Hank Hall

Hank Hall
Hank Hall as Hawk. Cover by Rob Liefeld.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	As Hawk: Showcase #75 (1967) As Monarch: Armageddon 2001 #1 (1991) As Extant: Zero Hour #4
Created by	Hank Hall/Hawk: Steve Ditko Steve Skeates Monarch/Extant: Archie Goodwin Denny O'Neil Dan Jurgens
In-story information
Alter ego	Henry "Hank" Hall
Team affiliations	Hawk and Dove Teen Titans Black Lantern Corps Birds of Prey
Notable aliases	Hawk, Extant, Monarch
Abilities	Hawk: Superhuman strength, durability, stamina, speed, agility and reflexes Heat vision and Invulnerability Extant: Time travel Chronokinesis Energy Blasts Flight Omniscience.

Hank Hall is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe who first appeared in Showcase #75 as Hawk of Hawk and Dove. He later became the supervillain Monarch in the crossover event limited series Armageddon 2001. He later became known as Extant, and appeared in the Zero Hour limited series (as well as some related tie-ins). Hawk was restored, and in the final issue of Blackest Night, he was finally returned to life.

Hank Hall was originally the superhero Hawk, of Hawk and Dove. Hawk represented "chaos", while Dove represented "order". His brother, Don Hall, the original Dove, died during Crisis on Infinite Earths. Don was replaced with Dawn Granger, who mysteriously acquired her powers in London.

Monarch was an oppressive tyrant from a bleak, dystopian Earth fifty years in the future. The people were unhappy with his rule, particularly a scientist named Matthew Ryder, an expert on temporal studies, who was convinced he could use his technology to travel back in time and prevent the maniacal ruler from ever coming to power. He learned that forty years ago, one of Earth's strongest and most powerful heroes would eventually turn evil and become Monarch, and ten years from that event he would conquer the world. During a time travel experiment, Matthew was transformed into a being called "Waverider", and began searching the timestream for the hero who would become Monarch, not knowing that Monarch was following him. When Monarch came into battle with the heroes of the present day, he killed Dove, and her enraged partner killed him for it. Removing the villain's mask, Hank discovered that he was Monarch, and donned the armor.