawn]]: She's the Brawn when paired with Oracle.
* [[Canon
** Indeed, his [[Retcon]] is officially [[Ret-Gone]] as of ''Birds of Prey, Vol. 2, Issue 4'', which says in no uncertain terms Dinah Lance knew about her mother's life as a superheroine and that Dinah Drake was proud of it. Indeed, [http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/2434/bop1.jpg the original Starman and Green Lantern took the younger Dinah flying as a toddler] in a flashback that is also a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]].
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Dinah has inspired quite a few of these.
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** Most fans were not amused that Dinah Drake was depicted as having quit superheroics to become a housewife or that she [[Old Shame|was ashamed of having been a superhero and hid that part of herself from her daughter]]. They were also less than pleased that the elder Dinah - who had worked with numerous superheroes during her time with the [[Justice Society of America]] - was horrified at the idea of her daughter being "a freak" (i.e. having super powers) or that she would call in one of the few non-powered members of the JSA (i.e Wildcat) to try and help her daughter get control of her powers.
** The younger Dinah didn't fare much better in the above story, having been given a tragic background where she accidentally deafened her first love when she lost control of her powers. What is worse, she never took the initiative to start training on her own and [[Legacy Hero|take up her mother's name]] until Wildcat suggested it. Yes, you read that right - it never occurred to one of the most proactive Feminist heroines in [[The DCU]] to become a superhero like her mom until a man suggested it.
*** Thankfully, [[Gail Simone]] has nipped all of this in the bud. See [[Canon
* [[Domino Mask]]: Dinah Drake's original costume had one, but it was abandoned early on.
** The [[Smallville]] version uses make-up around her eyes that is basically a painted [[Domino Mask]].
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