Cinnamon is the name of two

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characters in

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, one inhabiting the wild west, the other living in the modern era. The character first appeared in ''

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'' #48 (September–October 1978), in a script written by

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, with artwork by

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at the

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. In the third series of ''

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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

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. When Cinnamon is attacked by the burglar "Gentleman Jim" Craddock, 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 latest incarnation of their eternal enemy

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. A billboard in ''

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'' #175 (which featured as many of DC's heroines as possible) advertises a musical entitled ''Cinnamon Get Your Gun'', parodying ''

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''. 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 ''

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'' special ''

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'' being contacted by J'onn J'onzz the

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. She is one of many recruited to fight various supervillain prison escapes. One page later, she is seen lying on the ground, unconscious, with a cut on her forehead. Cinnamon does not appear again until ''

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'' #24, where she is revealed as one of the organization's "Rooks".

The New 52

Cinnamon appears in ''

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'' in both its backups and in the main

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story. Kate's father, a sheriff, was killed by the Robinson gang and she was sent to an orphanage, which she promptly ran away from. She was found by Ichi, a wandering Samurai, who taught her for three years before mysteriously disappearing. Kate ended up teaming up with

after that. Cinnamon wears an Indian Medallion which grants her enhanced strength and healing abilities.

In other media

Television

* Cinnamon makes a cameo appearance in '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold''. In the episode "The Siege of Starro" Pt. 1, she appears as part of a montage detailing superheroes throughout history, where she is shown helping

apprehend the

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after the western group rob a bank. * Cinnamon is alluded in ''

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'' live-action series. In the episode "Power Outage", a movie poster can be seen featuring

and Cinnamon. * Cinnamon appears in ''

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'', portrayed by

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. In the episode "The Magnificent Eight", the present

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meets her previous incarnation in 1871 that deals with her sorrow over the death of Hannibal Hawkes.

References

External links

Bronze Age Cinnamon
at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
Bronze Age Cinnamon
at writeups.org
Modern Age Cinnamon
at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
Modern Age Cinnamon
at writeups.org
List of Cinnamon versions
at dc.wikia.com {{DC Western Characters Characters created by Roger McKenzie American comics adapted into films Comics characters introduced in 1978 Comics characters introduced in 2003 DC Comics Western (genre) characters DC Comics female characters Fictional bounty hunters Fictional gunfighters Hawkgirl