Showcase #75
The Hawk and the Dove
Summary
Volume: 1
Issue: 75
Month: June
Year: 1968
Credits
Head Writer: Steve Skeates
Writers: Steve Ditko
Cover Artists: Steve Ditko
Pencilers: Steve Ditko
Inkers: Steve Ditko
Editors: Dick Giordano
Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
- Hawk (Hank Hall)
- Dove (Don Hall)
- Dargo
- Irwin Hall
- Max
- Mrs. Hall
- T'Charr
- Terataya
Locations
- Elmond
- Elmond High School
- Elmond University
Items
- None
First Appearances: Hawk (a super-hero); Dove (a super-hero); Irwin Hall (Hawk and Dove’s father); Mrs. Hall (Hawk and Dove’s mother); T’Charr (a Lord of Chaos, referenced only as the “Voice” in this issue); Terataya (a Lord of Order, referenced only as the “Voice” in this issue); Dargo (a mobster); Max (a mobster)
Final Appearances: Dargo; Max
Synopsis: Synopsis unknown
Notes
- 1st appearances of Hawk and Dove. Following this one-shot story, the two heroes are featured in their own ongoing comic book series, Category:Hawk and Dove (Volume 1).
- The disembodied entity responsible for Hawk and Dove's powers is known only as "Voice" in this issue. It will later be revealed that the Voice is in fact the conjoined consciousness of a Lord of Chaos and a Lord of Order. T'Charr and Terataya appear next as the voice in Brave and the Bold (Volume 1) #181.
Trivia
- The main story in this issue, "The Hawk and the Dove" is divided into three chapters:
- Chapter I: In the Beginning...
- Chapter II: A Voice...a voice...
- Chapter III: The Birds Fly!
Recommended Readings
- Hawk and Dove (Volume 1) #1
- Hawk and Dove (Volume 1) #2
- Hawk and Dove (Volume 1) #3
- Hawk and Dove (Volume 1) #4
- Hawk and Dove (Volume 1) #5
- Hawk and Dove (Volume 1) #6
Related Articles
External Links
- Showcase #75 entry at the Grand Comics Database
- Hawk and Dove article at Wikipedia
- Hawk biography at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- Hawk biography at Titans Tower
- Hawk's Home Page
- Dove biography at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- Dove biography at Titans Tower
References
- The Official Teen Titans Index #1
- The Official Teen Titans Index #2
- Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #10
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