| Cinnamon | |
|---|---|
 Cover toCinnamon: El Ciclo #1 (October 2003), art byHoward Chaykin. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Weird Western Tales #48 (September–October 1978) |
| Created by | Roger McKenzie (script) Jack Abel (pencils) Danny Bulanadi (inks) |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Katherine "Kate" Manser |
| Team affiliations | Rough Bunch Checkmate Justice Riders |
| Partnerships | Nighthawk |
| Abilities | Excellent marksman |
Cinnamon is the name of twoWestern characters inDC Comics, one inhabiting the wild west, the other living in the modern era. The character first appeared inWeird Western Tales #48 (September–October 1978), in a script written byRoger McKenzie, with artwork byJack Abel (pencils) and Danny Bulanadi (inks).
The first Cinnamon isKatherine "Kate" Manser, the daughter of a sheriff in a small Western town. After her father is killed by bank robbers, she is sent to an orphanage where she secretly trains herself in gunfighting. Upon leaving the orphanage, she becomes a bounty hunter to search for her father's killers.
In the third series ofHawkman, it is revealed that Cinnamon is a reincarnation of the Egyptian princessChay-Ara. As such, she becomes the lover of Prince Khufu's reincarnation, the heroNighthawk. WhenGentleman Ghost attacks Cinnamon, Nighthawk lynches him, wrongly believing he had sexually assaulted her and thereby tying his destiny to theirs. Cinnamon, along with Nighthawk, is killed by Matilda Dunney Roderic, presumably the most recent incarnation of their eternal enemyHath-Set.[1]
A billboard inWonder Woman #175 (which featured as many of DC's heroines as possible) advertises a musical entitledCinnamon Get Your Gun, parodyingAnnie Get Your Gun.
The Silver-Age Cinnamon appeared inWeird Western Tales #48-49, andJustice League of America #198-199.
A modern-day version of the character is introduced in the miniseriesCinnamon: El Ciclo (2003), named by her parents after the historical gunslinger Cinnamon. Like the original, her father is a sheriff who is shot by bank robbers, leading her to seek revenge on the killers and become a bounty hunter.[2]
She is seen in theInfinite Crisis specialVillains United as one of several heroes recruited to fight various supervillain prison escapes. InCheckmate #24, she is revealed to be a member of the eponymous organization.
Cinnamon appears inAll-Star Western in both its backups and in the mainJonah Hex story. This version wears an Indian medallion which grants her enhanced strength and healing abilities.[citation needed]