History ComicBook / DakotaNorth

* CaptainErsatz: During this initial series, Dakota North is a near copy of [[PunnyName Ms. Tree]], an indie comic character by Max Collins and Terry Beatty. This would get lampshaded years later by Ms. Tree parodying the original covers for Dakota North's book.

Unlike Dakota herself, supporting character Luke Jacobsen has also appeared in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, making his debut in ''Series/SheHulkAttorneyAtLaw''.

* BadBoss: Sheik Ibn Bheik has his falcon kill one injured minion for making excuses, and is said to mistreat some of the others. [[spoiler:This eventually gets him killed - one of his men gets hold of the nerve gas sample and then declares himself the new boss when the Sheik's believed to be electrocuted. He refuses to give it back when the Sheik regains consciousness, citing the abuse he's had to put up with. The two scuffle, the nerve gas gets released and [[SelfDisposingVillain both die]]]].

* BadBoss: Sheik Ibn Bheik has his falcon kill one injured minion for making excuses, and is said to mistreat some of the others. [[spoiler:This eventually gets him killed - one of his men gets hold of the nerve gas sample and declares himself the new boss when the Sheik's believed to be electrocuted, and refuses to give it back when the Sheik regains consciousness, citing the abuse he's had to put up with. The two scuffle, the nerve gas gets released and [[SelfDisposingVillain both die]]]].

After her own series ended, Dakota returned as a supporting character for several of Marvel's heroes, including Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Daredevil.

* SelfDisposingVillain: [[spoiler:When it seems that Sheik Ibn Bheik's been electrocuted, one of his minions claims the pen containing the nerve gas sample. Once the Sheik regains consciousness, the two men briefly wrestle scuffle over it, the pen breaks, and both are fatally poisoned]].

* CutShort: The series ends abruptly, and on a cliffhanger, with issue #5.

Although Dakota was later integrated into the shared Franchise/MarvelUniverse, there's no mention of Marvel's costumed heroes or superpowers in the series and it's essentially a standalone adventure story.

* BigBad: Cleo Vanderlip is behind almost everything that happens in the series.

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The nerve gas leak that killed thousands and was then covered up (with a chemical company taking the blame) is a topical reference to the Bhopal disaster in india, which happened two years before the comic was published.

Dakota North had a successful career as a fashion model. Despite her fame, she wanted something with more depth, more importance, and become a private investigator and opened her own agency.

* CaptainErsatz: During the run, Dakota North is a near copy of [[PunnyName Ms. Tree]], an indie comic character by Max Collins and Terry Beatty. This would get lampshaded years later by Ms. Tree parodying the original covers for Dakota North's book.

* FadSuper: As Marvel was trying to cash in on both the Buddy Cop trend and Vogue's popularity, Dakota North is part-investigator, part-supermodel.

* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: Being a [[FadSuper fashion-model-superhero]] in TheEighties, of course Dakota would wear nothing but this.

* [[XMeetsY/ComicBooks X Meets Y]]: The series is ''Film/BeverlyHillsCop'' meets ''Vogue Magazine''. Alternatively, as a character she can also be seen as one between Comicbook/PatsyWalker and {{Comicbook/Alias}}.

%%* BadassNormal: Dakota doesn't have any powers, but she still runs in the same circles as ComicBook/LukeCage and ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}.
%%* BadassLongcoat: Dakota's modern look.
%%* BodyguardingABadass: Though technically Dakota is hired as Matt's wife Milla's bodyguard, to keep up appearances she serves as Matt's bodyguard for a time.
%%* BodyguardCrush: Dakota and Matt Murdock end up sleeping together.

%%** DivergentCharacterEvolution: Established herself as her own unique character in later appearances by subsequent writers.

%%* TheMistress: Unintentionally becomes this after she starts sleeping with Matt while he and Milla are going through a rough patch. She considers her actions a {{betrayal|ByInaction}} of both Milla and Matt, and has Matt fire her.

%%* UnequalPairing: During her and Matt's affair, she is working for him. Subverted in that [[GoodBadGirl she wants it.]] Doubly subverted when it dawns on her she's a home wrecker, and she wants out.

* FakeActionPrologue: The first issue starts with Mad Dog shouting to warn Dakota and repeatedly firing at a half-seen silhouette.

''Dakota North'' (titled as ''Dakota North Investigations'' on covers) is a 1986 comic book by Creator/MarvelComics. It's written by Martha Thomases and illustrated by Tony Salmons, with color art by Christie Scheele.

''Dakota North'' is a 1986 series by Creator/MarvelComics written by Martha Thomases with art by Tony Salmons.

Dakota North had a successful career as a fashion model. Despite her fame, she wanted something with more depth, more importance, and become a private investigator and opened her own agency. She has worked as an investigator for a number of heroes, including Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Daredevil.

* BadassNormal: Dakota doesn't have any powers, but she still runs in the same circles as ComicBook/LukeCage and ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}.
* BadassLongcoat: Dakota's modern look.
* BodyguardingABadass: Though technically Dakota is hired as Matt's wife Milla's bodyguard, to keep up appearances she serves as Matt's bodyguard for a time.
* BodyguardCrush: Dakota and Matt Murdock end up sleeping together.

** DivergentCharacterEvolution: Established herself as her own unique character in later appearances by subsequent writers.

* TheMistress: Unintentionally becomes this after she starts sleeping with Matt while he and Milla are going through a rough patch. She considers her actions a {{betrayal|ByInaction}} of both Milla and Matt, and has Matt fire her.
* PrivateDetective: And is quite good at her job. When Comicbook/JessicaJones is busy or out of commission, she'll always recommend her clients to Dakota.
* UnequalPairing: During her and Matt's affair, she is working for him. Subverted in that [[GoodBadGirl she wants it.]] Doubly subverted when it dawns on her she's a home wrecker, and she wants out.