Star Hawkins
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Star Hawkins was a science fiction detective feature published by DC Comics in their Strange Adventures title. he first appears in Strange Adventures issue #114 (March 1960), then appared in about every third issue until #162 (1964). He later came back in issue #173 (1965) and again appeared in about every third issue until #185 (1966). He was created by John Broome and Mike Sekowsky.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Star was a private detective in the 21st Century (the year 2079 to be exact), who had a robot receptionist, Ilda. The series wasn't totally serious, being played something for laughs.
In DC Comics Presents #33 (1981), a 'Whatever happened to?....' tale, set in 2092, Star retired, as did Ilda. He married heiress Stella Sterling, while his receptionist Ilda married her robot bodyguard, Automan, himself the star of a short series in Tales of the Unexpected.
[edit] Death
At some stage in his career, Hawkins was transported back to the 20th Century. While living there he became good friends with Captain Comet, another Space-based hero. At some undetermined date he lost his Private Investigator licence and by 2006, was an elderly man living on Hardcore Station. He was murdered by an unknown telepath.
[edit] Other versions
A version of Star Hawkins appears in the Twilight mini-series by Howard Chaykin and Jose Luis Garcia Lopez in 1990.
