HAWKMAN II (Katar Hol)	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Gardner Fox and Joe Kubert

Hawkman (Katar Hol) (Pre-Hawkworld)

PERSONAL DATA

Real Name: Katar Hol
Aliases: Carter Hall
Occupation: Former Thanagarian Police Officer, Midway City Museum Currator
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Paran Katar (father, deceased), Shayera Thal (wife)
Base of Operation: Midway City
Group Affiliation(s): Justice League of America
Gender: Male
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 226 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
First Appearance: Brave and the Bold #34 (February-March 1961): "Creature of a Thousand Shapes"
Creators: Gardner Fox and Joe Kubert

HISTORY

Katar Hol was born on Thanagar, a planet orbiting the star Polaris, which had a scientifically advanced civilization in which crime was virtually unknown. His father, Paran Katar, devised artificial wings and antigravity belts which aided them in their study of birds. When Katar Hol was 18 Earth years old, the Manhawks began committing thefts on Thanagar. Wearing a protective hawk mask, his wings, and his antigravity belt, Katar Hol flew into battle with the Manhawks. He used a weapon his father had designed to render their own weapons useless, and he and other winged Thanagarians soon captured the Manhawks. Then Thanagarians themselves began to steal, so a planet wide police force was formed. In honour of Paran Katar, each police officer wore a hawk mask, artificial wings, and an antigravity belt. Katar Hol became the most decorated officer in the police force and married policewoman Shayera Thal. Katar and Shayera journeyed to Earth in pursuit of the criminal Byth Rok. They were befriended by Midway City police commissioner George Emmett, who established cover identities for them on Earth as Carter and Shiera Hall. Katar and Shayera remained on Earth, studying its crimefighting methods and battling evil as the super-heroes Hawkman and Hawkwoman. Both joined the Justice League of America. Hawkman played a major role in freeing Thanagar from the warlike dictatorship of the alien Hyathis. But Thanagar has established a new military dictatorship bent on conquering other planets. Hawkman and Hawkwoman thwarted Thanagarian plans to invade Earth, destroying their own starship in the process. Hawkman and Hawkwoman remain on Earth, regarded as traitors by Thanagar.

Text taken from Who's Who: The Definitive Directory to the DC Universe

POWERS AND WEAPONS

Hawkman can fly at great speed by means of his artificial wings and antigravity belt. The antigravity belt also enables him to lift enormous weights aloft. Hawkman utilizes various Thanagarian weapons and has a considerable knowledge of his homeworld's advanced science. He prefers to use duplicates of ancient Earth weapons in battle, which he creates with a Thanagarian duplicator machine. After coming to Earth in pursuit of Byth, Hawkman learned all Earth knowledge using a device called an absorbascon. With effort he can retrieve any of it from his subconscious. The device also taught him how to communicate with Earth's birds. Hawkman is a superb hand-to-hand combatant. His body has been treated to withstand extreme temperatures and air friction. He can survive unharmed in a vacuum for five minutes.

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Hawkman in chronological order click here

PROFILE REFERENCES

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #10 (December 1985)