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: "Mystery of the Crimson Crystal"
Pages: 7

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

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: Frank Giacoia

Reprinted From:
Flash Comics #93 (1948)

Feature Character(s)

• Black Canary (last appearance in All-Star Comics #39; next appearance in Flash Comics #94)

Supporting Character(s)

• Larry Lance (last appearance in Flash Comics #92; next appearance in Flash Comics #95)

Villain(s)

• Bullet Benn (a racketeer; no further appearances)
• Members of the Sacred Order of the Crimson Crystal (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A female client of Larry Lance (dies in this story; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
A woman is murdered in the flower shop of Dinah Drake. The murderers belong to a cult and abduct Larry Lance. Black Canary recovers a glowing crystal that the killers had sought. She offers to trade it back to them in exchange for Larry. However, her plan fails, and she is captured.

Larry and Black Canary are prepared as sacrifices by the cult leader. Black Canary escapes and exposes the swami leader as racketeer Bullet Benn. Then she shows the other cult members that the crystal was a fake. The racketeers fooled the members in order to steal money from them.