Hawkman

Hawkman is a DC Comics superhero. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, the original Hawkman first appeared in Flash Comics more...

Several incarnations of Hawkman have appeared in DC Comics, all of them characterized by large, artificial wings, attached to a harness made from a special metal that allows flight and his use of archaic weaponry. Most incarnations of Hawkman work closely with a partner/romantic interest named Hawkgirl or Hawkwoman.

The Golden Age Hawkman was Carter Hall, an archeologist who was the reincarnation of an ancient Egyptian prince. He and Hawkgirl used the same tools displayed in his museum to fight crime.

Like most Golden Age heroes, Hawkman’s adventures were discontinued after World War II. In the Silver Age, DC introduced new versions of several characters. The new Hawkman and Hawkgirl were police officers from the planet Thanagar who stayed on Earth to help human police forces, and the Justice League, deal with supervillains.

Since DC’s continuity was rewritten in the 1986 series Crisis on Infinite Earths, Hawkman’s history has become muddled with several new versions of the character appearing throughout the years, some of which were associated with ancient Egypt and some with Thanagar. These versions of the character have starred in several, short-lived series.

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