Hawkwoman
| Hawkwoman | |
|---|---|
 Shayera Thal as Hawkwoman. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | (Hol) The Brave and the Bold #34 (February–March 1961) (Thal) Hawkworld #1 (1989) (Parker) Justice League International, #10 (February 1988) |
| Created by | (Hol, Thal) Gardner Fox Joe Kubert (Thal) Tim Truman (Parker) John Ostrander, Graham Nolan |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | - Shayera Hol - Shayera Thal - Sharon Parker |
| Place of origin | (Hol, Thal) Thanagar |
| Team affiliations | (Hol) Justice League (Parker) Justice League International (Thal) Elite Hawkmen Force (All) Justice League |
| Partnerships | Hawkman |
| Notable aliases | (Hol) Shiera Hall Hawkgirl (Thal) Shayera Hol Hawkgirl (Parker) Sharon Hall |
| Abilities | (All) Belt/harness containing Nth metal that defies gravity, with artificial wings allowing powered flight, enhanced strength and quickness. (Hol, Parker) Ancient holistic tools and weaponry (Thal) Energy weaponry |
Hawkwoman is the name of several superheroines all owned by DC Comics and existing in that company's DC Universe. They are partners, and sometimes spouses or lovers, of the various versions of Hawkman, and share many features with the character Hawkgirl. The first version appeared in The Brave and the Bold #34 (February/March 1961).[1]
Fictional character biography
[edit]Shayera Hol
[edit]Sharon Parker
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Years before the events of Invasion!, Fel Andar, a Thanagarian spy, was sent to Earth to infiltrate among humans, where he met and married the human Sharon Parker. The two have a son, Charley Parker, who later becomes known as Golden Eagle.
When Charley is four years old, Andar joins Justice League International, claiming to be the son of Carter Hall and Shiera Hall. Andar's superiors mindwipe Sharon, forcing her to take the identity of Sharon Hall.
When Sharon learns about the masquerade, she exposes the truth to Martian Manhunter and Maxwell Lord. After being confronted, Andar kills Sharon and escapes to Thanagar.[2]
Shayera Thal
[edit]Shayera Thal II is the illegitimate daughter of Shayera Thal I and Andar Pul, Thanagar's administrator of protection and a close friend of Shayera I's father Thal Provis. Pul seduced and impregnanted Shayera I when she was 13 years old, with her pregnancy becoming a political scandal. As a result, Shayera II was abandoned in Downside shortly after her birth. While living in Downside, Shayera meets Katar Hol and is adopted by Thal Provis.
In the early 1990s, Katar and Shayera arrive on Earth while pursuing Thanagarian criminal Byth Rok. They battle crime together, fall in love, and decide to remain on Earth rather than return to Thanagar.
In Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!, Katar is fused with Carter and Shiera Hall and possessed by a creature known as the Hawk Avatar.[3] Fundamentally changed, Katar swears off his relationship with Shayera, who retires and becomes a police officer in Detroit.
In Rann-Thanagar War, Shayera Thal appears as a reinstated soldier in the Thanagarian army. She is murdered by Blackfire and her body sent on a trajectory towards Thanagar's sun, Polaris.[4]
Shayera Thal is resurrected following The New 52 continuity reboot, where she is depicted as the princess of Thanagar and the former lover of Katar Hol.[5]
Other versions
[edit]- In Justice, Shayera Hol is a member of the Justice League and co-director of the Midway City Museum, alongside her husband.
- Shayera and Katar are featured in the Elseworlds series Legend of the Hawkman (2000). The story takes place in the Earth-One timeline, some time after The Brave and the Bold #34. She is shown wanting to return home to Thanagar while Katar has grown accustomed to life on Earth.
- In JLA: The Nail and JLA: Another Nail, Hawkwoman is a member of the Justice League, and remains so even after her husband is killed by Amazo. In Another Nail, she appears to be close friends with Zatanna.
- In Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again, the Hawks tried to return to Thanagar to flee from Lex Luthor's military dictatorship, only to crash in the rain forests of Costa Rica. They decided to remain in hiding. They gave birth to a son and daughter, giving them natural wings. Katar and Shayera were killed in a military strike ordered by Luthor. The children were brought up in the jungle ever since. They were bent on revenge against Luthor.[6] As Hawkboy, the son ultimately kills Luthor with Batman's permission, since he understands what he has been through.
- The Silver Age Hawks made a cameo appearance in Adventures in the DC Universe 80-Page Giant.
- Katar and Shayera Hol appear in JLA/Avengers due to time distortions caused by Krona.
- Shayera appears in JLA: Created Equal, now calling herself "Hawk" after her husband died in the Fall.
- Shayera appears in Elseworld's Finest: Supergirl & Batgirl as a member of the Justice Society.
- Shayera Hol appears in Scooby-Doo! Team-Up #33.
In other media
[edit]Television
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A hybridization of the Shayera Hol and Shayera Thal incarnations of Hawkwoman appears in Young Justice, voiced by Zehra Fazal.[7][8] This version is a member of the Justice League.
Film
[edit]- Shayera Hol makes a cameo appearance in Justice League: The New Frontier.
- An unidentified Hawkwoman appears in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
- ^ Hawkworld (vol. 2) #23 (June 1992)
- ^ Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! #3 (September 1994)
- ^ Rann–Thanagar War #5 (November 2005)
- ^ The Savage Hawkman #0 (November 2012)
- ^ "mg-jluONCEANDFUTURETHING2". Fanboplanet.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
- ^ Weisman, Greg (November 10, 2011). "Question #13632". AskGreg. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ Guerrero, Tony (July 24, 2010). "Comic-Con: Brave and the Bold & Young Justice Panel". Comic Vine. Archived from the original on July 26, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
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