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Hawkman (Fel Andar)

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Hawkman
Cover to Hawkworld (vol. 2) #22
Art by Graham Nolan.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearancePre-Hawkworld: The Shadow War of Hawkman #1 (May 1985)
Post-Hawkworld: Outsiders #18 (April, 1987)
Retcon: Action Comics #600 (May 1988)
Created byJenny Blake Isabella, Richard Howell (pre-Hawkworld)
John Ostrander
Graham Nolan (post-Hawkworld)
In-story information
Full nameFel Andar
SpeciesThanagarian
Place of originThanagar
Team affiliationsJustice League International
Elite Hawkmen Force
Justice League
Notable aliasesHawkman
Carter Hall, Jr.
AbilitiesBelt with an anti-gravity metal; artificial feather wings; archaic weaponry

Fel Andar is a DC Comics character who also called himself Hawkman. There are two different versions of Fel Andar: the pre-Hawkworld version (named Fell Andar) was created by Jenny Blake Isabella and Richard Howell, while the post-Hawkworld version was created by John Ostrander and Graham Nolan.

Fel Andar was created after DC Comics rebooted the Hawkman character after publication of the 1989 Hawkworld miniseries, as a stand-in for Katar Hol in Katar's post-Crisis, pre-Hawkworld adventures, including his brief membership with Justice League International.

Fictional character biography

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Pre-Hawkworld

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First appearing in The Shadow War of Hawkman, Thanagarian agent Fell Andar led a team to Earth to steal the Hawks' technology. Thanagar has at this time become a fascist empire and was planning to take over the universe, starting with Earth. Since they lost their technology during the Equalizer plague, the Hawks were the only ones who possessed them as they were off-planet. Andar took control of the Hawks' spaceship. The Hawks manage to sabotage the ship and crashed. The Hawks battled Andar and emerged victorious, with Andar being killed in the battle.[1]

Post-Hawkworld

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Years before the events of Invasion!, Fel Andar, a Thanagarian spy operating on Earth, fell in love with an Earth woman, Sharon Parker. They married and Sharon gave birth to Ch'al Andar, also known as Charley.[2][3] When Charley is four years old, Andar is ordered to infiltrate the Justice League as the second Hawkman.[3] Andar's superiors mindwipe Sharon, forcing her to take the identity of Hawkwoman.[4]

Intending to gain his teammates' confidence, Andar claims to be the son of Carter Hall and Shiera Sanders Hall.[4][5] Hawkwoman learns of Andar's deception and informs Martian Manhunter and Maxwell Lord. Andar murders Sharon and escapes to Thanagar.[2][5][6] Andar is later captured and sentenced to life imprisonment on Thanagar. During the Rann–Thanagar War, Andar is killed by Blackfire while attempting to reconcile with Charley and atone for his crimes.[7]

References

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  1. ^ The Shadow War of Hawkman #4 (August 1985)
  2. ^ a b Plummer, Jessica (October 16, 2020). "What's the Deal With Hawkman?". Book Riot. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Allan, Scoot (June 14, 2020). "10 Things Fans Should Know About Hawkman". CBR. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Shiach, Kieran (October 5, 2016). "Understanding Hawkman: How A Simple Concept Became A Mess". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  5. ^ a b Cronin, Brian (June 20, 2017). "The Hilarious Fake Hawkman in Justice League International Retcon". CBR. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  6. ^ Hawkworld (vol. 2) #23 (June 1992)
  7. ^ Hawkman (vol. 4) #48 (March 2006)
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