10 Worst Things Hawkman Has Ever Done
6. Battled Superman Several Times
Although they are fellow Justice League members and friends. Hawkman and Superman have come to blows on several occasions. Even though Carter is many times stronger than a normal man, it should be a pretty one-sided fight, but the Winged Wonder has not only held his own but gotten the upper hand over the Man of Steel.
In Justice League of America #200, a long-dormant post-hypnotic suggestion was triggered in the minds of the original members of the League that thwarted the Appellaxian invasion. The seven original heroes were compelled to gather the broken meteors that brought the Appellaxians to Earth to begin their restoration. Hawkman was chosen to oppose Superman. He easily dispatched two Superman Robots with his nets, crossbow, and flanged mace, but was no match for Superman himself.
In Superman/Batman #4, President Lex Luthor declared that Superman was out of control due to an approaching Kryptonite meteor. This was a lie, but both an army of supervillains after the outrageous bounty and Luthor’s own selected group of superheroes, failed to capture the Man of Steel and Batman.
Mr. Terrific asked Hawkman and Captain Marvel to take up the task. Hawkman used his weapon “The Claw of Horus”, which controlled magnetic feeds. As Carter put it as he hit Clark in the face, “I just hit you with the planet!”
To his credit, Hawkman briefly knocked Superman out.