SHRIKE III (Vanessa Kingsbury)	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton

PERSONAL DATA

Real Name: Vanessa Kingsbury
Status: Deceased
Group Affiliation(s): Cadre; Suicide Squad
Gender: Female
First Appearance: Justice League of America #235 (February 1985)
Creators: Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton

HISTORY

An escaped mental patient who was empowered by the Overmaster and joined his original Cadre. Shrike used her powerful shriek in battle against the Justice League of America. After embarking on a "spiritual quest" that left thirty-three men dead, Shrike was assigned to the Suicide Squad, and died in battle against the Ogaden Military. A successor calling herself Starshrike joined the Cadre in her place.

BLACK LANTERN: SHRIKE

During the event known as the Blackest Night, a black ring descended upon Shrike's corpse located in Belle Reve. The ring downloaded all of Shrike's memories and created a duplicate of her body that rose from the grave as a member of the Black Lantern Corps to prey upon the Suicide Squad and the Secret Six. Black Lantern Shrike was destroyed by the explosion of a Manhunter which released spectrum energy. -Secret Six Vol. 3 #18

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Shrike in chronological order click here