Sunbird

Sunbird © Juke Box Productions AstroFacts Status: Active Earliest Appearance: 1995 Affiliation: partner with Nightingale Base of Operations: Astro City Personal Data InfoDump Appearances (in Publication Order): Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol.1 #5 Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol.2 #1 Event Timeline 1995/12/12     Current Techsperts Hitting Museums Again. 1996/09     Current Nightingale and Sunbird Thwart Otter Robbing the AstroBank. Sunbird The crimefighting partner of Nightingale during the 90s. Powers Sunbird has the ability of flight as well as projecting light, possibly from her costume or equipment rather than being innate. Observations According to Nightingale's first teammate, Sunshrike, there are only the two members of this avian-themed team active at any one time. One representing the "bird of light" and the other the "bird of shadow". This suggests they are legacy characters, with new women taking the roles in an alternating fashion, one a mentor, the other the learning sidekick. Given the age differences, it seems to be generational. Nightingale is the younger in the 80s with Sunshrike, and she gains experience and matures to become the elder in the 90s with Sunbird. There is also speculation a familial connection might be in play with who takes up the legacies. Sunshrike also thinks it wouldn't be allowed for them to have a cat as part of the team, hinting that some external agency may be involved with sponsoring this pair of avian heroes.