Hawkman's Most Humiliating Fight is One DC Can't Ever Take Back
The hero may be famous as the musclebound, mace-swinging, brutal warrior who supplies the Justice League with one of its heaviest hitters, but Hawkman has one defeat in his career that no fan can ever forget. Losses happen, but when fans consider who managed to knock Hawkman out cold, his reputation may seem completely exaggerated.
Ordinarily, superhero-vs-superhero fights in comics tend to come with the unspoken rule that there should be some proviso in the mix--meaning the result isn't quite definitive. Someone is being mind-controlled, or is ill, or temporarily has a strength boost, or is without a signature power. This keeps fans asking who would win in a straight fight, while also allowing for a definitive winner (without the match-up being settled forever). If this isn't actually a factor, then the fight generally ends without a definitive winner, even if it was going in one character's favor. But in JLA #119 the unthinkable happens… making Hawkman one of the most disappointing fighters in the DC Universe.
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The story from Geoff Johns, Allan Heinberg, Chris Batista, and Mark Farmer sees the League shattered over the revelations that the minds and memories of the Secret Society of Super Villains were altered. In this case, the rising tensions lead to a battle in which Batman is mind-controlled by a genius-level alien, Despero, who can project illusions turning friends into foes. So when Batman--still under Despero's control--attempts to attack his trusted butler and confidant, Alfred Pennyworth, Hawkman thankfully intercepts. But if fans assume one of the fighters has an edge in the fist fight, they're about to be proven wrong.
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