Hawkman

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Hawkman
Information
Real name:	Katar Hol (not mentioned in series)
Species:	Thanagarian-Human hybrid not mentioned in series
Home Planet:	Thanagar (not mentioned in series)
Relatives:	Shayera Hol (wife) not mentioned in series
Base:	Midway City Hall of Justice
Affiliations:	SuperFriends
Abilities:	flight
Weaponry:	mace
Voiced by:	Jack Angel

Hawkman is a superhero, who has sworn to protect the Earth from evil.

Contents 1 SuperFriends Team Member 2 Background Information 3 Powers 4 Weaknesses 5 Equipment 6 Vehicle 7 Episode Appearances 8 Notes 9 External Links 10 Appearances in Other Media 11 References

[edit] Background Information

Katar Hol was from the planet of Thanagar. His father was Paran Katar, renowned ornithologist and inventor. Among Paran Katar's various creations are the antigravity Nth Metal and their wings. Katar soon became one of the most skilled of the Hawk-Police and wife to Shayera Hol. After ten years of marriage, the pair were sent to Earth in 1959 to capture the shape-shifting Thanagarian criminal Byth. Following this mission, they elected to remain on Earth to work with authorities in Midway City in the United States to learn human police methods. The two adopted covers as a pair of museum curators, Katar and Shayera Hol. He joined the Justice League of America in the early 1960s.^[1]

[edit] Powers

• None
• In the Comics, Hawkman uses a wide variety of medieval weaponry.

[edit] Weaknesses

Mortality

[edit] Equipment

• Artificial Wings which give him the ability to fly.
• Laser Bow

[edit] Vehicle

• Hawkman's Personal Space Vehicle

[edit] Episode Appearances

Season 2 (1977): Space Emergency Time Rescue Season 3 (1978): Invasion of the Fearians The World's Deadliest Game Monolith of Evil Secret Origins of the SuperFriends - cameo Swamp of the Living Dead Fairy Tale of Doom 1980 Shorts: The Incredible Crude Oil Monster Revenge of Bizarro 1983 Shorts: An Unexpected Treasure Season 6 (1985): The Seeds of Doom - one speaking line The Case of the Stolen Super Powers - cameo The Death of Superman - brief appearance

[edit] Notes

• The legendary Gardner Fox teamed up with artist Dennis Neville to create Hawkman / Carter Hall in 1940.^[2]
• In 1961, Gardner Fox and Joe Kubert, re-created Hawkman as Katar Hol. This Silver Age Hawkman first appeared in The Brave and the Bold vol.1, # 34^[3] (Feb-Mar 1961).
• In 1967, he made his television debut in the Filmation series The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (1967-1968). He has a pet bird named Screel.
• He appeared again a few years later in 1977 as part of the regular line-up for Hanna Barbera’s Super Friends series (1973-1985)

• In the comics, Hawkgirl is Hawkman's wife, this is never actually stated to be the case on the show, but it is implied somewhat. It is at least evident that they are partners in the way that Batman and Robin are.

• The Golden Age Hawkman was Carter Hall, an archeologist who was the reincarnation of an ancient Egyptian prince, Khufu. He and Hawkgirl used the same tools displayed in his museum to fight crime.
• 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.
• In the 1985 series Crisis on Infinite Earths, Hawkman’s history became muddled with several new versions of the character appearing throughout the years, some associated with ancient Egypt and some with Thanagar. These versions of the character have starred in several series of various durations.

[edit] External Links

• The Hawkman disambiguation page at the DC Database.
• Hawkman at Wikipedia
• Hawkman at Don Markstein’s Toonopedia Website
• Hawkman at the Comic Vine
• The Hawkman FAQ

[edit] Appearances in Other Media

Hawkman Hawkman is the alter ego of Carter Hall, a modern hero modeled after an ancient Thanagarian. Carter Hall was originally Joseph Gardner, an archaeologist who, whilst a dig in Egypt, came upon an ancient Thanagarian tomb. There, he found an Asbsorbacron, which gave him recollections of the life of Katar Hol, a Thanagarian law officer who lived ca. 1600 B.C.. Gardner was convinced that he was the reincarnation of Katar Hol and Shayera Hol was the reincarnation of Katar Hol's wife, Chay-Ara Hol. In the three years that followed his discovery, Joseph Gardner had his name legally changed to Carter Hall, and set off to stalk Shayera. This incarnation appeared on the Justice League Unlimited animated series produced for the Cartoon Network from 2004-2006. - For more on this Hawkman see article at DCAU Wiki

[edit] References

1. ↑ The Background Information is from Earth-One continuity
2. ↑ Go to DC Database on the first appearance of Hawkman in Flash Comics Vol. 1, #1
3. ↑ Go to DC Database for more on The Brave and the Bold vol.1, # 34