When it was decided that Black Canary/Oracle wasn’t a snappy enough title to sell the issue, DC assistant editor Frank Pittarese, according to Dixon, stepped up with the subtitle Birds of Prey.
Gorfinkle and writer Chuck Dixon, the Birds of Prey started out in a 1996 one-shot issue teaming Dinah Lance (Black Canary) and Barbara Gordon (formerly Batgirl, then Oracle, and, since 2011, Batgirl again), in attempt to boost the characters’ popularity beyond their devoted fan base and create a new franchise. Black Canary and Oracle (background) from the cover of 1996’s Birds of Prey: Black Canary/Oracle. The Birds of Prey are called the Birds of Prey because, up until fairly late in their existence, the team name was little more than an afterthought. But Black Canary is the only main member whose superhero alias is even remotely bird-related - and a canary is not even a predatory type of bird! If forced, we might shamefully draw a line to how the word “bird” can be a slang term for women, but the honest answer boils down to this: The Harley Quinn-driven Suicide Squad spinoff doesn’t really answer the question, perhaps because it seems obvious. Or are they bird themed? And why are they even called the Birds of Prey? Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of Harley Quinn) introduces moviegoers to the DC Universe’s greatest bird-themed superteam.
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