| Hawkgirl | |
 Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders) Art by Matt Haley |
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| Publisher | (All) DC Comics |
| First appearance | (Hall) Flash Comics #1 (January 1940) (Hall as Hawkgirl) All-Star Comics #5 (June 1941) (Saunders) JSA Secret Files #1 (August 1999) |
| Created by | (Hall) Gardner Fox Sheldon Moldoff (Saunders) Geoff Johns James Robinson |
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| Alter ego | - Shiera Sanders Hall - Shayera Hol - Kendra Saunders |
| Team affiliations | (Hall, Saunders) Justice Society of America (Hall) All-Star Squadron (Saunders) Justice League Birds of Prey |
| Abilities | (All) Belt with a special metal that defies gravity, artificial feather wings, archaic weaponry, flight, enhanced strength, healing factor, enhanced vision, reincarnation |
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Publication history
Golden Age
Shiera Sanders first appeared in Flash Comics #1 as a civilian supporting character in the Hawkman feature. Flash Comics was an anthology comic book published by All-American Publications and later National Periodicals ( DC Comics) Archaeologist Carter Hall has a dream that he is an ancient Egyptian prince, Khufu, who has a lover, Princess Chay-Ara. Carter Hall is a DC Comics Superhero, the original Hawkman. Created by Gardner Fox and Dennis Neville, he first appeared The next day, Carter meets 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 in costume in All Star Comics #5 during Hawkman's solo segment of the Justice Society of America story. All Star Comics is a 1940s Comic book series from All-American Publications, one of the early companies that merged with National Periodical Publications Shiera dons a spare set of Nth metal wings developed by Hawkman, and masquerades as Hawkman in order to trick some criminals. Nth metal (also called ninth metal) is a fictional Metal found in the DC Universe. Shiera continues to wear the costume and wings in later stories, eventually adopting the identity of Hawkgirl.
Silver Age
With the fading popularity of superheroes during the late 1940s, the Hawkman feature ended in the last issue of Flash Comics in 1949. Hawkwoman is the name of several fictional Superheroines all owned by DC Comics and existing in that company's DC Universe. In 1956, DC Comics resurrected the Flash by revamping the character with a new identity and backstory. Following the success of the new Flash, DC Comics revamped Hawkman in a similar fashion with Brave and the Bold #34 in 1961. For the Tortoise and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy album see The Brave and the Bold (album. The Silver Age versions of Hawkman and Hawkgirl became married alien police officers from the planet Thanagar who come to Earth in order study police techniques. Thanagar is a fictional planet in the. Thanagar is the original home of the humanoid Thanagarian race noted for the discovery of gravity defying Nth metal. Silver Age Hawkgirl is introduced as Shayera Hol (phoenetically identical to Shiera Hall), who appears in costume as of her first appearance. Although Silver Age Hawkman joins the Justice League of America with Justice League of America #31 in 1964, Silver Age Hawkgirl was not offered membership because Justice League rules only allowed for one new member to be admitted at a time. The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. Several years later, Silver Age Hawkgirl joined the Justice League of America with issue #146 in 1977. In 1981, Silver Age Hawkgirl changed her name to Hawkwoman in the Hawkman backup feature of World's Finest #274.
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. The DC Multiverse is a Fictional continuity construct that exists in stories published by Comic book company DC Comics. Although Golden Age Hawkman makes his first Silver Age appearance during the first JLA/JSA teamup in 1961 and continues making appearances during the annual JLA/JSA teamups, Golden Age Hawkgirl does not reappear until 1976, in 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. Hector Hall was a Superhero who appeared in DC Comics 's Infinity Inc comic and as Hawkgirl as a member of the All-Star Squadron, retroactive team of Golden Age heroes active in the 1940s.
Post-Crisis
Following the events of DC's miniseries, Crisis on Infinite Earths, the histories of Earth-One and Earth-Two were merged together. Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover 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 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. In the American Comic book industry the term one-shot is used to denote a pilot comic or a stand-alone story created to last as one issue The Justice Society were trapped in another dimension, Limbo, where they would battle for all of eternity to prevent Ragnarok from occurring on the Earth. In Norse mythology, Ragnarök (rɑgnɑrɔk Old Norse "Final destiny of the gods" refers to a series of major events including a great battle foretold
Initially, the Silver Age Hawkman and Hawkwoman were kept in continuity unchanged after Crisis on Infinite Earths. However, DC reversed this decision and rebooted Hawkman continuity after the success of the Hawkworld miniseries. Reboot, in serial Fiction, means a discarding of much or even all previous continuity in the series to start anew Hawkworld was a Comic book mini-series from DC Comics that explored the origins of the Silver Age Hawkman and Hawkwoman Originally, Hawkworld was a miniseries set in the past that retold the origins of Silver Age Hawkman and Hawkwoman, but after the series became a success, DC Comics made Hawkworld an ongoing series set in the present, resulting in a complete reboot of Hawkman continuity, and introducing several continuity errors regarding Hawkman and Hawkgirl's Justice League appearances which needed to be fixed. All previous appearances by the Silver Age Hawkgirl in the Justice League were explained by the Golden Age Hawkgirl taking the Silver Age Hawkgirl's place. However, Hawkwoman continued to appear in some pre-Hawkworld Justice League adventures during the time Golden Age Hawkgirl was trapped in Limbo. To explain this continuity error, a new Hawkwoman, Sharon Parker, was created and retconned into the Justice League during the time Golden Age Hawkgirl was in Limbo. Hawkwoman is the name of several fictional Superheroines all owned by DC Comics and existing in that company's DC Universe.
After the Hawkworld reboot, the Silver Age Hawkgirl was now named Shayera Thal, and was not married to Katar Hol, but was merely his police partner. In post-Hawkworld continuity, Shayera adopts the name Hawkwoman from the very beginning of her costumed career and never uses the name Hawkgirl. The Golden Age Hawkgirl is eventually returned from Limbo, but is killed during the Zero Hour miniseries when she is merged with Katar Hol and Golden Age Hawkman into a Hawkgod. Zero Hour Crisis in Time is a five-issue Comic book Limited series and crossover storyline published by DC Comics in 1994
A new Hawkgirl was introduced as part of the 1999 revival of the JSA monthly title. The new Hawkgirl is Kendra Saunders, granddaughter of the Golden Age Hawkgirl's cousin, Speed Saunders. Cyrill "Speed" Saunders is a DC Comics character who first appeared in Detective Comics #1 (1937 Hawkgirl would continue to appear regularly in the monthly JSA series and later in the Hawkman monthly. In 2006, the ongoing Hawkman monthly series was renamed Hawkgirl starting with issue 50 as part of the One Year Later jump forward, with Kendra replacing Hawkman as the lead character. One Year Later was a 2006 event running through the DC Universe. The Hawkgirl comic book series was cancelled at issue 66, to the dismay of some Hawkgirl fans. However, she is now a member of the Justice League of America.
Fictional character history
Shiera Sanders
The Golden Age Hawkgirl was Shiera Sanders (or Saunders), the reincarnation of the Egyptian princess Chay-Ara, and partner of Carter Hall, the Golden Age Hawkman. The Golden Age of Comic Books was a period in the history of American comic books generally thought as lasting from the 1930s until late 1940s during which Comic books This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Carter Hall is a DC Comics Superhero, the original Hawkman. Created by Gardner Fox and Dennis Neville, he first appeared Centuries ago, Chay-Ara and her lover Prince Khufu were killed by Hath-Set with a knife forged from an alien substance called nth metal. Hath-Set is a Fictional character, a DC Comics Supervillain created by Gardner Fox and Dennis Neville. 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 include:
- Lady Celia Penbrook, alive during 5th century Britain, love of Silent Knight;
- Cinnamon (a. The Silent Knight is a fictional Medieval hero appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics. Cinnamon is the name of two Western characters in DC Comics, one inhabiting the wild west the other living in the modern era k. a Kate Manser), an Old West gunslinger, love of Nighthawk;
- Sheila Carr, lady love of Pinkerton detective James Wright. Nighthawk is a Fictional character, a Cowboy in the DC Comics universe. "We Never Sleep" the famous motto of the Pinkerton Agency redirects here
In 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 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. The All-Star Squadron is a DC Comics fictional Superhero team that debuted in Justice League of America #193 (August 1981 The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics Superhero group the first team of superheroes in Comic book history Recent retcons seem to point to Hawkgirl being formally inducted into the JSA at some time however. Retroactive continuity is the deliberate changing of previously established facts in a work of serial fiction Eventually, Carter and Shiera married and had one son, Hector Hall, the most recent Doctor Fate. Hector Hall was a Superhero who appeared in DC Comics 's Infinity Inc Doctor Fate (also known by the Diminutive, Fate) is the name of a succession of fictional sorcerers who appear within DC Comics ' universe
Through retcon Carter and Shiera also joined the Justice League of America in the late 1980s, serving as liaisons between that group and the Justice Society. The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team.
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. Katar Hol is a DC Comics Superhero, the Silver Age Hawkman. Created by Gardner Fox and Joe Kubert, he first appeared in Zero Hour Crisis in Time is a five-issue Comic book Limited series and crossover storyline published by DC Comics in 1994
Kendra Saunders
The current Hawkgirl is Kendra Saunders, a young woman who committed suicide. When Kendra's soul left her body, that of her grandfathers 1st cousin Shiera Hall, the Golden Age Hawkgirl, entered it, making Kendra a walk-in. The soul, according to many religious and philosophical beliefs is the self-awareness, or Consciousness, unique to a particular living for the comic series Walk-In by Dave Stewart, see Walk-In (comic Walk-in is thought to be a person whose original Soul has departed his Her grandfather, former OSS agent and globe-trotting adventurer Speed Saunders, recognized this, in part due to a change in eye color, and encouraged his granddaughter to embrace her destiny as the "new" Hawkgirl. Cyrill "Speed" Saunders is a DC Comics character who first appeared in Detective Comics #1 (1937
Still believing herself to be Kendra, she debuted as a heroine using the original Hawkgirl's equipment and set out in search of a being called the Fate-Child (actually her own reincarnated son, Hector Hall). This led to a meeting with the Justice Society and Kendra's induction to that team.
She currently has all of Kendra's memories, but almost none of Shiera's save for fighting experiences. This creates tension with Hawkman since he remembers all of their past lives together and believes they are destined for each other. Kendra has been presented as a very troubled young woman, haunted by the murder of her parents by a corrupt cop and confused by her jumble of memories and feelings. She has operated as Hawkman's partner but only recently began to actually admit her attraction to him. The truth about Kendra's identity was eventually revealed to her by the angel Zauriel. Zauriel is a Fictional character in the DC Universe. Originally a Guardian angel, he becomes a Superhero and has been a member of DC’s all-star
She is one of the heroes who fought in space during the Rann-Thanagar War. Rann-Thanagar War is a six-issue Comic book Limited series written by Dave Gibbons with art by Ivan Reis, Marc Campos Following the events of Infinite Crisis, a Zeta Beam transporter malfunction injured many of the superheroes in space, including Hawkgirl, causing her to grow over twenty feet tall. Rann also known as Rannagar is a Fictional planet in the Polaris star system (formerly the Alpha Centauri System of the. Some time later, her proper stature restored, she is protecting St. Roch, Louisiana, in the absence of Hawkman. One Year Later was a 2006 event running through the DC Universe. St Roch is a fictional city, patterned after New Orleans Louisiana, that has appeared in various Comic book series published by DC Comics. She was later abducted and put on trial for high treason against her people by a group of rogue Thanagarians. After being found guilty, one of the rogues tied her hands behind her back and covered her mouth with a piece of duct tape, and then attempted to lynch her. Kendra found that she could hover without her wings and was able to fake her death and escape by using this new power.
She is also a returning member of the new Justice League, having briefly served with the team when the original members were previously missing. The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. A brewing relationship between Hawkgirl and Red Arrow has become one of the major subplots in the series. For the English musician see Roy Harper Roy Harper is a fictional Superhero in the DC Comics
Powers and abilities
Hawkgirl owes her powers to a belt of nth metal, a substance native to the planet Thanagar (once home of another pair of Hawk-heroes, Katar Hol and Hawkwoman). Katar Hol is a DC Comics Superhero, the Silver Age Hawkman. Created by Gardner Fox and Joe Kubert, he first appeared in Hawkwoman is the name of several fictional Superheroines all owned by DC Comics and existing in that company's DC Universe. The metal is psycho-reactive, responding to its bearer's thoughts and in its base form has a number of electromagnetic/gravitational properties. To the Hawks, it grants the power of flight, superhuman strength, super-acute vision, and an enhanced healing/regeneration ability.
Additionally, she displays advanced hand-to-hand combat skills.
Plus, the nth metal knife which murdered Hawkgirl in her original incarnation as Chay-Ara had an unusual effect upon her soul and that of her lover Khufu (Hawkman). The pair are locked in a seemingly endless cycle of death and rebirth throughout the centuries. While not a superhuman power per se, this propensity for reincarnation has allowed Hawkgirl to cheat death and return to active duty in her current incarnation.
Recently Kendra has discovered that she had enhanced healing and limited hover abilities when not wearing Nth metal. She speculates that this is due to her prolonged exposure to the substance.
In Justice League Unlimited, it is revealed that Hawkgirl also has a keen mind, and requlary, she defeats Batman in chess. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created
Other media
Hawkgirl appeared in a few episodes of the Super Friends, alongside her husband Hawkman. Super Friends is an American Animated television series about a team of Superheroes which ran from 1973 to 1986 on ABC as part
Justice League
The character of Shayera "Hawkgirl" Hol appeared in the animated series Justice League on Cartoon Network. Justice League is an American Animated television series about a team of Superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network Based on the Silver Age Hawkgirl, Shayera was an advance scout for a Thanagarian invasion force. Hawkwoman is the name of several fictional Superheroines all owned by DC Comics and existing in that company's DC Universe. Thanagar is a fictional planet in the. Thanagar is the original home of the humanoid Thanagarian race noted for the discovery of gravity defying Nth metal. Her personality was completely re-designed for the series by the producers, who wanted a second woman for the team (taking Aquaman's place) but wanted her to be clearly set apart from Wonder Woman. While Black Canary is traditionally more associated with the Justice League, the producers preferred to have the Hawk family represented. Black Canary is a Fictional character, a DC Comics superheroine.
In Secret Origins the Martian Manhunter gathered her with Flash, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern to join him, Batman and Superman against an alien invasion on Earth. Justice League and Justice League Unlimited are American animated series about a team of Superheroes Martian Manhunter is the Superhero alias of J'onn J'onzz, alternately known as John Jones or the Manhunter from Mars, a Fictional character Wally West is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero in the DC Comics Universe, the first Kid Flash and the John Stewart is a Fictional Superhero, a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon After the defeat of the invasion, the seven remained a team, the Justice League, dedicated towards the defense of Earth against attack both within and without. Justice League is an American Animated television series about a team of Superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network
To the rest of the League, Shayera was a mysterious woman with angelic wings from another world. She explained that she found herself on Earth when, while pursuing some criminals who were trafficking in forbidden technology, she was accidentally transported by the rays of a dimensional transporter known to her people as a Zeta Beam, which has been traditionally associated with DC's science fiction hero Adam Strange. Adam Strange is a fictional Superhero published by DC Comics.
In the second season 2-part adventure titled "Wild Cards" (episodes 2x21 2x22), while fighting against the Joker and Royal Flush Gang's attack on Las Vegas, John Stewart is injured and Shayera disobeys an order to keep fighting in order to get Green Lantern to safety. The Joker is a fictional character appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics. The Royal Flush Gang are Fictional characters in DC Comics. They first appeared in Justice League of America #43 in March 1966 under While later recovering on the watchtower, John and Shayera show their true feelings for each other, and Shayera allows John to remove her mask, giving us our first look at what Hawkgirl looks like underneath the mask.
In the second-season finale "Starcrossed", Shayera reveals herself to actually be a military officer of her planet's armed forces, working as an advance scout on Earth. When her people suddenly arrive in force on Earth, she works to help the Thanagarians gain the support of Earth's leaders to protect the Earth from the Thanagarians' mortal enemies, the Gordanians. She is also reunited with her commanding officer and fianceé Hro Talak (an anagram for the name of the Silver Age Hawkman Katar Hol), with both her now-revealed spy mission and this unmentioned romance creating considerable friction between herself and her human love interest Green Lantern John Stewart. John Stewart is a Fictional Superhero, a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps.
Unbeknownst to Shayera, the Thanagarians' true intent is to transform Earth into the final link in a hyperspace bypass, destroying Earth, but allowing the Thanagarians to strike a mortal blow at the Gordanian's homeworld. When Shayera learns of this plan, she betrays her people and informs the Justice League of the Thanagarians' true purpose. The Thanagarian forces are eventually defeated by the League and forced to leave Earth, with Shayera left behind as a traitor.
The other six members of the League take a vote on whether to allow Shayera to stay on the team, but before they can tell her the result, she resigns from the League and departs (in "Wake the Dead", we learn that the decision, while split, was in favor of letting her stay, with Superman breaking the tie). She eventually comes to reside with Dr. Fate and his wife Inza in Fate's tower stronghold in an effort to decide what to do with her life. Doctor Fate (also known by the Diminutive, Fate) is the name of a succession of fictional sorcerers who appear within DC Comics ' universe In the episode "Wake the Dead", Solomon Grundy's corpse is reanimated, and he wreaks havoc. Solomon Grundy ( Cyrus Gold) is a fictional character published by DC Comics, a large strong Zombie Supervillain bearing a resemblance to Shayera takes the responsibility of killing Grundy, whom she once considered to be a friend. After this, she returns to the League, but it is some time before she is properly re-accepted among its members, particularly Wonder Woman and Batman. After she is allowed to rejoin the Justice League, Shayera reclaims her seat among the seven founding members and changes her costume to be much less militaristic, removing the Thanagarian headdress permanently. The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. Thanagar is a fictional planet in the. Thanagar is the original home of the humanoid Thanagarian race noted for the discovery of gravity defying Nth metal.
The show ends with Shayera and Green Lantern (who is by this point in a relationship with League member Vixen) having resolved to be friends for the time being. Vixen ( Mari Jiwe McCabe) is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the DC Comics universe. It is, however, indicated that John Stewart once traveled to the future and discovered that the superhero Warhawk, is actually his son with Shayera named Rex Stewart, a revelation he did not immediately share with her until she confronted a stalker in the form of Carter Hall, the would-be Hawkman. Warhawk is a fictional character created for the DC Animated Universe, voiced by Peter Onorati. Series creator Bruce Timm said in an interview that while he was deliberately ambiguous about the future of their relationship and understood why some fans disliked where it was left at the series finale, it was his opinion that "You can put two and two together and imagine what happens. Bruce Walter Timm (born on February 8 1961) is an American Character Designer, Animator " It is possible that Timm may be referring to The 2-part Batman Beyond episode "The Call" in which the character Warhawk appears as a member of the JLU.
In addition to John, Shayera shows a strong friendship with The Flash that is touched on several times through both JL and JLU series, usually in a sisterly way.
Hawkgirl is voiced by Maria Canals.
Video games
Hawkgirl is a playable character in the Game Boy Advance games Justice League: Injustice for All and Justice League: Chronicles; the character is based on the animated version of the character. The Game Boy Advance (often shortened to GBA) is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed manufactured and marketed by Nintendo.
Hawkgirl is a playable character in the video game Justice League Heroes voiced by Collette Whittaker. Justice League Heroes is a console video game for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable systems She can be unlocked by paying 70 orange shiels on the menu screen. The profile included is that of Kendra.
See also
External links
- Hawkman FAQ
- The Hawkgirl fanpage
- The Hawkgirl Fanboards
- Hawkfan - A fansite dedicated to Hawkman and Hawkgirl. Hawkwoman is the name of several fictional Superheroines all owned by DC Comics and existing in that company's DC Universe.
- Hawkman and Hawkgirl's secret origin on dccomics.com
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