First appearance: Marvel Premiere #19, November 1974
Co-creators: Doug Moench, Larry Hama
History: a native of Japan whose mother was descended from a family of samurai, and whose father, Lee Wing, was an Asian history professor in the USA, Colleen too was taught the ways of samurai and martial artistry by her grandfather, Kenji Ozawa. She befriended Iron Fist and became a close ally on various cases he took up along with Power Man, and also Misty Knight, who'd become her best buddy.
Was subjected to the following act of discrimination: she was one of plenty of Marvel cast members who were misused in the Civil War crossover, siding with the superhero registration act. In the Shadowland story, her mother's background was apparently retconned forciby (not a surprise in the era where Joe Quesada became EIC) to one where she led a group of crooked swordswomen affiliated with The Hand, and it was told that Wing's mother was later assassinated by a rival group.
What's wrong with how this was done? It's another sad example of how modern Marvel's overlords took apart all the hard work of past contributors for the sake of directionless positions. Or in this case, making the legacy of a notable character look like an embarrassing mockery. And the chances the people responsible will ever apologize are next to nothing.
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