Matt Lazorwitz
Jul 12, 2004, 04:46 pm
<img src="http://comixfan.com/xfan/images/headshots/dc/hawkman.gif" align=left hspace=10 alt="Hawkman">Real name: Carter Hall
First Appearance: Flash Comics #1
Death: Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! #3
Resurrection: JSA #24
Know relatives: Sheira Saunders-Hall (wife, Hawkgirl I, deceased), Hector Hall (son, Dr. Fate IV), Lyta Hall (daughter-in law, Fury II), Daniel Hall (grandson, Dream II), Norda (Northwind, godson), Michael Saunders (second cousin), Cyril 'Speed' Saunders (second cousin), Kendra Saunders (grandniece, Hawkgirl II), Mia Saunders (great grandniece)
Group Affiliation: JSA, formerly Justice League of America I, Justice Society of America (chairman), All-Star Squadron
Known Allies: Atom II, Hawkgirl II, Speed Saunders, Green Arrow I
Major Enemies: Hath-Set (Anton Hastor), Shadow Thief, Headhunter, Gentleman Ghost, Synn
Height: 6'1
Weight: 195 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
In ancient Egypt, was born Prince Khufu, a noble and wise ruler. With his beloved Chay-ara, they ruled over the country. With the aid of Teth-Adam and Nabu, as well as the mystical ninth metal that allowed flight, they made Egypt the pinnacle of civilization. But the evil priest Hath-Set despised them, and he killed them with a crystal dagger, but was cut down by the archers of Khufu. With his last breath, he placed a curse upon them, that they would all meet again, reincarnated to repeat the cycle.
And Hath-Set’s curse would have the three returned, die, and rise again throughout time, with Khufu appearing as everything from a knight to gunslinger to a private eye. In the 1930s, the most recent incarnation of Khufu was Carter Hall, an archeologist and millionaire. He had a fascination with Khufu and his Ninth (or Nth) metal, and encountered a man named Perry Carter, who shared his fascination. Perry Carter was actually an alien, a Thanagarian named Paran Katar, who was looking at the use of Nth Metal, which is native to Thanagar, on this primitive world. The two would become friends, and eventually Paran Katar would reveal his background to Carter, and even though Paran Katar left, he would later effect Carter’s life in an unexpected way.
As fate would have it, Carter not only obtained some of the Nth Metal, but the crystal dagger as well, and his memories of his life as Khufu came back to him. He also encountered Sheira Saunders, a reporter who he realized was the reincarnation of Chay-Ara. The two were forced into a confrontation with Anton Hastor, the reborn Hath-Set, and for the first time Carter donned the Nth Metal harness and mask, and became Hawkman.
Carter became a hero, fighting throughout the forties sometimes alone, sometimes with the Justice Society, where he often served as chairman, the All-Star Squadron, and with Sheira, who took on the identity of Hawkgirl. He fought the good fight until the Justice Society was called before HUAC, and like many of his contemporaries, he retired, married Sheira, and the two had a son, Hector.
When the new age of heroes began, the Justice Society returned to action briefly to work with their new young compatriots, the Justice League. After the first meeting, Carter stayed on, serving as a liaison and advisor to the new heroes. He became close friends with ray Palmer, the new Atom, and developed an adversarial, but grudgingly respectful, relationship with Green Arrow. He worked with the League for quite a while, sometimes with Hawkgirl as well, but eventually he retired again. During this time, Carter’s son Hector took up a heroic identity, the Silver Scarab, but this forced a wedge between the father and son.
When the Justice Society was forced to travel back in time to stop the altering of the end of World War II, Carter lead the charge into the alternate dimension where the Society would be locked in eternal battle with the Norse Gods. Eventually freed, Carter and Sheira met the Hawkman and Hawkwoman, Katar Hol and Shayera Thal. Carter was surprised to find that Katar was the son of his old friend Paran Katar, and the two shared a few adventures. Eventually, Carter and Sheria were forced to merge their spirits with that of Katar Hol to create a new Hawkman to stop a powerful Hawk God.
When Katar gave his life, the souls of the Halls were released. Sheira was reincarnated into the body of her grandniece, Kendra Saunders, while Carter remained behind until the new JSA journeyed to Thanagar to help liberate the planet from the oppressive dictator Synn. Through Thanagarian magics, Carter was returned to the land of the living, and took up the name of Hawkman again. He met the new incarnation of his love, his son, who had been reborn as the new incarnation of Dr. Fate, and many of his old friends. With Carter’s help, the JSA was able to defeat Synn.
Returning to Earth, Carter found it hard to adjust. Kendra refused his advances, unable to accept the tales of destined love. The two made peace, became friends, and both relocated to the city of St. Roch. A dark city riddled with corruption, Carter encountered many of his old enemies, including the Gentleman Ghost and a new incarnation of Hath-Set. While confronting a new threat called the Headhunter, Carter gave into the barbarian rage that had been brewing within in and had been haunting him since his reincarnation.
Carter seized control of the JSA and led them in an assault on Kahndaq, the nation that is the native land of Teth Adam, his old ally who now served as Black Adam. Carter brutally fought the heroes who served with Adam, including Northwind, who Carter was godfather too. In the end, Carter was able to face down his own darker nature, and made a sort of peace between Black Adam’s Kahndaq and the rest of the world. Carter took a leave of absence from the JSA after this, and now is trying to find his equilibrium in St. Roch.
Hawkman’s most evident ability is that of flight, granted to him by the Nth Metal harness. The Nth Metal also grants him heightened strength and an accelerated healing ability. He has mastery of many fighting styles and weapons, garnered over his many incarnations, and remembers much of what he’s learned over the centuries. Carter can also talk to birds and has heightened senses, able to count the flaps of a humming bird's wings.
APPEARANCES:
Action Comics #663
Adventure Comics #465-466
All-Star Comics #59, 61-63, 65-67, 69-74
All-Star Squadron #1-6, 9-13, 16, 19-21, 23, 25, 27-28, 30-32, 35-42, 44, 46, 50, 52, 60
All-Star Squadron Annual #3
All-Star Squadron 80- Page Giant #1
America Vs. the Justice Society #1-4
Armageddon: Inferno #3-4
Crisis on Infinite Earths #5, 9-10
DC Special #29
Flash (1st series) #137
Flash (2nd series) #191, 209, 214
Golden Age: Secret Files and Origins#1
Green Arrow (3rd series) #12-13
Hawkman (3rd series) #10-13
Hawkman (4th series) #1-6, 8-26, 28-
Hawkman: Secret Files and Origins #1
Hawkworld (2nd series) #28-29
Identity Crisis #1-4
Infinity, Inc. #1-5, 7-12, 15, 19, 21, 26
Infinity, Inc. Annual #1
JLA: Incarnations #1-3
JLA/JSA: Virtue and Vice GN
JLA Showcase 80-Page Giant #1
JSA #24-28, 30-33, 35-37, 40, 44-47, 49-51, 54-55, 57-59
JSA: Secret Files #2
JSA: All-Stars #1-2, 8
JSA: Our Worlds at War #1
JSA: Strange Adventures #1
Justice League of America #21-22, 29-30, 37-38, 55-56, 64-65, 82-83, 91-92, 147-148, 183, 195-197, 244
Justice Society of America (1st series) #4-8
Justice Society of America (2nd series) #1-2, 8, 10
Justice Society Returns: All-Star Comics #1-2
Justice Society Returns: Thrilling Comics#1
Last Days of the Justice Society Special #1
Robin 80-Page Giant #1
Spectre (3rd series) #20
Suicide Squad (2nd series) #12
Supergirl (5th series) # 4-5
Superman/Batman # 4
War of the Gods #2
Wonder Woman (1st series) #291
Young All-Stars #2, 3, 7, 9, 14, 27
Young All-Stars Annual #1
Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! #3-4
First Appearance: Flash Comics #1
Death: Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! #3
Resurrection: JSA #24
Know relatives: Sheira Saunders-Hall (wife, Hawkgirl I, deceased), Hector Hall (son, Dr. Fate IV), Lyta Hall (daughter-in law, Fury II), Daniel Hall (grandson, Dream II), Norda (Northwind, godson), Michael Saunders (second cousin), Cyril 'Speed' Saunders (second cousin), Kendra Saunders (grandniece, Hawkgirl II), Mia Saunders (great grandniece)
Group Affiliation: JSA, formerly Justice League of America I, Justice Society of America (chairman), All-Star Squadron
Known Allies: Atom II, Hawkgirl II, Speed Saunders, Green Arrow I
Major Enemies: Hath-Set (Anton Hastor), Shadow Thief, Headhunter, Gentleman Ghost, Synn
Height: 6'1
Weight: 195 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
In ancient Egypt, was born Prince Khufu, a noble and wise ruler. With his beloved Chay-ara, they ruled over the country. With the aid of Teth-Adam and Nabu, as well as the mystical ninth metal that allowed flight, they made Egypt the pinnacle of civilization. But the evil priest Hath-Set despised them, and he killed them with a crystal dagger, but was cut down by the archers of Khufu. With his last breath, he placed a curse upon them, that they would all meet again, reincarnated to repeat the cycle.
And Hath-Set’s curse would have the three returned, die, and rise again throughout time, with Khufu appearing as everything from a knight to gunslinger to a private eye. In the 1930s, the most recent incarnation of Khufu was Carter Hall, an archeologist and millionaire. He had a fascination with Khufu and his Ninth (or Nth) metal, and encountered a man named Perry Carter, who shared his fascination. Perry Carter was actually an alien, a Thanagarian named Paran Katar, who was looking at the use of Nth Metal, which is native to Thanagar, on this primitive world. The two would become friends, and eventually Paran Katar would reveal his background to Carter, and even though Paran Katar left, he would later effect Carter’s life in an unexpected way.
As fate would have it, Carter not only obtained some of the Nth Metal, but the crystal dagger as well, and his memories of his life as Khufu came back to him. He also encountered Sheira Saunders, a reporter who he realized was the reincarnation of Chay-Ara. The two were forced into a confrontation with Anton Hastor, the reborn Hath-Set, and for the first time Carter donned the Nth Metal harness and mask, and became Hawkman.
Carter became a hero, fighting throughout the forties sometimes alone, sometimes with the Justice Society, where he often served as chairman, the All-Star Squadron, and with Sheira, who took on the identity of Hawkgirl. He fought the good fight until the Justice Society was called before HUAC, and like many of his contemporaries, he retired, married Sheira, and the two had a son, Hector.
When the new age of heroes began, the Justice Society returned to action briefly to work with their new young compatriots, the Justice League. After the first meeting, Carter stayed on, serving as a liaison and advisor to the new heroes. He became close friends with ray Palmer, the new Atom, and developed an adversarial, but grudgingly respectful, relationship with Green Arrow. He worked with the League for quite a while, sometimes with Hawkgirl as well, but eventually he retired again. During this time, Carter’s son Hector took up a heroic identity, the Silver Scarab, but this forced a wedge between the father and son.
When the Justice Society was forced to travel back in time to stop the altering of the end of World War II, Carter lead the charge into the alternate dimension where the Society would be locked in eternal battle with the Norse Gods. Eventually freed, Carter and Sheira met the Hawkman and Hawkwoman, Katar Hol and Shayera Thal. Carter was surprised to find that Katar was the son of his old friend Paran Katar, and the two shared a few adventures. Eventually, Carter and Sheria were forced to merge their spirits with that of Katar Hol to create a new Hawkman to stop a powerful Hawk God.
When Katar gave his life, the souls of the Halls were released. Sheira was reincarnated into the body of her grandniece, Kendra Saunders, while Carter remained behind until the new JSA journeyed to Thanagar to help liberate the planet from the oppressive dictator Synn. Through Thanagarian magics, Carter was returned to the land of the living, and took up the name of Hawkman again. He met the new incarnation of his love, his son, who had been reborn as the new incarnation of Dr. Fate, and many of his old friends. With Carter’s help, the JSA was able to defeat Synn.
Returning to Earth, Carter found it hard to adjust. Kendra refused his advances, unable to accept the tales of destined love. The two made peace, became friends, and both relocated to the city of St. Roch. A dark city riddled with corruption, Carter encountered many of his old enemies, including the Gentleman Ghost and a new incarnation of Hath-Set. While confronting a new threat called the Headhunter, Carter gave into the barbarian rage that had been brewing within in and had been haunting him since his reincarnation.
Carter seized control of the JSA and led them in an assault on Kahndaq, the nation that is the native land of Teth Adam, his old ally who now served as Black Adam. Carter brutally fought the heroes who served with Adam, including Northwind, who Carter was godfather too. In the end, Carter was able to face down his own darker nature, and made a sort of peace between Black Adam’s Kahndaq and the rest of the world. Carter took a leave of absence from the JSA after this, and now is trying to find his equilibrium in St. Roch.
Hawkman’s most evident ability is that of flight, granted to him by the Nth Metal harness. The Nth Metal also grants him heightened strength and an accelerated healing ability. He has mastery of many fighting styles and weapons, garnered over his many incarnations, and remembers much of what he’s learned over the centuries. Carter can also talk to birds and has heightened senses, able to count the flaps of a humming bird's wings.
APPEARANCES:
Action Comics #663
Adventure Comics #465-466
All-Star Comics #59, 61-63, 65-67, 69-74
All-Star Squadron #1-6, 9-13, 16, 19-21, 23, 25, 27-28, 30-32, 35-42, 44, 46, 50, 52, 60
All-Star Squadron Annual #3
All-Star Squadron 80- Page Giant #1
America Vs. the Justice Society #1-4
Armageddon: Inferno #3-4
Crisis on Infinite Earths #5, 9-10
DC Special #29
Flash (1st series) #137
Flash (2nd series) #191, 209, 214
Golden Age: Secret Files and Origins#1
Green Arrow (3rd series) #12-13
Hawkman (3rd series) #10-13
Hawkman (4th series) #1-6, 8-26, 28-
Hawkman: Secret Files and Origins #1
Hawkworld (2nd series) #28-29
Identity Crisis #1-4
Infinity, Inc. #1-5, 7-12, 15, 19, 21, 26
Infinity, Inc. Annual #1
JLA: Incarnations #1-3
JLA/JSA: Virtue and Vice GN
JLA Showcase 80-Page Giant #1
JSA #24-28, 30-33, 35-37, 40, 44-47, 49-51, 54-55, 57-59
JSA: Secret Files #2
JSA: All-Stars #1-2, 8
JSA: Our Worlds at War #1
JSA: Strange Adventures #1
Justice League of America #21-22, 29-30, 37-38, 55-56, 64-65, 82-83, 91-92, 147-148, 183, 195-197, 244
Justice Society of America (1st series) #4-8
Justice Society of America (2nd series) #1-2, 8, 10
Justice Society Returns: All-Star Comics #1-2
Justice Society Returns: Thrilling Comics#1
Last Days of the Justice Society Special #1
Robin 80-Page Giant #1
Spectre (3rd series) #20
Suicide Squad (2nd series) #12
Supergirl (5th series) # 4-5
Superman/Batman # 4
War of the Gods #2
Wonder Woman (1st series) #291
Young All-Stars #2, 3, 7, 9, 14, 27
Young All-Stars Annual #1
Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! #3-4