Board Thread:Episodic and Issue Discussion/@comment-47881-20130105162021/@comment-1038387-20130109205434

Thailog wrote: Maybe he could and then make some pun about Red Volcano's name when he fights him. Or maybe just "Vulcan", as they also dropped the Black for Vykin (even thought I'm aware they dropped every New Gods' first names). And honestly, calling a black character "Black Something" is incredibly racist. You don't see any White Lighting or White Manta. So why the distinction? Black Canary is the only one I know that breaks the pattern.

Actually, it's "Vykin the Black". Also, to show off:
 * Black Adam
 * Black Alice
 * Black Beetle
 * Black Bison
 * Black Condor
 * Black Hand
 * Black Mask
 * Black Orchid
 * Black Spider (actually, the third one is black)

Side notes:
 * Supervolt... and Whitefish.
 * Actually, Black Manta was not revealed to be actually black until 11 years after his first appearance.