Are you a fan of Misty Knight and Colleen Wing? Well, we got One Dozen Daughters of The Dragons Facts for you!
1. Both Mercedes Knight and Colleen Wing appeared in issues of Marvel's anthology series "Marvel Premiere". Colleen in issue #19 in 1974, and Misty in issue #21 in 1975. The first instance of the characters teaming up was in "Marvel Team-Up #64" in 1977, they appeared as leading characters in "Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #32" later in 1977. The Daughters did not receive a self-titled series until 2006.
2. The Daughters also starred in 8-page stories in issues of "Marvel Comics Presents" in the years 1990, 1991, and 1994. They were added to the supporting cast of "Power Man & Iron Fist" when they ran Knightwing Restorations Inc. Their company was akin to Luke Cage's Heroes For Hire, and combined both women's last names.
3. A Daughters of The Dragon TV show was in developed in 2001, and would have starred Colleen Wing and two other female characters, but neither would have been Misty Knight. The show was never in produced.
4. The name of their team is a reference to Iron Fist's backstory. When Misty and Colleen first teamed up they fought a villain named The Steel Serpent, who learned the ways of The Iron Fist, but was stripped of his title. When Steel Serpent fled the women, he called them "daughters of the dragon" in reference to Shou-Lao. Shou-Lao is a dragon that lived in K'un L'un that all potential Iron Fists must fight if they wish to gain their powers.
5. Misty Knight shortly roomed with Jean Grey/Marvel Girl during Jean's time away from The X-Men. Ironically, years later, when Jean was thought to be dead, Colleen Wing attempted to romance Cyclops.
6. Misty Knight was part of two primarily black superhero teams. One being Black Panther's "Crew" with Storm, Luke Cage, and Manifold. The other was a secret "Black Avengers" group with Black Panther, Luke Cage, Nick Fury Jr., Spectrum, Storm, and Sam Wilson (formally Falcon, than Captain America). She also had a sexual relationship with Sam Wilson on the low.
7. During "Civil War" Iron Man hired Misty and Colleen to form a new Heroes For Hire to track down all superheroes who didn't sign The Superhuman Registration Act. This team included Marvel's deadliest martial artist Shang-Chi and Spider-Man foe/lover Black Cat to name a few. Misty's siding with Iron Man put a splint in her relationship with Danny, but they recovered.
8. Misty's most obvious tool is her bionic arm, designed by Tony Stark. This arm can crush steel, create repulser blasts, form ice beams, control technology, create a magnetic wave, and is made from a form of Vibranium that can vibrate at a frequency fast enough to melt other metals, such as adamantium.
9. Colleen's father was a university professor, her grandfather taught her the ways of the samurai, and while she initially believed her mother to be dead, it was later revealed she ran a splinter group called The Nail. The Nail broke off from The Hand ninja clan and when Daredevil took over The Hand he had Colleen's mother and all Nail ninjas assassinated so Colleen could lead a new version of The Nail. Which she briefly did.
10. Colleen Wing remained an ally of Iron Fist throughout her early years, once even melding minds with Iron Fist. Due to that, she learned Danny's martial arts style and the ability to focus her chi. She could not produce The Iron Fist, but could heal herself rapidly through meditation like Danny.
11. Misty and Colleen's romantic lives are quite different from their Netflix's counterparts. For example, Misty Knight never slept with Luke Cage like she does in the MCU, but she does work with him occasionally. In the universe of "House of M" she was romantically involved with Luke Cage. Colleen Wing worked with Iron Fist, but never had a relationship with him. However, in the "Ultimate Universe" she is married to Danny Rand. Ironically, Misty Knight and Iron Fist have had a very serious relationship in the comics.
12. "Heroes For Hire Vol. 2 #13" featured the Civil War-era team featuring Misty, Colleen and Black Cat. The cover of this issue was not only tied-in to the event "World War Hulk", but also sparked some controversy as the cover depicts the three women strung up by their wrists over a pit. Rising from the pit are a series of tentacles. The cover invoked an infamous trope in certain Japanese anime (more specifically hentai) called "Tentacle Rape". Despite the backlash, the cover was still published.
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