| Hawkwoman | |
 Shayera Thal as Hawkwoman. |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | (Hol) The Brave and the Bold #34 (February-March 1961) (Thal) Hawkworld vol. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. 1, #1 (1989) (Parker) Hawkworld vol. 2, #21 (April 1992) |
| Created by | (Hol, Thal) Gardner Fox Joe Kubert (Thal revamp) Tim Truman (Parker) John Ostrander |
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| Alter ego | - Shayera Hol - Shayera Thal - Sharon Parker |
| Place of origin | (Hol, Thal) Thanagar |
| Team affiliations | (Hol, Parker) Justice League (Thal) Elite Hawkmen Force |
| Notable aliases | (Hol) Shiera Hall (Thal) Shayera Hol (Parker) Sharon Hall |
| Abilities | (All) Belt/harness containing of Nth metal that defies gravity, with artificial wings allowing powered flight, enhanced strength. Gardner Francis Cooper Fox (Speed Saunders was initially credited to "E Joe Kubert (born September 18, 1926) is a Jewish - American Comic book Artist who went on to found the Joe Kubert School Timothy Truman (born February 9, 1956 in Gauley Bridge West Virginia) is an American Writer, Artist and Musician John Ostrander (born April 20, 1949) is an American Writer of Comic books Originally an actor in a Chicago Theatre 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 Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. The Wingmen are a fictional police force of the planet Thanagar with roles of judge jury and executioner in DC Comics publications (Hol, Parker) Archaic weaponry (Thal) Energy weaponry |
Hawkwoman is the name of several fictional superheroines all owned by DC Comics and existing in that company's DC Universe. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company The DC Universe ( DCU) is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place They are partners, and sometimes spouses or lovers, of the various versions of Hawkman, and share many features with the character Hawkgirl. For other meanings of the term see Hawkman (disambiguation Hawkman is a Superhero in the DC Comics universe. Hawkgirl is the name of several fictional Superheroines all owned by DC Comics and existing in that company's DC Universe.
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Shayera Hol
The Silver Age Hawkwoman was Shayera Hol, a law enforcement officer from the planet Thanagar and wife of Katar Hol, the Silver Age Hawkman. The Silver Age of Comic Books was a period of artistic advancement and commercial success in mainstream American comic books predominantly those featuring the Superhero 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. Katar Hol is a DC Comics Superhero, the Silver Age Hawkman. Created by Gardner Fox and Joe Kubert, he first appeared in She was a member of the Justice League. The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team.
She was born on Thanagar, a planet orbiting the star Polaris. Polaris (α UMi / α Ursae Minoris / Alpha Ursae Minoris commonly North(ern Star or Pole Star, and sometimes Lodestar Thanagar had a scientifically advanced civilization in which crime was virtually unknown. As an adolescent, Shayera joined the Thanagarian police force and was assigned to assist the force's most decorated officer, Katar Hol, in capturing the Rainbow Robbers. At first, Katar was furious at being assigned an inexperienced young woman as a partner, but he nevertheless became strongly attracted to her.
Together, they captured the Rainbow Robbers in their stronghold found behind a waterfall; while on the case, Shayera saved Katar's life and the two fell deeply in love. A few weeks later, Katar proposed to Shayera in front of the same waterfall. She accepted and they were married. Ten years later, the couple was sent to Earth in pursuit of the criminal Byth Rok. Byth Rok is a DC Comics Supervillain who is a recurring foe of the Silver Age Hawkman. Upon reaching Earth, they were befriended by Midway City police commissioner George Emmett, who established cover identities for them as Carter and Shiera Hall. This is an article about a fictional city For the real-life city see Midway City California Midway City is a fictional cities in the DC Universe After capturing Byth and bringing him back to their planet, Katar and Shayera chose to return to study Earth's crimefighting methods, and they fought against evil as the superheroes Hawkman and Hawkgirl. Hawkgirl is the name of several fictional Superheroines all owned by DC Comics and existing in that company's DC Universe. Shayera renamed herself Hawkwoman in the early 1980s. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.
As Hawkwoman, Shayera eventually joined her husband as a member of the Justice League. She was the first League member admitted as part of the League's vote to lift its prior twelve-member limitation, which had effectively prevented the admission of more women to its ranks. Her membership set precedent for the admission of Zatanna as the League's fifteenth member. Zatanna Zatara is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe.
As Shiera, she first worked as Carter's secretary, but later became co-director of the Midway City Museum. She has a sort of rivalry with the museum naturalist Mavis Trent, who has her eyes on both Hawkman and Carter Hall.
Later, Thanagar had established itself as a military dictatorship bent on conquering other planets. Hawkman and Hawkwoman thwarted Thanagarian plans to invade Earth, destroying their own starship in the process. Hawkman and Hawkwoman remain on Earth, regarded as traitors by everyone on Thanagar. She helped her husband come to terms with the deaths they caused during the battle.
Following the events of DC's miniseries, Crisis on Infinite Earths, the histories of Earth-One and Earth-Two are 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 Golden Age and Silver Age versions of Hawkman and Hawkgirl/Hawkwoman live on the same Earth. Hawkgirl is the name of several fictional Superheroines all owned by DC Comics and existing in that company's DC Universe. Initially, the Silver Age Hawkman and Hawkwoman were kept in continuity unchanged, and they briefly joined Justice League International. Justice League International (or JLI for short was formed after the 1987 company-wide crossover Limited series, Legends However, DC reversed this decision and rebooted Hawkman continuity after the success of the 1989 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 retold the origins of Silver Age Hawkman and Hawkwoman. After becoming a success, DC Comics launched a Hawkworld ongoing series set in the present resulting in a complete reboot of Hawkman continuity. By doing so, several contiuity errors regarding Hawkman and Hawkwoman's Justice League appearances needed to be fixed.
Sharon Parker
Years before the events told in the Invasion story arc, Fel Andar, a hybrid Human-Thanagarian spy, was sent to Earth to infiltrate among humans. Fel Andar is a DC Comics character who also called himself Hawkman. 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. Eventually he met and married an Earth woman, Sharon Parker, who would soon give birth to Charles Parker -- later the Golden Eagle. Golden Eagle is the name of two Fictional Characters published by DC Comics.
When Charlie was four years old, Thanagar called Andar to active duty, so he joined the Justice League International claiming to be Carter and Shiera Hall's son Carter Hall, Jr. Justice League International (or JLI for short was formed after the 1987 company-wide crossover Limited series, Legends Carter Hall is a DC Comics Superhero, the original Hawkman. Created by Gardner Fox and Dennis Neville, he first appeared Andar never told the Thanagarian Empire of his own son, so they mindwiped Sharon, forcing her to take the identity of Hawkwoman Sharon Hall, wife of Carter Hall Jr.
When Sharon learnt about the masquerade she exposed the truth to J'onn J'onzz and Maxwell Lord. Martian Manhunter is the Superhero alias of J'onn J'onzz, alternately known as John Jones or the Manhunter from Mars, a Fictional character Maxwell Lord is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. Confronted by both, Andar escaped back to Thanagar but not before murdering Sharon for her betrayal.
Shayera Thal
Shayera Thal II is the illegitimate daughter of Shayera Thal I and Andar Pul, Thanagar's Administrator of Protection and close friend of Shayera I's father Thal Provis. Andar Pul had seduced the then 13-year-old Shayera I and her pregnancy became a political scandal that threatened to put her father's political activities to a hold. As a result, Shayera II was abandoned in Downside by her mother shortly after her birth.
When she was ten, she first met Wingan ensign Katar Hol during his first mission to the Thanagarian ghettos. Katar Hol is a DC Comics Superhero, the Silver Age Hawkman. Created by Gardner Fox and Joe Kubert, he first appeared in Her mother was killed in a terrorist bombing.
When Shayera lost her Downside guardian as a result of a police action she was sent to an orphanage in the High Towers. Here she was found and adopted by Thal Provis, whose grief over the loss of his own daughter, had led him to find and reclaim his granddaughter. She was unaware Provisl was really her grandfather until much later.
As a young woman, Shayera became a Wingmen and eventually meets Katar Hol again. She helped him stop Byth's drug smuggling.
In the early 1990s, Thanagarian policemen partners Katar Hol and Shayera Thal arrived on Earth (following an attempted Thanagarian invasion of Earth) with the mission to capture the Thanagarian shape-shifting criminal Byth. They were part of a force which used the hawk as their symbol, and also had a winged, gravity-defying harness. Together they fought crime on Earth and corruption on Thanagar for some time, eventually falling in love and deciding to remain on Earth and build a life there rather than return to their homeworld. Then came the events of Zero Hour where Katar was merged with Carter and Shiera Hall in a new Hawkman version, who was then possessed by a creature from the red known as the Hawk Avatar. Zero Hour Crisis in Time is a five-issue Comic book Limited series and crossover storyline published by DC Comics in 1994 Fundamentally changed, he swore off his relationship with Shayera, and she retired from superhero work to become a cop in Detroit. The "new" Hawkman adventured for a brief time before going insane and being banished into limbo. See also Intermediate state Purgatory|Heaven|Sheol|Hades in Christianity|Hell in Christianity In Roman Catholic theology Limbo (Latin limbus
Shortly after that, Kendra Saunders became the new Hawkgirl, and Carter Hall, the original Hawkman, was resurrected. Hawkgirl is the name of several fictional Superheroines all owned by DC Comics and existing in that company's DC Universe. Shayera met them during her final battle against Byth when the three Hawks, aided by Animal Man, defeated the Thanagarian criminal for good. Animal Man ( Bernhard "Buddy" Baker) is a fictional DC Comics Superhero.
In the Rann-Thanagar War miniseries, Shayera Thal reappeared as a reinstated soldier of the Thanagarian Army, last seen fighting with the invasion force of Polara. Rann-Thanagar War is a six-issue Comic book Limited series written by Dave Gibbons with art by Ivan Reis, Marc Campos She considered reborn Hawkman Carter Hall and Hawkgirl Kendra Saunders friends of Thanagar, but grew angry with their ally Adam Strange blaming Rannian science for the destruction of her birth world. 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. Adam Strange is a fictional Superhero published by DC Comics. Despite this, she reluctantly served alongside him as a comrade-in-arms during the war.
In Rann-Thanagar War #5, Shayera was betrayed and murdered by Tamaranean Queen Komand'r. Rann-Thanagar War is a six-issue Comic book Limited series written by Dave Gibbons with art by Ivan Reis, Marc Campos "Tamarán" was the Guanche name for the island of Gran Canaria. Blackfire is a Supervillainess that appears in the fictional DC universe. Her body was sent on a trajectory into Thanagar's sun, Polaris, the heroes' resting place in Thanagarian tradition. Polaris (α UMi / α Ursae Minoris / Alpha Ursae Minoris commonly North(ern Star or Pole Star, and sometimes Lodestar
Other versions
The Silver Age Shayera Hol has made some other appearance in out-of-continuity series.
- In Justice, Shayera is a member of the Justice League and co-director of the Midway City Museum, alongside her husband. She also appears in Secret Origins and Liberty and Justice.
- Shayera and Katar are featured in the Elseworlds three-part series Legend of the Hawkman (2000). Elseworlds is the publication Imprint for a group of Comic books produced by DC Comics that take place outside the company's canon The story takes place in the Earth-One timeline, some time after The Brave and the Bold #34. She is shown wanting to return home to Thanagar while Katar has grown accustomed to life on Earth. Although this mini-series was never labelled as an Elseworlds project when originally published, it is now accepted as being one, with this story clearly based on the Silver Age versions of Hawkman and Hawkwoman during the pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths era. Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover
- In JLA: The Nail and Another Nail, Hawkwoman is a member of a world-scorned Justice League even after her husband's death by Amazo. JLA The Nail is a three-issue Comic book mini-series published by DC Comics. JLA Another Nail is a continuation of events seen in the original three-part mini-series. Amazo is a fictional Android from DC Comics. He has fought the Justice League of America on several occasions In Another Nail, she appears to be close friends with Zatanna. She has forgiven Oliver Queen (in Amazo's body) when he felt responsible for Katar's death. She also mentions that her husband was proud to call Oliver a comrade and a friend. Her role as the sole Hawk with League membership is similar to the Hawkgirl in the Justice League animated series. Justice League is an American Animated television series about a team of Superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network
- In The Dark Knight Strikes Again, the Hawks were killed by a military strike ordered by Lex Luthor. Batman The Dark Knight Strikes Again (also referred to as DK2) is a Batman mini-series by Frank Miller with Lynn They have a son and daughter who were brought up in the rain forests of Costa Rica. Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in As Hawkboy, their son was bent on revenge against Lex and kills him, which Batman encouraged understanding what he's been through.
- The Silver Age Hawks made a cameo appearance in Adventures in the DC Universe 80-Page Giant as Chronos II travels across space and time. Chronos is the name of several Fictional characters of DC Comics, both Supervillains who take their name from the Greek personification of Time He witness them in a battle against the Manhawks.
Other media
- Hawkgirl appeared in the animated Justice League series 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 comic book character Hawkwoman, Shayera Hol is an advance scout for a Thanagarian invasion force. 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. She carries an electrode mace made of Nth Metal and her wings are organic. Nth metal (also called ninth metal) is a fictional Metal found in the DC Universe. For more information check Hawkgirl article. Hawkgirl is the name of several fictional Superheroines all owned by DC Comics and existing in that company's DC Universe.
- 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 also an unlockable, playable character in the Xbox,psp, and PS2 versions on Justice League Heroes.
See also
External links
- Hawkgirl on the DC Animated Universe Wiki, a Wikia wiki
- Hawkman FAQ
- Hawkfan - A fansite dedicated to Hawkman and Hawkgirl. Hawkgirl is the name of several fictional Superheroines all owned by DC Comics and existing in that company's DC Universe. Wikia (originally Wikicities) is a selective Free web hosting service for Wikis (or Wiki farm) operated by Wikia Inc
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