Birds of Prey (1999)
Volume 1.
Name:
Birds of Prey
Start year:
1999
Publisher:
Aliases:
First issue:
Birds of Prey was ongoing title created by editor Jordan Gorfinkel (with the team name attributed to Frank Pittarese). Chuck Dixon, then writer of many Batman related titles, was the initial writer for the series and would continue until issue #55. Prior to this ongoing, Several one-shots and mini-series had been published, these included;
- Birds of Prey: Manhunt #1-4
- Birds of Prey: Black Canary/Batgirl #1
- Birds of Prey: Revolution #1
- Birds of Prey: The Ravens #1
- Birds of Prey: Wolves #1
- Black Canary/Oracle: Birds of Prey #1
The term "Birds of Prey" was not an actual team name but rather simply the name of the comic, although later issues would eventually come to use the team name officially. The original premise of the book was a Barbara Gordon (Oracle at the time) and Black Canary team-up which would later expand to include a variety of different female superheroes, the most regular being The Huntress (Bertinelli). The title is most associated with writer Gail Simone, who would pen the series from issues #56 to #108 as well as most of Volume 2.
Specials
- Birds of Prey: Batgirl/Catwoman #1
- Birds of Prey: Catwoman/Oracle #1
- Birds of Prey Secret Files 2003 #1
Writers:
- Chuck Dixon: 1-46 (total 46)
- Terry Moore: 47-49 (total 3)
- Gilbert Hernandez: 50-55 (total 6)
- Gail Simone: 56-90, 92-108 (total 52)
- Jim Alexander: 91 (total 1)
- Tony Bedard: 100, 109-112, 118-127 (total 15)
- Sean McKeever: 113-117 (total 5)
Pencillers
- Greg Land #1-6, 8-10, 13, 14 (TOT 11)
- Peter Krause #7
- Dick Giordano #11, 12, 18
- Patrick Zircher #13, 14
- Jackson Butch Guice #15-17, 19-26, 28-30, 33, 34 (TOT 15)
- Andrew Steven Harris #27
- Mike Mcdonnell #31, 32
- William Rosado #35
- James Fry III #36, 38
- Marcos Martin #37
- Rick Leonardi #39-41
- Glenn Fabry #42
- Dave Ross #43-46
- Amanda Conner #47-50
- Casey Jones #51-55
- Ed Benes #56-65, 67, 70, 72, 75, 76, 79, 80 (TOT 17)
- Michael Golden #66
- Joe Bennett #68, 81-85, 87, 88 (TOT 8)
- Ron Adrian #69, 71, 73
- Jim Fern #74
- Joe Prado #76, 95
- Tom Derenick #77, 78
- Adriana Melo #86
- Paulo Siqueira #89, 90, 92-94, 96, 97 (TOT 7)
- Brad Walker #91
- James Raiz #99
- Nicola Scott #100-110, 113-119 (TOT 18)
- Jason Orfalas #111
- David Cole #112
- Michael O’Hare #120
- Claude St. Aubin#124, 126, 127
- Scott McDaniel #125
Collected Editions
- Birds of Prey Volume 1 (Black Canary/Oracle #1, Showcase ’96 #3, Manhunt #1-4, Revolution #1, Wolves #1, and Batgirl #1)
- Birds Of Prey: Old Friends, New Enemies (#1-6)
- Birds of Prey Volume 2 (#1-8 & Ravens #1)
- Birds of Prey Volume 3 (#12-21 & Nightwing #45-46)
- Nightwing: The Hunt for Oracle (#20-21)
- Nightwing: The Hunt For Oracle (#21)
- Birds Of Prey: Of Like Minds (#56-61)
- Birds of Prey: Murder & Mystery (#56-67)
- Birds Of Prey: Sensei and Student (#62-68)
- Birds of Prey: Hero Hunters (#68-80)
- Birds Of Prey: Between Dark and Dawn (#69-75)
- Birds Of Prey: The Battle Within (#76-85)
- Birds of Prey: Fighters by Trade (#81-91)
- Birds Of Prey: Perfect Pitch (#86-90, 92-95)
- Birds Of Prey: Blood and Circuits (#96-103)
- Birds Of Prey: Dead of Winter (#104-108)
- Birds Of Prey: Club Kids (#109-112, 118)
- Birds Of Prey: Metropolis or Dust (#113-117)
- Final Crisis 10th Anniversary Omnibus (#118)
- Birds Of Prey: Platinum Flats (#119-124)
Other Collected Editions
- Birds Of Prey: Birds Of Prey (Black Canary/Oracle, Manhunt #1-4, Revolution, Showcase '96 #3)
- Batman: Officer Down (#27)
- Batman: Bruce Wayne - Murderer? (#39-41)
- Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Volume 1 (#41-43)
- Oracle: The Cure (#126-127)
