Friday, August 28, 2009

Don't cry for me Argen... er... Hawkgirl

On the first day of this story, Hawkgirl meets the Justice league and lets them know that Hawkman and other citizens of Midway City have been transformed to salt. On the third day, while the redhead visits the statue of her husband, she is kidnapped by evildoers. On the fourth day, the Justice League receives a ransom notice advising that Hawkgirl's life is in danger.

Justice League of America #72

After being recued on the fifth day, Hawkgirl spends the next 6 days sick with grief due to the absence of Hawkman. On day thirtheen, Red Tornado saves the Justice League from demonic beings, and uses a gas to bring all the salt statues back to life.

"13 Days to Doom"

During this phase of the Justice League of America, Wonder Woman and the Martian Manhunter had resigned; the team was two members short and did not have any women in it. This issue was originally intended to be the induction of Red Tornado and Hawkgirl as new members, but the idea was later discarded, and instead Black Canary was brought from Earth-2 to join the League in issue #75.

Art by Dick Dillin and Sid Greene

Reddy and Shayera wouldn't join the team until #146, but even though she didnt become part of the League until much later, Hawkgirl was a frequent guest star in the series, and helped not only the Justice League but also the Justice Society in many cases.


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