2. His Backstory is SUCH A Goshdarn Mess

Ok, here we go. If you thought the last two entries about Hawkman continuity were weird, you have literally seen nothing yet.

When DC tried to streamline Hawkman continuity, here is what we got (as best as I can figure it because this even confuses me). The Khufu thing was still true except this time he and Chay-Ara stumbled upon a Thanagarian ship lost in the desert. Then the whole “death and reincarnation” thing happens a bunch of times throughout history until Carter Hall and Shiera come along in the forties.

They wind up meeting up with a Thanagarian lost on earth who met a human, fell in love and had a kid named Katar Hol. Then there was an evil traitor Hawkman named Fel Andar for a while while Katar grew to adulthood. Then Katar came to earth and he and Carter wound up getting their souls mishmashed together into one being commonly reffered to as Hawkgod. Then Hawkgod went coo-coo for cocoa puffs and had to be sent to limbo. Then Carter Hall was reincarnated again, but this time with the memories of all his previous lives and Katar’s as well.

So, you got that? Hawkman is an ancient Egyptian prince with ties to an alien planet who was reincarnated many times (not limited to as a knight, a cowboy and a world war two superhero) and he’s also an alien space cop whose memories have been transferred into the body of a new person alongside centuries of reincarnated memories.

Did… did we cover everything? Because if I have to do any more double checking into Hawkman continuity I’m just going to have to start screaming.