Dagar, the Desert Hawk
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![]() Dagar on the cover of Dagar, Desert Hawk #15. Art by Edmond Good. | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Fox Feature Syndicate |
First appearance | All Great Comics #13 (December 1947) |
Created by | Edmond 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[]
- ^ http://www.comics.org/issue/6341/ All Great Comics #13 at the GCD
- ^ Markstein, Don. "Dagar, the Desert Hawk". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Nevins, Jess (2013). Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes. High Rock Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-61318-023-5.
- ^ http://www.comics.org/issue/6508/ Dagar, Desert Hawk #14 at the GCD
- ^ http://www.comics.org/issue/7483/ Dagar, Desert Hawk #23 at the GCD
- ^ http://www.comics.org/issue/7677/ All Top Comics #18 at the GCD
- ^ https://imaginenation.co/
- ^ "Dagar the Desert Hawk".
- ^ "Dagar the Desert Hawk – PODIUM".
- ^ "Dagar the Desert Hawk – PODIUM".
External links[]
- Fox Feature Syndicate adventure heroes
- Golden Age adventure heroes
- Comics character stubs