- Black Bison
Black Bison is the name of two
DC Comics supervillain s.Black Bison I
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character_name = Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky
publisher =DC Comics
debut = "Fury of Firestorm" #1 (June 1982)
creators =Gerry Conway (script)Pat Broderick (art)
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powers = Magic userThe first Black Bison, also known as Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky, is a great
shaman in his tribe and capable of amazing magical feats which benefit his people known as the Bison Cult. As an old man he lives with his great-grandson John Ravenhair, and resents his descendant's disrespect for their traditions. Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky is killed by muggers inCentral Park , but not before binding his spirit to a magical amulet. After his death, the amulet allows him to possess the body of his descendant John Ravenhair. He first appears in "Fury of Firestorm" #1 (June 1982).Superherobox
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character_name = Black Bison II
publisher =DC Comics
debut = "Fury of Firestorm" #1 (June 1982)
creators =Gerry Conway (script)Pat Broderick (art)
alter_ego = John Ravenhair
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aliases = Black-Cloud-in-Morning (birth name)
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powers = Magic userBlack Bison II
John Ravenhair, a Native American born Black-Cloud-in-Morning, was raised in
Queens, New York . As a young man, he grew ashamed of his heritage and legally changed his name. After his great-grandfather, the shaman Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky, dies in a mugging, the old man's spirit possesses Ravenhair, who adopts the identity of Black Bison. Black Bison sets about avenging the wrongs committed against the native American people. When removed from the angry spirit, Ravenhair occasionally acts for good, but is frequently a threat to Firestorm.Citation | last = Wallace | first = Dan | author-link = | contribution = Black Bison | editor-last = Dougall | editor-first = Alastair | title = The DC Comics Encyclopedia | pages = 49 | publisher =Dorling Kindersley | place = London | year = 2008 | ISBN = 0-7566-4119-5]Black Bison perishes in battle with The Spectre during the events depicted in "
Day of Vengeance " #1 (June 2005).Powers and abilities
When holding the coup stick and talisman of his grandfather, Black Bison is able to wield magical powers, allowing him to bring inanimate objects to life and control the weather. Black Bison is also able to summon a magical white stallion.
References
Other sources
* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=blackbison2#personal Black Bison at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
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