Starhawk (comics)

Starhawk
Starhawk. Art by Clint Langley.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The Defenders #27 (Sep 1975)
Created by	Steve Gerber (writer) Sal Buscema (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Stakar of the House of Ogord
Species	human/enhanced humanoid (raised as Arcturan)
Team affiliations	Guardians of the Galaxy Avengers
Notable aliases	"One Who Knows," "Giver of Light"
Abilities	Invulnerability Energy manipulation Flight Precognition

Starhawk (Stakar of the House of Ogord) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by Steve Gerber (writer) and Sal Buscema (artist). He is an antihero in the Earth-691 timeline of the Marvel Comics universe.

Stakar was fated to eventually re-inhabit his infant body, reliving his life over countless times. Because of the knowledge of things to come, he manipulated events to affect what he felt would be the best outcome, referring to himself as "One Who Knows". He made many enemies in doing so, but his tampering and guidance also led to the formation of the Guardians of the Galaxy in the 31st Century.

Upon receiving his power from the Hawk God, Starhawk identified himself and summarized his purpose by saying "I am the wisdom and the glory of your ancestors. I am the light and the giver of light. I am your heritage and your destiny! I am the POWER that was Arcturus!"

A character called Starhawk appeared in an advertisement on the last page of Marvel Super-Heroes #20 (May, 1969) as the feature that would appear in the next issue. That next issue, though, and all subsequent issues of the title, were reprints of older Marvel material. The unused cover of the Starhawk feature from Marvel Super-Heroes was used as the cover of the third issue of Marvelmania, Marvel's in-house fanzine, and the first part of the unused story itself, by Roy Thomas and Dan Adkins, was printed in Marvelmania #6. Though the serialization was to continue in the next issue, the title was cancelled before that happened.

The in-continuity Starhawk first appeared in The Defenders #27 (Sep 1975), and was created by Steve Gerber and Sal Buscema. It is unclear whether this Starhawk has any connection to the Marvel Super-Heroes character.