Black Racer (Marvel Comics)

Black Racer (Ariana) is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe and member of the second Serpent Society.

Publication history
Black Racer first appeared in Captain America #337-338 (January–February 1988), and was created by Mark Gruenwald and Tom Morgan.

The character subsequently appears in Captain America #341-342 (May–June 1988), Uncanny X-Men Annual #13 (1989), Captain America #365 (December 1989), #367 (February 1990), #379 (November 1990), Quasar #17 (December 1990), Captain America #380-382 (December 1990-February 1991), and Captain America v.2 #30-31 (October–November 2004).

Black Racer appeared as part of the "Serpent Society" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 #6.

Fictional character biography
A quiet woman with super speed, Black Racer first joined the fourth Serpent Squad, robbing a casino in Las Vegas. Sidewinder took note of this, and invited the Serpent Squad to join his Serpent Society. They accepted, but were really just involved in a ploy to get Viper into the leadership position of the Society. Black Racer was among the several members to side with Viper and betray Sidewinder. She was ordered by Viper to search all the hospitals in the area for the injured former leader. However, after Viper abandoned the group, Black Racer continued to serve with the Society under leadership of Cobra. She also participated in a race between super heroes and villains with super speed. However, she disappeared for quite some time, only resurfacing recently alongside the rest of the Serpent Society as they sought to exact their revenge on Diamondback.

She has been seen as member of the Serpent Society under Cobra's leadership. After the group had captured and chained Captain America and Diamondback (really an L.M.D.) in this underground New York headquarters the pair escaped. S.H.I.E.L.D. subsequently took Black Racer and the rest of the Society into custody.

She, like Puff Adder has some confusion as to what her ethnicity is; she is sometimes depicted as Caucasian, other times as African-American.

Powers and abilities
Black Racer is capable of moving at super speeds and is able to make multiple attacks.