Lady Shiva

Lady Shiva
Lady Shiva
	Lady Shiva, as depicted in Birds of Prey (vol. 2) #6 (November 2010). Art by Alina Urusov.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter #5 (December 1975)
Created by	Dennis O'Neil (writer); Ric Estrada (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Sandra Woosan, Sandra San
Species	Human
Team affiliations	The Brotherhood of the Fist; League of Assassins; Birds of Prey; Society; Outsiders; Justice League
Notable aliases	Jade Canary, The Paper Monkey, Tengu Mask, Master Woman, Agent Silver, Sandra Wu-San, Agent WooSan
Abilities	Master martial artist and hand-to-hand-combatant; Skilled assassin and swordswoman; Able to read body language and anticipate an opponent's actions;

Lady Shiva (real name Sandra San or more recently Sandra Wu-San) is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was co-created by Dennis O'Neil and Ric Estrada, and first appeared in Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter #5. Over time, she has become more closely associated with Batman and related characters, both as an enemy and an ally. She is a Chinese/Japanese martial arts grandmaster and one of the most skilled combatants in the DC Universe. She is an assassin-for-hire who specializes in killing her targets with her bare hands, and is the mother of Cassandra Cain, aka Batgirl.

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