Black Bison
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Black Bison is the name of two DC Comics supervillains.
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[edit] Black Bison I
| Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Fury of Firestorm #1 (June 1982) |
| Created by | Gerry Conway (script) Pat Broderick (art) |
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| Abilities | 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).
| Black Bison II | |
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| Publication information | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Fury of Firestorm #1 (June 1982) |
| Created by | Gerry Conway (script) Pat Broderick (art) |
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| Alter ego | John Ravenhair |
| Notable aliases | Black-Cloud-in-Morning (birth name) |
| Abilities | Magic user |
[edit] Black 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.
Black Bison perishes in battle with The Spectre during the events depicted in Day of Vengeance #1 (June 2005).
[edit] 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.
