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Carter Hall
Carter Hall

Carter Hall

252 appearances Β· Golden Age Β· 1940–2026 Β· 21 key issues
Who is Carter Hall?

Carter Hall is the reincarnation of an ancient Egyptian prince who, upon discovering a mysterious anti-gravity metal called Nth Metal, recovered memories of his past life and fashioned a winged hawk-suit to become Hawkman, one of DC's earliest mystery-men.

Few characters can claim a Golden Age debut as iconic as Carter Hall's β€” born in the pages of Flash Comics #1 in 1940, he's been soaring through DC's history for over eight decades, making him one of the publisher's most enduring figures. With 21 key issues to his name and 250 catalog appearances spanning from the Golden Age all the way to 2026, Carter Hall is the rare character who has never stopped mattering. His adventures unfold alongside some of DC's absolute heaviest hitters β€” Jay Garrick, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman β€” and his presence across Flash Comics, Justice League of America, and All-Star Squadron tells you everything about the rarefied air he occupies in the DC universe. For collectors and fans who love their heroes steeped in history and mythic staying power, Carter Hall is absolutely essential reading.

Identity

Real name. Carter Hall

Teams & affiliations
Justice LeagueJustice Society of America
β˜… First appearance
Flash Comics #1
Jan 1940

Part of the Hawkman legacy

Carter Hall is one of 2 heroes to carry the Hawkman mantle. See the whole Hawkman family β–Έ

Trivia

  • Carter Hall's continuity once grew so convoluted that DC's own solution was to split the character in two β€” parking the Golden Age version on Earth-Two while the Silver Age Katar Hol operated on Earth-One.en.wikipedia.org
  • Identity Crisis retroactively placed Carter Hall among the heroes who pushed for Doctor Light's mindwipe, a quiet retcon that transformed him into one of DC's more morally complicated figures.en.wikipedia.org
  • Carter Hall's family tree became an unlikely continuity engine for DC β€” his son Hector Hall cycled through multiple superhero roles and wound up deeply embedded in the Sandman mythology, giving Hawkman an outsized legacy that stretched far beyond his own books.en.wikipedia.org
  • Roy Thomas has written more of Carter Hall's comics than any other writer in our catalog β€” 29 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1940–2020

Flash Comics #1 β˜… 1940
Flash Comics #1
Wonder Woman #23 β˜… 1947
Wonder Woman #23
Justice League of America #29 1964
Justice League of America #29
Justice League of America #64 β˜… 1968
Justice League of America #64
Justice League of America #110 β˜… 1974
Justice League of America #110
Justice League of America #195 β˜… 1981
Justice League of America #195
Infinity, Inc. #4 β˜… 1984
Infinity, Inc. #4
Hawkworld Annual #1 1990
Hawkworld Annual #1
National Comics #1 1999
National Comics #1
Teen Titans #21 β˜… 2005
Teen Titans #21
Countdown #6 β˜… 2008
Countdown #6
JSA Omnibus #1 2014
JSA Omnibus #1
Wonder Twins #12 2020
Wonder Twins #12

Appearances (1–150 of 252, oldest first)

All Star Comics [ashcan] (1940)
#1
All-Star Comics (1940)
Sensation Comics (1942)
Wonder Woman (1942)
#23
Leave It to Binky (1948)
#2
The Flash (1959)
Showcase (1956)
#70
Hawkman (1964)
The Steranko History of Comics (1970)
#1
DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (1971)
#6
Wanted. The World's Most Dangerous Villains (1972)
#3
Secret Origins (1973)
Famous First Edition (1974)
Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes (1976)
All New Collectors' Edition (1978)
DC Special Series (1977)
Hembeck 1980 [Hembeck Series] (1980)
#2
Hawkman [Canadian Post Cereals Giveaway] (1981)
DC Comics Presents (1978)
All-Star Squadron (1981)
The Best of DC (1979)
#21
The Comics Journal (1977)
#71
All-Star Squadron Annual (1982)
#2
Infinity, Inc. (1984)
DC Sampler (1983)
#3
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
Who's Who: Update '87 (1987)
#1
Young All-Stars (1987)
Flash (1987)
Hawk and Dove (1989)
#1
Flash Annual (1987)
#3
Hawkworld Annual (1990)
#1
Green Lantern Corps Quarterly (1992)
The Darkstars (1992)
The Golden Age (1993)
The Spectre (1992)
#20
Green Arrow (1988)
Green Lantern Secret Files (1998)
#1
National Comics (1999)
#1
Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. (1999)
Starman (1994)
The Hawkman Archives (2000)
#1
Bizarro Comics (2001)
Secret Files & Origins Guide to the DC Universe 2001-2002 (2002)
#1
JSA (1999)
JLA / JSA Secret Files & Origins (2003)
#1
JLA / JSA: Virtue and Vice (2002)
Aquaman (2003)
#4
Death: At Death's Door (2003)
#1
DC 100-Page Super Spectacular No. 6 Replica Edition (2004)
Identity Crisis (2004)
#1
All Star Comics Archives (1991)
#10