Manhawks
The Manhawks are a species that feature in DC Comics.
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History
Pre-Crisis
The Manhawks
The Thanagarians created the Wingmen, each given a pair of Nth Metal wings to combat the Manhawks. Paran Katar, was testing out new wings that he had designed so that they may study the various bird species on planet Thanagar. Back then, the Manhawk's masks only were capable of giving off blinding flashes of light. Katar Hol would go out and capture one of the masks and take it back to his father to be examined so that they may learn a suitable defense. Creating a helmet shaped like a hawks head, Katar and other Thanagarians would defeat and imprison the Manhawks who invaded Thanagar. (The Brave and the Bold v1 #43)
The beings made their way to Earth. Hawkman and Hawkgirl tried a new offensive against the Manhawks, however, they find that the weapons that were developed to stop them on Thanagar have no effect on these ones on Earth. Further, the Manhawks manage to escape when they use their powers to make Hawkgirl's wings disappear. Coming up with a solution to stop the Manhawks, Hawkman and Hawkgirl track them to a hidden base in northern Canada. Using make-shift Thermite Bombs and dumping coal dust into rainclouds is enough to not only force the Manhawks out of hiding, but obscure the blasters built into the eye slits of their masks. Hawkman and Hawkgirl then easily defeat them and turn them over to Commissioner Emmett. (The Brave and the Bold v1 #43)
Post-Crisis
Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. Manhawks
Overview
In appearance, the Manhawks were very large hawk -like alien beings that possess human level intelligence and who are devoted to stealing valuables from inhabited worlds. They can communicate telepathically, can survive unprotected in outer space and can fly at great speeds over interstellar distances through hyperpace.
When robbing inhabited worlds, the Manhawks wear masks over their heads. the masks are designed to resemble the faces of the dominant life form of the planet they are robbing. The eye-slits of each mask are equipped to shoot rays of energy, apparently at the mental command of the Manhawk wearing it. Usually this energy takes the form of a highly destructive laser beam. However, the Manhawks can also project eye beams that shift their target into another dimension for a short period. This enables them to shift a building into another dimension and loot it without interference. The masks can also emit a glow that causes people to fall unconscious.
Notes
- The Manhawks were created by Gardner Fox where they made their first appearance in The Brave and the Bold v1 #43 (September, 1962).
In other media
Television
- In Legends of Tomorrow, the Manhawks appeared in the setting of the live-action television series in the episode "Night of the Hawk". They were winged humanoid creatures created by Vandal Savage while under the identity of Dr. Curtis Knox in Oregon during the 1950s where he used a Nth metal meteor to mutate a group of local teenagers into monstrous winged like creatures.
Appearances
- The Brave and the Bold v1: (1962)
- Brightest Day v1:
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