The Lady Cop is a

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, a

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character published by

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. She debuted in '' 1st Issue Special'' #4 (July 1975), and was created by

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and John Rosenberger. 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 '' The All-New Atom'' #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

. In the series, Liza 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. In the episodes "Beyond Redemption" and "The Sin-Eater", Warner clashes with Team Arrow and joins forces with China White and Carrie Cutter in a failed attempt at taking over Star City.

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Cosmic Teams: Lady CopSeven Hells: Lady Cop Week
{{The Atom DC Comics martial artists DC Comics female characters DC Comics police officers DC Comics scientists Fictional characters with eidetic memory Fictional forensic scientists Fictional American police detectives Comics characters introduced in 1975 Characters created by John Rosenberger Characters created by Robert Kanigher

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