Hawkman #2
(June-July 1964)

DC, 1964 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1964-04-23
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Julius Schwartz (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from ad in The Brave and the Bold #54 and copyright registration.

Secret of the Sizzling Sparklers! (Table of Contents)

Hawkman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Murphy Anderson
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Tralls
Reprints

Are You a Good Neighbor? (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
The boys learn a lesson about littering.

Indexer Notes

inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

Secret of the Sizzling Sparklers! (Table of Contents: 2)

Hawkman / comic story / 12.33 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Murphy Anderson
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Around a strange craft from a universe beyond our universe
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hawkgirl [Shayera Thal]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Mavis Trent; Tralls
Synopsis
Invading aliens called the Tralls attack the Hawks first because they know how dangerous the Thanagarians can be to their evil plans.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

story is broken into two chapters of 7 2/3 pages and 4 2/3 pages

Watch for the First Superboy Annual! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

What's New? The "New Look" in Batman and Detective Comics! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Strange Bird Lore / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz ?
Pencils
Murphy Anderson
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Natives of New Guinea fancy that planting bananas...
Genre
non-fiction; animal

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the previous story sequence.
Art credit given per consignment of original art with Heritage Auctions.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

The Flash; Green Lantern / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Feathered Pets! (Table of Contents: 7)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; animal
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Hawkman's Roost / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Joe Kubert (logo illustration)
Inks
Joe Kubert (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Bruce Lowry; Robert Barrett; Robert Malisani; John DeVries

Wings Across Time! (Table of Contents: 10)

Hawkman / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Murphy Anderson
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hawkgirl [Shayera Thal]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Joe Tracy
Synopsis
The wings of Icarus are discovered and exhibited in the Midway City Museum. When Hawkman's wings are damaged in an encounter with mobsters, he uses the historic pair.
Reprints

Emerging from His Cloak of Shadows (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

I Spy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

100 Magnets / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Fighting Ships / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Secret of the Sizzling Sparklers!
    Hawkman
  2. 1. Are You a Good Neighbor?
  3. 2. Secret of the Sizzling Sparklers!
    Hawkman
  4. 3. Watch for the First Superboy Annual!
    Superboy
  5. 4. What's New? The "New Look" in Batman and Detective Comics!
    Batman
  6. 5. ["Natives of New Guinea fancy that planting bananas..."]
    Strange Bird Lore
  7. 6. ["Two trail-blazing heroes..."]
    The Flash; Green Lantern
  8. 7. Feathered Pets!
  9. 8. ["Be first in your neighborhood..."]
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Hawkman's Roost
  11. 10. Wings Across Time!
    Hawkman
  12. 11. Emerging from His Cloak of Shadows
    I Spy
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    100 Magnets
  15. 14. 126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos
    126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Fighting Ships
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Weldon Adams
  • Dwayne Best
  • Clayton Emery
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Steve Jenner
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jason Sacks
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore