Dagar, the Desert Hawk

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Dagar, the Desert Hawk
Dagar, Desert Hawk No 15 Fox Features Syndicate, 1948.jpg
Dagar on the cover of Dagar, Desert Hawk #15. Art by Edmond Good.
Publication information
PublisherFox Feature Syndicate
First appearanceAll Great Comics #13 (December 1947)
Created byEdmond Good (artist)

Dagar, the Desert Hawk was a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Fox Feature Syndicate and is currently published by Imagine Nation. Dagar first appeared in All Great Comics #13 (December 1947), with pencils by Edmond Good.[1]

Dagar was a desert adventurer, much like how Tarzan was a jungle adventurer. He usually appeared wearing a traditional Bedouin robe (in the style of Lawrence of Arabia). Dagar's romantic interest was the beautiful Ayesha.[2] He fought Bedu raiders, ant-men, mad scientists and mummies.[3]

After his first appearance, All Great Comics was renamed Dagar, Desert Hawk, starting with issue #14 (February 1948).[4] The final issue was #23 (April 1949).[5] Dagar made one last appearance in All Top Comics #18 (July 1949).[6]

The character was recently relaunched by Furqan Jabbar through a launchgood crowdfunding campaign and has since been published by Imagine Nation in 2020, the first title being Dagar the Desert Hawk and the Sons of Darkness Volume 1.[7] This new version maintains some of the basic elements associated with the original character but has been 're-imagined' with a more defined backstory and mythology[8] whilst also avoiding racist or sexist overtones which may have existed in the original (according to modern standards).[9] Ayesha is also featured in this new version and is a "skilled archer and combatant, on par with Dagar".[10]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.comics.org/issue/6341/ All Great Comics #13 at the GCD
  2. ^ Markstein, Don. "Dagar, the Desert Hawk". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  3. ^ Nevins, Jess (2013). Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes. High Rock Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-61318-023-5.
  4. ^ http://www.comics.org/issue/6508/ Dagar, Desert Hawk #14 at the GCD
  5. ^ http://www.comics.org/issue/7483/ Dagar, Desert Hawk #23 at the GCD
  6. ^ http://www.comics.org/issue/7677/ All Top Comics #18 at the GCD
  7. ^ https://imaginenation.co/
  8. ^ "Dagar the Desert Hawk".
  9. ^ "Dagar the Desert Hawk – PODIUM".
  10. ^ "Dagar the Desert Hawk – PODIUM".

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