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8June-July 1965
$0.12

Hawkman #8

DC · June-July 1965 · on sale 1965-04-15

First appearance: Fal Tal
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Identification plate

Series
Hawkman (DC, 1964 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
June-July 1965
Key date
1965-06-00
On-sale date
1965-04-15
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Fal Tal - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Giant in the Golden Mask!cover1pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappHawkman, Katar Hol
1Happy Hobby Time!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Superboy
2Giant in the Golden Mask!comic story12.33script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoHawkgirl, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Shayera Thal, Hephaestus
7-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Mike Sekowsky, Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp
8-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetHawkgirl, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Clark Kent, Superman, Shayera Thal
10Battle of the Bird-Man Bandits!comic story11.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoHawkgirl, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Shayera Thal, Fal Tal First
12-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira Schnapp
13Detective Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira Schnapp
14-letters page0.5script: Julius Schwartz

Plus 6.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Hawkman Archives #2
ISBN 140120161X		2005On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Hawkman #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1280-3		2007On eBay ›
DC Finest: Hawkman: Wings Across Time #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-79950-250-0		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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