Black Orchid: Character Profile

.nobr br { display: none }The story of Susan Linden and the Black Orchid is a complicated one... The original Black Orchid was a creation of the Silver Age of comic books. She is described as a mysterious beauty who fights on the side of truth and justice -- and that she does. She was a nameless and (mostly) faceless woman. Black Orchid operated in a covert fashion wearing various masks and wigs to infiltrate the headquarters of the corrupt. When the moment was right she would don her purple and pink hued costume and attack -- in a floral fury! The classic Black Orchid was highly skilled in the art of masquerade. In fact, it was never stated who she really was during any of her earlier appearances. She had the ability to fly and was able...

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