Hawkwoman

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Hawkwoman
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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]

Contents

Fictional character biography

Shayera Hol

Sharon Parker

Costume worn by Sharon Parker. Art by Jan Duursema. HawkgirlShiera.jpg
Costume worn by Sharon Parker. Art by Jan Duursema.

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

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

In other media

Television

Hawkwoman (right) as she appeared in Young Justice. Young Justice-Agendas Screenshot 05.jpeg
Hawkwoman (right) as she appeared in Young Justice .

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Hawkworld (vol. 2) #23 (June 1992)
  3. ↑ Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! #3 (September 1994)
  4. ↑ Rann–Thanagar War #5 (November 2005)
  5. ↑ The Savage Hawkman #0 (November 2012)
  6. ↑ "mg-jluONCEANDFUTURETHING2". Fanboplanet.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  7. ↑ Weisman, Greg (November 10, 2011). "Question #13632". AskGreg. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  8. ↑ 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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