#185 – Carter Hall

Today we talk about Carter Hall and Katar Hol, both of them are Hawkman, and sometimes they're the same person. The Hawkman backstory is full of things such as: reincarnation, aliens, a hawk god, and questionable story choices by the DC creative team. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Excerpt from Flash Comics (1940) #1 -All-Star Comics (1941) -Silver Age Hawkman archive collection -Hawkman (1964) -Justice League of America (1960) #31 -Crisis on Infinite Earths reading order & our episode on it -Hawkworld (1989) -Hawkworld (1989b) -Superman/Batman (2003) Public Enemies -Zero Hour (1994) (& reading order for tie-ins) -Hawkman (2002) -Flashpoint (2011) reading order -The Savage Hawkman (2011) (New 52) -Dark Nights: Metal (2017) -Hawkman (2018) -New Mutants (1983) -The Adventure Zone: Crystal Kingdom -X-Factor (2005) -New Mutants (2003) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.