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124-547: The popularity of TV's Wonder Woman and The Six Million Dollar Man spurred network interest in reviving the Super Friends program, which had run in the 1973/1974 season. When it was again unveiled in 1977, more young children and teenagers than before tuned in, making The All-New Super Friends Hour a huge ratings success. The success prompted the ABC television network to plan a new and even more innovative series for

248-516: A Bob Hope USO cast member. For the role of Steve Trevor, the producers chose Lyle Waggoner, despite his dark brown, almost-black, hair not matching the comic's blond Trevor. Waggoner at the time was better known as a comedic actor after several years co-starring in The Carol Burnett Show . He was also known to Ross as having been one of the leading candidates to play Batman a decade earlier, eventually losing to Adam West . Waggoner

372-445: 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

496-411: A disco beat, the use of the robot 'Rover' was increased for comic effect, and episodes began to revolve around topical subjects like skateboarding , roller coasters and the environment (Feld also gave Wonder Woman a "skate-boarder's" uniform, which was also capable of use for training in any " extreme sport " in which she participated). Teenagers or young adults were commonly used as main characters in

620-486: A golden lasso which is unbreakable and forces people to obey and tell the truth when bound with it. As shown later in flashback, Hippolyta also teaches Diana how to magically transform her clothes into the uniform. Diana, as Wonder Woman, flies to Washington, D.C. in an invisible plane . After dropping Trevor off at a hospital, the heroine stumbles upon a bank robbery, which she stops. A theatrical agent who sees her in action offers to help make her bullets and bracelets act

744-464: A basic format each week. The first segment of every show featured two of the heroes (for the purposes of the team-ups in the first and fourth segments, Batman and Robin were considered one hero) teaming up in a separate mini story. The second segment featured a story with the Wonder Twins. The typical plot is that teenagers engage in a specific discouraged activity like vandalism or hitchhiking, and

868-411: A boomerang, and its ruby star functioned as a communications link to Paradise Island and her mother the queen. Feld also introduced new variants on Wonder Woman's uniform beginning in season two. She still wore the red-white-and-blue cape for special events or appearances from the first season, but without the skirt (this variant could be described as Wonder Woman's "full-dress uniform"). A diving uniform

992-411: A closet or locker. How she changes back to Diana is never shown, although presumably she must return to the location to retrieve her clothes. To ensure both segments transitioned smoothly the camera was locked off (secured in place) while Carter's clothing, make-up, and hair was altered between identities, a process Carter said on a DVD commentary typically took about 45 minutes. The spinning transformation

1116-679: A deserted South Pacific Island) to help free his people from an evil dictator called the Enforcer . Cameos: Superman, Batman, and Robin Aquaman and Green Lantern head to Africa to save trapped miners in a diamond mine that is slowly flooding. Superman and Aquaman discover a deep down mystery of sinister submarines and sea life as they battle the Invisible Menace. Flying over jungle rain forests, Wonder Woman and Rima search for some missing scientists who are about to become victims of

1240-505: A device that turns objects into photographs and plans to do this to various monuments and artworks to protect the items from decay, destruction and vandalism. Batman and Robin and special guest Apache Chief head toward the Northern Lakes to save an expedition from a giant snow creature. A woman named Professor Amy Zhan makes a super strength potion, which turns her into a 50-foot woman. Batman, Robin and Wonder Woman must look up to

1364-472: A family's lives. Superman and Wonder Woman go on an electrifying adventure when they meet the marauding monster of Dr. Droid. Batman and Robin with special guest the Atom are called on to save a speeding passenger train that has been taken over by a critical energy mass. Upon encountering a man named Garth-1 on a South Pacific Island, Wonder Woman and Aquaman head to his home Arcava (an underground city within

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1488-460: A genetically enhanced man who was indestructible (the titular character of the episode), as well as a streetwise youngster named T. Burton Phipps III who inexplicably is allowed to hang out at the IADC. Also added to the cast was a chimpanzee who, like Bret, is also indestructible. This episode was actually the last to be produced and would have ended the third season, but was shown out of sequence with

1612-469: 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,

1736-540: A high-pitched voice, occasionally makes "Beep Beep" sounds and, like IRAC, is aware that Wonder Woman's secret identity is Diana Prince. A more subtle change concerned Wonder Woman's intonation. In the first season, a mild version of the Mid-Atlantic accent , synonymous with the Golden Age of Hollywood , was used. For the second (and third) season, Wonder Woman's intonation sounded Southwest American, reflecting

1860-477: 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

1984-439: A man. Season 2 establishes that Wonder Woman remained active from 1942 to 1945 and was honored by Franklin D. Roosevelt for her work against Axis attacks. Despite good ratings for the series, ABC stalled on picking up the show for a second season. This was because Wonder Woman was a period piece, being set in the 1940s, which made the set, clothing, automobiles, etc. more expensive to produce. While ABC had not yet committed,

2108-486: A mixed-up scientist and her half-human, half-animal beasts. Cameos: Aquaman and Jayna Absent: Wonder Woman The passengers of a disabled aircraft stranded in rural Tibet get instant attention as Superman and the Flash rush to save them from Tibetan raiders. Superman and Aquaman turn the heat on the sinister Sculpin's plans to freeze the world's oceans so he can sell their thawed water to desert countries. Wonder Woman and

2232-636: 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

2356-431: A nurse at one point, Diana instead takes on the identity of a Navy Yeoman Petty Officer First Class (abbreviated YN1 in this article). One change, which was later to become synonymous with the show, was the transformation of Diana Prince into Wonder Woman by spinning. During the filming of the pilot, producers were trying to figure out a way to show how Diana Prince became Wonder Woman, when Carter suggested that she do

2480-511: 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,

2604-482: 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

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2728-417: A second light explosion occurred and she would appear in one of the newer variants. However, this extended spin device was dropped for expediency and Diana was then able to change into any of Wonder Woman's uniforms in a single change. Wonder Woman's invisible plane appeared a couple of times in season two, and not at all in season three. The plane's shape was updated with the change in temporal setting, losing

2852-539: A special guest star. The fourth segment typically featured a problem which was solved using the guest star's unique abilities. In addition, there were additional short spots between segments with members of the Super Friends giving basic safety lessons, basic health and first aid advice, magic tricks, craft projects, and a two-part riddle featuring the week's primary plot line. The 15 hour-long shows were later cut into half-hour installments for local syndication in

2976-432: A spin. Unlike the earlier pilot, the comic-book origins of the character were emphasized by the retention of the character's traditional uniform (the design of which was interpreted and executed by Donald Lee Feld , credited as "Donfeld") with the original setting and through the use of comic book elements. The series' title sequence was animated in the form of a series of comic book panels featuring Wonder Woman performing

3100-527: A stage attraction. Diana is hesitant, but needing money in this new society, she agrees. Meanwhile, Trevor's civilian secretary Marcia ( Stella Stevens ) is a double agent for the Nazi Fifth Columnists . She seeks to aid top spies in killing Trevor and opposing this new threat, Wonder Woman. Her first attempt is arranging for an accomplice to fire a machine gun at Wonder Woman during her stage act. Later, as spy activities increase, Trevor leaves

3224-466: A time when violence on television was under intense scrutiny. As a result, Wonder Woman was less frequently seen punching or kicking people the way she did in the early episodes. She would usually be shown pushing and throwing enemies or using creativity to get them to somehow knock themselves out (such as jumping high into the air to cause pursuers to collide). Despite the wartime setting, she almost never resorted to deadly force. The only exception occurs in

3348-485: A variety of heroic feats. Within the show, location and exposition were handled through comic book-style text panels. Transitions between scenes and commercial breaks were marked by animated starburst sequences. The pilot film aired on November 7, 1975, was a ratings success, and ABC quickly authorized the production of two one-hour specials which aired in April 1976. These three productions would later be considered part of

3472-454: A villain who was believed drowned following a previous unseen encounter with Diana/Wonder Woman. Unlike in the first season, Wonder Woman's sources of power (magic belt, bracelets, golden lasso) were never removed from her and stolen by villains during the two years the series was set in the 1970s. Other changes in season two included a slight redesign (again by Donald Lee Feld, still credited as "Donfeld") of Wonder Woman's uniform. The bustier

3596-424: A weathered IADC agent, received their orders from a " Charlie's Angels -like" character who is heard but never seen. Diana and Steve would go out and work the field while Joe assisted from the office. The Atkinson character was dropped after the ninth episode of this season, and Steve was given a promotion, becoming IADC Director, and Diana's boss, in the process. This promotion for Steve Trevor meant that Lyle Waggoner

3720-476: 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

3844-553: Is eventually broken, after which the Super Friends used the mystical Rods of Merlin to send Gentleman Ghost back to his grave, never to return. Wonder Woman, Batman and Robin meet up with a misguided genius, Dr. Cranum, and his Brain Machine. Aquaman and special guest Black Vulcan find themselves facing the force of a shipwrecking whirlpool. Cameos: Batman, Robin, and Wonder Woman Absent: Superman Superman, Batman and Robin are outnumbered but not outsmarted when they change

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3968-406: 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

4092-462: Is one occasion when it is almost shown: Wonder Woman reveals her secret identity to her little sister Drusilla by slowly turning on the spot, but the actual moment of transformation is masked by a cut-away reaction shot of Drusilla (no thunderclap was heard). During season one, Wonder Woman has the ability to impersonate anyone's voice, which came in handy over the telephone. She did not use this ability during seasons two and three. The series began at

4216-437: Is really Wonder Woman, although he never shares this information with anyone, except Diana herself. Saundra Sharp joined the cast as Eve, Steve's assistant (the job held by Diana at the start of the season). Towards the end of the season, in the episode "IRAC is Missing", a small mobile robot called Rover was added for comic relief. An offshoot of IRAC who performs duties such as delivering coffee and sorting mail, Rover speaks with

4340-537: Is set in the 1940s, during World War II . The second and third seasons aired on CBS and are set in the then-current day late 1970s, with the title changed to The New Adventures of Wonder Woman . In 1942, during the Second World War , American pilot Major Steve Trevor (Waggoner) bails out during an air battle over the Bermuda Triangle , location of Paradise Island . The island is home to

4464-404: Is taken aback by the younger Steve's existence, implying that his father had never spoken of the boy to either Wonder Woman or YN1 Prince. This was particularly striking when she spoke to Steve Jr. about knowing his father well, from the j-shaped burn scar on his right shoulder, to the 20mm shell casing that he used as a paperweight. Despite (or perhaps because) Wonder Woman had fallen in love with

4588-801: Is the first time that Batman and Robin do not appear. Batman, Robin and Aquaman put to sea in an effort to end the pirating and pillaging of Captain Shark and his immobilizing ray. In India, Superman and Green Lantern have their hands full when a huge, wild white elephant tears through jungles and villages on a rampage looking for its baby. Warner Home Video (via DC Comics Entertainment , Hanna-Barbera Cartoons and Warner Bros. Family Entertainment ) released The All-New Super Friends Hour – Season 1, Volume 1 on DVD on January 8, 2008, containing 7 uncut, original episodes (28 cartoon segments), restored and remastered, and presented in its original, unedited hour-long version and original broadcast presentation. However,

4712-614: The DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film Wonder Woman 1984 , which was set for release two days later. In the United Kingdom, the series has been syndicated on several channels. In 2006, Living broadcast the show every weekend as part of "Hangover TV". As of 2015, the series is shown on The Horror Channel . (in millions) Columbia House with Warner Home Video released the series on VHS videotapes through their Wonder Woman: The Collector's Edition series from

4836-528: 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

4960-596: 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

5084-430: 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

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5208-627: 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

5332-459: The "classic TV" network MeTV from December 28, 2013 to February 1, 2020 as part of its "Super Sci-Fi" Saturday Night science fiction block. It ran as part of Heroes & Icons ' "Action Sunday!" block from February 9 to June 28, 2020. Reruns of this series returned to H&I's weekend schedule on January 2, 2021. WarnerMedia launched all 60 episodes on their HBO Max streaming platform on December 23, 2020, close to Carter's cameo appearance in

5456-633: The "mental radio" from the comics, which was never shown on the series) and generating bursts of an unknown form of energy to scare away a killer shark. In the final episode produced, the writers attempted a soft reboot by having Diana reassigned to the Los Angeles bureau of IADC with a new supporting cast. Though done in anticipation of a fourth season, the revamp was seen only in one episode ("The Man Who Could Not Die"), which set up an assortment of new supporting characters. These included Dale Hawthorn, Diana's new IADC boss, Bret Cassiday ( Bob Seagren ),

5580-462: 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 ,

5704-553: 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

5828-554: 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

5952-567: The Amazons: beautiful, ageless women with great strength, agility, and intelligence. Amazon princess Diana (Carter) rescues the handsome unconscious Trevor and helps nurse him back to health. Her mother, the Amazon queen ( Cloris Leachman ; succeeded by Carolyn Jones and Beatrice Straight in later episodes), decrees that Olympic -style games shall be held to select one Amazon to return Trevor back to America. But she forbids her own daughter Diana,

6076-586: The Atom swing into action to save a cable carload of passengers caught in a high wind over a treacherous terrain. Superman, Batman and Robin move into action when an inventor's valuable plans are put in peril by the terrorizing tactics of a mysterious Marsh Monster. A scientist finds trouble when a time machine puts him 2,000 years into the future and he is captured by desert slavers. Superman, Hawkman and Hawkgirl come to his rescue. Absent: Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Wonder Twins, and Gleek. Note 1: This

6200-466: 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

6324-581: The Fall of 1978. In this particular incarnation of the Super Friends , the DC Comic book characters Superman , Batman , Robin , Wonder Woman and Aquaman return to fight for justice. However, this time, they get help from the shape-shifting super-teens The Wonder Twins , along with their space-monkey Gleek . The All-New Super Friends Hour featured 15 episodes of 60 minutes each, which followed

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6448-624: 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

6572-756: 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

6696-537: The River of Doom. Superman and Aquaman find themselves entangled in a deep-sea mystery when they meet the tentacled attack of a giant squid. Superman and special guest hero Samurai face the heat of a volcano in making a dangerous rescue of space aliens too paranoid of the natives to request help. Superman and Wonder Woman save priceless treasures and monuments from the greedy grasp of the Collector, who has invented

6820-524: The Super Friends by name. Wonder Woman (TV series) Wonder Woman , known for seasons 2 and 3 as The New Adventures of Wonder Woman , is an American superhero television series based on the DC Comics comic book superhero of the same name. It stars Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman / Diana Prince and Lyle Waggoner as Steve Trevor Sr. and Jr., and aired for three seasons, from 1975 to 1979. The show's first season aired on ABC and

6944-501: The TV show was introduced after the third episode to mask the cut point between the Diana and Wonder Woman clips, meaning they no longer needed to be perfectly aligned. This allowed them to be shot without a locked off camera at more convenient points in the production schedule, when Carter was already in the appropriate costume. The slow motion aspect of the sequence was dropped, and Wonder Woman

7068-539: The Twins are summoned to deal with it. Inevitably, the misbehaving teenagers find themselves in danger as a consequence of their misbehavior and the Twins rescue them. The third segment was considered the "primary" adventure of the week which featured the entire Super Friends roster (including the Wonder Twins) in a longer adventure. The fourth and final segment featured a story with one of the primary lineup along with

7192-531: 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

7316-478: 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

7440-507: The attack of the killer bees. Cameos: Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman, and the Wonder Twins Batman, Robin and Wonder Woman must save the world from the mysterious mutants of the space sphere and its forbidden power. An experimental electronic device turns sewer rats mad, forcing Batman, Robin and Black Vulcan to save Gotham from the rats. Superman, Batman and Robin have to save society from the outrageous genetic experiments of

7564-481: The bespectacled Yeoman First Class Diana Prince USNR(WR) , Wonder Woman in disguise. In March 1974, ABC aired the TV film Wonder Woman , produced by Warner Bros. and based on the character of the same name . It was directed by Vincent McEveety and starred Cathy Lee Crosby and was intended as a pilot for a potential series. The Wonder Woman of the film had little resemblance to the traditional character in either costume or abilities, although she did resemble

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7688-412: The blonde Amazon shows exceptional skills and she ties for first with another Amazon. To break the deadlock, the "bullets and bracelets" event is decided as the tiebreaker, wherein each of the women takes turns shooting at the other; the one being shot at must deflect the bullets with her bulletproof bracelets. The blonde woman wins the event, superficially injuring her opponent's arm. When she is pronounced

7812-457: The cancellation of the series. Since Waggoner returned in a technically new role, Diana's mother Hippolyta was the only other first season character to be seen or mentioned, though she was played by a new actress, Beatrice Straight , succeeding Carolyn Jones and Cloris Leachman in the role. The post-war fates of General Phil Blankenship, Etta Candy, and Drusilla / Wonder Girl were never revealed. Diana, Steve and Joe Atkinson ( Norman Burton ),

7936-425: 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

8060-466: The comic book and to create a subtle " high comedy ". Ross set the pilot in World War II, the era in which the original comic book began. After an intense talent search that included Joanna Cassidy and future Charlie's Angels star Jaclyn Smith , twenty-three-year-old Lynda Carter was chosen for the lead role. She had had a handful of minor acting roles and had been the 1972 Miss World USA and

8184-493: The comic book character's 1968–73 " I Ching " period. The film's ratings were described as "respectable but not exactly wondrous" and ABC did not pick up the pilot. Warner Bros. and ABC did not give up on the idea, and instead developed another TV film pilot, The New Original Wonder Woman , which aired in November 1975. This film was directed by Leonard Horn and starred Lynda Carter, and its Wonder Woman more closely matched

8308-474: 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

8432-464: 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

8556-425: 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

8680-465: 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

8804-465: 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,

8928-684: The early 1980s. Episodes from the 1977 series were included in The Superman/Batman Adventures , which aired on the USA Network in 1996 and later on the Cartoon Network and Boomerang , which would air the original hour-long shows from 1977 in their entirety (save for the next week's previews) in July 2004 and again in June 2008. Black Manta appeared on the episodes "The Whirlpool" and "The Water Beast", where he

9052-469: The episodes are not in their original airdate order just as they originally aired on ABC. On January 27, 2009, Warner released The All-New Super Friends Hour – Season 1, Volume 2 featuring the remaining eight episodes. Despite using the main theme from The World's Greatest SuperFriends , the 2010 DC Super Friends "The Joker's Playhouse" shares several elements of its opening sequence with The All-New Super Friends Hour including introducing several of

9176-454: The first Steve Trevor, the producers chose to drop any suggestion that Steve Jr. and Wonder Woman were anything more than good friends. Indeed, when an impostor posing as Steve Jr. attempted to seduce Diana, she made it quite clear that she had no sexual interest in him. Executive producer Douglas S. Cramer noted the difficulties in maintaining long-term romantic tension between leads, because the resolution of that romantic tension often results in

9300-743: The hospital but gets in a fight and is captured, prompting his "nurse" Diana to come to his rescue. Wonder Woman defeats Marcia in an extended fight sequence in the War Department . Having defeated Marcia, Wonder Woman thwarts a Nazi pilot who had plans to bomb the Brooklyn Navy Yard by using her invisible plane, and she rescues Trevor. With Marcia and the spy ring defeated, the film closes as Trevor and Brigadier General Blankenship talk about Trevor's new secretary whom Blankenship selected not only for her outstanding clerical test scores, but her decidedly plain appearance in contrast to Marcia:

9424-468: The incredible femme fatale and find a way to bring this 50-foot woman back to normal size. Professor Amy Zahn tries to make Batman 50 feet tall, but is stopped when her assistant sprays her with the antidote. Absent: Superman and Aquaman The Wonder Twins and Gleek teach a lesson in honesty when a double-crossing cross-country runner has a misadventure in cheating. Aquaman and special guest superhero Samurai use super teamwork to save an African village from

9548-447: The lack of new cast members for a fourth season and low ratings. The show ranked at number 24 in the ratings this season was a decline than the first two seasons After her first musical television special, Carter gave up the role to focus more on her musical career. Reruns of Wonder Woman aired in syndication during the 1980s. It also aired on FX and Sci-Fi Channel in the 1990s and early 2000s. The show aired Saturday evenings on

9672-538: The late 1990s to the early 2000s, which was only available through mail order subscriptions. Each volume contained two episodes. The Season Two episodes "The Pied Piper" and "Flight to Oblivion", however, were not included on the VHS releases. Hawkman Hawkman is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville ,

9796-522: 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

9920-510: 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

10044-408: The menacing Hydronoids in a struggle to save the world from their evil invasion. Wonder Woman with special guests Hawkman and Hawkgirl use their special skills in a space emergency. Superman and Wonder Woman show no fear when they meet up with the terrifying Doctor Fright. Batman, Robin and special guest Rima battle a raging forest fire and find two escaped juvenile convicts who end up saving

10168-405: The most notable instances occurring in the episode "Stolen Faces" in which Diana makes the change while falling off a tall building, and the season two episode "The Pied Piper" in which she changes while strapped into a spinning chair. Diana also exhibited other powers, particularly in the episode "The Deadly Dolphin", in which she is shown communicating telepathically with animals (reminiscent of

10292-406: The muted ratings of the earlier Cathy Lee Crosby television pilot , ABC still felt a Wonder Woman series had potential, and within a year another pilot was in production. Keen to make a distinction from the last pilot, producers gave the pilot the rather paradoxical title The New Original Wonder Woman . Scripting duties were given to Stanley Ralph Ross , who was instructed to be more faithful to

10416-476: 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

10540-559: 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

10664-408: The opening title sequence was changed again to an instrumental and more traditional "action scenes" opening. The animated stars used before and after commercial breaks were dropped. The producers of Wonder Woman generally maintained her no-kill policy, although there were exceptions: in the episode "Anschluss '77" she is forced to destroy a clone of Adolf Hitler . Another episode made reference to

10788-436: The original Hawkman first appeared in Flash Comics #1, published by All-American Publications in 1940. Over the course of the character's publication history, due to a series of reinventions of the character following the 1985 Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover and series, Hawkman is known as having one of the most confusing backstories of any character in DC Comics . Although iterations of Hawkman appeared throughout

10912-409: The original character created by William Moulton Marston , down to the World War II setting (Crosby would later claim that she was offered the chance to reprise the role in that film). This second film was more successful and immediately led to production of the series Wonder Woman . The first two regular episodes of the new series aired in April 1976; both were directed by Barry Crane . After that,

11036-401: The pilot episode when she sinks a German U-boat by crashing an airplane into it, presumably killing everyone aboard. Wonder Woman herself was occasionally overpowered by chloroform and poison gas, but she always came back in the second half of the show to save the day. In some episodes, her enemies learn the secret of her superhuman strength – her magic belt which gave her strength while she

11160-578: The plans of the mysterious Secret Four. An earthquake occurs in India, where the tremors force many cobras out into the open where they bite villagers, exhausting India's antivenom supply. The Red Cross appeals to the Super Friends for help, who deploy Wonder Woman and Apache Chief to India. The pair learn a gigantic cobra called Kataru lives in a jungle temple, whom they must milk for its venom in order to make antivenom, or else hundreds of people will soon die of envenomation. Aquaman, Batman and Robin meet

11284-513: The plot lines. Eve disappeared from the cast although she is mentioned once or twice. Episodes during this season showed Diana on assignments by herself far more often (particularly outside of Washington DC), and Steve Trevor had become Diana's boss and was seen less. Wonder Woman was also allowed to become a bit more physical in the third season and could now be seen throwing the occasional punch or kick. The writers also came up with several unusual ways for Diana to execute her spinning transformation,

11408-403: The princess, to participate. Diana states that since she is not allowed to participate, she does not want to be present for the games and will take a retreat to the other side of the island. The games are held with participants wearing masks and numbers, shown as Roman numerals in triangles on white sleeveless short tunic-dresses. Among the contestants is a masked blonde Amazon. During the events,

11532-474: The region where Lynda Carter herself was born and raised (Phoenix, Arizona). Whether this change was done for the purpose of modernizing the series is unknown. The theme song was re-written to remove references to the Axis , reflecting the series' new present-day setting, and the action depicted in the opening's animated comic book panels was similarly updated. Beginning with the episode "The Man Who Made Volcanoes",

11656-402: 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

11780-418: 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

11904-399: The rounded fuselage and modestly curved wings evocative of a World War II-era pursuit-fighter, in favor of a dart-like, delta winged jet. The show ranked 14 in the ratings this season was another success and received positive reviews. With the beginning of the third season, further changes were made to target the show at a teenage audience. The title theme was re-recorded again to give it

12028-451: 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

12152-614: 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

12276-434: The second and third seasons (aside from a brief cameo appearance of Major Trevor (Lyle Waggoner) in Diana's flashback when she first encountered his son and a framed photograph of him seen on the younger Trevor's office credenza in season 3). The original Steve Trevor was revealed to have risen to the rank of major general and died in the 35-year interim between the first and second seasons, although Lyle Waggoner remained with

12400-576: The series took a hiatus, and returned in October, with another 11 episodes that were aired on a more-or-less weekly basis. The theme song, written by composer Charles Fox and lyricist Norman Gimbel, was performed by John Bahler of The Ron Hicklin Singers . Marti McCall, Carolyn Willis of the R&;B group Honey Cone , and Julia Waters of the R&B group The Waters, recorded background vocals. Despite

12524-408: The series, portraying Trevor's son, Steve Jr. As a child, Steve Jr. had heard his late father's stories of adventures with Wonder Woman during World War II. It is essentially confirmed in the second season première that his father never introduced him to Wonder Woman and that he had never even seen her photographed. It is similarly implied that he and YN1 Diana Prince were unaware of each other. Diana

12648-517: The show's first season. The episodes scored strong ratings, and ABC ordered an additional 11 episodes for the new 1976–77 TV season. The network began airing the episodes every few weeks apart at the beginning of the TV season in September. After mid-December, episodes aired on a weekly basis until mid-February 1977. This season was a ratings success it ranked at number 7 in the ratings and received positive reviews. A few cast changes were made between

12772-441: The show's production company Warner Bros. listened to an offer from rival network CBS . While ABC continued to make up its mind, CBS agreed to pick up the series on condition that the setting be changed from World War II (the 1940s) to the modern day (the 1970s). Changing the title to The New Adventures of Wonder Woman , the series was moved away from international intrigue to a more conventional police/detective action-type show that

12896-404: The specials and the series. Former Happy Days recurring actress Beatrice Colen joined the cast as Corporal Etta Candy WAAC , General Blankenship's secretary, thereby providing YN1 Prince with a subordinate. Three episodes featured Debra Winger as Diana's younger sister, Drusilla, a.k.a. Wonder Girl , in one of her earliest acting roles. One of the most memorable aspects of the show that

13020-479: 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

13144-617: 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

13268-643: The two-part episode "The Phantom of the Roller Coaster". These three episodes aired by themselves in August–September 1979, months after the broadcast of the rest of season three, creating a mini-season, though they remain grouped as part of season three. CBS ultimately decided to move The Incredible Hulk up to the Friday 8:00-hour from 9:00 to introduce the new series The Dukes of Hazzard , but no further episodes of Wonder Woman were produced due to

13392-435: 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

13516-449: The winner, she removes her mask and wig and reveals that she is Diana. Her mother, though initially shocked, relents and allows her to go to America. Diana's uniform as Wonder Woman, designed by Queen Hippolyta, features emblems of America, the land to which she will be returning Steve Trevor. A golden belt will be the source of her strength and power while away from Paradise Island. She has her bullet-deflecting bracelets and also receives

13640-551: Was also able to converse with birds, though not command them in 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

13764-403: Was also considered a sex symbol, having done a semi-nude pictorial in the first issue of Playgirl . Although the pilot followed the original comic book closely, in particular the aspect of Wonder Woman joining the military under the name Diana Prince, a number of elements were dropped. The comic book Diana obtains the credentials of a look-alike nurse. Although the pilot shows Diana briefly as

13888-490: Was away from Paradise Island – and temporarily steal it, leaving her with average human strength. Her indestructible lasso and bracelets were stolen or taken away in one episode (leaving her defenseless against gunfire), but Wonder Woman recovered them by the end of the episode. In the comics, Wonder Woman has her super strength even when away from Paradise Island and does not need a magic belt – she would lose her super strength only if her bracelets were fused or chained together by

14012-463: 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

14136-576: 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

14260-452: Was developed during the first season was the transformation sequence that changed Diana Prince into her superheroine alter ego. The sequence in the original specials employed a slow fade between two synchronized shots, both filmed with an overcranked camera to create a slow motion effect. A twirling Diana Prince's hair would fall loose as the shot transitioned to a twirling Wonder Woman holding her Diana clothes, which she would stow nearby in

14384-492: Was introduced—this consisted of a navy-blue Lycra body suit with matching gloves, gold bracelets, flat boots, and a flexible tiara; this was featured whenever aquatic activity was required. The same uniform, with low-heeled boots and a gold helmet, was used to ride motorcycles. At first, Wonder Woman would switch to these newer uniforms by performing an extended spin in which she first changed from her Diana Prince clothes to Wonder Woman's standard uniform, then continued to spin until

14508-574: Was later incorporated into the comics and into animated appearances such as Justice League Unlimited . At the time of the series in which Carter starred, the transformation was depicted in the comics by way of Diana spinning her magic lasso around her body, with the lasso changing her clothes, a move that was incorporated in 1973. The original character changed much the same as Superman, by simply changing at super-human speed, her costume under her clothing, and her boots and tiara in her handbag or desk drawer. The iconic explosion overlay most associated with

14632-487: Was more common in the 1970s. Princess Diana, aging slowly because of her Amazon nature, returns from Paradise Island after a 35-year absence (looking virtually the same) to become an agent with the Inter-Agency Defense Command (IADC), a CIA / FBI -type organization fighting crime, espionage, and the occasional alien invasion. Lynda Carter was the only cast member whose character continued into

14756-518: Was more flexible, featured less gold metal in the eagle wings in favor of red cloth background, and was cut lower to highlight Carter's décolletage and cleavage. The star-spangled bottoms were cut higher in the thighs, with the number of stars reduced, stopping below her hips, and rearranged in a more symmetrical starburst pattern. The bracelets changed from dull silver-grey to bright gold and were noticeably smaller and thinner. Her tiara, appearing unchanged when on Wonder Woman's head, would flatten to become

14880-447: Was no longer left holding her Diana Prince clothes. A thunderclap sound effect accompanied the explosion effect; both the explosion flash and its sound are apparently non- diegetic (only heard by the audience, not within the narrative world), as demonstrated by Diana changing unnoticed in a dormitory of sleeping women, in adjoining office spaces, etc. Generally, the audience never sees Wonder Woman change back to Diana Prince, although there

15004-500: Was referred to simply as "Manta" and his suit color was now olive brown. Gentleman Ghost appears in the episode titled "Ghost". In this show, he is referred to only as "Gentleman Jim Craddock" instead of "Gentleman Ghost". A man casts a spell to bring Gentleman Ghost to the living so that he can take revenge on Superman and Wonder Woman for imprisoning his spirit. He uses his powers to turn U.N. representatives into ghosts and later turns Superman and Wonder Woman into ghosts. The curse

15128-718: 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

15252-416: Was seen less in subsequent episodes for the remainder of the series' run. In this season, the computer IRAC (Information Retrieval Associative Computer), more informally known as "Ira", was introduced: its first appearance is in season 2, episode 1, where Diana introduces her Diana Prince identity into its records, over IRAC's protests. Ira was the IADC's super-intelligent computer, who deduces that Diana Prince

15376-445: 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

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