I have decided to get into collecting comic books. It was bound to happen. My plan is collect only comic books in which Shiera Hol, the Thanagarian police officer who was known on Earth as “Hawkgirl“, appeared on the cover of the book between 1961 and 1987.
In the research that I have done, there appears to be less than 30 issues in which the Silver/Bronze Age Hawkgirl is a cover-girl during that 25-year period. To be exact I count 19 issues between 1961 and 1981 and ten more in the remaining 7 years.
In the Hawkman vol. 1 series of 27 issues (1964-1968), I have identified that there are only six issues that Hawkgirl appears on the cover. I am going to collect these 6 first and then go from there.
I made my first purchase of a Hawkman #3 from September 1964. The book was rated as GD+2.5 and sold for $9.30. I am going use this as basis to decide how I will proceed from here. Having received it today, I consider this be acceptable for my tastes. It is in not bad shape for a 53-year-old comic book. No torn pages or anything of that sort.
Here is picture of the first of my collection of Hawkgirl covers.
Here is the list that I made. I am certain that first three series are complete, but outside of those series, I might have missed something.
These are Silver Age/Bronze Age issues where Hawkgirl appears on the cover. On a couple of these the cover illustration wraps to back of the cover and she appears on the back. Note: This is essentially the Pre-Crisis Earth-1 Hawkgirl. I am leaving out Hawkman vol. 2 (1986-1987) because due to retconning that Hawkgirl is considered to be “Sharon Parker” and not “Shiera Hol”. Also, I am not including the “Hawkgirl” who would have appeared on All-Star Squadron covers (1981-1987) as she was the Shiera Saunders Hall golden age/Earth-2 “Hawkgirl“.
| item | TITLE | ISSUE | MONTH | YEAR | Rate | Cost | note |
| 1 | Brave and the Bold | 34 | Mar | 1961 | Most expensive of all $100 and up | ||
| 2 | Brave and the Bold | 35 | Apr | 1961 | $35 and up | ||
| 3 | Brave and the Bold | 36 | Jul | 1961 | $15 and up | ||
| 4 | Hawkman | 3 | Sep | 1964 | GD+2.5 | $9.50 | Rec’vd |
| 5 | Hawkman | 9 | Sep | 1965 | GD+2.5 | $5.50 | purch |
| 6 | Hawkman | 14 | Jun | 1966 | |||
| 7 | Hawkman | 19 | Apr | 1967 | |||
| 8 | Hawkman | 21 | Aug | 1967 | VG-3.5 | $5.50 | purch |
| 9 | Hawkman | 24 | Mar | 1968 | GD/VG 3.0 | $5.50 | purch |
| 10 | Justice League of America | 72 | Jun | 1969 | |||
| 11 | Justice League of America | 121 | Aug | 1975 | |||
| 12 | Justice League of America | 135 | Oct | 1976 | Bust only on cover | ||
| 13 | Justice League of America | 170 | Sep | 1979 | |||
| 14 | Detective Comics | 500 | Mar | 1981 | |||
| 15 | World’s Finest | 256 | May | 1979 | Wrap-around cover | ||
| 16 | World’s Finest | 257 | Jul | 1979 | Wrap-around cover | ||
| 17 | Showcase | 101 | Jun | 1978 | |||
| 18 | Showcase | 103 | Aug | 1978 | |||
| 19 | Wonder Woman | 249 | Nov | 1978 |
I went back and looked at the JLA a little closer and found more covers mainly in the 1980s.
| item | TITLE | ISSUE | MONTH | YEAR | GD | VG | note |
| 20 | Adventure Comics |
413 | Dec | 1971 | |||
| 21 | Justice League of America |
145 | Aug | 1977 | Is she on the cover? |
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| 22 | Justice League of America |
163 | Feb | 1979 | |||
| 23 | Justice League of America |
176 | Mar | 1980 | |||
| 24 | Justice League of America |
181 | Aug | 1980 | |||
| 25 | Justice League of America |
188 | Mar | 1981 | |||
| 26 | Justice League of America |
222 | Jan | 1984 | |||
| 27 | Justice League of America |
225 | Apr | 1984 | |||
| 28 | Justice League of America |
227 | Jun | 1984 |
