The Lady Cop is a

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, a

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character published by

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. She debuted in ''

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'' #4 (July 1975), and was created by

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and

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. The Lady Cop is Liza Warner, a young woman who watches from beneath a bed as a murderer in

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s slaughters her two roommates, leaving the

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behind as his calling card. Later a policewoman (circa 1975) praises her

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, calling her a "born police officer". Liza enrolls in the unnamed metropolitan city's police academy, performing her civic duty while hoping to one day find the mysterious "killer in boots". After a long absence, Liza Warner appeared in ''

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'' #6 and #12, now as

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for Ivy Town. Liza Warner appeared in the fourth and fifth seasons of ''

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'', portrayed by

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Liza Warner appears in ''

'', portrayed by

. This version is a former police sergeant for the Star City Police Department and a member of its anti-vigilante task force who goes rogue following the events of the third season and

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disbands the latter group. Throughout the episodes "Beyond Redemption" and "The Sin-Eater", Warner clashes with Team Arrow, with the latter episode seeing her join forces with China White and Carrie Cutter in a failed attempt at taking over Star City.

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