Black Bison 3679349 220676410 2008-06-21T00:54:48Z Eubot 231599 Hatnote formatting, see [[User:Eubot/Hatnote formatting]] {{for|the Liveman character|Choujuu Sentai Liveman}} '''Black Bison''' is the name of two [[DC Comics]] [[supervillain]]s. ==Black Bison I== {{Superherobox <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics--> | image = | caption = | character_name = Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky | publisher = [[DC Comics]] | debut = ''Fury of Firestorm'' #1 (June 1982) | creators = [[Gerry Conway]] (script)<br>[[Pat Broderick]] (art) | alter_ego = | full_name = | species = <!-- optional --> | homeworld = <!-- optional --> | alliances = <!-- optional --> | aliases = <!-- optional: actual identities the character uses, not nicknames --> | supports=<!--optional--> | powers = Magic user }} The 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 in [[Central 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 <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics--> | image = | caption = | character_name = Black Bison II | publisher = [[DC Comics]] | debut = ''Fury of Firestorm'' #1 (June 1982) | creators = [[Gerry Conway]] (script)<br>[[Pat Broderick]] (art) | alter_ego = John Ravenhair | full_name = | species = <!-- optional --> | homeworld = <!-- optional --> | alliances = <!-- optional --> | aliases = Black-Cloud-in-Morning (birth name) | supports=<!--optional--> | powers = Magic user }} ==Black Bison II==<!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:blackbison1.jpg|frame|right|Black Bision]] --> '''John Ravenhair''', a [[Native Americans in the United States|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 (comics)|Firestorm]]. Black Bison perishes in battle with [[Spectre (comics)|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== *[http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=blackbison2#personal Black Bison at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe] [[Category:DC Comics superheroes]] [[Category:DC Comics supervillains]] [[Category:Fictional characters from New York]] [[Category:Native American superheroes]] [[Category:Native American supervillains]] [[Category:Magic users in comics]] [[tl:Black Bison]]