Daughters of the Dragon

Daughters of the Dragon
Cover ofDaughters of the Dragon#1 (January 2006). Art by Khari Evans.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Deadly Hands of Kung Fu#32
Created by	Chris Claremont(writer) Marshall Rogers(artist)
In-story information
Member(s)	Colleen Wing Misty Knight

TheDaughters of the Dragonare the duo ofColleen WingandMisty Knight,fictional characters appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.Theyfirst appearedas a team inDeadly Hands of Kung Fu#32 (January 1977)in a story titledDaughters of the Dragonwritten byChris Claremontand illustrated byMarshall Rogers.This followed the introduction of each individual character in mid-1970sIron Fiststories.

Publication history

The pair was first referred to by the name Daughters of the Dragon canonically inMarvel Team-Up#64 (December 1977). In the context of the story, the name comes from an attempted slight from Iron Fist foe Davos, theSteel Serpent,said in a tongue-in-cheek way while he flees from the two heroines.Despite the Daughters of the Dragon being given co-star billing in the issue, they appear in action for only a handful of panels, foreshadowing their status as perennial supporting characters who rarely starred in stories of their own.Since Iron Fist's first series had been cancelled at that time, the two characters followed him into the newPower Man and Iron Fistseries (a merging of thePower ManandIron Fistseries), with Colleen and Misty as supporting cast, who operated Knightwing Restorations Inc.

Among the few stories to feature the Daughters of the Dragon as the stars were 8-page stories appearing inMarvel Comics Presents#42 (January 1990), #80 (April 1991), and #149 (March 1994). The first two of these stories were written by formerPower Man and Iron FistwriterMary Jo Duffy.

In late 2005/early 2006 they gained a limited series which introduced both the style and many of the plots and characters that were later featured in the 2006Heroes for Hireseries.

The Daughters of the Dragon received an entry in theAll-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z#3 (2006).

Misty Knight and Colleen Wing were featured in theLuke CageandIron FistNetflix series, which take place in a shared universe. Both characters were eventually paired, as in the comic. The success of the duo led Marvel to launch a newDaughters of the Dragoncomic in 2018, by Jed MacKay and Travel Foreman. It was released as adigital comic.

In other media

See also:Misty Knight § In other media,andColleen Wing § In other media

• ADaughters of the DragonTV series was announced to be in development in 2001,but was never produced.The series would have featured Colleen Wing and two other members.
• Misty KnightandColleen Wingappear inMarvel's Netflix television series,portrayed bySimone MissickandJessica Henwick,respectively. Following their introductions inLuke CageandIron Fist,the pair return in the miniseriesThe Defenders.

Collected editions

Title	Material collected	Published Date	ISBN
Daughters of the Dragon: Samurai Bullets	Daughters of the Dragon(vol. 1) #1-6	October 11, 2006	978-0785119449
Shadowland: Street Heroes	Shadowland: Daughters of the Shadow#1-3 andShadowland: Bullseye,Elektra,Ghost RiderandSpider-Man	March 9, 2011	978-0785148876
Daughters of the Dragon: Deep Cuts	Daughters of the Dragon(vol. 2) #1-3	February 19, 2019	978-1302914684