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Favourite Indigenous Character: Round One Match Twenty-Five of Thirty-Two

Forge

Manitou Dawn

Voting ended onMay 3

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Breaking Down the Hall of Justice Mural in Superman, Part 8: Super-Chief / Saganowahna / Flying Stag

Created by Gardner Fox and Carmine Infantino, Super-Chief debuted as the first Native American superhero in DC Comics, envisioned as a “Native American Superman.” In pre-Columbian America, Flying Stag of the Wolf Clan was on his way to compete for the title of Royaneh (Supreme Chief) of the Iroquois Nations when rival chiefs trapped him in a pit. Praying to Manitou, the Great Spirit, he was answered by the falling Manitou Stone — a meteorite granting him super-strength, speed, and flight for one hour at a time. The mural depicts Flying Stag and the meteor descending behind him. Masked with a buffalo head, he became Saganowahna, or Super-Chief, using his powers to lead and protect his people.

Over his long life, he suffered from dementia, and the mantle passed to successors — the first being a villain who fought Superman. The second, Jon Standing Bear, who briefly joined the Justice League before being murdered by Mister Mind. Another unnamed Super-Chief briefly joined the Supermen of America.

The meteor that grants his powers — the Manitou Stone — shares its name with two other DC characters: Manitou Dawn and Manitou Raven, the latter inspired by the Super Friends’ character Apache Chief. This opens the possibility of weaving these figures into a shared mythology. Notably, “Manitou” is an Algonquian word meaning the fundamental life force in all things, yet Super-Chief, Manitou Dawn, Manitou Raven, and Apache Chief all belong to tribes outside the Algonquian peoples, a cultural inaccuracy worth noting.

Speculation: His connections to both Superman and DC’s magical legacy (via the Manitou Stone) make him adaptable for either a Justice League Dark story or a Superman-linked film. The shared “Manitou” name with Manitou Raven and Manitou Dawn could hint at a larger mythological thread. His mural placement near Max Mercury and El Diablo could allow for a historical team-up of culturally distinct heroes.

First Appearance: All-Star Western (1951) #117

Recommended Reading:

All-Star Western (1951) #117–119 – Origin

All-Star Squadron (1981) #54–55 – Time travel crossover with the All-Star Squadron

Swamp Thing (1982) #85 – Appeared in his old-age with dementia

Adventures of Superman (1986) Annual #9 – Villainous successor

52 (2006) #22, 24 – successor Jon Standing Bear

Superman (2006) #709 – A new Super-Chief

Next up: Part 9: El Diablo / Lazarus Lane

DC Ladies Only Tournament

Round 2

Madame Xanadu/Nimue Inwudu vs Manitou Dawn

Madame Xanadu

Manitou Dawn

Voting ended onAug 26, 2025

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DC’s Magic Legacies: PoC Edition

Swamp Thing: Allec Holland —> Levi Kamei

Doctor Fate: Kent Nelson —> Khalid Nassour

Sargon the Sorcerer(ess): John Sargent —> Jaimini Sargent

Bloodwyn: Quintus Arcee —> Raphael Arcee

Wizard Shazam: Black Adam —> Bolt

Spectre: Jim Corrigan —> Crispus Allen

The Manitou: Raven —> Dawn

Verdant Sorcerer(ess): Po-Po —> Current Verdant Sorceress & Xanthe Zhou

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Who do we think the other 2 magic users are? In the trailer Zatanna had two other protégés. Are they random metas or familiar names.

I’m thinking Khalid? Zachary?

And the other girl could be rachel or misty i guess, maybe manitou dawn? but idk neither of them looked familiar.

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365 DC Comics Paper Cut-Out SuperHeroes - One Hero, Every Day, All Year…

October 11th - Manitou Dawn

Dawn and her late husband Manitou Raven hail from the Obsidian Age of Atlantis, circa 1000 BC. They were born in North America, from a tribe which would one day become the Apache Nation. Dawn and Raven were recruited by the rulers of Atlantis to join heroes from across the world so to form a ‘League of Ancients’ to address global threats. A time traveling Justice League helped this League of Ancients defeat Gamemnae and, afterward, Dawn and Raven chose to accompany the JLA into the future. Manitou Raven was made a member of The Justice League and later the Justice League Elite. Raven became obsessed in his work, attempting to decipher the ‘stony path.’ Dawn felt neglected by her husband and the two grew apart. Sadly the two were unable to reconcile as Raven was killed in action on a mission. Dawn took Raven’s magical staff as her own and became Manitou Raven, wielding the same magical powers once possessed by her husband. With these powers, Dawn was able to assist the Justice League Elite in defeating the traitor in their midst, the villains known as Menagerie. Since then Dawn has taken a semi-active role in the affairs of the Justice League. During the Infinite Crisis, Dawn was a pivotal player in stopping The Key, who had developed new, super-powerful telepathy. Manitou Dawn first appeared in the pages of JLA #75 (2003).