Shiera Sanders (New Earth)

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 * Image                  = Brightest Day 8 Virgin.jpg
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 * RealName               = Shiera Sanders Hall
 * CurrentAlias           = Hawkgirl
 * Distinguish1           = Hawkgirl
 * Distinguish2           =
 * Aliases                = Chay-Ara
 * Identity               = Secret
 * Alignment              = Good
 * Affiliation            = Hawkman, All-Star Squadron, Justice Society of America, Justice League of America
 * Relatives              = Carter Hall (Hawkman, husband); Hector Hall (Doctor Fate, son); Kendra Saunders (Hawkgirl II, niece/reincarnation), Dream (Grandson)
 * Universe               = Earth-Two; New Earth
 * BaseOfOperations       =


 * Gender                 = Female
 * Height                 = 5'4"
 * Weight                 = 114 lbs
 * Eyes                   = Brown
 * Hair                   = Red
 * UnusualFeatures        =


 * Citizenship            = American
 * MaritalStatus          = Married
 * Occupation             =
 * Education              =


 * Origin                 =
 * PlaceOfBirth           =
 * Creators               = Gardner Fox; Dennis Neville
 * OriginalPublisher      = All-American Publications
 * First                  = Flash Comics #1

Shiera Sanders, the Golden Age Hawkgirl, was a frequent companion of the Golden Age Hawkman, Carter Hall. She was also member of the All-Star Squadron and a close associate of the Justice Society of America.
 * HistoryText            =

Archaeologist Carter Hall has a dream that he is an ancient Egyptian prince, Khufu, who has a lover, Princess Chay-Ara. The next day, Carter meets a woman named Shiera who looks exactly like the woman in his dream. Carter dons the identity of Hawkman and Shiera becomes Carter's girlfriend. Shiera dons a spare set of Nth metal wings developed by Hawkman, and masquerades as Hawkman in order to trick some criminals. Shiera continues to wear the costume and wings in later stories, eventually adopting the identity of Hawkgirl.

The Golden Age Hawkgirl was Shiera Sanders (or Saunders), the reincarnation of the Egyptian princess Chay-Ara, and partner of Carter Hall, the Golden Age Hawkman. Centuries ago, Chay-Ara and her lover Prince Khufu were killed by Hath-Set with a knife forged from an alien substance called nth metal. The properties of the metal and the strength of the duo's love created a bond between them, causing them to be reborn multiple times throughout the centuries.

In the early 20th century, Chay-Ara was reborn as Shiera Sanders. She was kidnapped by Dr. Anton Hastor (reincarnation of Hath-Set) but subsequently rescued by Hawkman (her reborn lover Khufu). Shiera became the hero's frequent ally and love interest. Eventually, she was granted a costume of her own and a belt of gravity-defying nth metal and joined him at his side as Hawkgirl.

The Hawks were members of the All-Star Squadron, and while Hawkman was a member of the Justice Society of America, Hawkgirl was not, only assisting the group on occasion. Eventually, after the Justice Society disbanded in 1950, Carter and Shiera married and they later had one son, Hector Hall. In more recent times, both Shiera and Carter (who aged at a far slower rate than normal humans due to exposure to an unknown type of radiation in 1942) both came out of retirement and joined the Justice League of America as well as serving on occasion with the Justice Society, which had likewise returned to active duty.

Shiera died when she was merged with Carter and Katar Hol to form a new Hawkman version, a "hawk god" creature, during the events of Zero Hour.

Brightest Day
In the wake of Nekron's assault on all life, Hall was one of a small group of people to be resurrected by the light of ther White Lantern Power Battery. Carter and Shiera followed Hath-Set, who has collected the bones from all of their past bodies, and created from them a portal to Hawkworld. While there, Shiera is kidnap by Hath-Set's minions and, told by the Entity to stop Hath-Set from killing Carter, because if he dies one time more, he doesn't undergo the cycle of resurrection again .Shiera is attacked in Hawkworld's dungeon by Hath-Set's queen, and the queen reveals to Shiera that she is her mother.


 * Powers                 =
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 * Equipment              = Artificial Feathered Wings: Flight through the use of Nth Metal wings; also direction controlled self-powered flight. Her wings allow her to control navigation and guidance during flight, though they can be "flapped" through use of shoulder motions.

Nth Metal Belt & Boots: Hawkgirl flies by way of an anti-gravity Belt & boots constructed from Nth Metal its abilities are controlled mentally.


 * Transportation         = Wings
 * Weapons                = On occasion she dons a mace or sword

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 * Notes                  =
 * Trivia                 = Though Shiera originally had brown hair, in current continuity it is shown as red.
 * DC                     =
 * Wikipedia              = Hawkgirl
 * Links                  =
 * Hawkgirl at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe