Hawkman Learns the Language of the Birds (Flash Comics No. 23)

One of my favorite stories from the Golden Age is Flash Comics No. 23 by Gardner Fox and Sheldon Moldoff. In this issue, Hawkman is rescued by an old hawk named One Eye. The hawk takes Hawkman to the "secret nesting place of the hawks", and while recuperating, he learns the language of the birds. During the final battle, One Eye sacrifices himself to save Hawkman. At the end of the story, the hawks elect Hawkman as their new "chieftain". 
It amazes me how much story Gardner Fox could tell in just nine pages!

1964 Ad for Hawkman's First Solo Comic Book

The Many Looks of Hawkgirl

New Entry to the Hawkworld Gallery: Rags Morales and Michael Bair

Art by Rags Morales and Michael Bair

Metal 101: Reviewing How DARK NIGHTS: METAL Fits In The DCU Timeline

Catching up on where we are in the Metal event. Lots of Hawk references! Article Link

Sometime in the mid-20th Century, Hawkman and Hawkgirl were so obsessed by the strange Nth Metal and the stories they've been told that they formed a team of scientists and adventurers to study it all. Included in the group was the Blackhawks, the Challengers of the Unknown, Red Tornado, and the Metal Men.Hawkman operated from Blackhawk Island, a place in a hidden pocket from space-time. It took him decades to build the technology needed, but he and his friends eventually were ready to send a team to the "other side" by utilizing Nth Metal.