Hawkgirl

SuperFriends Team Member

Hawkgirl
Information
Real name:	Shayera Hol
Species:	Thanagarian
Homeworld:	Thanagar
Universe:	Earth-1A
Relatives:	Katar Hol (husband)
Affiliations:	SuperFriends
Abilities:	flight
Voiced/Played:	??
Hawkgirl Gallery

Hawgirl in An Unexpected Treasure

Hawgirl is sworn to protect Earth from evil. She is a part-time member of the SuperFriends.

Background Information

On the parallel-universe of Earth-One, Shayera Hol (phonetically identical to Shiera Hall) was born on Thanagar, which had a scientifically advanced civilization in which crime was virtually unknown. As an adolescent, Shayera joined the Thanagarian police force and was assigned to assist the force's most decorated officer, Katar Hol, in capturing the Rainbow Robbers. At first, Katar was furious at being assigned an inexperienced young woman as a partner, but he nevertheless became strongly attracted to her. They were soon married.

Ten years later, the couple was sent to Earth in pursuit of the criminal Byth Rok. Upon reaching Earth, they were befriended by Midway City police commissioner George Emmett, who established cover identities for them as Carter and Shiera Hall. After capturing Byth and bringing him back to their planet, Katar and Shayera chose to return to study Earth's crimefighting methods, and they fought against evil as the superheroes Hawkman and Hawkgirl.

Shayera becomes a member of the Justice League later than her husband who joined in 1964. She joined the JLA in 1977.

Powers

Alien Physiology: Shayera has no special powers, but as a Thanagarian, She possesses several gifts that are common to members of her race, but set her apart from normal humans. A Thanagarian's life span is significantly greater than that of a normal human being. In the prime of her life, Shayera was actually older than many of Earth's senior citizens. A Thanagarian is also physically heartier than the average Earth human. They are stronger, with greater stamina and a greater resistance to pain. Thanagarians also possess enhanced senses.

• Enhanced Vision
• Enhanced Hearing
• Above Average Strength level: Shayera is several times stronger than a normal human in Earth gravity.

Abilities

• Master Combatant
• Archery
• Communicates with Birds: His unique physiology also enables him to verbally communicate with birds.

Weaknesses

Mortality

Equipment

• Nth Metal Wings: Without these wings made of Nth metal, Hawkgirl could not fly. Katar Hol's father, Paran Hol, had developed the wings to allow study of Thanagar's bird species.
• Hawk uniforms: Manhawks, bird-like aliens who wore human-faced masks that emitted blinding flashes of light, had invaded Thanagar. Katar managed to capture one of the masks and gave it to his father to analyze and learn a defense. They created helmets shaped like hawk's heads that shielded them from the flashes. The subsequent defeat of the Manhawks led to the formation of the Thanagarian police force and its distinctive uniform.
• Medieval Weaponry

Gallery

SuperFriends Team Members

Members of the Justice League

Justice League: Aquaman (founding member) • Batman (founding member) • Superman (founding member) • Flash (founding member) Green Lantern (founding member) • Martian Manhunter (founding member) • Wonder Woman (founding member) Comic Book JLA Team Members: Black Canary • Elongated Man • Red Tornado • Zatanna Zatara Phantom Stranger (part-time Leaguer) • Sargon, The Sorcerer (honorary Leaguer) Other Known Justice Leaguers: The Huntress • Black Orchid • Captain Marvel • Supergirl • Green Fury • Plastic Man • Atom • Green Arrow SuperFriends Founding Members: Superman • Batman • Wonder Woman • Aquaman Hawkman • Samurai • Green Lantern • Flash • Black Vulcan Other Known SuperFriends Members: Hawkgirl • Apache Chief • El Dorado • Rima Junior SuperFriends: Robin • Cyborg • Firestorm Zan • Jayna Marvin White • Wendy Harris Mascots: Gleek • Wonder Dog

Episode Appearances

• Season 2 (1977):

• Space Emergency
• Time Rescue

• 1980 Shorts:

• The Incredible Crude Oil Monster
• Revenge of Bizarro

• 1983 Shorts:

An Unexpected Treasure - her final appearance

Notes

• The Earth-One version of Hawkgirl first appeared in The Brave and the Bold vol.1 #34 (February-March 1961)
• She was created by Gardner Fox and Joe Kubert
• In Hawkgirl's final appearance on the SuperFriends, her costume was been slightly altered.

External Links

• Hawkman FAQ
• Hawkfan - A fansite dedicated to Hawkman and Hawkgirl
• www.Hawgirl.net - A fansite dedicated to Hawkgirl
• Hawkgirl at The Justice League Watchtower
• Hawkgirl at the Comic Vine
• Hawkwoman at wikipedia.org
• Hawkwgirl at wikipedia.org

Appearances in Other Media

Hawkgirl Shayera Hol, known on Earth as Hawkgirl, was a lieutenant and an instructor in espionage on the planet Thanagar, engaged to be married to Thangarian Commander Hro Talak. She was sent in advance of the Thanagarian invasion as a scout to determine Earths weaknesses should Thanagar's enemies, the Gordanians, attack. Her cover story was that she was tracking criminals to their fortress when she was unexpectedly teleported to Earth. Shayera eventually established herself and became known to the populace as Hawkgirl. Due to her efforts during the invasion, Hawkgirl was invited aboard the Watchtower, and formed the Justice League along with Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern and J'onn. This incarnation appeared on Justice League and Justice League Unlimited produced for the Cartoon Network from 2001-2006. - For more on this Hawgirl see article at DCAU Wiki