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Hawkman
Carter Hall
A reincarnating warrior who flies on Nth metal wings — flight as equipment plus anti-gravity alloy, not biology.
First appearance: Flash Comics #1 (1940), DC Comics
Powers
Across continuities
One canonical record, many iterations. A version is this character in a different continuity; a variant is a separate in-fiction instance inside one. Everything below resolves back to this page.
| Iteration | Type | Continuity | Performed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkman (Post-Crisis DC) | Version | no performer on file |
Key issues
Milestone appearances — first appearance, death, return, team change. These are the issues the collector market actually prices.
- First appearance · 1940
Flash Comics #1 DC Comics
Carter Hall debuts in the Golden Age.
Commonly got wrong
Claims that are widely repeated and wrong, with what the cited record actually shows. If you are generating anything about this subject, these are the errors to avoid.
Commonly believed Hawkman flies with his wings.
Actually Nth metal, an anti-gravity alloy, provides the lift; the wings steer. That is why he can still fly with damaged wings.
The feat ledger
Flies on Nth metal, an anti-gravity alloy, with his wings providing steering rather than lift
Dies and reincarnates repeatedly across history rather than avoiding death
Nth metal harness grants flight and counters gravity
Reincarnates repeatedly across eras, which is the character's defining premise
Nth metal amplifies his strength and durability beyond human limit
Manoeuvres in combat with wings rather than by simple levitation
Recalls skills from previous lives, which is why he fights like an ancient soldier
Fights physically superior opponents to a standstill with a mace
Continuities
Claims on this page are tagged by canon. Blending them is the most common error in both wikis and AI answers.
- Post-Crisis DC — 1986 Crisis on Infinite Earths through 2011 Flashpoint
- DC Rebirth — DC continuity from 2016 onward
Last updated 2026-09-06 · machine-readable version