Western
Western may refer to:
Places
*Western, Nebraska, a village in the US
*Western, New York, a town in the US
*Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western world, countries that id ...
characters in
DC Comics
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, one inhabiting the wild west, the other living in the modern era. The character first appeared in ''
Weird Western Tales
''Weird Western Tales'' is a Western genre comics anthology published by DC Comics from June–July 1972 to August 1980. It is best known for featuring the adventures of Jonah Hex until #38 (Jan.–Feb. 1977) when the character was promoted to hi ...
'' #48 (September–October 1978), in a script written by
Roger McKenzie Roger McKenzie may refer to:
* Roger McKenzie (musician) (1971–1995), English musician and DJ
* Roger McKenzie (comics) (born 1950), American comic book writer
*Roger McKenzie, British activist associated with the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmamen ...
, with artwork by
Jack Abel
Jack Abel (July 15, 1927 – March 6, 1996) at the
Hawkman
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'', it is revealed that Cinnamon is a reincarnation of the Egyptian princess Chay-Ara. As such, she becomes the lover of Prince Khufu's reincarnation, the hero
Nighthawk
The nighthawk is a nocturnal bird of the subfamily Chordeilinae, within the nightjar family, Caprimulgidae, which is a grouping of 92 species of medium-sized birds with long wings and short bills specialized for eating insects. The nighthawk's ...
. When
Gentleman Ghost
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attacks Cinnamon, Nighthawk lynches him, wrongly believing he had sexually assaulted her and thereby tying his destiny to theirs. Cinnamon, along with Nighthawk, is killed by Matilda Dunney Roderic, presumably the most recent incarnation of their eternal enemy
Hath-Set
Hath-Set is a DC Comics supervillain created by Gardner Fox and Dennis Neville. The character is the archenemy of Hawkman and Hawkgirl.
Publication history
Hath-Set first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 and was created by Gardner Fox and Dennis Ne ...
.
A billboard in ''
Wonder Woman
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'' #175 (which featured as many of DC's heroines as possible) advertises a musical entitled ''Cinnamon Get Your Gun'', parodying ''
Annie Get Your Gun
Annie may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* Annie (Malayalam actress) (born 1975), Indian actress who works in Malayalam-language films
* ...
''.
The Silver-Age Cinnamon appeared in ''Weird Western Tales'' #48-49, and ''Justice League of America'' #198-199.
Modern Cinnamon
A modern-day version of the character is introduced in the miniseries ''Cinnamon: El Ciclo'' (2003), named by her parents after the historical gunslinger Cinnamon. Like the original, her father is a sheriff who is shot by bank robbers, leading her to seek revenge on the killers and become a bounty hunter.
She is seen in the ''
Infinite Crisis
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'' special ''
Villains United
''Villains United'' is a six-issue 2005 comic book limited series, published by DC Comics, written by Gail Simone and illustrated by Dale Eaglesham and Wade Von Grawbadger, and later by Val Semeiks and Prentis Rollins.
Publication history
''V ...
'' as one of several heroes recruited to fight various supervillain prison escapes. In ''
Checkmate
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'' #24, she is revealed to be a member of the eponymous organization.
The New 52
Cinnamon appears in ''
All-Star Western
''All-Star Western'' is the name of three American comic book series published by DC Comics, each a Western fiction omnibus featuring both continuing characters and anthological stories. The first ran from 1951 to 1961, the second from 1970 t ...
'' in both its backups and in the main
Jonah Hex
Jonah Woodson Hex is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga. Hex is a surly and cynical bounty hunter whose face is scarred on the r ...
story. This version wears an Indian medallion which grants her enhanced strength and healing abilities.
In other media
* Cinnamon makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the teaser for the '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' episode "The Siege of Starro!". This version is an associate of
Jonah Hex
Jonah Woodson Hex is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga. Hex is a surly and cynical bounty hunter whose face is scarred on the r ...
and an enemy of the
Royal Flush Gang
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.
* Cinnamon appears in the ''
Legends of Tomorrow
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'' episode "The Magnificent Eight", portrayed by
Anna Deavere Smith
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. This version is from Salvation, Dakota Territory in 1871 and previously lost her partner Hannibal Hawkes.
* An young, illusionary version of Cinnamon appears in '' Justice League: Warworld'', voiced by an uncredited
Kari Wahlgren
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