Shiera Sanders-Hall is a superheroine , the first Hawkgirl appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . Shiera Sanders Hall was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville , and first appeared in Flash Comics #1 (January 1940) as a romantic interest of Hawkman (Carter Hall) . Then later as one of DC's earliest super-heroines, she has appeared in many of the company's flagship team-up titles including the Justice Society of America .
58-472: Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville , Shiera Sanders first appeared in Flash Comics #1 (January 1940), in the same 12-page story in which Fox and Neville introduced Hawkman . Archaeologist Carter Hall has a dream that he is an ancient Egyptian prince, Khufu, who has a lover, named Shiera in the original story, or Princess Chay-Ara in modern retellings. The next day, Carter meets
116-526: A bubble construct alongside Shazam. Before any of them can be taken to Oa , Sinestro arrives, killing Ch'p . Shiera is freed and recovers her mace before engaging Tomar-Re and Procanon Kaa in a battle until the arrival of the Sinestro Corps . Hawkgirl flies above the captured Green Lanterns, silently observing as they remove their rings in surrender and she witnesses the Sinestro Corps depart
174-516: A different team, the 5-issue title shortly ran from January 2022 to May 2022 Some pivotal members are Superman of Earth 23 , Flashpoint Batman , Mary Marvel of Earth 5, Captain Carrot of Earth 26, among others, including their own Flash, Green Lantern and Wonder Woman, plus a new character by the name of Doctor Multiverse. With the end of Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths , the Justice League
232-732: A few of them in the process. Editor Julius Schwartz asked writer Gardner Fox to reintroduce the Justice Society of America. Schwartz decided to rename it the "Justice League of America" because he felt "League" would appeal better to young readers, evoking sports organizations such as the National League . The Justice League of America debuted in The Brave and the Bold #28 (March 1960), and after two further appearances in that title, got its own series, which quickly became one of
290-674: A founding member of the team. In 2011, DC Comics also released a spin-off title called Justice League Dark , which is an ensemble team of prominent magic users of the DC Universe, such as John Constantine , Zatanna , Madame Xanadu , and Swamp Thing . In the New Justice era, the fourth volume of the Justice League begins its run, and continues into the following Infinite Frontier era. A connected new title Justice League: No Justice emerged and ran for 4 issues, taking place shortly after Dark Nights: Metal . Furthering focus on
348-741: A kryptonite mace; he fails and is killed in a fist fight against Superman. Hawkgirl appears as Shiera Hall in the continuation series to DC Comics Bombshells , Bombshells: United set in the United States in 1943. Shiera is shown in Zambesi alongside her lover, Vixen. Hawkgirl is later featured fighting against the Apokolips invasion on Earth. Shiera Sanders Hall / Hawkgirl appears as a playable character in Injustice: Gods Among Us , voiced by Jennifer Hale . This version
406-796: A lot of resources must be spent in sorting out the legal issues and corporate politics of the two companies, and due to licensing issues, they cannot create spin-off merchandise and media, which all reduce the profitability of such projects. The last crossover between DC Comics and Marvel Comics was JLA/Avengers , which they jointly published in 2003. Now that Marvel Comics and DC Comics are part of major multimedia corporations (Disney and Warner Brothers, respectively), those aforementioned hurdles are even more complicated, which makes another project like JLA/Avengers much less likely. In 2017, Dan Didio remarked that DC Comics and Marvel are very competitive toward each other and only did crossovers when their sales were low. However, DC Comics did go on to feature
464-576: A new Justice League series Justice League Unlimited will debut, written by Mark Waid and illustrated by Dan Mora. Headquartered in a new Watchtower, this team will comprise Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Atom (Ryan Choi), Black Lightning, Captain Atom, Star Sapphire, and many others. The Justice League has on a few occasions appeared in crossover stories with superhero characters from rival publishers such as Marvel Comics and Dark Horse Comics . In general, such inter-company crossovers are rare because
522-794: A satellite. In the Super Friends cartoons which ran from 1973 to 1985, they operated out of the Hall of Justice located in Washington, D.C. During the brief "Justice League Detroit" era, they were headquartered in a repurposed bomb shelter in Detroit. In the JLA comic book which ran from 1997 to 2006, their headquarters was on the Moon and called "the Watchtower". The centerpiece of the headquarters
580-539: A team to tackle especially formidable villains. This is in contrast to certain other superhero teams such as the X-Men , whose characters were created specifically to be part of the team, with the team being central to their identity. The cast of the Justice League usually features a few highly popular characters who have their own solo books, such as Superman , Batman , and Wonder Woman , alongside several lesser-known characters who benefit from exposure. The Justice League
638-629: A title run during the Infinite Frontier era, the team from Justice League Dark would continue to appear as a backup feature in the mainline Justice League series during the Dark Crisis story arc, from issue #59 in May 2021 to issue #71 in March 2022, with guest appearances throughout issues #72 to 74. Also sharing a tie to Dark Crises is Justice League Incarnate . Consisting of
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#1732782591446696-637: A woman named Shiera, who looks exactly like the woman in his dream. Carter dons the identity of Hawkman and Shiera becomes Carter's girlfriend. Shiera first appears as Hawkgirl in All Star Comics #5 (July 1941), in a costume created by Sheldon Moldoff , based on Neville's Hawkman costume. During Hawkman's solo segment of the Justice Society of America story, Shiera dons a spare set of Nth metal wings developed by Hawkman, and masquerades as Hawkman to trick some criminals. Shiera continues to wear
754-550: Is a conference table around which the Justice League discusses menaces to deal with. The satellite and Moon base headquarters are equipped with teleporters for those members who cannot fly to it. The Legion of Doom was created for the Challenge of the Superfriends animated TV series as a villainous counterpart to the Justice League. In that original incarnation, it consisted of established villains associated with each of
812-615: Is a group of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . The team first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #28 (March 1960). Writer Gardner Fox conceived the team as a revival of the Justice Society of America , a similar team from DC Comics from the 1940s which had been pulled out of print due to a decline in sales. The Justice League is an all-star ensemble cast of established superhero characters from DC Comics' portfolio. Diegetically, these superheroes usually operate independently but occasionally assemble as
870-817: Is a member of the Justice League . Additionally, an alternate reality variant who supports High Councilor Superman's Regime appears as well. The Injustice incarnation of Shiera Sanders Hall / Hawkgirl appears in the Injustice: Gods Among Us prequel comic. Gardner Fox Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.150 via cp1114 cp1114, Varnish XID 929610933 Upstream caches: cp1114 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:29:51 GMT Justice League The Justice League , or Justice League of America ( JLA ),
928-504: Is an independent group, although it usually accepts some constraints from the U.S. government or the United Nations so as to receive their sanction. Particularly in the early decades of publication, DC Comics was keen for its superheroes to be perceived as law-abiding because children were the main audience. The cast is rarely more than a dozen people in size so as to give a reasonable and equal time for each character. While sometimes
986-620: Is an interactive dark ride at seven Six Flags parks across the United States and Mexico. In the ride, Lex Luthor and the Joker have captured Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and Flash, and it is up to the combined forces of the remaining members of the Justice League and the Justice League Reserve Team to save them from their capture at LexCorp. Guests board motion-enhanced and stun blaster-equipped vehicles designed by A.R.G.U.S. as they ride through Metropolis and join
1044-547: Is the reincarnation of the Egyptian princess Chay-Ara and the partner of Carter Hall , the Golden Age Hawkman. Centuries ago, Chay-Ara and her lover Prince Khufu were killed by Hath-Set with a knife forged from Nth metal. The properties of the metal and the strength of the duo's love created a bond between them, causing them to be reborn multiple times throughout the centuries. Some of her incarnations are: In
1102-646: The All-Star Squadron , a retroactive team of Golden Age heroes active in the 1940s. Following the events of DC's miniseries, Crisis on Infinite Earths , the histories of Earth-One, Two, Four, S, and X were merged into one single Earth with a consistent past, present, and future. As a result, both the Golden Age and the Silver Age versions of Hawkman and Hawkgirl live on the same Earth. Shortly after Crisis on Infinite Earths , DC decided that having
1160-478: The All-Star Squadron , and while Hawkman was a member of the Justice Society of America , Hawkgirl was not, only assisting the group on occasion. Following the events of DC's miniseries, Crisis on Infinite Earths , Shiera Hall joined the JSA. Eventually, Carter and Shiera married and had one son, Hector Hall , the previous Doctor Fate . Through retcon, Carter and Shiera also joined the Justice League of America in
1218-714: The DC Universe , which had been absorbed from the portfolios of other publishers that DC Comics had purchased. These included Captain Atom and the Blue Beetle , which were created for Charlton Comics in the 1960s. In 1983, DC Comics purchased Charlton Comics and, a few years later, integrated the Blue Beetle and Captain Atom into the DC Universe. Captain Marvel , originally from the Fawcett Comics universe,
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#17327825914461276-603: The Flash , Green Lantern , the Martian Manhunter , and Wonder Woman . Fox also created a new, non-superhero character called Snapper Carr that was intended to represent DC's teenage readership and joined the League as an Honorary member in their debut story. While Superman and Batman were included in the Justice League's initial lineup, they were largely absent from the League's early stories, playing only minor roles as
1334-642: The Justice League going on hiatus as a team, the Titans step forward to become the DC universe's premier superhero team, with Nightwing being the leader. The Titans are now located in Blüdhaven with their new Titans Tower being rebuilt over an old prison, which was destroyed following a prison breakout, led by the villain Heartless. Following the end of "Absolute Power" and the start of DC's initiative DC All-In,
1392-559: The Bombshells with her lover, Vixen . As Hawkgirl, she uses a jetpack rather than fly with wings, though when Cheetah forces her to build weapons out of ancient technology, she designs one with wings as well as a powerful mace. Shiera grew up in an orphanage in Mexico. From a young age she had a passion for history and ancient cultures, as well as the magnificent structures that they built. She became an archaeologist and her work caught
1450-676: The DC Comics catalogue, and readers became engrossed not just in the individual characters but in their web of relationships across the broader setting, thereby building brand loyalty. Marvel Comics copied this idea by creating a number of superhero teams of its own, the closest analogue being the Avengers , so as to promote and develop the Marvel Universe . Some readers focused their attention on just one of these two comic book universes, as they were both large and did not overlap. Thus,
1508-672: The Earth on Sinestro's orders. During the lost seven months, Hawkgirl worked alongside fellow League members Superman and Shazam as well as Lanterns Hal, John and Sinestro in toppling more 'rogue nations' to continue establishing peace across the world. When Hawkman returns to Thanagar and does not find Hawkgirl he goes to Earth. There he tries to force Hawkgirl to leave Superman's Regime and return home, but, loyal to Superman, Shiera fights against Hawkman; after defeating him she asks him to leave or she will kill him. Not respecting her wish, Hawkman later returns to Earth and tries to kill Superman with
1566-519: The Justice League in crossovers with smaller companies such as Dark Horse Comics , such as a crossover with Black Hammer in 2019. The members of the Justice League are heroes who normally operate independently but who occasionally team up to tackle especially formidable villains. This is in contrast to teams such as the X-Men or the Fantastic Four , who normally operate as a team and for whom
1624-662: The Justice League's members; e.g., Lex Luthor for Superman, Joker for Batman, Gorilla Grodd for the Flash, and the Cheetah for Wonder Woman. The Legion of Doom, or some variant of it, has since appeared in other TV shows and comic books. Most of the characters that appear in DC Comics' books are set in the same fictional universe, known as the DC Universe . They occasionally make guest appearances in each other's solo books, and more regularly in team books such as Justice League . Such crossovers encouraged readers to buy other books in
1682-496: The Justice Society on the same Earth as all of the other superheroes was redundant and most of the team, including Golden Age Hawkman and Hawkgirl were given a sendoff in the Last Days of the Justice Society one-shot . The Justice Society were trapped in another dimension, Limbo , where they would battle for all of eternity to prevent Ragnarök from occurring on the Earth. Shiera was resurrected after Blackest Night . Shiera
1740-501: The League is shown to have a designated chairperson or leader, there is otherwise no hierarchy; they are a small band of equals who make major decisions, such as inducting new members, by vote. The Justice League operates out of a headquarters . In the 1960s, their headquarters was secretly in a hollowed-out mountain outside the fictional town of Happy Harbor in Rhode Island . In Justice League of America #78 (1970), they moved to
1798-615: The Wingmen of Thanagar, they sought to warn the humans upon the intentions of Thanagar who wished to conquer the Earth; due to their actions they were captured and murdered. The Green Lanterns survive and engage the three, with Hawkgirl fighting the Green Lanterns Isamot Kol and RRU-9-2, when she sees Superman suddenly go down, calling out his name. Shortly after, Hawkgirl is defeated, her Nth Metal mace taken by Green Lantern Tomar-Re , and her unconscious body trapped in
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1856-625: The aftermath is a following title called Justice League Odyssey that established its 25-issue run from 2018 to 2020. Continuing to deal with the concerns of the Source Wall being broken, Cyborg, Starfire , Green Lantern Jessica Cruz , and Azrael find themselves being lured by Darkseid into a newly inhabited area in outer space named the Ghost Sector. The title was created by Scott Snyder , Joshua Williamson, James Tynion IV and Francis Manapul . A second volume of Justice League Dark
1914-559: The bulk of Justice League fiction. In its inception, the Justice League was a revival of the Justice Society of America , created by editor Sheldon Mayer and writer Gardner Fox in 1940. After World War II, superheroes fell out of popularity, which led to the cancellation of many characters, including the Justice Society, which last appeared in All-Star Comics #57 (March 1951). A few years later, sales rose again, and DC Comics revived some of these retired characters, reinventing
1972-476: The company's best-selling titles. This led DC Comics to create a bunch of other superhero teams, such as the Teen Titans . Marvel Comics , a rival comic book publisher, noticed the Justice League's success and created the Avengers and the Fantastic Four . The initial Justice League lineup included seven of DC Comics' superheroes who were regularly published at that time: Superman , Batman , Aquaman ,
2030-403: The convoluted continuities of the classic characters by using lesser-known and new characters, thus giving the writers more flexibility to write character-driven stories; and to give the team a more youthful, hipper feel similar to that of the Teen Titans and the X-Men , which were selling better. The cast was multicultural: Gypsy was Romani , Vibe was Latino, Vixen was Black. However,
2088-617: The costume and wings in later stories, eventually adopting the identity of Hawkgirl. With the establishment of DC's multiverse system, the Golden Age Hawkgirl was said to have lived on Earth-Two and the Silver Age Hawkgirl on Earth-One . Although Golden Age Hawkman makes his first Silver Age appearance during the first JLA/JSA team-ups in 1963 and continues making appearances during the annual JLA/JSA team-ups, Golden Age Hawkgirl does not reappear until 1976, in
2146-407: The early 20th century, Chay-Ara was reborn as Shiera Sanders. She was kidnapped by Dr. Anton Hastor (reincarnation of Hath-Set), but subsequently rescued by Hawkman (her reborn lover Khufu). Shiera became the hero's frequent ally and love interest. Eventually, she was granted a costume of her own and a belt of gravity-defying Nth metal, and joined him at his side as Hawkgirl. The Hawks were members of
2204-656: The eye of Hans Garber. He informed her of the Zambesi Amulets and the power that they possessed. Intrigued, Shiera goes to Zambesi to try to discover the secret of the amulets. There she met Queen Mari of Zambesi and the two of them fell in love. Shiera stayed in Zambesi with Mari and became her personal mechanic, building gadgets to assist Mari against her enemies. Hawkgirl discovers her true Thanagarian origins while fighting against Baroness Paula von Gunther . After connecting herself with an ancient mechanic god it's revealed to Shiera that her parents were members of
2262-490: The first crossover story in which the Justice League meets and teams up with the Justice Society of America. In doing so, DC Comics brought back a number of legacy characters such as Doctor Fate and the Black Canary. The issue was a hit with readers and such crossovers became a recurring event. Justice League of America (vol. 1) was published from 1960 to 1987. From the Justice League's inception in 1960 up until 1984,
2320-508: The first four years, and they gave the book an epic feel by making the Justice League an allegory for a pantheon of gods, and in their stories they regularly fought villains who threatened the entire world or even the entire cosmos. The ongoing series began its monthly run in January 1997, and concluded in April 2006 after 126 issues. This series utilized a "back-to-basics" approach by shifting
2378-577: The focus back on the team's original and most famous seven members (or their successors): Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, the Flash ( Wally West ), Green Lantern ( Kyle Rayner ), and the Martian Manhunter. Additionally, the team received a new headquarters, the " Watchtower ", based on the Moon . JLA quickly became DC's best-selling title, a position it enjoyed on and off for several years. The Justice League books more or less continued
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2436-700: The formation of a new Justice League. The new team was dubbed the "Justice League," then "Justice League International" (JLI) and was given a mandate with less of an American focus. The Justice League International was recognized by the United Nations as a political entity and established "embassies" all over the world. The new series was character-driven and had a quirky, humorous tone which proved popular with readers. Numerous spin-off teams such as Justice League Europe , Extreme Justice , and Justice League Task Force were created. In 1996, these series were cancelled due to low sales. The Justice League International featured characters that had previously not been part of
2494-514: The late 1980s and early 1990s with books such as Justice League International , which deliberately featured a cast of lesser-known characters. The advantage of this was that lesser-known characters are not burdened by convoluted continuities, which gave writers more creative flexibility to write character-driven stories. This was done to emulate the model of Marvel Comics' X-Men comic books, whose stories were more character-driven and which favored more obscure or new characters. The Justice League
2552-618: The late 1980s, serving as liaisons between that group and the Justice Society. Shiera died when she was merged with Carter and Katar Hol to form a new Hawkman version, a "hawk god" creature, during the events of Zero Hour , but was revived during the events of Blackest Night by the White Lantern ring. In the DC Bombshells continuity set in World War II, Shiera is a technological genius and archaeologist who aids
2610-547: The pair were already starring together in DC's World's Finest Comics and Fox was worried the two more famous heroes would detract attention from their less popular teammates. As the series went on however, Superman and Batman became more and more present as readers increasingly demanded to see more of them in the League's stories. The team roster would quickly expand with the Green Arrow , the Atom and Hawkman being added to
2668-527: The revival of the All Star Comics monthly comic. During the publication gap between the cancellation of Hawkman at the end of the Golden Age and the reintroduction of Earth-Two Hawkman during the Silver Age, Golden Age Hawkman and Hawkgirl are married off-panel. Golden Age Hawkgirl made further appearances as the mother of Silver Scarab in the Infinity Inc. comic and as Hawkgirl as a member of
2726-497: The series, "Artist Preferred on Justice League of America ," that was won by Murphy Anderson . Justice League: Alien Invasion is an interactive dark ride at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast , Australia . In the ride, guests board vehicles equipped with blasters as they join the Justice League in the fight against Starro , who has mind-controlled the citizens of Metropolis. Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
2784-523: The showdown with the main villain. In the 1940s, most comic books were anthologies, and All-Star Comics was in practice not a major deviation from that. By contrast, the Justice League worked together more closely in their stories, thereby having a stronger identity as a team. In another change from the Justice Society stories of the 1940s, Batman and Superman were regular members of the cast, not mere "honorary members" who made occasional cameos. Justice League of America (vol. 1) #21 (August 1963) featured
2842-460: The superhero fandom developed sub-communities of DC devotees and Marvel devotees. The original Justice League of America series won two 1961 Alley Awards in the categories "Best Comic Book" and "Best Adventure-Hero Group." In 1963, the series won "Favorite Novel" ("Crisis on Earth-One/Crisis on Earth-Two" in Justice League of America #21–22 by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky ) and "Strip that Should Be Improved." There also an award specific to
2900-434: The team is central to their identity. Most versions of the Justice League feature a select cast of highly popular characters from the DC Comics portfolio, such as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, to attract readers with their star power; and they often co-feature a few lesser-known characters who benefit from exposure, such as Cyborg or Black Canary. DC Comics has in several periods deviated from this formula, most notably in
2958-472: The team over the next four years. In the Justice Society stories from the 1940s (in All-Star Comics ), the Justice Society was used more as a framing device for its members' solo adventures. The stories tended to have the following structure: the Justice Society meets to discuss some new menace, they split up to undertake individual missions that somehow connect to said menace, and finally regroup for
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#17327825914463016-446: The team's roster always included a number of A-list characters to draw in readers, such as Wonder Woman and Superman . But in Justice League of America Annual #2 (October 1984), the Justice League was revised to entirely comprise more obscure characters such as Vixen , Vibe , and the Martian Manhunter . The original A-list members would not be brought back into the cast until 1996. The motives behind this change were to dispense with
3074-443: The trend set by the JLA era: world-shaking threats with epic stakes, with a focus on plot over character development, and strong tie-ins to all the company's crossover events. In 2006, DC began an ongoing comic series titled Justice League of America (vol. 2). In The New 52 era, further changes to the retroactive continuity of the DC Universe were made, such as Cyborg , one of DC's premier African American heroes, becoming
3132-519: The writing of Vibe and Gypsy was criticized for using clichés of their ethnic groups, symptomatic of writers who were well-meaning but out of touch, something for which said writers ( Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton ) later expressed regret. This era of the Justice League, which lasted about two years, is popularly known as "Justice League Detroit" because they were headquartered in Detroit . The 1986 company-wide crossover " Legends " concluded with
3190-496: Was announced, and ran regularly for 29 issues from July 2018 to February 2021. Being led by Wonder Woman , the team members include John Constantine , Zatanna , Swamp Thing , Man-Bat , Detective Chimp , Doctor Fate , and briefly Animal Man . The fourth volume of the definitive Justice League title continues well into the Infinite Frontier era and reaches a conclusion with a total of 75 issues in June 2022. Despite not having
3248-479: Was brought back from the dead. This has now inspired Amanda Waller , now working under The Light , to take action against all metahumans , as she believes that they have become too powerful. Waller tasked Peacemaker , her new right hand, in the goal of getting the Helmet of Hate. While Peacemaker was off on his mission, Waller met up with a group of villains giving them a new task, which is to kill superheroes. With
3306-509: Was created to boost the profiles and sales of said characters through cross-promotion and helped develop the DC Universe as a shared universe, as it is through teams like the Justice League that the setting's characters regularly interact with each other. Beyond comic books, the Justice League has been adapted to television shows, films, and video games. Since 1960, the Justice League has appeared in comic books published by DC Comics (periodicals and graphic novels). These comic books constitute
3364-433: Was similarly integrated. The cancellation of the aforementioned spin-off books prompted DC to revamp the League as a single team in a single title. A new Justice League of America was launched in a September 1996 miniseries Justice League: A Midsummer's Nightmare by Mark Waid and Fabian Nicieza , which returned to the classic cast. In 1997, DC Comics launched a new book titled JLA . Grant Morrison wrote JLA for
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