Monday, February 20, 2012

Hawkman and The Falcon



I have always loved the Falcon's classic look.  His very first costume was all right, but when he added the wings and changed the color scheme to red and white, he became one of the coolest looking superheroes around.  I remember I used to have a Falcon Mego action figure and the costume looked really cool there, too (unlike the Human Torch for instance, who had red long johns with flames printed on them).  I don't think Mego ever made a Hawkman figure - the bulky wings were probably an issue I guess.  It would have been cool to see how they would have done the helmet.
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11 comments:

  1. Cathy and DaveFebruary 20, 2012 at 3:44 PM

    Dave sez,

    Yes!

    And, for a follow-up, how about The Falcon and Northwind from the original Infinity, Inc? Have you teamed Hawkman up with The Angel?

    I never had a Falcon Mego figure, but I still have my Super Powers Hawkman with the wing flapping action and mace! It's a shame that Mego wasn't able to expand their line to the rest of DC and Marvel.

    I blame George Lucas for Mego's demise and the rise of Kenner...

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  2. RossFebruary 20, 2012 at 3:56 PM

    Hawkman/Angel was issue #20.

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  3. DougieFebruary 20, 2012 at 4:16 PM

    I think the Falcon is the greatest Bronze Age Break-Out Star That Never Was.
    However, the wings made him less effective. Marvel already had Angel (in a beautifully simple Neal Adams costume) who largely did nothing for twenty years and Nightwing, a reformed villain with a jetpack. At least as a falconer, Sam was distinctive and more down-to-earth (literally).

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2012 at 4:26 PM

    Yet another pairing that happened in Bill Sandefur's action figure comics. Hawkman fought Falcon when the Avengers were tricked by Kalibak into fighting the Justice League. Here's who fought who other than Falcon vs Hawkman:
    -Batman vs Captain America
    -Iron Man vs Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
    -The Flash (Barry Allen) vs Quicksilver
    -Ms. Marvel vs Wonder Woman (Carol calls Diana a "super lingerie model" at one point)
    -Green Arrow vs Hawkeye
    -Spider-Man vs Aquaman
    -Martian Manhunter vs the Vision
    -Scarlet Witch vs Red Tornado
    -Orion vs Hercules

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2012 at 9:38 PM

    how bout falcon vs capt cold for falcon and snowman joke or hawkman iceman for same pun

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  6. The Trionic TrioFebruary 21, 2012 at 11:56 AM

    ..ha..unlikely anyone under 30 would get that early 1980's movie reference, unless they frequent $1.99 DVD bins at Walmart.

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  7. timestarFebruary 21, 2012 at 12:00 PM

    Any winged women (or female villians) at Marvel that you could team Hawkwoman with later?

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  8. RossFebruary 21, 2012 at 1:00 PM

    I'm a fan of hers so I will try to get her into a cover on of these days.

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2012 at 4:01 PM

    gosh darnnit! I was hoping you'd save The Falcon for a team-up with the new Batwing, Batman's counterpart in Africa! The new series is not bad. I have a feeling your saving The Black Panther for Vixen (it writes itself), but I do hope you have plans for Batwing nonetheless.

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  10. RossFebruary 21, 2012 at 5:34 PM

    There are no rules with STF, so a character can make multiple appearances, you'll see the Falcon again.

    I haven't checked out Batwing... looks interesting but I would have preferred a more original hero than yet another Batman variant.

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  11. A Mindful WebworkerFebruary 22, 2012 at 10:12 AM

    I really like the covers, always. But... but... "Air Apparent"??? I think that gave me a headache. :)

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