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4October-November 1964
$0.12

Hawkman #4

DC · October-November 1964 · on sale 1964-08-20

First appearance: ZatannaFirst appearance: The DruidStoryline: Zatanna's Search
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Identification plate

Series
Hawkman (DC, 1964 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
October-November 1964
Key date
1964-10-00
On-sale date
1964-08-20
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Zatanna - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Druid - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Machine That Magnetized Men!cover1pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappHawkman, Katar Hol
1Smoking Is for Squares!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Girl Who Split in Two!comic story12.33script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoHawkgirl, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Shayera Thal, Zatanna First, Zatara, The Druid First
6-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
8-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
11The Machine That Magnetized Men!comic story10.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoHawkgirl, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Shayera Thal, George Emmett
13Curious Bird Nestscomic story0.5script: Julius Schwartz
16-cartoon0.25script: Julius Schwartz

Plus 8.74 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
From Beyond the Unknown #91971On eBay ›
Supergirl #51973On eBay ›
JLA: Zatanna's Search #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0188-1		2004On eBay ›
The Hawkman Archives #2
ISBN 140120161X		2005On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Hawkman #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1280-3		2007On eBay ›
Hawkman 4 (Facsimile Edition) #[nn]2024On eBay ›
DC Finest: Hawkman: Wings Across Time #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-79950-250-0		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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