Hawkman
Hawkman (German about Falkenmann ) is a cartoon character from DC Comics . He is a superhero who gets his special abilities through armor from the planet Thanagar . Hawkman is and was a member of the Justice League (JLA) and Justice Society (JSA) hero groups . He made his first appearance in January 1940 in US Flash Comics # 1 . The character was created by the author Gardner Fox and the illustrator Dennis Neville .
description
Hawkman wears golden armor made of so-called Nth metal , which protects him and enables him to fly, and increases his strength and insensitivity to extreme temperatures. He is armed u. a. with a club . His senses are as well developed as in falcons , so that he can see very well and far.
Character history
Emergence
In 1939 it was announced that a new series of comics was to be started with Flash Comics , for which the publisher Max Gaines wanted characters. Gardner Fox was inspired by a bird to create the new hero Hawkman :
“I faced the problem of filling a new title that Gaines wanted to start. As I sat by the window and tried to think of something new, I noticed a bird gathering twigs for a nest. The bird kept flying down, taking a twig in its beak, and then flying away. I thought 'wouldn't it be great if the bird were a fighter for law and order and the branch a crook?' "
Fictional character biography
During the 15th Dynasty in Ancient Egypt , Prince Khufu and his beloved Chay-Ara discovered an alien spaceship from the planet Thanagar that had Nth metal on it, with which the two had contact. Murdered by the magician Hath-Set, a recurring sequence of birth and death set in, in which the couple kept getting together.
In the Wild West Khufu was the gunman Nighthawk , his girlfriend was Cinnamon , middle of the 20th century, they found as the archaeologist Carter Hall and as Sheira Saunders to tie the knot , taking as Hawkgirl appeared on the scene. Both became members in turn of the JSA, the All-Star Squadron and the JLA.
During Zero Hour , Hawkman (Carter Hall) merged with the Thanagarian policeman Qatar Hol , and Sheira died. She was reborn as her own great niece Kendra Saunders , but now had no memories of her previous life, which is why she no longer recognized Hawkman as her soul mate. Both live in St. Roch , Louisiana .
The New 52
Carter Hall works as a historian and cryptologist for an archeology professor . Since Hall was fused with armor made of Nth metal, he has suffered from partial amnesia .
comics
United States
From 1964 to 2006 there were four series of comics entitled Hawkman . Among the New 52 (since 2011) was the series The Savage Hawkman , which was ended in 2013 after 21 issues.
German-speaking area
Hawkman has hardly been present in German-speaking countries and his appearances were essentially limited to stories together with the JLA and the JSA.
As part of the Infinite Crisis , Panini Verlag, responsible for the German-language editions, published three US editions (# 47 to 49) of the fourth Hawkman series in a monster volume in 2006 .
With the restart of the DC universe , a mega-volume with the first twelve US issues of the series The Savage Hawkman came out in early 2013 at the same publisher .
Companion figures
Hawkgirl
→ See above
Hawkwoman
Shayera Thal is a police officer from Thanagar and followed her partner Qatar Hol to Earth to arrest the crook Byth . Because they wore their armor that was able to fly due to the wings, they were referred to as Hawkman and Hawkwoman . Shayera Thal made her first appearance in US Hawkworld # 1 (Vol.1) in 1989.
In other media
- In seasons 9 and 10 of Smallville , Hawkman starred in four episodes as the leader of the former JSA . The character is played by Michael Shanks .
- Hawkman is portrayed by Falk Hentschel in the fourth season of the Arrow series and in its spin-offs The Flash (second season) and Legends of Tomorrow .
See also
literature
- Scott Beatty et al. a .: The DC Comics Encyclopedia . Panini Verlags GmbH, Stuttgart March 2005, 1st edition, p. 141 (Hawkgirl), p. 142 (Hawkman) and p. 143 (Hawkwoman)
- David Pritchard ( Ed. ): 100 Years of Comics . Highbury House Communications, 1999, p. 29
Web links
Notes and individual references
- ↑ Pritchard.
- ↑ a b c Beatty, p. 142.
- ↑ A character named Hawkgirl first appeared in US All Star Comics # 5 , June 1941.
- ↑ First appearance by Kendra Saunders in US JSA Secret Files and Origins # 1 , August 1999.
- ↑ Infinie Crisis Monster Edition 3. Panini Comics , October 19, 2006, accessed March 25, 2013 .
- ↑ Hawkman Megaband 1. Panini Comics , March 19, 2013, accessed March 25, 2013 .
- ^ Beatty, p. 143.