Hawkman #8
Hawkman #8
Cover Credits
Artist: Murphy Anderson

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Title: "Giant in the Golden Mask"
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Hawkman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Murphy Anderson

Reprinted In:
Hawkman Archives Vol. 2 HC (2005)
Showcase Presents Hawkman Vol. 1 TPB (2007)

Feature Character(s)

Supporting Character(s)

Villain(s)

  • The Metallic Giant of Vulcan (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

  • Paul Colby (explorer for the Midway City Museum; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

  • Vulcan (in flashback)

Synopsis:
Midway City Museum explorer Paul Colby brings the legendary mask of Vulcan back home from Mount Olympus, but it affixes itself to him, and a repulsion/attraction ray-beam emanates from its forehead, battering Carter Hall before Colby is flown off by it. Hawkman and Hawkgirl follow Colby to Mount Olympus, and in the ensuing fight, the mask's robot body is uncovered in the mountains. The two parts are rejoined to form an indestructible juggernaut.

The rescued Colby tells them the legend that Vulcan halted this menace by immobilizing the giant, but that he does not know how this was done. Searching the giant's tomb, they find the mask's case and use it to enclose the mask once more, which stops the giant.

They take the mask back to the museum, where it goes on display for not more than 60 seconds each day, not enough to reanimate the giant's spirit.


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