| Nighthawk | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Western Comics #5 (Sept./Oct. 1948) |
| Created by | Robert Kanigher and Charles Paris |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Hannibal Hawkes |
| Team affiliations | Rough Bunch |
| Partnerships | Jim Peyton Cinnamon |
| Notable aliases | ancestor of Prince Khufu |
| Abilities | Repair skills, expert marksman and horseman |
Nighthawk is a fictional character, a cowboy in the DC Comics universe. His real name is Hannibal Hawkes and he first appeared in Western Comics #5. In his secret identity, he worked as a traveling repairman. He had a sidekick named Jim Peyton.
Created by Robert Kanigher and Charles Paris, his later adventures were handled by writers France Herron, Don Cameron, and Gardner Fox; and artists Gil Kane and Carmine Infantino.[1]
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He was shown as dying during Crisis on Infinite Earths,[2] although this has been retconned twice to fit in with the later revelation that he was a reincarnation of Prince Khufu — who would later be reincarnated as Carter Hall, the Golden Age Hawkman. Current continuity has it that he was shot by a criminal named Matilda Roderic, who was presumably a reincarnation of the evil priest Hath-Set, who is apparently destined to kill Khufu in every life. Roderic's descendant is the current Hath-Set.
The Hawkman retcon also revealed he was the partner and lover of the Western heroine Cinnamon, who was the reincarnation of Khufu's wife Chay-Ara.
Nighthawk appears in Guy Gardner #24[3] during the "Zero Hour" incident. He sported white sideburns at this point in time. His group of allies, which includes El Diablo and Bat-Lash, were forming to take on the villain Extant and several men Extant had brainwashed. Nighthawk calls this group the "Rough Bunch" on more than one occasion. The time-lost heroes Steel, Supergirl, Guy Gardner and a version of Batgirl show up to help in the fight.
A modern-day version of the character appears in the Western-themed Robin Annual #6,[4] as a mercenary. He worked with Robin and the modern day Pow Wow Smith to track down the modern day Trigger Twins. They have a literal main-street showdown in a western themed tourist attraction located near Gotham City.
He was slated to be a playable character in Lego Batman: The Video Game, but did not make the final release.[5]
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