Daughters of the Dragon

Daughters of the Dragon
Cover of Daughters 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

The Daughters of the Dragon are the duo of Colleen Wing and Misty Knight, fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team first appeared in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #32 (January 1977),^[1] introduced in the early 1970s in early Iron Fist stories.

Publication history

The Daughters of the Dragon, as a team, first appeared in Marvel Team-Up #64 (December 1977), and were created by Chris Claremont and Marshall Rogers. In the context of the story, the name comes from an attempted slight from Iron Fist foe Davos, the Steel Serpent, said in a tongue-in-cheek way while he flees from the two heroines.^[2] 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.^[3] Since Iron Fist's first series had been canceled at that time, the two characters followed him into the new Power Man and Iron Fist series (a merging of the Power Man and Iron Fist series), 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 in Marvel Comics Presents #42 (January 1990), #80 (April 1991), and #149 (March 1994). The first two of these stories were written by former Power Man and Iron Fist writer Mary 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 2006 Heroes for Hire series.

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

In other media

An intended Daughters of the Dragon TV series was in development in 2001,^[4] but was never filmed.

Marvel Cinematic Universe

The pair appear in several of the Netflix exclusive television series produced by Netflix, ABC Studios and Marvel Television, set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The shows share continuity with both films and other television series set within the franchise. Misty Knight was featured in Luke Cage, while Colleen Wing was featured in Iron Fist cage fighting under the name Daughter of the Dragon. Misty and Colleen are portrayed by Simone Missick and Jessica Henwick respectively. The two characters will feature, with both actresses reprising their roles, in The Defenders, and Iron Fist's second season.^[5]

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