Robert Hawkins

Robert Hawkins is the father of Virgil Hawkins (Static) and Sharon Hawkins, a grounded family man in Dakota City whose steady presence anchors the domestic side of Static's life amid the superhero chaos of the Milestone universe.

Robert Hawkins has been part of the Milestone/DC universe since Dwayne McDuffie and John Paul Leon introduced him in Static Shock!: Rebirth of the Cool #2 back in 2001 — a Modern Age debut in a series that carried real creative weight. Over a span stretching all the way to 2026, he's kept remarkable company, sharing pages with Virgil Hawkins, Sharon Hawkins, Hardware, and Curtis Metcalf — some of the most distinctive figures in the Milestone corner of the DC universe. His appearances span titles including Batman / Static: Beyond and Static Shock, marking him as a consistent presence in one of comics' most culturally significant families of characters. A modest appearance count only makes each of his showings feel more deliberate — worth tracking down for any serious Milestone collector.