Hawkman: Decades Old, Forever Young

Art by Adam Kubert

   

   Celebrating Hawkman Day has been a tradition at Hawkworld for a decade now. This month we are celebrating the 86 years of Hawkman, and in January we are also celebrating the 10th annniversary of our Hawkman/Hawkgirl group called Hawkworld. Our Hawkman Day celebration has gradually become recognized, and it has even been mentioned in The Forgotten All-Star: A Biography of Gardner Fox by Jennifer DeRoss. 

   Hawkman first appeared in Flash Comics No. 1. The cover date is January 1940, but the release was in November 1939. There is some debate about the exact day when the comic was released. The house ad from 1939 says "About Nov. 10th," but the Grand Comics Database says the following; "The on-sale date of November 20, 1939 is the publication date reported in filings with the U. S. Copyright Office. However, a house ad in Action Comics #19 states the issue was to be on sale on November 10." So either date works. At Hawkworld, we've settled on November 20th. 

Hawkman Across the Years (1939-2025)

Back Row L to R: 1939 (Carter Hall I) / 1948 (Carter Hall I) / 1961 (Katar Hol I) / Carter Hall I (1978) / Katar Hol I (1962)

Middle Row L to R: Katar Hol II (1992) / Katar Hol II (1993) / Carter Hall I (1992) / Katar Hol I (1985)

Front Row L to R: Katar Hol II (1989) / Katar Hol II (1994) / Carter Hall II (2001) / Katar Hol III (2011) / Carter Hall III (2018) 

The Complete History of Hawkman