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| Shiera Sanders-Hall Hawkgirl | |
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.png) Shiera Sanders Hall as Hawkgirl, on the cover ofSensation Comics vol. 2, 1 (March 1999) Art by Dave Johnson and Lee Loughridge | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | (Hall) Flash Comics #1 (January 1940) (Hall as Hawkgirl) All Star Comics #5 (July 1941) |
| Created by | (Hall) Gardner Fox Dennis Neville (Hall as Hawkgirl) Sheldon Moldoff |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Shiera Sanders-Hall |
| Team affiliations | Justice Society of America All-Star Squadron Black Lantern Corps Justice League White Lantern Corps |
| Partnerships | Hawkman (Carter Hall) |
| Notable aliases | Hawkgirl |
| Abilities |
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Shiera Sanders-Hall is asuperheroine, the firstHawkgirl appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics. Shiera Sanders Hall was created by writerGardner Fox and artistDennis Neville, and first appeared inFlash Comics #1 (January 1940) as a romantic interest ofHawkman (Carter Hall). Then later as one of DC's earliest super-heroines, she has appeared in many of the company's flagship team-up titles, including theJustice Society of America.
Created by writerGardner Fox and artistDennis Neville, Shiera Sanders first appeared inFlash Comics #1 (January 1940), in the same 12-page story in which Fox and Neville introducedHawkman.[1] ArchaeologistCarter Hall has a dream that he is an ancientEgyptian prince, Khufu, who has a lover, named Shiera in the original story, or Princess Chay-Ara in modern retellings. The next day, Carter meets a woman named Shiera, who looks exactly like the woman in his dream. Carter dons the identity of Hawkman and Shiera becomes Carter's girlfriend. Shiera first appears as Hawkgirl inAll Star Comics #5 (July 1941), in a costume created bySheldon Moldoff,[2] based on Neville's Hawkman costume. During Hawkman's solo segment of theJustice Society of America story, Shiera dons a spare set of Nth metal wings developed by Hawkman, and masquerades as Hawkman to trick some criminals. Shiera continues to wear the costume and wings in later stories, eventually adopting the identity of Hawkgirl.
With the establishment of DC'smultiverse system, the Golden Age Hawkgirl was said to have lived onEarth-Two and the Silver Age Hawkgirl onEarth-One. Although Golden Age Hawkman makes his first Silver Age appearance during the first JLA/JSA team-ups in 1963 and continues making appearances during the annual JLA/JSA team-ups, Golden Age Hawkgirl does not reappear until 1976, in the revival of theAll Star Comics monthly comic. During the publication gap between the cancellation of Hawkman at the end of the Golden Age and the reintroduction of Earth-Two Hawkman during the Silver Age, Golden Age Hawkman and Hawkgirl are married off-panel. Golden Age Hawkgirl made further appearances as the mother ofSilver Scarab in theInfinity Inc. comic and as Hawkgirl as a member of theAll-Star Squadron, a retroactive team of Golden Age heroes active in the 1940s.
Following the events of DC's miniseries,Crisis on Infinite Earths, the histories of Earth-One, Two, Four, S, and X were merged into one single Earth with a consistent past, present, and future. As a result, both the Golden Age and the Silver Age versions of Hawkman and Hawkgirl live on the same Earth. Shortly afterCrisis on Infinite Earths, DC decided that having the Justice Society on the same Earth as all of the other superheroes was redundant and most of the team, including Golden Age Hawkman and Hawkgirl were given a sendoff in theLast Days of the Justice Societyone-shot. The Justice Society were trapped in another dimension,Limbo, where they would battle for all of eternity to preventRagnarök from occurring on the Earth.
Shiera was resurrected afterBlackest Night.
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Shiera is thereincarnation of theEgyptian princess Chay-Ara and the partner ofCarter Hall, the Golden Age Hawkman. Centuries ago, Chay-Ara and her lover Prince Khufu were killed byHath-Set with a knife forged from Nth metal. The properties of the metal and the strength of the duo's love created a bond between them, causing them to be reborn multiple times throughout the centuries. Some of her incarnations are:
In the early 20th century, Chay-Ara was reborn as Shiera Sanders. She was kidnapped by Dr. Anton Hastor (reincarnation of Hath-Set), but subsequently rescued by Hawkman (her reborn lover Khufu). Shiera became the hero's frequent ally and love interest. Eventually, she was granted a costume of her own and a belt of gravity-defying Nth metal, and joined him at his side as Hawkgirl.
The Hawks were members of theAll-Star Squadron, and while Hawkman was a member of theJustice Society of America, Hawkgirl was not, only assisting the group on occasion. Following the events of DC's miniseries,Crisis on Infinite Earths, Shiera Hall joined the JSA. Eventually, Carter and Shiera married and had one son,Hector Hall, the previousDoctor Fate.
Through retcon, Carter and Shiera also joined theJustice League of America in the late 1980s, serving as liaisons between that group and the Justice Society.
Shiera died when she was merged with Carter andKatar Hol to form a new Hawkman version, a "hawk god" creature, during the events ofZero Hour, but was revived during the events ofBlackest Night by the White Lantern ring.
In theDC Bombshells continuity set in World War II, Shiera is a technological genius and archaeologist who aids the Bombshells with her lover,Vixen. As Hawkgirl, she uses a jetpack rather than fly with wings, though whenCheetah forces her to build weapons out of ancient technology, she designs one with wings as well as a powerful mace.
Shiera grew up in an orphanage in Mexico. From a young age she had a passion for history and ancient cultures, as well as the magnificent structures that they built. She became an archaeologist and her work caught the eye of Hans Garber. He informed her of the Zambesi Amulets and the power that they possessed.
Intrigued, Shiera goes toZambesi to try to discover the secret of the amulets. There she metQueen Mari of Zambesi and the two of them fell in love. Shiera stayed in Zambesi with Mari and became her personal mechanic, building gadgets to assist Mari against her enemies.
Hawkgirl discovers her trueThanagarian origins while fighting againstBaroness Paula von Gunther. After connecting herself with an ancient mechanic god it's revealed to Shiera that her parents were members of the Wingmen of Thanagar, they sought to warn the humans upon the intentions of Thanagar who wished to conquer the Earth; due to their actions they were captured and murdered.[3]
Hawkgirl appears as Shiera Hall in the continuation series toDC Comics Bombshells,Bombshells: United set in the United States in 1943. Shiera is shown in Zambesi alongside her lover, Vixen.[4] Hawkgirl is later featured fighting against theApokolips invasion on Earth.[5]
Shiera Sanders Hall / Hawkgirl appears as a playable character inInjustice: Gods Among Us, voiced byJennifer Hale.[citation needed] This version is a member of theJustice League. Additionally, an alternate reality variant who supports High Councilor Superman's Regime appears as well.
TheInjustice incarnation of Shiera Sanders Hall / Hawkgirl appears in theInjustice: Gods Among Us prequel comic.[citation needed]
