Pencils: Ed Benes
Inks: Alex Lei
Colors: Hi-Fi
Writer: Gail Simone
Letters: John Workman
Birds Of Prey #56
(June, 2003)
The Black Canary
Scribe Gail Simone gears to take the adventures of the Birds of Prey to startling new heights with a terrible new adversary that claims he can outthink Oracle, and outfight Black Canary. Get in on the ground floor as Simone, along with artists Ed Benes and Alex Lai blend action, humor, and espionage to give you the Birds as you’ve never seen them before.
Birds Of Prey #57
(July, 2003)
The Huntress
Black Canary is used as leverage in a contest of wills between Oracle and the brilliant extortionist, Savant. Backed into a corner and faced with the demand to turn over her secret files on everyone -including Bruce Wayne- Oracle reluctantly calls for help from a person she barely trusts: the Huntress!
Birds Of Prey #58
(August, 2003)
Oracle
Savant's true demands for Oracle are revealed, as she's given 24 hours to "discover" Batman's true identity! But Savant doesn't realize that the Huntress is on the case and that Black Canary plans to be a less-than-cooperative hostage!
Birds Of Prey #59
(September, 2003)
Helena Bertinelli, Barbara Gordon, Dinah Lance
Master extortionist Savant has pushed Oracle's courage and Canary's will to their very limits! Oracle must reluctantly recruit the Huntress while Black Canary must make a sacrifice that leaves her more vulnerable than ever in this finale to the first arc by Gail Simone and Ed Benes!
