Friday, December 20, 2024

Hawkman and Spitfire

 

I always liked the cloth mask that the Earth-2 Hawkman wore for a time.  In those days of the yearly JLA/JSA crossovers, it was nice to help this young reader discern the difference between the earth 1 and 2 versions!  Plus, it looked cool in a retro way.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow… yet another great cover. Very cool pairing.

Carycomic said...

That's what I thought, too, when I first saw it (during that JLA/JSA crossover featuring the Golden Age and Silver Age Robins)! But, now days, the overly-pc crowd would probably accuse him of misappropriating Mexican luchador culture.

Paul said...

Love the cover! The use of the Tom Lyle Hawkman cover of #5 of the 1991 JSA mini-series makes me want to go and dig it out and re-read it. My questions is this, is the spitfire Lyle, Thomas or another artist?

Ross said...

Not sure - I only had this partial image to work with - van anyotne identify the source so I can credit the correct artist? https://www.writeups.org/wp-content/uploads/Spitfire-Marvel-Comics-Invaders-Jacqueline-Falsworth-2-f-big.jpg

Paul said...

Thanks Ross

Anonymous said...

I always loved the cloth mask as the perfect evolution for an older hero. I mean, it's just so much more manageable. Like Velcro sneakers and elastic waist pants, you switch to a cloth mask because that helmet at 55 is a bear. lol

Wolfhammer said...

Another great WW2 team-up!

Anonymous said...

I preferred this Hawk-mask too. The original one had a weird mouth that was too distracting to me as a reader. Maybe Spitfire's buddy Union Jack can team up with 70s British hero Godiva next.

Scott said...

I prefer the Hawk Mask myself but I remember a story in All-Star Squadron that told the story of his different masks. The Cloth mask was to be the last mask because he said when he started wearing it that implied he was close to retiring from Hawkman. This pairing was one I had not considered but I like it.

Carycomic said...

Found it! JLA v.1/#92 (from July 1971).

Detective Tobor said...

Carter can do a lot, considering his 'age', but i wonder how he feels about each of the new 'kids' he partners with. Wonder if he ever wants to teach any of them something besides crime fighting??

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