Reviews Across Time and Space: The Shadow War of Hawkman No. 1

Comic

The Shadow War of  Hawkman No. 1
Cover Date: May 1985

Release Date: January 15, 1985

Script: Tony Isabella (Jenny Blake)
Pencils: Richard Howell

Inks: Alfredo Alcala
Colors: Michele Wolfman

Letters: Milt Snappin

Editing: Alan Gold, Dick Giordano

Cover: Richard Howell, Don Heck, Todd Klein

Note: This was the first Hawkman title since The Atom and Hawkman ended 15 years and 5 months prior. 

Hawkman / Hawkgirl / Hawkwoman / Hawkworld Logos

 

Hawkman and Hawkgirl have had many variations of their logos over the years. Here are the logos I've managed to collect over the last few years. I've added a button to the blog's homepage for fans to find them quickly. Just click the pic, and it will bring you here! 

New Hawkworld Feature! Reviews Across Time and Space

Comics

Flash Comics No. 1
Cover Date: January 1940
Release Date: November 20, 1939
Script: Gardner Fox
Artist: Dennis Neville
Letters: Not listed
Editing: M. C. Gaines; Sheldon Mayer
Cover: Sheldon Moldoff

Note: The on-sale date of November 20, 1939, is the publication date reported in filings with the U. S. Copyright Office. There is also a house ad in Action Comics #19 which states the issue was to be on sale on "about November 10." At Hawkworld, we go with November 20 and celebrate Hawkman Day on that day.

Tier List Ranking System for Hawkman/Hawkgirl Comics Reviews

 Hawkworld will be starting a new comic review for Hawkman and Hawkgirl comics! And what's a review without a good tier system to rate the comics? I made a new tier-list ranking system worthy of Hawkworld comics to add at the end of every review, so look for the reviews and the rating I give each comic going forward! There's no better place to begin than at the start, so I'll be posting a review of Hawkman's debut story in Flash Comics No. 1 (January 1940). Feel free to post your agreements, disagreements, and opinions in the comments! 

Hawkman/Hawkgirl Comic Tier List 2026

 

Here's my updated Tier List for Hawkman/Hawkgirl comics. The top five series are absolutely essential for comics fans. The stories and the art are top-notch. The best of the best. The A-ranked series are also very good, and I definitely recommend them. The art in every series is the best out there, but the writing suffers a bit for various reasons. I may have had Vol. 4 up in the S-rank back in the day, but it hasn't aged well. The art remains the best, though. 

DC's Hawk-Girl Summer Review

DC's Hawkgirl Summer 
Cover Date:  September 2026 / Release Date: July 26, 2026

Script Meghan Fitzmartin

Art: Meghan Hetrick
Colorist: Nick Filardi 
Letterer: Travis Lanham
Editing: Andrew Marino
Cover: Guillem March

Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders) scores the cover and leading story in DC's latest anthology, a pretty rare feat for a Hawk character. Anthology stories are usually just extremely light reading, but if the writer is good enough, they can add to a character's story and history within the 12 pages they have. Did DC accomplish that here? Let's take a look. Spoilers ahead, so come back after you've read the comic!

DC Comics Solicitations October 2026 for Hawkman and Hawkgirl

 Here are the two comics with Hawkman and Hawkgirl on the covers. There were zero mentions of the Hawks in any of the descriptions. 

Absolute Superman No. 21 (Absolute Hawkman) Review

 The King Shazam story, which includes the Absolute Hawkman, finally comes to a close in Absolute Superman No. 21. The action in this story was pretty insane, and Hawkman had a pretty big part of it, so here's a spoiler-rich review of the issue. If you haven't read it yet, come back later! 

July 19: This Day in Hawkworld History

July 19th is the day when two significant issues in Hawkworld history were released: Hawkman Vol. 3 No. 13 and Legend of the Hawkman No.1. 

New Hawkworld Feature: Finding Current Appearances

 One of the goals for Hawkworld is to give Hawkfans a way to find the comics featuring Hawkman, Hawkwoman, and Hawkgirl. You often have to go over the solicitations with a fine-tooth comb several times to find comics with the Hawks. Even that is usually not enough. There are several ways, but here is one method that you can use to find the Winged Wonders in the comics.