The Hawkgirl Legacy

3 heroes have worn the Hawkgirl mantle.

Successorheld the mantle from 1961

Shayera Thal (married name Shayera Hol)

The Brave and the Bold #34 (1961) · 149 appearances

Powers. Thanagarian alien; flight via Nth-metal harness/wings (anti-gravity); enhanced strength/durability; trained police officer and skilled hand-to-hand and ancient-weapons combatant

Origin

A police officer from the alien world Thanagar, Shayera Thal accompanied her husband Katar Hol to Earth on an extradition mission, settling in Midway City and working undercover at its museum. Wielding Nth-metal wings that grant flight and enhanced strength, she fights as Hawkgirl alongside her husband.

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Successorheld the mantle from 2000

Kendra Saunders

JLA #38 (2000) · 82 appearances

Powers. Reincarnated immortal warrior; flight and superhuman strength/durability/healing via Nth metal harness; skilled archaeologist and hand-to-hand combatant; wields Thanagarian/ancient weaponry.

Origin

Kendra Saunders is the reincarnated soul of the ancient warrior Shiera Hall, bonded to a Thanagarian Nth metal harness that grants her flight, superhuman strength, and accelerated healing. Armed with ancient weapons and formidable combat skills, she fights alongside the JSA and JLA as Hawkgirl.

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The originalheld the mantle from 1940

Shiera Sanders Hall

Flash Comics #1 (1940) · 78 appearances

Powers. : She was nurse in U.S. Navy during the World War II. ; : She can speak with birds.

Origin

Shiera Sanders Hall debuted as Hawkgirl in 1940, a reincarnated Egyptian princess who joined her partner Hawkman in fighting crime. Harnessing Nth metal for flight, she also served as a U.S. Navy nurse during World War II and became a founding figure of the Justice Society of America.

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