Hawkman is one of DC's oldest characters, having been around since the earliest years of the Golden Age of Comics. Over a long career, he's been a part of the publisher's highest-profile teams, participated in its biggest events and appeared in live-action and animated adaptations. Still, all that exposure hasn't necessarily translated to respect.
With that in mind, here are 10 amazing facts about Hawkman, DC’s most complicated superhero.
1. UNDERWATER HERO.
In flash Comics issue 9, it was revealed that
Before Aquaman debuted in 1941, Hawkman went into the ocean and met Poseidon. Poseidon granted Hawkman the power to live and breathe.
2. TALK TO BIRDS.
In All Stars Comics issue 10, Hawkman had the ability to talk to birds during the Golden Age. Not only that, he taught the language to the other Justice Society members.
3. SLOW AGING.
In The shadow war of Hawkman issue 2
It has been said that the Thanagarian life span is three times as long as a human’s. A 100-year-old Thanagarian would look to be about 30 in Earth years.
4. THANAGAR
Thanagar is a planet that is synonymous with Hawkman and his mythos. A highly advanced planet, it is home to the mysterious and powerful Nth metal. Thanagar is home to humanoid Thanagarians whose law-keepers are the winged Hawkman. Isamot Kol, a Lizarkon or humanoid lizard is from the planet Thanagar. He is partners with Rannian, Vath Sarn. Thanagarians and Rannians famously do not get along. With a rich history and ties to a lot of major DC stories, it is a well-known fixture of the DC universe.
5. PRINCE KHUFU FROM EGYPT.
Prince Khufu is one of the first known incarnations of Hawkman. He lived during the time of Ramses II in Egypt. He was the lover of Princess Chay-Ara. They were murdered by the Dark Priest Hath-Set and cursed to an eternity of reincarnation. They were doomed to find each other every time they were reincarnated only for Hath-Set to murder them. Interestingly, his associates were Nabu and Teth- Adam. Nabu was the wizard whose helmet and consciousness would guide iterations of Doctor Fate. Teth-Adam, his champion would go on to become corrupted and turn into none other than Black Adam.
6. HE BEAT SUPERMAN
Forged by Nabu for Prince Khufu, the Claw of Horus was a devastating weapon. It was made from the Nth metal found on the Thanagarian ship that landed in Ancient Egypt. The claw draws its power from the Earth’s magnetic field. Hawkman used this device to briefly incapacitate Superman during the Public Enemies storyline. Its mystical energy could have also caused Superman serious damage owing to his weakness to magic.
7. CURSED LIFE.
Khufu and Chay-ara were slain with an Nth metal dagger by Hath-Set and cursed to live on, reincarnated after each death until they again found each other and fell in love, though Hath-Set also reincarnated, cursed to kill them across generations.
Khufu lived many different lives throughout the DC continuity, including old west gunfighter Hannibal Hawke/Nighthawk or Brian Kent/Silent Knight, with the current Carter Hall discovering even more lifetimes in his most recent series.
8. DARK FORGE
Carter Hall/ Katar Hol’s failed New 52 reboot meant that writers did not know what to do with him. Enter DC: Metal. The story goes that the great Bat-demon Barbatos found Carter Hall in the Dark Multiverse. He transformed Carter into a gigantic hawk-demon. Carter was forced to man the World Forge, a place beneath creation itself creation that created entire universes from the fears and terrors of every living being of the multiverse.
9. SUPERHERO CHILDREN
Hawkman has had children who have gone on to become powerful heroes in their own right. Earth-2’s Carter Hall would have a son with Hawkgirl, Hector Hall. Hector would take the name, Silver Scarab and wear a suit of Nth metal. He would then go on to become Doctor Fate and join the JSA in the main universe where the Justice League also existed. Fel Andar, another Hawkman had a son called Charlie Parker. Charlie would go on to have a short-lived career as the Golden Eagle of Titans West.
10. EARTH 2.
On Earth-2, the superhero team was the Justice Society of America. Here, Hawkman, Carter Hall, was a reincarnated Egyptian Pharaoh who used Nth-metal to construct his crimefighting equipment and used ancient weapons to fight crime. He would go on to become the chairman of the Justice Society of America.
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