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The Return Of Nighthawk, Cinnamon And Hawkgirl's Mace (Spoilers)

Today's Superman #9 sees Clark Kent in battle sent back in time to the Wild West. And the return of Nighthawk and Cinnamon.

Published Tue, 19 Dec 2023 08:58:09 -0600

by Rich Johnston

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Superman #9 flings Clark Kent to the Wild West, meeting Nighthawk and Cinnamon.
Nighthawk and Cinnamon have a legacy tied to Hawkman and Hawkgirl's past lives.
They confront their eternal foe in the New 52 series All Star Western.
Hawkgirl faces new challenges and wields her iconic mace in her latest series.

Today's Superman #9 sees Clark Kent in battle sent back in time to the Wild West. And the return of Nighthawk and Cinnamon. Nighthawk, Hannibal Hawkes, created by Joe Millard and Charles Paris, first appeared in Western Comics #5 in 1948 as a crime fighter, working as a traveling repairman.

Cinnamon first appeared in Weird Western Tales #48 in 1978, created by Roger McKenzie, Jack Abel and, as the daughter of a sheriff in a small Western town who trains to take revenge on the bank robbers who killed her father.

Both were revealed to be reincarnations of the Egyptian figures who would one day be known as Hawkman and Hawkgirl, Prince Khufu and Princess Chay-Ara. Both have had modern day versions of their characters, but also both were featured in the New 52 series All Star Western where they are killed by Matilda Dunney Roderic, the latest incarnation of their eternal enemy Hath-Set.

And now they are the welcoming committee for a stranger visitor from another planet…

And not wearing his trunks outside his jeans. Well, it was a different time.

Next issue promises "Welcome to the Wild West of Metropolis, where the Man of Tomorrow meets the Man from Yesterday! Clark Kent is on a rootin'-tootin' rodeo adventure alongside the ghostly Marilyn Moonlight as they get to the bottom of why she haunts the night! Get your posse and join us for a hoedown like you've never seen before. Yee-haw!" Of course it does. While the current version of Hawkgirl is struggling with her own place in the world in the final issue of her Dawn Of DC series.

Everyone does mycelium networks right? X-Men, Star Trek and now Hawkgirl…

…. at least she has her mace back now. And it comes in handy over in Batman: Silent Knight #3 also out today…

BATMAN SANTA CLAUS SILENT KNIGHT #3 (OF 4) CVR A DAN MORA
(W) Jeff Parker (A) Michele Bandini, Trevor Hairsine (CA) Dan Mora
IT'S CHRISTMAS EVIL! The nefarious Krampus unleashes a flock of killer harpies on London and it's time to call in the big guns! Half the Justice League meets a most unusual elf who takes them to Norway to help Santa do battle, but it appears a diabolical trap is being set… Retail: $3.99 In-Store Date: 12/19/2023

HAWKGIRL #6 (OF 6) CVR A AMANCAY NAHUELPAN
(W) Jadzia Axelrod (A/CA) Amancay Nahuelpan
Stranded in a Vulpecula-controlled Nth World, Hawkgirl is on a desperate hunt for Galaxy and a way home. But the Galaxy she finds is not at all the one she expected! Forced to fight her best friend for the fate of two dimensions, Hawkgirl must make an impossible choice–one that will define her future forever! Retail: $3.99 In-Store Date: 12/19/2023

SUPERMAN #9 CVR A JAMAL CAMPBELL
DC COMICS
OCT232780
SUPER-ARMOR! Superman's battle with the Chained has left him wounded in unexpected ways, but the Lex Luthor Revenge Squad is still forming! To save Metropolis, Superman has no choice but to put on a special armor built by Lex! Featuring artwork from Eisner Award-winning Nightwing artist Bruno Redondo!In Shops: Dec 19, 2023
SRP: $4.99

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