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71-476: Although iterations of Hawkman appeared throughout the character's publication history, they are commonly characterized as hawk-themed warriors with a preference for archaic weaponry, large wings with a harness attached to it, and possessing Nth metal, which is a special metal with gravity-negating effects. Most iterations are also connected as being involved in a cycle of reincarnations, characterized as sometimes having reoccurring elements within their lifetimes. Among

142-444: A Thanagarian police officer Katar Hol from the planet Thanagar. Both iterations of the character, at times, interchangeably used the names of one another. The 2019 Hawkman series reconciles the character's histories, retroactively revealing his incarnation as Ktar Deathbringer, an alien murderer cursed to atone for his crimes by saving as many people as he helped slaughter under the service of an alien god. The series reveals that

213-408: A force which used the hawk as their symbol, and also had a winged, gravity-defying harness. Together they fought crime on Earth and corruption on Thanagar for some time, eventually falling in love and deciding to remain on Earth and build a life there rather than return to their homeworld. Then came the events of Zero Hour where Katar was merged with Carter and Shiera Hall in a new Hawkman version, who

284-532: A hidden kingdom of sentient birds led by the old One-Eye, who taught him their language and later sacrificed himself to save Hawkman's life. Among the leading birds was a hawk named Big Red who became a companion and even helped the Golden Age Hawkman solve crimes. The Silver Age Hawkman also had enhanced senses comparable to a hawk's. He, and sometimes the Golden Age Hawkman as well, was also able to converse with birds, though not command them in

355-477: A man who—along with Shiera—had been reincarnated dozens of times since his life in ancient Egypt, and whose powers were derived from Thanagarian Nth metal, which had been retroactively renamed from "ninth metal". The Katar Hol of the Hawkworld series had also come to Earth during the 1990s, as previously established. The 1980s Hawkman Fel Andar returned to Thanagar. The Hawkgod was later revealed to be an avatar of

426-635: A new creative team of Walt Simonson and Howard Chaykin . This series was cancelled with issue #66 in July 2007. Hawkman was a major character in the Rann–Thanagar War miniseries, which stemmed from events in Countdown to Infinite Crisis . During this time his continuity was further changed (see Carter Hall section below). The character then received a new series spinning out of Dark Nights: Metal , helmed by Robert Venditti and Bryan Hitch . In

497-511: A pair of museum curators, Carter and Shiera Hall, and acted publicly as the second Hawkman and the second Hawkgirl (later Hawkwoman). Although initially depicted as surviving the Crisis on Infinite Earths intact, Katar Hol was rebooted just a few years afterwards in a prestige-format miniseries named Hawkworld , by Timothy Truman . A regular ongoing series of the same name followed, with writer John Ostrander joining Truman. Katar Hol,

568-424: A panel of industry professionals. The inaugural recipient was science-fiction and fantasy Grand Master Ray Bradbury . Additional awards, presented by Schwartz each year, included Forrest J. Ackerman , Yoshitaka Amano , Alice Cooper , Will Eisner , Harlan Ellison, Neil Gaiman , Carmine Infantino , Anne McCaffrey , Peter David , Jim Steranko , and Micky Dolenz . In addition to his induction into both of

639-514: A previous marriage) died from the same illness. Schwartz died at the age of 88, after being hospitalized for pneumonia . He was survived by his son-in-law, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He remained a " goodwill ambassador " for DC Comics and an Editor Emeritus up until his death. In 1998, Dragon*Con chairman Ed Kramer established the Julie Award, bestowed for universal achievement spanning multiple genres and selected each year by

710-482: A romantic relationship. Carter Hall and Shiera Saunders had a son together, named Hector Hall, who grew up to also have a superheroic identity as Silver Scarab and later adopted the mantle of Dr. Fate . Hector Hall was a member of the superhero groups Infinity Inc. and the JSA, where he served alongside his father. Katar Hol is an honored police officer on his homeworld of Thanagar. Along with his wife Shayera, they use

781-476: A young police officer on the planet Thanagar, rebels against the oppressive system of his planet and is sent into exile. He later escapes and uncovers a renegade police captain Byth . As a result, he is reinstated into the force, given a new partner, Shayera Thal, and sent on a mission on Earth, where he is the third Hawkman. In DC's The New 52 universe, Hawkman is Katar Hol but uses the name Carter Hall. Late in

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852-405: Is in their costume's belt, boots, and wings. Its abilities are controlled mentally. Their wings allow them to control their flight, though they can be "flapped" through use of shoulder motions. In most comic books, Hawkman is known to have slightly enhanced physical strength . The Golden Age Hawkman was also granted the ability to breathe underwater by the sea god Poseidon . He also discovered

923-474: Is the illegitimate daughter of Shayera Thal I and Andar Pul, Thanagar's Administrator of Protection and close friend of Shayera I's father Thal Provis. Andar Pul had seduced the then 13-year-old Shayera I and her pregnancy became a political scandal that threatened to put her father's political activities to a hold. As a result, Shayera II was abandoned in Downside by her mother shortly after her birth. When she

994-599: The DC Extended Universe . Hawkman first appeared in Flash Comics #1 (1940), and was a featured character in that title throughout the 1940s. This Hawkman was Carter Hall , a reincarnation of the ancient Egyptian prince Khufu. Hall discovered that the mysterious "ninth metal" (later changed simply to "Nth metal") could negate the effects of gravity and allow him to fly. He donned a costume with large wings to allow him to control his flight and became

1065-596: The JSA series that the Nth metal greatly aids in healing, closing wounds almost instantaneously . One example is in the JLA story "Crisis of Conscience", in issues 115–118, when Carter's arm is nearly severed during one part of the issue, but the wound has obviously closed and functionality returned by the end of the issue. The Atom has commented that Hawkman laughs at anything less than third-degree burns . The Nth metal also regulates

1136-428: The body temperature of the wearer, preventing the need for heavy protective clothing while in high altitudes . It also has the property of radiating heat, which can be controlled to warm the wearer in colder climates. The series and character have won several awards over the years, including: Hawkman was ranked as the 118th-greatest comic book character of all time by Wizard magazine. IGN also ranked Hawkman as

1207-626: The "Hawkman" name went unused for several more years. Originally the Teen Titans member called Golden Eagle , Charley Parker was presumed deceased after an attack by the Wildebeest Society during the event known as Titans Hunt . He was later revealed to be alive in the fourth volume of Hawkman and went on to assist the Carter Hall Hawkman for some time. When Carter Hall seemingly perished, Charley Parker took on

1278-512: The 1960s and 1970s during which the two heroes often met. The Silver Age Hawkman had his own series for a few years in the '60s, but with declining sales it ended at issue #27 and was then merged with that of the Atom . Atom and Hawkman lasted only another year or so before cancellation. In the late 1970s in Showcase and World's Finest Comics , Thanagar went to war with the planet Rann ,

1349-553: The 1980s, Thanagarian spy Fel Andar —who had been living on Earth for some time already—fell in love with an Earth woman, Sharon Parker, and they had a son named Charley. Andar was ordered by the Thanagarian government to infiltrate the Justice League and Parker's memories were altered so that she believed she was Hawkwoman and believed that her son was "Carter Hall Jr." instead of Andar's son. Charley Andar later took up

1420-554: The 1990s, and that Nth metal originally came from Thanagar. The Halls, and not the Hols, joined the original incarnation of the JLA. Another Hawkman—Fel Andar, a Thanagarian agent—had been the one who joined the Justice League during the 1980s, pretending to be a hero but secretly spying on the League for his Thanagarian masters. The Zero Hour miniseries muddied the waters further by merging

1491-432: The 56th-greatest comic book hero of all time, stating that the best part of Hawkman is his incredibly short fuse. IGN also described him as a complete and total badass. Hawkwoman Hawkwoman is the name of several superheroines all owned by DC Comics and existing in that company's DC Universe . They are partners, and sometimes spouses or lovers, of the various versions of Hawkman , and share many features with

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1562-728: The Batman with a series of stories reestablishing the character's dark, brooding nature. Schwartz edited Detective Comics until issue #481 (Dec. 1978/Jan. 1979) and Batman until issue #309 (March 1979). From 1971 to 1986 Schwartz was the editor of the Superman titles, helping to modernize the settings of the books and move them away from "gimmick" stories to stories with more of a character-driven nature. This included an attempt to scale back Superman's powers while removing kryptonite as an overused plot device. This proved short-lived, with Schwartz bowing to pressure to restore both elements in

1633-650: The Bold #34 (February–March 1961); and the Atom in Showcase #34 (Sept-Oct. 1961). A character Schwartz created himself, Adam Strange , debuted in Showcase #17 (Nov–Dec. 1958), and was unusual in that he used his wits and scientific knowledge, rather than superpowers, to solve problems. Schwartz first thought the concept of the Justice League of America as an updating of the Justice Society and

1704-466: The DC Universe and joined the latest incarnation of the Justice League. DC decided to reboot Hawkman, in a limited series (which later led to an ongoing series) titled Hawkworld originally by Tim Truman , and later John Ostrander . In this series, Thanagar was a stratified society which conquered other worlds to enrich itself. Katar Hol was the son of a prominent official who rebelled against

1775-623: The Hawk aspect of the Red (from which Animal Man receives his powers) and only believed that he was Hawkman. During the Identity Crisis miniseries, it was established that Hawkman (Carter Hall) had encouraged the mindwipe of Doctor Light and had actually been the one to initially suggest the idea. His role in the mindwipe was the basis for his enmity with Green Arrow , who felt that interfering with an individual's right to self-determination

1846-814: The JSA's run in All Star Comics in 1951. He was the only member of the JSA to appear in every adventure during the Golden Age of Comic Books . He romanced his reincarnated bride, Shiera Saunders, who became the crimefighter Hawkgirl . His first three adventures were drawn by creator Dennis Neville (who modeled Hawkman's costume on the hawkmen characters in the Flash Gordon comic strip by Alex Raymond ), then by Sheldon Moldoff , and later by Joe Kubert , who slightly redesigned his mask in Flash Comics # 85 (Jul 1947) and then, one year later, replaced

1917-585: The Rimbor Tribunal to reverse their verdict. Julius Schwartz Julius " Julie " Schwartz ( / ʃ w ɔːr t s / SHWORTS ; June 19, 1915 – February 8, 2004) was an American comic book editor , and a science fiction agent . He was born in The Bronx , New York. He is best known as a longtime editor at DC Comics , where at various times he was primary editor over the company's flagship superheroes , Superman and Batman . He

1988-791: The Shayera Hol and Shayera Thal incarnations of Hawkwoman appears in Young Justice , voiced by Zehra Fazal . This version is a member of the Justice League along with her husband Hawkman and primarily makes minor recurring appearances. During the second season, she and the Justice League fall under the Light 's control and are forced to attack the planet Rimbor. The Leaguers are later forced to return to Rimbor to stand trial. They are eventually found guilty, but Superboy , Miss Martian , and Adam Strange present new evidence and force

2059-531: The adopted home of Adam Strange . This led to Hawkman and Hawkwoman severing ties with their homeworld, and later fighting The Shadow War of Hawkman (written by Tony Isabella ) as the Thanagarians tried secretly to conquer the Earth. The landmark 1985 series Crisis on Infinite Earths resulted in a massive revision of much of DC continuity and led to many characters being substantially rewritten. Hawkman

2130-478: The anti-gravity belts and their wings to fly and fight criminals. These were the tools of an elite police unit tasked to track and apprehend the most dangerous criminals. The pair were sent to Earth in 1961 to capture the shape-shifting criminal Byth . Following this mission, they elected to remain on Earth to work with authorities in the United States and learn human police methods. The two adopted covers as

2201-580: The character Hawkgirl . The first version appeared in The Brave and the Bold #34 (February/March 1961). Years before the events told in the Invasion story arc, Fel Andar , a Thanagarian spy , was sent to Earth to infiltrate among humans. Eventually he met and married an Earth woman, Sharon Parker , who would soon give birth to Charley Parker, later known as the Golden Eagle . When Charley

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2272-434: The comic-book industry's halls of fame, Schwartz received a great deal of other recognition over the course of his career, including: Schwartz has appeared as himself in a number of comics: Nick Cardy on the popular but apocryphal anecdote , told by Schwartz, about Carmine Infantino firing Cardy over not following a cover layout, only to rehire him moments later when Schwartz praised the errant cover art: [A]t one of

2343-628: The company's first attempt at reviving superheroes: an updated version of the Flash that would appear in Showcase #4 (October 1956). The eventual success of the new, science-fiction oriented Flash heralded the wholesale return of superheroes and the beginning of what fans and historians call the Silver Age of Comic Books . Schwartz also worked with writers John Broome and Gardner Fox and revived other superheroes such as Green Lantern in Showcase #22 (October 1959); Hawkman in The Brave and

2414-474: The complex post-Crisis continuity problems with the character. In the Wizard JLA Special , Morrison made an appeal to the fanbase, "It's a good name and it seems a shame to let it go to waste. We're hoping that fans will figure 'For God's sake, let's just call him Hawkman and get him in the Justice League as Hawkman,' and the editors will relent. We're hoping to start a campaign." DC held firm, and

2485-485: The conventions ... I said, "You know, Carmine, Julie Schwartz wrote something in [his autobiography] that I don't remember at all and it doesn't sound like you at all." And I told him the incident ... and he said, "That's crazy. You know I always loved your work. Gee, you were one of the best artists in the business. The guy's crazy." So I said, "Okay, come on." We went over to Julie Schwartz's table and we told him what our problem was. And Carmine and I said, "We don't remember

2556-464: The crimefighter, Hawkman. He also had a companion hawk named Big Red that assisted him in fighting crime. An archaeologist by profession, Hall used ancient weapons from the museum that he curated. Hawkman was a charter member of the Justice Society of America , beginning with All Star Comics #3 (Winter 1940). In issue #8 he became the JSA's chairman, a position he held until the end of

2627-425: The curse reincarnates the character across time and space, occasionally allowing multiple incarnations to coexist. The character has been adapted into other media numerous times, with significant appearances in the animated Justice League Unlimited cartoon, which featured Hawkgirl as a main character, as well as several DC Universe Original Animated Movies . In live action, the character first appeared onscreen in

2698-465: The days of ancient Egypt , Prince Khufu is engaged in a feud with his rival, the Egyptian priest Hath-Set . The priest eventually captures both Khufu and his consort Chay-Ara, and kills them using a cursed dagger of Nth metal. Millennia later, in 1940, Khufu is reincarnated as American archaeologist Carter Hall , Chay-Ara as Shiera Saunders, and Hath-Set as scientist Anton Hastor. After touching

2769-403: The destruction of her birth world. Despite this, she reluctantly served alongside him as a comrade-in-arms during the war. Shayera was betrayed and murdered by Tamaranean Queen Komand'r . Her body was sent on a trajectory into Thanagar's sun, Polaris , the heroes' resting place in Thanagarian tradition. Following DC's 2011 relaunch , Shayera Thal is revealed as the princess of Thanagar and

2840-464: The different Hawkmen into a "Hawkgod", who was the focus character in the third volume of the monthly Hawkman series. This version of Hawkman also had a small role in the alternate-future series Kingdom Come . After the end of this series, Hawkman's continuity was considered by DC to be too complicated, and he was absent from comics for several years. In the late 1990s, the JSA series untangled Hawkman's continuity, establishing him as Carter Hall,

2911-521: The first science fiction fanzines . Schwartz and Weisinger also founded the Solar Sales Service literary agency (1934–1944) where Schwartz represented such writers as Alfred Bester , Stanley G. Weinbaum , Robert Bloch , Ray Bradbury , and H. P. Lovecraft , including some of Bradbury's first published work and Lovecraft's last. Schwartz helped organize the first World Science Fiction Convention in 1939. In 1944, while looking for work, he

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2982-425: The former lover of Katar Hol. Initially, she is depicted as a villain, after erroneously believing her lover Katar Hol has killed her brother, Emperor Corsar, vowing vengeance upon him. But after it is discovered that Corsar survived and was manipulating the situation Shayera betrays him and saves Katar's life, seemingly sacrificing her own for it, although, it is later revealed that she survived. A hybridization of

3053-706: The idea was then developed by Gardner Fox and artist Mike Sekowsky . The new team debuted in The Brave and the Bold #28 (February/March 1960), and received its own title in October 1960. It became one of the most successful series of the Silver Age. Schwartz oversaw the introduction of the Elongated Man in The Flash #112 (May 1960) by writer John Broome and artist Carmine Infantino. In 1964, Schwartz

3124-522: The mantle and became the fourth Hawkman, and revealed himself as the son of Carter Hall. In fact, he was actually the son of Fel Andar, and had been responsible for Carter's troubles and his apparent demise. Carter Hall eventually defeated the Golden Eagle, their vendetta was later dropped, and Carter Hall reclaimed his mantle. All incarnations of Hawkman used the fictional "ninth metal" or "Nth metal" to defy gravity and allow them to fly . The metal

3195-510: The memories of having lived through many past lives , he is more proficient in their use than with contemporary weapons. In Katar Hol's case, it was too dangerous to use Thanagarian weaponry since there was too great a chance they could be lost or captured and then used or duplicated on Earth. There is, however, one significantly unique weapon Carter employs occasionally: the Claw of Horus. Constructed of Nth metal by Prince Khufu in ancient Egypt , it

3266-476: The name Hawkman to honor his "father" whom he believed to be Carter Hall. When Parker's old memories surface, she exposed Andar's infiltration plot; Andar murdered her and fled to Thanagar. Andar later returned to Earth to help his son become the hero known as Golden Eagle , and saved his life once before being recaptured and returned to Thanagar. When Grant Morrison revived the JLA comic book in 1997, they expanded

3337-496: The names Carter and Shiera Hall and became curators of a museum in Midway City. This Hawkman became a member of the Justice League of America in issue #31, where he often verbally sparred with the iconoclastic liberal hero Green Arrow . In the 1960s, it was revealed that the original Hawkman lived on the parallel world of Earth-Two , and that Katar Hol lived on Earth-One . The JLA and JSA had an annual meeting throughout

3408-401: The reoccurring includes a romantic connection to reincarnated Hawkwoman or Hawkgirl and an affiliation with superhero teams such as the Justice Society of America and Justice League , often serving as the team leader in the former. The character is often depicted as either the human archaeologist Carter Hall , the modern-day reincarnation of an ancient Egyptian prince named Khufu, or as

3479-418: The roster to include over a dozen heroes. With frequent collaborator Mark Millar , they intended to create a new Hawkman with no links to the old characters. This new Hawkman, an Earth-bound angel of the "Eagle host" named Zauriel , was to be introduced into the JLA with issue #6 (June 1997). Morrison was denied permission to use the name "Hawkman" by DC editorial, which still considered it "radioactive", due to

3550-451: The same Nth Metal dagger used to kill Khufu, Carter regains the memories of his former life and realizes Hastor is the reincarnation of his ancient foe. When Hastor kidnaps Shiera, using a magic spell to draw her to his lair, Hall uses his newly-refound memories to craft a gravity-defying belt using Nth metal and a winged costume to become Hawkman. Carter successfully rescues Shiera, Anton is killed by electrocution, and Carter and Saunders begin

3621-508: The same names and powers. Following the success of the Flash and Green Lantern , the name "Hawkman" was revived in The Brave and the Bold # 34 (Feb–Mar 1961), this time as an alien police officer from the planet Thanagar, though his powers were largely the same. Created by Gardner Fox and Joe Kubert , this Hawkman named Katar Hol came to Earth with his wife Shayera in pursuit of a criminal, and decided to remain on Earth to study earth police methods as well as fight crime. They adopted

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3692-485: The same way that, say, Aquaman could command sea creatures. Hawkman also wore special contact lenses that allowed him to detect beams and radiation. The Silver Age Hawkman also possessed a Thanagarian police space ship and a variety of science fictional weapons. All versions of Hawkman prefer to use archaic weaponry —particularly maces , nets , spears , and shields —rather than modern or futuristic weapons. The current iteration prefers this in part because, having

3763-699: The script, sometimes rewriting extensively. Schwartz retired from DC in 1986 after 42 years at the company, but continued to be active in comics and science fiction fandom until shortly before his death. As a coda to his career as a comic book editor, Schwartz edited seven releases in the DC Graphic Novel line adapted from classic science fiction works by Harlan Ellison , Robert Silverberg , Bradbury, and others. In 2000 he published his autobiography , Man of Two Worlds: My Life in Science Fiction and Comics , co-authored with Brian Thomsen . He

3834-482: The show), pitched an initial concept for a female hero and Schwartz, Gardner Fox, and Carmine Infantino introduced Barbara Gordon as a new version of Batgirl in a story titled "The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl!" in Detective Comics #359 (January 1967). He helped writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Neal Adams come to prominence at DC Comics. The duo, under the direction of Schwartz, would revitalize

3905-479: The status quo. He and his partner Shayera were sent to Earth and remained there for some years until Hol was apparently killed. This created several continuity errors. Because the new Katar Hol had only just arrived on Earth, someone else had to have been Hawkman previously. In an attempt to resolve the problem it was established through retcons that the Golden Age Hawkman and Hawkgirl had continued to operate sporadically after their supposed retirement in 1951 through

3976-425: The titles. Schwartz oversaw the launch of DC Comics Presents in 1978 and edited it throughout its 97 issue run. As an editor, Schwartz was heavily involved in the writing of the stories published in his magazines. He worked out the plot with the writer in story conferences. The writer would then break down the plot into a panel-by-panel continuity, and write the dialogue and captions. Schwartz would in turn polish

4047-617: The two-part 1979 TV special Legends of the Superheroes by Bill Nuckols appearing alongside Adam West and Burt Ward as allies Batman and Robin. Hawkman was later portrayed by Michael Shanks in Smallville and by Falk Hentschel in The CW 's Arrowverse family of shows, with both versions favoring the ancient Egyptian version of the character. Hawkman made his cinematic debut portrayed by Aldis Hodge in 2022's Black Adam set in

4118-435: The winged-hawk-like mask with a much simpler yellow cowl in Flash Comics #98 (Aug 1948). Along with most other superheroes, Hawkman's Golden Age adventures came to an end when the industry turned away from the genre in the early 1950s. His last appearance was in All Star Comics #57 (1951). Later in the decade, DC Comics, under editor Julius Schwartz , decided to revive a number of heroes in new incarnations, but retaining

4189-403: Was a popular guest at comics and science fiction conventions , often attending 10–12 conventions a year. In 1952, Schwartz married Jean Ordwein who had been his secretary. She died in 1986 from emphysema . Schwartz's relationship with Jean had been particularly close, and he never remarried or dated following her death. Not many years later, Schwartz's stepdaughter Jeanne (Jean's daughter from

4260-463: Was beyond the moral right of any organization or government. Subsequently, Hawkman was reincarnated and given a new series in 2002 entitled Hawkman vol. 4, written initially by James Robinson and Geoff Johns , with art by Rags Morales . Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti took over writing duties during the third year of the series. In 2006, the series was retitled Hawkgirl with issue #50 and given

4331-576: Was delivered to the newly resurrected Carter Hall by the time-displaced Jay Garrick in JSA Book 3: "The Return of Hawkman". Later, in Superman-Batman Book 1: "Public Enemies", Hawkman used it to defeat Superman , using its Nth metal to channel the Earth's gravitational field. As he explained to Superman, "Essentially, I just hit you with the planet." All versions of Hawkman have shown enhanced levels of strength. The Golden Age Hawkman

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4402-478: Was encouraged by his client, Alfred Bester, who was writing " Green Lantern " at the time, to apply as an editor at All-American Publications , a subsidiary of DC Comics via editor-in-chief Sheldon Mayer, replacing Dorothy Roubicek . In 1956, after the formation of the Comics Code Authority , Schwartz worked along with writer Robert Kanigher and artists Carmine Infantino and Joe Kubert on

4473-679: Was four years old, Thanagar called Andar to active duty, so he joined the Justice League International claiming to be Carter and Shiera Hall's son Carter Hall, Jr. Andar never told the Thanagarian Empire about Charley, so he mindwiped Sharon, forcing her to take the identity of Hawkwoman Sharon Hall , wife of Carter Hall Jr. When Sharon learned about the masquerade she exposed the truth to J'onn J'onzz and Maxwell Lord . Confronted by both, Andar escaped back to Thanagar and Sharon perished. Shayera Thal II

4544-717: Was inducted into the comics industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1996 and the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1997. Born on June 19, 1915, to Romanian-Jewish parents Joseph and Bertha who emigrated from a small town outside Bucharest , Romania . Julius and his parents resided at 817 Cauldwell Avenue in the Bronx . He graduated at age seventeen from Theodore Roosevelt High School in The Bronx. In 1932, Schwartz co-published (with Mort Weisinger and Forrest J. Ackerman ) Time Traveller , one of

4615-616: Was made responsible for reviving the faded Batman titles. Under his editorial instructions, Broome and Infantino jettisoned the sillier aspects that had crept into the series such as Ace the Bathound and Bat-Mite and gave the character a "New Look" that premiered in Detective Comics #327 (May 1964). During the rise in popularity of the Batman comics thanks to the Batman TV Series , William Dozier (producer of

4686-628: Was resurrected. Shayera met them during her final battle against Byth when the three Hawks, aided by Animal Man , defeated the Thanagarian criminal for good. In the Rann-Thanagar War miniseries, Shayera Thal reappeared as a reinstated soldier of the Thanagarian Army, last seen fighting with the invasion force of Polara. She considered reborn Hawkman Carter Hall and Hawkgirl Kendra Saunders friends of Thanagar, but grew angry with their ally Adam Strange blaming Rannian science for

4757-718: Was said to have the strength of 12 men but later that idea was dropped. Where as the Golden Age Hawkman's strength appeared natural, it was later explained (with the Silver Age Hawkman) that the Nth metal enables its wielders to carry great weights. The recent incarnation has interpreted this as the Nth metal simply enhancing the strength of the user. Also, several JLA and JSA stories indicate that Thanagar has greater gravity than Earth, and that Thanagarians are naturally stronger than humans because they are adapted to it, similarly to how Atlanteans (e.g. Aquaman ) are adapted to deep sea pressures . It has also been explained in

4828-479: Was ten, she first met Wingman ensign Katar Hol during his first mission to the Thanagarian ghettos. Her mother was killed in a terrorist bombing. When Shayera lost her Downside guardian as a result of a police action she was sent to an orphanage in the High Towers. Here she was found and adopted by Thal Provis, whose grief over the loss of his own daughter, had led him to find and reclaim his granddaughter. She

4899-520: Was then possessed by a creature from the red known as the Hawk Avatar. Fundamentally changed, he swore off his relationship with Shayera, and she retired from superhero work to become a cop in Detroit. The "new" Hawkman adventured for a brief time before going insane and being banished into limbo . Shortly after that, Kendra Saunders became the new Hawkgirl , and Carter Hall, the original Hawkman,

4970-445: Was to suffer some of the greatest confusion as successive writers sought to explain his various appearances. In the revised timeline there was a single Earth which had witnessed the JSA in the 1940s and the JLA decades later. Successive revisions sought to establish exactly who had been Hawkman and Hawkwoman at different stages. For the first few years the pre-Crisis incarnations were still used, during which time they were prominent across

5041-432: Was unaware Provis was really her grandfather until much later. As a young woman, Shayera became a Wingmen and eventually meets Katar Hol again. She helped him stop Byth's drug smuggling. In the early 1990s, Thanagarian policemen partners Katar Hol and Shayera Thal arrived on Earth (following an attempted Thanagarian invasion of Earth) with the mission to capture the Thanagarian shapeshifting criminal Byth. They were part of

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