Nighthawk | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Western Comics #5 (September/October 1948) |
Created by | Joe Millard and Charles Paris |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Hannibal Hawkes |
Team affiliations | Rough Bunch |
Partnerships | Jim Peyton Cinnamon |
Notable aliases | Hawkman |
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 Joe Millard and Charles Paris,[1] his later adventures were handled by writers France Herron, Don Cameron, and Gardner Fox; and artists Gil Kane and Carmine Infantino.[2]