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{{Infobox comics character|character_name=Hawkman|image=File:Hawkman_(DC_Comics)_001.png|publisher=[[DC Comics]]<br/>[[All-American Publications]]|caption=Hawkman and his various past reincarnations in the cover of ''Hawkman'' (2018) #7. Art by Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, and Jeremiah Skipper.|alter ego=[[Hawkman (Carter Hall)|Carter Hall]]<br/>[[Katar Hol]]|species=Human <small>(Carter)</small><br/>[[Thanagarian]] <small>(Katar)</small><br/>|homeworld=[[Thanagar]] <small>(Katar)</small>|affiliations=[[Justice League]]<br/>[[Justice League International]]<br/>[[Justice Society of America]]<br/>Elite Hawkmen Force<br/>Council of Immortals<br/>[[All-Star Squadron]]|partners=[[Hawkgirl]] (various)<br/>[[Atom (character)|The Atom]] (various)<br/>[[Doctor Fate]] (various)<br/>[[Hector Hall]]|hero=y|debut='''Carter Hall:'''<br/>''[[Flash Comics]]'' #1 (January 1940)<br/>'''Katar Hol:'''<br/>''[[The Brave and the Bold]]'' #34 (February–March 1961)|powers=Both versions of Hawkman have access to Nth metal harnesses, boots, belts, etc. This grants them a variety of powers such as flight, enhanced durability, strength, etc. Due to having experienced many different lifetimes, Hawkman is a capable warrior, with expertise in hand-to-hand combat, archaic weaponry, and is considered a genius-level tactician.}}
'''Hawkman''' is the name of several [[superheroes]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[DC Comics]]. Created by writer [[Gardner Fox]] and artist [[Dennis Neville]], the original Hawkman first appeared in ''[[Flash Comics]]'' #1, published by [[All-American Publications]] in January 1940. While both notable versions of the characters were originally similar (with phonetically similar names) but different characters existing in parallel universes (Earth-One and Earth-Two respectively), the merging of both following ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'' led to numerous revisions to reconcile Hawkman's history and using each alter-ego's name interchangeably, marking Hawkman's reputation for a complex and confusing history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=No Need to Wing It: Hawkman Isn't Even All that Complicated |url=https://www.dc.com/blog/2022/10/14/no-need-to-wing-it-hawkman-isnt-even-all-that-complicated |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=DC |language=en-us}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-05-14 |title=DC Infinite Universe Encyclopedia: Hawkman |url=https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/encyclopedia/hawkman/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514012128/https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/encyclopedia/hawkman/ |archive-date=2021-05-14 |access-date=2024-10-20}}</ref>

Hawkman is consistently a hawk-themed, reincarnated warrior with access to the fictional Nth metal, granting him a host of powers, a preference for archaic weaponry, and is often paired alongside fellow reincarnated warrior and paramour, [[Hawkgirl]] (or Hawkwoman).<ref name=":0" /> He is portrayed as either the human archaeologist [[Hawkman (Carter Hall)|'''Carter Hall''']] whose re-discovery of Nth metal recalls his past reincarnations or as a decorated [[Thanagarian]] police officer [[Hawkman (Katar Hol)|'''Katar Hol''']] who comes to Earth. Hawkman also has affiliation with several superhero teams such as the [[Justice Society of America]] and [[Justice League]], often serving as team leader in the former.<ref name=":0" /> Ultimately, Hawkman's first incarnation was originally said to be Egyptian pharaoh [[Khufu]] but later stories reveal it to be Ktar Deathbringer, an alien murderer cursed to atone for his crimes by saving as many people as he killed, which transitioned him into a heroic figure. Due to the conditions of his curse, he reincarnates across space and time, allowing for multiple iterations to co-exist simultaneously at times.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Venditti |first=Robert |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Hawkman_Vol_1_Awakening/g3yPEAAAQBAJ?hl=en |title=Hawkman Vol. 1: Awakening |date=2019-06-18 |publisher=National Geographic Books |isbn=978-1-4012-9144-0 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Venditti |first=Robert |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Hawkman_Vol_2_Deathbringer/1x_CDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjInK-zg6WPAxUgQzABHV_TANcQiqUDegQICxAH |title=Hawkman Vol. 2: Deathbringer |date=2019-12-10 |publisher=DC Comics |isbn=978-1-77950-511-8 |language=en}}</ref>

The character has been adapted into other media numerous times, with significant appearances in ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'', which featured Hawkgirl as a main character, as well as several [[DC Universe Original Animated Movies]]. In live action, Hawkman first appeared onscreen in the two-part 1979 TV special ''[[Legends of the Superheroes]]'', portrayed by Bill Nuckols. Hawkman was later portrayed by [[Michael Shanks]] in ''[[Smallville]]'' and by [[Falk Hentschel]] in [[The CW]]'s [[Arrowverse]] series. He also appears in the [[DC Extended Universe]] film ''[[Black Adam (film)|Black Adam]]'' (2022), portrayed by [[Aldis Hodge]].

==Publication history==
Hawkman first appeared in ''[[Flash Comics]]'' #1 (January 1940), and was a featured character in that title throughout the 1940s. This Hawkman was [[Hawkman (Carter Hall)|Carter Hall]], a [[reincarnation]] of the [[ancient Egypt]]ian prince Khufu. Hall discovered that the mysterious "ninth metal" (later changed simply to "Nth metal") could negate the effects of [[gravity]] and allow him to fly. He donned a costume with large wings to allow him to control his flight and became the crimefighter, Hawkman. He also had a companion hawk named Big Red that assisted him in fighting crime. An [[archaeology|archaeologist]] by profession, Hall used ancient weapons from the [[museum]] that he curated.

[[File:Flash Comics 71.JPG|thumb|left|upright=0.75|The Golden Age Hawkman, from ''Flash Comics'' #71 (May 1946). Art by [[Joe Kubert]]]]
Hawkman was a charter member of the [[Justice Society of America]], beginning with ''[[All Star Comics]]'' #3 (Winter 1940). In issue #8 he became the JSA's chairman, a position he held until the end of the JSA's run in ''All Star Comics'' in 1951. He was the only member of the JSA to appear in every adventure during the [[Golden Age of Comic Books]]. He romanced his reincarnated bride, [[Shiera Sanders]], who became the crimefighter [[Hawkgirl]]. His first three adventures were drawn by creator [[Dennis Neville]] (who modeled Hawkman's costume on the hawkmen characters in the [[Flash Gordon]] comic strip by [[Alex Raymond]]), then by [[Sheldon Moldoff]], and later by [[Joe Kubert]], who slightly redesigned his mask in ''Flash Comics'' #85 (Jul 1947) and then, one year later, replaced the winged-hawk-like mask with a much simpler yellow cowl in ''Flash Comics'' #98 (Aug 1948).

Along with most other superheroes, Hawkman's Golden Age adventures came to an end when the industry turned away from the genre in the early 1950s. His last appearance was in ''All Star Comics'' #57 (1951).

Later in the decade, DC Comics, under editor [[Julius Schwartz]], decided to revive a number of Golden-Age superheroes in new incarnations, but retaining the same names and powers (except for [[The Atom]], whose GA incarnation was a diminutive pugilist that had no super-powers). Following the success of [[the Flash]] and [[Green Lantern]], the name "Hawkman" was revived in ''[[The Brave and the Bold]]'' # 34 (Feb–Mar 1961), this time as an [[Extraterrestrial life|alien]] [[police officer]] from the planet [[Thanagar]], though his powers were largely the same. Created by [[Gardner Fox]] and [[Joe Kubert]], this Hawkman named [[Hawkman (Katar Hol)|Katar Hol]] came to Earth with his wife Shayera in pursuit of a criminal, and decided to remain on Earth to study earth police methods as well as fight crime. They adopted the names Carter and Shiera Hall and became curators of a museum in Midway City.

This Hawkman became a member of the [[Justice League]] of America in issue #31, where he often verbally sparred with the iconoclastic [[Liberalism|liberal]] hero [[Green Arrow]]. In the 1960s, it was revealed that the original Hawkman lived on the [[Multiverse (DC Comics)|parallel world]] of [[Earth-Two]], and that Katar Hol lived on [[Earth-One]]. The JLA and JSA had an annual meeting throughout the 1960s and 1970s during which the two heroes often met.

[[File:Hawkman v1 3.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.75|The Silver Age Hawkman and Hawkgirl, from ''Hawkman'' #3 (August–September 1964). Art by [[Murphy Anderson]].]]
The [[Silver Age of Comic Books|Silver Age]] Hawkman had his own series for a few years in the '60s, but with declining sales it ended at issue #27 and was then merged with that of the [[Atom (Ray Palmer)|Atom]]. ''Atom and Hawkman'' lasted only another year or so before cancellation.

In the late 1970s in ''[[Showcase (comics)|Showcase]]'' and ''[[World's Finest Comics]]'', Thanagar went to war with the planet Rann, the adopted home of [[Adam Strange]]. This led to Hawkman and Hawkwoman severing ties with their homeworld, and later fighting ''The Shadow War of Hawkman'' (written by [[Jenny Blake Isabella]]) as the Thanagarians tried secretly to conquer the Earth.

The landmark 1985 series ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'' resulted in a massive revision of much of DC continuity and led to many characters being substantially rewritten. Hawkman was to suffer some of the greatest confusion as successive writers sought to explain his various appearances. In the revised timeline there was a single Earth which had witnessed the JSA in the 1940s and the JLA decades later. Successive revisions sought to establish exactly who had been Hawkman and Hawkwoman at different stages. For the first few years the pre-Crisis incarnations were still used, during which time they were prominent across the DC Universe and joined the latest incarnation of the Justice League.

DC decided to [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] Hawkman, in a limited series (which later led to an ongoing series) titled ''[[Hawkworld]]'' originally by [[Timothy Truman]], and later [[John Ostrander]]. In this series, Thanagar was a stratified society which conquered other worlds to enrich itself. Katar Hol was the son of a prominent official who rebelled against the status quo. He and his partner Shayera were sent to Earth and remained there for some years until Hol was apparently killed.

This created several continuity errors. Because the new Katar Hol had only just arrived on Earth, someone else had to have been Hawkman previously. In an attempt to resolve the problem it was established through [[retcon]]s that the Golden Age Hawkman and Hawkgirl had continued to operate sporadically after their supposed retirement in 1951 through the 1990s, and that Nth metal originally came from Thanagar. The Halls, and not the Hols, joined the original incarnation of the JLA. Another Hawkman—Fel Andar, a Thanagarian agent—had been the one who joined the Justice League during the 1980s, pretending to be a hero but secretly spying on the League for his Thanagarian masters.

The ''[[Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!|Zero Hour]]'' miniseries muddied the waters further by merging the different Hawkmen into a "Hawkgod", who was the focus character in the third volume of the monthly ''Hawkman'' series. This version of Hawkman also had a small role in the alternate-future series ''[[Kingdom Come (comics)|Kingdom Come]]''. After the end of this series, Hawkman's [[continuity (fiction)|continuity]] was considered by DC to be too complicated,{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} and he was absent from comics for several years.

In the late 1990s, the ''JSA'' series untangled Hawkman's continuity, establishing him as Carter Hall, a man who—along with Shiera—had been reincarnated dozens of times since his life in ancient Egypt, and whose powers were derived from Thanagarian Nth metal, which had been retroactively renamed from "ninth metal". The Katar Hol of the ''Hawkworld'' series had also come to Earth during the 1990s, as previously established. The 1980s Hawkman Fel Andar returned to Thanagar. The Hawkgod was later revealed to be an avatar of the Hawk aspect of the Red (from which [[Animal Man]] receives his powers) and only believed that he was Hawkman.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}

During the ''[[Identity Crisis (DC Comics)|Identity Crisis]]'' miniseries, it was established that Hawkman (Carter Hall) had encouraged the [[mindwipe]] of [[Doctor Light (Arthur Light)|Doctor Light]] and had actually been the one to initially suggest the idea. His role in the mindwipe was the basis for his enmity with [[Green Arrow]], who felt that interfering with an individual's right to self-determination was beyond the moral right of any organization or government.

Subsequently, Hawkman was reincarnated and given a new series in 2002 entitled ''Hawkman'' vol. 4, written initially by [[James Robinson (writer)|James Robinson]] and [[Geoff Johns]], with art by [[Rags Morales]]. [[Justin Gray]] and [[Jimmy Palmiotti]] took over writing duties during the third year of the series. In 2006, the series was retitled ''Hawkgirl'' with issue #50 and given a new creative team of [[Walt Simonson]] and [[Howard Chaykin]]. This series was cancelled with issue #66 in July 2007.

Hawkman was a major character in the ''[[Rann–Thanagar War]]'' miniseries, which stemmed from events in ''[[Countdown (comics)|Countdown to Infinite Crisis]]''. During this time, his continuity was further changed.

The character then received a new series spinning out of ''[[Dark Nights: Metal]]'', helmed by [[Robert Venditti]] and [[Bryan Hitch]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Tim |title=DC's Hawkman Takes Flight in New Series From Venditti & Hitch |url=https://www.cbr.com/hawkman-new-dc-comics-series-venditti-hitch/ |website=CBR |date=March 14, 2018}}</ref>

==Fictional character biographies==
===Carter Hall===
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In the days of [[ancient Egypt]], Prince Khufu is engaged in a feud with his rival, the Egyptian priest [[Hath-Set]]. The priest eventually captures both Khufu and his consort Chay-Ara, and kills them using a cursed dagger of Nth metal. Millennia later, in 1940, Khufu is reincarnated as American archaeologist '''Carter Hall''', Chay-Ara as [[Shiera Sanders]], and Hath-Set as scientist Anton Hastor. After touching the same Nth Metal dagger used to kill Khufu, Carter regains the memories of his former life and realizes Hastor is the reincarnation of his ancient foe. When Hastor kidnaps Shiera, using a magic spell to draw her to his lair, Hall uses his newly-refound memories to craft a gravity-defying belt using Nth metal and a winged costume to become Hawkman. Carter successfully rescues Shiera, Anton is killed by electrocution, and Carter and Saunders begin a romantic relationship.

Carter Hall and Shiera Sanders had a son together, named [[Hector Hall]], who grew up to also have a superheroic identity as Silver Scarab and later adopted the mantle of [[Doctor Fate]]. Hector was a member of the superhero groups Infinity Inc. and the JSA, where he served alongside his father.

===Katar Hol===
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'''Katar Hol''' is an honored [[police officer]] on his homeworld of Thanagar. Along with his wife [[Shayera Hol|Shayera]], they use anti-gravity belts and their wings to fly and fight criminals. These were the tools of an elite police unit tasked to track and apprehend the most dangerous criminals. The pair were sent to Earth in 1961 to capture the shapeshifting criminal [[Byth Rok]]. Following this mission, they elected to remain on Earth to work with authorities in the [[United States]] and learn human police methods. The two adopted covers as a pair of [[museum]] curators, Carter and Shiera Hall, and acted publicly as the second Hawkman and the second Hawkgirl (later Hawkwoman).

Although initially depicted as surviving the ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'' intact, Katar Hol was [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]]ed just a few years afterwards in a prestige-format [[miniseries]] named ''[[Hawkworld]]'', by [[Timothy Truman]]. A regular ongoing series of the same name followed, with writer [[John Ostrander]] joining Truman. Katar Hol, a young [[police]] officer on the planet Thanagar, rebels against the oppressive system of his planet and is sent into exile. He later escapes and uncovers a renegade police captain Byth Rok. As a result, he is reinstated into the force, given a new partner, Shayera Thal, and sent on a mission on Earth, where he is the third Hawkman.

In DC's [[The New 52]] universe, Hawkman is Katar Hol but uses the name Carter Hall.

===Fel Andar===
[[File:Hawkworldseries22.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Fel Andar on the cover of ''Hawkworld'' (vol. 2) #22. Art by [[Graham Nolan]].]]

'''Fel Andar''' is a Thanagarian agent who also uses the Hawkman codename. There are two different versions of the character: the pre-''[[Hawkworld]]'' version (named '''Fell Andar'''), created by [[Jenny Blake Isabella]] and [[Richard Howell (comics)|Richard Howell]], and the post-''Hawkworld'' version, created by [[John Ostrander]] and [[Graham Nolan]]. Fel Andar was created as a stand-in for [[Hawkman (Katar Hol)|Katar Hol]] in Katar's post-''Crisis'', pre-''Hawkworld'' adventures, including his brief membership with [[Justice League International]], after DC Comics decided to [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] Hawkman following publication of the 1989 ''Hawkworld'' miniseries,

First appearing in ''The Shadow War of Hawkman'', Thanagarian agent Fell Andar led a team to Earth to steal the Hawks' technology. Thanagar has at this time become a fascist empire and was planning to take over the universe, starting with Earth. Since they lost their technology during the Equalizer plague, the Hawks were the only ones who possessed them as they were off-planet. Andar took control of the Hawks' spaceship. The Hawks manage to sabotage the ship and crashed. The Hawks battled Andar and emerged victorious, with Andar being killed in the battle.<ref>''The Shadow War of Hawkman'' #4 (August 1985)</ref>

Following ''Hawkworld'', years before the events of ''[[Invasion! (DC Comics)|Invasion!]]'', Fel Andar, a Thanagarian spy operating on Earth, fell in love with an Earth woman, [[Hawkwoman (Sharon Parker)|Sharon Parker]]. They married and Sharon gave birth to [[Golden Eagle (comics)|Ch'al Andar]], also known as Charley Parker.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Plummer |first=Jessica |date=October 16, 2020 |title=What's the Deal With Hawkman? |url=https://bookriot.com/hawkman/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019091647/https://bookriot.com/hawkman/ |archive-date=October 19, 2020 |access-date=June 17, 2025 |website=Book Riot |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Allan |first=Scoot |date=June 14, 2020 |title=10 Things Fans Should Know About Hawkman |url=https://www.cbr.com/facts-trivia-about-hawkman/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629230943/https://www.cbr.com/facts-trivia-about-hawkman/ |archive-date=June 29, 2020 |access-date=June 17, 2025 |website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] |language=en}}</ref> When Charley is four years old, Andar is ordered to infiltrate the [[Justice League]] as the second Hawkman, "Carter Hall Jr.".<ref name=":1" /> Andar's superiors [[mindwipe]] Sharon, forcing her to take up a new identity as the second Hawkwoman, "Sharon Hall".<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Shiach |first=Kieran |date=October 5, 2016 |title=Understanding Hawkman: How A Simple Concept Became A Mess |url=https://comicsalliance.com/understanding-hawkman/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006151622/https://comicsalliance.com/understanding-hawkman/ |archive-date=October 6, 2016 |access-date=June 17, 2025 |website=[[ComicsAlliance]] |language=en}}</ref> Intending to gain his teammates' confidence, Andar claims to be the son of [[Hawkman (Carter Hall)|Carter Hall]] and [[Hawkgirl (Shiera Hall)|Shiera Hall]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Cronin |first=Brian |date=June 20, 2017 |title=The Hilarious Fake Hawkman in Justice League International Retcon |url=https://www.cbr.com/hawkman-justice-league-international-retcon/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622034847/https://www.cbr.com/hawkman-justice-league-international-retcon/ |archive-date=June 22, 2017 |access-date=June 17, 2025 |website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] |language=en}}</ref> Sharon learns of Andar's deception and informs [[Martian Manhunter]] and [[Maxwell Lord]]. Andar murders Sharon and escapes to Thanagar,<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>''[[Hawkworld]]'' (vol. 2) #23 (June 1992)</ref> and is later captured and sentenced to life imprisonment on Thanagar. During the [[Rann–Thanagar War]], Andar is killed by [[Blackfire (DC Comics)|Blackfire]] while attempting to reconcile with Charley and atone for his crimes.<ref>''Hawkman'' (vol. 4) #48 (March 2006)</ref>

==Powers and abilities==
All incarnations of Hawkman used the fictional "ninth metal" or "Nth metal" to defy [[gravity]] and allow them to [[flight|fly]]. The metal is in their costume's belt, boots, and wings. Its abilities are controlled mentally. Their wings allow them to control their flight, though they can be "flapped" through use of shoulder motions. In most comic books, Hawkman is known to have slightly [[Enhanced strength|enhanced physical strength]].

The [[Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]] Hawkman was also granted the ability to [[Aquatic respiration|breathe underwater]] by the sea god [[Poseidon]].<ref>''Flash Comics'' #9</ref> He also discovered a hidden kingdom of [[Sentience|sentient]] [[bird]]s led by the old One-Eye, who taught him their language and later sacrificed himself to save Hawkman's life.<ref>''Flash Comics'' #23</ref> Among the leading birds was a [[hawk]] named Big Red who became a companion and even helped the Golden Age Hawkman solve crimes.<ref>''Flash Comics'' #24</ref>

The [[Silver Age of Comic Books|Silver Age]] Hawkman also had enhanced senses comparable to a hawk's. He, and sometimes the Golden Age Hawkman as well, was also able to converse with birds, though not command them in the same way that [[Aquaman]] could command sea creatures. Hawkman also wore special contact lenses that allowed him to detect beams and radiation.<ref>''Justice League of America'' #32</ref>

The Silver Age Hawkman also possessed a Thanagarian police space ship and a variety of [[science fiction]]al weapons.

All versions of Hawkman prefer to use [[Ancient weapons|archaic weaponry]]—particularly [[mace (bludgeon)|maces]], [[Net (device)|nets]], [[spear]]s, and [[shield]]s—rather than modern or futuristic weapons. The current iteration prefers this in part because, having the memories of having lived through [[Past life regression|many past lives]], he is more proficient in their use than with contemporary weapons. In Katar Hol's case, it was too dangerous to use Thanagarian weaponry since there was too great a chance they could be lost or captured and then used or duplicated on Earth. There is, however, one significantly unique weapon Carter employs occasionally: the Claw of Horus. Constructed of Nth metal by Prince Khufu in [[ancient Egypt]], it was delivered to the newly resurrected Carter Hall by the time-displaced [[Flash (Jay Garrick)|Jay Garrick]] in ''[[Justice Society of America|JSA]]'' Book 3: "The Return of Hawkman". Later, in ''Superman-Batman'' Book 1: "Public Enemies", Hawkman used it to defeat [[Superman]], using its Nth metal to channel the Earth's gravitational field. As he explained to Superman, "Essentially, I just hit you with the planet."

All versions of Hawkman have shown enhanced levels of strength. The Golden Age Hawkman was said to have the strength of 12 men but later that idea was dropped. Where as the Golden Age Hawkman's strength appeared natural, it was later explained (with the 
[[Silver Age of Comic Books|Silver Age]] Hawkman) that Nth metal enables its wielders to carry great weights. The recent incarnation has interpreted this as Nth metal simply enhancing the strength of the user. Also, several JLA and JSA stories indicate that Thanagar has greater gravity than Earth, and that Thanagarians are naturally stronger than humans because they are adapted to it, similarly to how [[Atlantis (DC Comics)|Atlanteans]] (e.g. [[Aquaman]]) are adapted to [[Water pressure|deep sea pressures]].

It has also been explained in the ''JSA'' series that Nth metal greatly aids in healing, [[Regeneration in humans|closing wounds almost instantaneously]]. One example is in the ''JLA'' story "Crisis of Conscience", in issues 115–118, when Carter's arm is nearly severed during one part of the issue, but the wound has obviously closed and functionality returned by the end of the issue. [[Atom (character)|The Atom]] has commented that Hawkman laughs at anything less than [[third-degree burns]].

Nth metal also regulates the [[Human body temperature|body temperature]] of the wearer, preventing the need for heavy protective clothing while in [[high altitudes]]. It also has the property of radiating heat, which can be controlled to warm the wearer in colder climates.<ref>''Flash Comics'' #18</ref>

==Other versions==
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* Hawkman appears in ''[[Just Imagine...]]''.<ref>''Just Imagine Stan Lee creating Crisis'' (January 2002)</ref> This version was a humanoid hawk who evolved from [[Just Imagine Stan Lee's Robin|Robin]].
* Hawkman's [[Earth-Three#1992–2011: Anti-matter Earth, new Multiverse|anti-matter Earth]] counterpart, '''Blood Eagle''', appears in ''JLA'' #112, in which he is killed by the Crime Syndicate.<ref>{{cite comic|Title = JLA|Issue = #112|Date = (May 2005)|Publisher = DC Comics}}</ref>

==Awards==
The series and character have won several awards over the years, including:
* [[Alley Award#1961|1961 Alley Award]] for ''Best Adventure Hero/Heroine Not in Own Book''
* [[Alley Award#1962|1962 Alley Award]] for ''Best Hero''
* [[Alley Award#1963|1963 Alley Award]] for ''Cross-Over of DC Heroes'' (''[[The Brave and the Bold]]'' with the [[Flash (DC Comics character)|Flash]])

==Reception==
Hawkman was ranked as the 118th-greatest comic book character of all time by ''[[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://herochat.com/forum/index.php?topic=170859.0 | title=Wizard's top 200 characters. External link consists of a forum site summing up the top 200 characters of Wizard Magazine since the real site that contains the list is broken. | magazine=[[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]]. | access-date=May 17, 2011 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608020121/http://herochat.com/forum/index.php?topic=170859.0 | archive-date=June 8, 2011 }}</ref> [[IGN]] also ranked Hawkman as the 56th-greatest comic book hero of all time, stating that the best part of Hawkman is his incredibly short fuse. IGN also described him as a complete and total badass.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ign.com/top/comic-book-heroes/56 | title=Hawkman is number 56 | website=[[IGN]] | access-date=May 17, 2011 | archive-date=October 24, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024143652/http://www.ign.com/top/comic-book-heroes/56 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Collected editions==

=== Carter Hall ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Title
!Material collected
!Published date
!ISBN
|-
|''Golden Age Hawkman Archives Vol. 1''
|Material from ''Flash Comics'' #1–22
|February 2006
|{{ISBNT|978-1401204181}}
|-
|''Golden Age Hawkman Archives Vol. 2''
|Material from ''Flash Comics'' #23-63, ''Big All-American Comic Book'' #1
|June 2017
|{{ISBNT|978-1401243845}}
|-
|''Blackest Night: Rise of the Black Lanterns''
|''Atom & Hawkman'' #46 and ''Power of Shazam!'' #48, ''Catwoman'' #83, ''Suicide Squad'' #67, ''Question'' #37, ''Phantom Stranger'' #42, ''Weird Western Takes'' #71, ''Starman'' #81
|July 2010
|{{ISBNT|978-1401228064}}
|-
|''Hawkman Vol. 1: Endless Flight''
|''Hawkman'' (vol. 4) #1–6, ''Hawkman Secret Files #1''
|April 2003
|{{ISBNT|978-1563899522}}
|-
|''Hawkman Vol. 2: Enemies & Allies''
|''Hawkman'' (vol. 4) #7–12
|March 2004
|{{ISBNT|978-1401201968}}
|-
|''Hawkman Vol. 3: Wings of Fury''
|''Hawkman'' (vol. 4) #15–22
|June 2005
|{{ISBNT|978-1401204679}}
|-
|''JSA: Black Reign''<ref>Rereleased as ''Black Adam/JSA: Black Reign'' in September 2022 ({{ISBN|978-1779514462}})</ref>
|''Hawkman'' (vol. 4) #23–25 and ''JSA'' #56–58
|July 2005
|{{ISBNT|978-1845760724}}
|-
|''Hawkman Vol. 4 Rise of the Golden Eagle''
|''Hawkman'' (vol. 4) #37–45
|May 2006
|{{ISBNT|978-1401210922}}
|-
|''Hawkman by Geoff Johns Book One''
|''Hawkman'' (vol. 4) #1–14, ''Hawkman Secret Files #1''
|June 2017
|{{ISBNT|978-1401272906}}
|-
|''Hawkman by Geoff Johns Book Two''
|''Hawkman'' (vol. 4) #15–25 and ''JSA'' #56–58
|April 2018
|{{ISBNT|978-1401278342}}
|-
|''The Hawkman Omnibus Vol. 1''
|''Hawkman'' (vol. 4) #1–25, ''Hawkman Secret Files #1,'' JSA #56–58
|January 2012
|{{ISBNT|978-1401232221}}
|-
|''Dark Nights: Metal: The Resistance''
|''Hawkman: Found'' #1 and ''Teen Titans'' (vol. 6) #12, ''Nightwing'' (vol. 4) #29, ''Suicide Squad'' (vol. 5) #26, ''Green Arrow'' (vol. 6) #32, ''The Flash'' (vol. 5) #33, ''Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps'' #32, ''Justice League'' (vol. 4) #32–33, ''Batman: Lost'' #1
|July 2018
|{{ISBNT|978-1401282981}}
|-
|''Hawkman Vol. 1: Awakening''
|''Hawkman'' (vol. 5) #1-6
|June 2019
|{{ISBNT|978-1401291440}}
|-
|''Hawkman Vol. 2: Deathbringer''
|''Hawkman'' (vol. 5) #7-12
|December 2019
|{{ISBNT|978-1401295585}}
|-
|''Hawkman Vol. 3: Darkness Within''
|''Hawkman'' (vol. 5) #13-19
|September 2020
|{{ISBNT|978-1779502490}}
|-
|''Hawkman Vol. 4: Hawks Eternal''
|''Hawkman'' (vol. 5) #20-29
|February 2021
|{{ISBNT|978-1779508065}}
|-
|''Black Adam: The Justice Society Files''
|''Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Hawkman'' #1 and ''Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Cyclone'' #1, ''Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Atom Smasher'' #1, and ''Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Dr. Fate'' #1
|January 2023
|{{ISBNT|978-1779517982}}
|}

=== Katar Hol ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Title
!Material collected
!Published date
!ISBN
|-
|''Hawkman Archives Vol. 1''
|''The Brave and the Bold'' #34–36, 42–44; ''Mystery in Space'' #87–90
|May 2000
|{{ISBNT|978-1563896118}}
|-
|''Hawkman Archives Vol. 2''
|''Hawkman'' #1–8
|April 2005
|{{ISBNT|978-1401201616}}
|-
|''Showcase Presents: Hawkman Vol. 1''
|''The Brave and the Bold'' #34–36, 42–44, 51, ''The Atom'' #7, ''Mystery in Space'' #87–90; ''Hawkman'' #1–11
|March 2007
|{{ISBNT|978-1401212803}}
|-
|''Showcase Presents: Hawkman Vol. 2''
|''Hawkman'' #12–27, ''The Atom'' #31, ''The Atom and Hawkman'' #39–45, ''The Brave and the Bold'' #70
|August 2008
|{{ISBNT|978-1401218171}}
|-
|''Hawkworld''
|''Hawkworld'' #1-3
|March 2014
|{{ISBNT|978-1401243296}}
|-
|''The Savage Hawkman Vol. 1: Darkness Rising'' 
|''The Savage Hawkman'' #1–8
|October 2012
|{{ISBNT|978-1401237066}}
|-
|''The Savage Hawkman Vol. 2: Wanted'' 
|''The Savage Hawkman'' #0, #9–20
|December 2013
|{{ISBNT|978-1401240844}}
|-
|''Convergence: Crisis Book One''
|''Convergence: Hawkman'' #1-2 and ''Convergence: Batman and the Outsiders'' #1-2, ''Convergence: The Adventures of Superman'' #1-2, ''Convergence: Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #1-2, ''Convergence: Green Lantern Corps'' #1-2
|October 2015
|{{ISBNT|978-1401258085}}
|-
|''The Death of Hawkman''
|''The Death of Hawkman'' #1-6
|June 2017
|{{ISBNT|978-1401268244}}
|}

==In other media==
{{see also|Hawkman (Carter Hall)#In other media|Hawkman (Katar Hol)#In other media}}

===Television===
====Animation====
* The Katar Hol incarnation of Hawkman appears in ''[[The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure]]'', voiced by [[Vic Perrin]].
* The Katar Hol incarnation of Hawkman appears in ''[[Super Friends]]'', voiced by [[Jack Angel]].
* Two characters based on Hawkman appear in media set in the [[DC Animated Universe]] (DCAU):
** A character loosely based on the Katar Hol incarnation of Hawkman, '''Hro Talak''', appears in the ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'' three-part episode "Starcrossed", voiced by Victor Rivers.<ref name="btva2">{{cite web |title=Hro Talak Voices (DC Universe) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/DC-Universe/Hro-Talak/ |access-date=December 21, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
** A character based on the Carter Hall incarnation of Hawkman with elements of Katar Hol appears in ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'', voiced by [[James Remar]].<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Hawkman Voices (DC Universe) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/DC-Universe/Hawkman/ |access-date=December 21, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
* The Katar Hol incarnation of Hawkman appears in ''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]'', voiced by [[Robert Patrick]].<ref name="btva" />
* The Carter Hall incarnation of Hawkman appears in the ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' episode "The Golden Age of Justice!", voiced by [[William Katt]].<ref name="btva" />
* An unidentified Hawkman appears in ''[[Imaginext#DC Super Friends|DC Super Friends]]: The Joker's Playhouse'', voiced by [[David Kaye (voice actor)|David Kaye]].<ref name="btva" />
* The Katar Hol incarnation of Hawkman and Hro Talak appear in ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'', respectively voiced by [[James Arnold Taylor]] and [[Mark Rolston]].<ref>{{Cite web| author = G-Man | title =Comic-Con: Brave and the Bold & Young Justice Panel | publisher = Comic Vine | date =2010-07-24 | url =http://www.comicvine.com/news/comic-con-brave-and-the-bold-young-justice-panel/141716/ | access-date = 2010-07-26}}</ref><ref name="btva" /><ref name="btva2" />
* An unidentified Hawkman appears in the ''[[Mad (TV series)|Mad]]'' segment "That's What Super Friends Are For".<ref name="btva2" />
* An unidentified Hawkman appears in ''[[DC Super Friends]]'' (2015), voiced by [[Sean Schemmel]].<ref name="btva" />
* The Katar Hol incarnation of Hawkman appears in ''[[Justice League Action]]'', voiced by [[Troy Baker]].<ref name="btva" />
* The Carter Hall incarnation of Hawkman appears in ''[[DC Super Hero Girls (TV series)|DC Super Hero Girls]]'', voiced by [[Phil LaMarr]].<ref name="btva" />
* Comic artist/writer [[Jack Kirby]] produced concept art for a planned ''Hawkman'' animated series.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tobin |first1=Brendan |title=Inking The King: Hawkman |url=http://brendantobin.blogspot.com/2010/02/inking-king-hawkman.html |website=Brendan Tobin |date=February 21, 2010}}</ref>
* The Carter Hall incarnation of Hawkman makes cameo appearances in ''[[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]'', voiced by [[Tyler James Williams]].<ref>{{cite web |date=October 7, 2022 |title='Harley Quinn' Valentine's Day Special Ordered at HBO Max |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/harley-quinn-valentines-day-special-hbo-max-1235396104/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/quinta-brunson-tyler-james-williams-voice-hawkman-hawkgirl-harley-quinn-special-hbo-max-1235251122/ | title=Quinta Brunson & Tyler James Williams to Voice Hawkman & Hawkgirl in 'Harley Quinn' Valentine's Day Special at HBO Max | date=February 6, 2023 }}</ref>

====Live-action====
* The Katar Hol incarnation of Hawkman appears in ''[[Legends of the Superheroes]]'', portrayed by Bill Nuckols.
* The Carter Hall incarnation of Hawkman appears in ''[[Smallville]]'', portrayed by [[Michael Shanks]].
* The Carter Hall incarnation of Hawkman appears in media set in the [[Arrowverse]], portrayed by [[Falk Hentschel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/07/12/comic-con-2015-hawkman-coming-to-legends-of-tomorrow|title=COMIC CON 2015: HAWKMAN COMING TO LEGENDS OF TOMORROW|last=Dyer|first=Mitch|website=[[IGN]]|date=July 11, 2015|access-date=July 16, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/falk-hentschel-cast-hawkman-legends-of-tomorrow-1201490766/|title=Falk Hentschel To Play Hawkman In 'Legends Of Tomorrow'|magazine=Deadline|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=August 3, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/legends-tomorrow-spoilers-hawkman-deaths-812517|title='Legends of Tomorrow' EPs Tease Character Deaths, Hawkman Details|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Almalvez|first=Laurence|date=August 8, 2015}}</ref>
* The Carter Hall incarnation of Hawkman appears in ''[[Stargirl (TV series)|Stargirl]]''.

===Film===
* The Carter Hall and Katar Hol incarnations of Hawkman make cameo appearances in ''[[Justice League: The New Frontier]]''.
* The Carter Hall incarnation of Hawkman appears in ''[[Superman/Batman: Public Enemies]]'', voiced by an uncredited [[Michael Gough (voice actor)|Michael Gough]].
* An [[Multiverse (DC Comics)|alternate universe]] variant of Hawkman called '''ManHawk''' makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths]]'' as a minor member of the [[Crime Syndicate]].
* An unidentified Hawkman appears in ''[[Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League]]'', voiced by [[Phil Morris (actor)|Phil Morris]].<ref name="btva" />
* A Hawkman film was in development by [[Warner Bros.]] in the early 2010s, but nothing came of it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/05/30/hawkman-movie-plans-revealed-a-bit-like-these-other-popular-movies/?|title=Hawkman Movie Plans Revealed – A Bit Like These Other Popular Movies|work=Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News|access-date=December 4, 2014}}</ref>
* An unidentified Hawkman appears in ''[[Teen Titans Go! To the Movies]]''.<ref name="btva" />
* The Katar Hol incarnation minor non-speaking appearances in the [[DC Animated Movie Universe]] (DCAMU) films ''[[Justice League Dark (film)|Justice League Dark]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/379295-justice-league-dark-featurette-reveals-matt-ryan-returns-as-constantine|title=Justice League Dark Featurette Reveals Matt Ryan Returns as Constantine!|publisher=Superhero Hype|last=Perry|first=Spencer|date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> ''[[The Death of Superman (film)|The Death of Superman]]'', and ''[[Justice League Dark: Apokolips War]]''.<ref name="btva" />
* An [[Earth-Two|Earth-2]] variant of Carter Hall / Hawkman appears in ''[[Justice Society: World War II]]'', voiced by [[Omid Abtahi]].<ref name="btva" />
* The Katar Hol incarnation of Hawkman appears in ''[[Injustice (2021 film)|Injustice]]''.
* The Carter Hall incarnation of Hawkman appears in ''[[Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse]]'', voiced again by [[Phil LaMarr]].
* The Carter Hall incarnation of Hawkman appears in ''[[Black Adam (film)|Black Adam]]'', portrayed by [[Aldis Hodge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thathashtagshow.com/2019/03/08/exclusive-new-black-adam-script-features-hakwman-atom-smasher-and-stargirl/|title=EXCLUSIVE: New 'BLACK ADAM' Script Features Hawkman, Atom Smasher and Stargirl|website=That Hashtag Show|last=Murphy|first=Charles|access-date=March 8, 2019|date=March 8, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-adam-aldis-hodge-in-talks-to-play-hawkman-in-new-lines-dc-movie|title='Black Adam': Aldis Hodge in Talks to Play Hawkman in New Line's DC Movie|website=The Hollywood Reporter|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|last2=Galuppo|first2=Mia|access-date=September 25, 2020|date=September 25, 2020}}</ref>
* An unidentified Hawkman makes a non-speaking appearance in ''[[Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!]]'' as a member of the Justice League.
* An unidentified Hawkman appears in ''[[Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'', voiced by [[Geoffrey Arend]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harvey |first=James |date=2023-12-05 |title="Justice League: Crisis On Infinite Earths, Part One" Release Date |url=https://dcanimated.com/2023/12/justice-league-crisis-on-infinite-earths-part-one-arrives-january-2024/ |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=The World's Finest |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="btva" /> This version is the reincarnation of Carter Hall.

===Video games===
* The Carter Hall incarnation of Hawkman appears as a playable character in ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame]]'', voiced again by [[William Katt]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/news/113/batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-the-videogame-trailer |title=Batman: The Brave And The Bold: The Videogame Trailer |publisher=Leagueofcomicgeeks.com |date=2010-06-01 |access-date=2010-09-14}}</ref>
* The Carter Hall incarnation of Hawkman appears as a character summon in ''[[Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure]]''.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}
* The Carter Hall incarnation of Hawkman appears as a non-playable character in ''[[DC Universe Online]]'', voiced by [[Jason Liebrecht]].<ref name="btva" />

===Miscellaneous===
* The Carter Hall incarnation of Hawkman appears in ''[[Justice League Adventures]]'' #20.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}
* The Katar Hol incarnation of Hawkman appears in ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold (comics)|All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' #9.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' #9 - 3:10 To Thanagar (Issue) |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/the-all-new-batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-9-310-to/4000-278560/ |access-date=December 21, 2024 |website=Comic Vine |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* ''[[Birdman and the Galaxy Trio]]'' – 1967 TV cartoon series with a similar character

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website}}
* {{DCDP|Hawkman}} 
* [http://www.sequart.org/magazine/1687/your-guide-to-infinite-crisis-a-brief-history-of-hawkman/ History of Hawkman] on Sequart
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150610211616/http://www.monitorduty.com/2005/08/alan-kistlers-profile-everything-you-never-wanted-to-know-about-hawkman/ Everything You Never Wanted To Know About Hawkman]
* [http://www.fanzing.com/mag/fanzing44/feature1.shtml Hawkman Timeline] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801125455/http://www.fanzing.com/mag/fanzing44/feature1.shtml |date=2020-08-01 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161013134500/http://hawkworld.dcuguide.com/ Hawkworld: Still Goin' Strong!]
* Comics 101 – Hawkman: Winging It [https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191213/http://asitecalledfred.com/comics101/66.html PART I], [https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195244/http://asitecalledfred.com/comics101/67.html PART II], and [https://web.archive.org/web/20120806144858/http://asitecalledfred.com/comics101/68.html PART III]
* [https://medium.com/@timboard/hawkman-a-review-of-the-year-2016-3e51bc156960 Hawkman in 2016 Review] - A review of Hawkman's appearances in media during 2016

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