Comic Title: Hawkman #1
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Apr/May 1964
On Sale Date: February 20, 1964 Newsstand Date February 20, 1964
Source: House Ad, Brave and the Bold #53, Page 11

Copyright Date February 20, 1964
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1964

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "Rivalry of the Winged Wonders"
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Hawkman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Murphy Anderson

Reprinted In:
Hawkman Archives Vol. 2 HC (2005)
Showcase Presents Hawkman Vol. 1 TPB (2007)

Feature Character(s)

• Hawkman (last appearance in Mystery in Space #91; next appearance in Hawkman #1)

Supporting Character(s)

• Hawkgirl (last appearance in Mystery in Space #91; next appearance in Hawkman #1)
• George Emmett (last appearance in Mystery in Space #89; next appearance in Hawkman #3)
• Andar Pul (name misspelled Andur Pul once in this story; last appearance in Brave and the Bold #43; next appearance in Hawkman #12)

Villain(s)

• Hal Parker and Joe (a pair of jewel thieves; no further appearances)
• An unnamed jewel collector (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Members of the Thanagarian Police Council (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Byth (in flashback to Brave and the Bold #34)
• Shadow-Thief (in flashback to the second story of Brave and the Bold #36)
• The Motorcycle Bandit (in flashback to the first story of Mystery in Space #89)

Synopsis:
On Thanagar, Hawkman and Hawkgirl report to Andar Pul with the results of their study of Earth police methods. Hawkman then relates his use of Earth methods in his competition with his wife, who used Thanagarian devices to see who could first solve the theft of the Black Pearls of Oahu from the Midway City Museum. Each had been able to track thief Hal Parker to a nearby woodland hunting area, but Hawkgirl's trail disappeared due to weather conditions. Hawkman found the crooks, deduced the pearls' location, and caught the thieves, bringing them in long before Hawkgirl came upon the crime scene.

The Earth methods are judged superior, and the pair are given permission to return to Earth to continue their study.