Ron S :: Hawkman #12 - COMPLETE BOOK (Anderson)

Hawkman #12, page 1

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Title:	Hawkman #12, page 1
Artist:	Murphy Anderson (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Title Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	596
Likes on CAF:	3 4
Comments:	11
Added to Site:	5/29/2020
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I’ve always been a fan of keeping a story together. But, I totally understand the other perspective. It’s expensive and if all stories were kept together a lot of people would never be able to own an example from an artist or comic that is meaningful to them. Still, when I have a chance to find a complete story that is a great read by a great artist, and I can swing it – I’m going to do what I can to make it happen. This is one of those times.

Hawkman has a long and storied history, first appearing in 1940, later a founding member of the Justice Society of America and was an extremely popular character throughout the 40’s and 50’s. He faded away with the balance of the Golden Age heroes, only to be revived in 1961 by Gardner Fox and Joe Kubert (in the Brave and the Bold #34) as part of the DC Silver Age reboot. The Silver Age Hawkman joined the Justice League in Issue #31. His own series ran for a few years, lasting through issue #27, where he combined with the Atom. Sadly, Atom and the Hawkman only lasted another year or so before being cancelled.

The Silver Age solo Hawkman series was initially written by Gardner Fox and the art chores were handled by the incomparable Murphy Anderson through issue 21 (after that Dick Dillin took over as penciler). As with any run, some books are better than others. When I saw issue #12 come up for auction – a complete book no less – I knew I had to make a run at it.

It's a great story. Hawkman and Hawkgirl find themselves trying to stop a war in between two ancient warlords from being refought on their home planet of Thanagar. Spoiler alert – they stop the bad guys and prevent the war. It’s a fun adventure with a lot of action, lots of great pages of Hawkman and Hawkgirl and three nice title splashes (back then the comics had chapters, so there were multiple title splashes in each book).

So, for your reading pleasure (and I suggest reading the story as well as appreciating the art) is the complete Hawkman #12, with artwork by Murphy Anderson.

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	Ron S Premium Gallery Owner
Joined:	June 2007
Last Login:	September 2025
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Octavio d
Member Since 2007

Posted on 5/29/2020

Ron, congrats on putting this together.

Steve Day Vich
Member Since 2007

Posted on 5/29/2020

I can't thing of a better all encompasing term to describe this complete issue than "Holy Shit!"

Comics Superworld
Member Since 2007

Posted on 5/29/2020

Wow, nicely done!

Underrated great stuff. . .

David Mandel
Member Since 2004

Posted on 5/30/2020

Congrats, super cool!

Jimmy Cawley
Member Since 2015

Posted on 5/30/2020

Knowing its survived together this long and will continue to do so is a great thing. Doesnt hurt that its awesome to enjoy and look at too!

Stephen F
Member Since 2005

Posted on 5/30/2020

Great art and a wonderful story. Congrats!!

Chris C
Member Since 2004

Posted on 6/1/2020

Completely BAD-ASS... and Baller....and SPECTACULAR!!!! This story has page after page of knockout action and detail.

Bill J
Member Since 2009

Posted on 7/17/2020

Phenomenal! Love the art! Great that the story's still together after all these years!

Ecce .
Member Since 2020

Posted on 8/11/2020

excellent hawkman silver âge

Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006

Posted on 9/22/2020

Great stuff and intersting point about the ultimate dilemma of art collecting. If you have all of something, others have none.

Patrick Kochanek, MD
Member Since 2005

Posted on 6/19/2024

This is a truly spectacular story - the splash and chapter splashes are exceptional - congrats

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