Hawkman (Katar Hol) | |
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Art by Alex Ross
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | The Brave and the Bold #34 (February–March 1961) |
Created by |
Gardner Fox Joe Kubert Revamped by: Timothy Truman |
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Full name | Katar Hol |
Species | Human |
Place of origin | Thanagar |
Team affiliations |
Elite Hawkmen Force Justice League |
Partnerships |
Hawkgirl Atom (Ray Palmer) Adam Strange |
Notable aliases | Carter Hall |
Abilities |
Silver Age version:
Post-Hawkworld version:
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Silver Age version:
Post-Hawkworld version:
Hawkman (Katar Hol) is a DC Comics superhero. He is the Silver Age, Bronze Age, and current Hawkman. Created by Gardner Fox and Joe Kubert, he first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #34 (February–March 1961). There are 2 versions of Katar Hol, the Silver Age version and the post-Hawkworld version.
The Silver Age Hawkman (Katar Hol) was first introduced in Brave and the Bold #34 by artist Joe Kubert and writer Gardner Fox. At this time DC had already rebooted many of its characters such as the Flash, and Green Lantern. Hawkman's first appearance sold well and spawned 5 more tryout issues in Brave and the Bold. During these issues he teamed up with his wife, Hawkgirl, to battle foes on earth as well as on his home planet Thanagar.
After Hawkman had concluded his appearances in Brave and the Bold, he went on to Mystery in Space. He had a side comic strip in 4 issues of this series, and teamed up with Adam Strange in some of his adventures.
Eventually, in 1964 after enough requests Hawkman was finally given a solo magazine published every 2 months. Murphy Anderson took over the art for this series with Gardner Fox continuing on story. Hawkman occasionally teamed up with The Atom and Adam Strange in his magazine. Together Hawkman and Hawkgirl battled such enemies as the Matter Master, the Shadow Thief, Lion-Mane, and many others. Hawkmans self-titled magazine would go on for less than 5 years before it was eventually canceled at issue #27.