Shayera Hol

Shayera Hol, birth name Shayera Thal II, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books during the Silver Age of Comics published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Joe Kubert, and first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #34 (March 1961). A revised version of the original Hawkgirl, she is instead portrayed as an alien from the planet Thanagar and is often depicted as a redhead.

Like other Hawkgirls, she is a reincarnation of Chay-Ara and Shrra and a superheroine who uses archaic weaponry and Nth metal although her name is phonetically identical to her past incarnation ("Shiera Hall"), whose identity she also uses. Shayera is initially a Thanigarian law enforcement officer trained under decorated officer and hero, Katar Hol. While not getting along initially, the pair grew closer till the point of marriage and eventually, Shayera would become the second Hawkgirl, studying Earth's crime fighting methods while maintaining the cover of archaeologist museum curator using her past identity alongside her husband. She eventually instead uses the Hawkwoman codename due to the negative connotations associated with "girl" in her moniker. A revamped version following Crisis on Infinite Earths cast her similarly as Hawkwoman, a law enforcement officer and partner to Katar Hol, and a ambassador although aspect of her background differed.

The character has since appeared in various media following her inception in the comics, most notably in the DC Animated Universe voiced by Maria Canals-Barrera. While much of her comic book history using the "Hawkwoman" moniker, she appears in most media as "Hawkgirl".