| Character Name: | Cinnamon |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Debut: | Weird Western Tales #48 (September–October 1978) |
| Creators: | Roger McKenzie (script) Jack Abel (pencils) Danny Bulanadi (inks) |
| Full Name: | Katherine "Kate" Manser |
| Alliances: | Rough Bunch Checkmate Justice Riders |
| Partners: | Nighthawk |
| Powers: | Excellent marksman |
Cinnamon is the name of two Western characters in DC Comics, one inhabiting the wild west, the other living in the modern era. The character first appeared in Weird Western Tales #48 (September–October 1978), in a script written by Roger McKenzie, with artwork by Jack Abel (pencils) and Danny Bulanadi (inks).
The first Cinnamon is Katherine "Kate" Manser, the daughter of a sheriff in a small Western town. After her father is killed by bank robbers, she is sent to an orphanage where she secretly trains herself in gunfighting. Upon leaving the orphanage, she becomes a bounty hunter to search for her father's killers.
In the third series of Hawkman, it is revealed that Cinnamon is a reincarnation of the Egyptian princess Chay-Ara. As such, she becomes the lover of Prince Khufu's reincarnation, the hero Nighthawk. When Gentleman Ghost attacks Cinnamon, Nighthawk lynches him, wrongly believing he had sexually assaulted her and thereby tying his destiny to theirs. Cinnamon, along with Nighthawk, is killed by Matilda Dunney Roderic, presumably the most recent incarnation of their eternal enemy Hath-Set.
A billboard in Wonder Woman #175 (which featured as many of DC's heroines as possible) advertises a musical entitled Cinnamon Get Your Gun, parodying Annie Get Your Gun.
The Silver-Age Cinnamon appeared in Weird Western Tales #48-49, and Justice League of America #198-199.
A modern-day version of the character is introduced in the miniseries Cinnamon: El Ciclo (2003), named by her parents after the historical gunslinger Cinnamon. Like the original, her father is a sheriff who is shot by bank robbers, leading her to seek revenge on the killers and become a bounty hunter.
She is seen in the Infinite Crisis special Villains United as one of several heroes recruited to fight various supervillain prison escapes. In Checkmate #24, she is revealed to be a member of the eponymous organization.
Cinnamon appears in All-Star Western in both its backups and in the main Jonah Hex story. This version wears an Indian medallion which grants her enhanced strength and healing abilities.