Number 2097: Introducing Hawkgirl

I have heard that crooks aren’t very intelligent, and this gang proves it by not observing that the Hawkman is actually a woman. They catch on eventually, so maybe they just had to get a little bit closer.

This story is Hawkgirl’s (or “Hawkwoman’s”), introduction. Hawkman loans his girlfriend, Shiera, a costume for a masquerade ball, and she is mistaken for him.

In 1972 it was reprinted in one of DC’s 100-page special squareback issues. I still have the copy I bought off the comic book racks in 1972. Here is a scan of the front cover, by Neal Adams. I did not scan the Hawkman/Hawkgirl story from this magazine, but from scans I found on the Internet. I'm not popping the staples on my copy to get scans!