On this Valentine's Day, the calendar skips over birthdays. For the first time, but not the last, it mentions an important event that transpired on that date. In this case, it is...The Wedding Anniversary of the Siver Age Hawkman and Hawkgirl. Katar Hol and Shayera Thal were already married by the time readers first met them. A few stories after their introduction, we got the backstory behind the love birds' first encounter. Katar was a veteran police officer on the planet Thanagar, and Shayera was a rookie. Together, they were partnered to stop the crimes of the Rainbow Robbers. The crooks were using a waterfall, known as the Veil of Valmoora, as a hideout. Shayera wound up (somewhat accidentally) saving Katar from the bad guys. And, a short time later he fell in love with her. Being the big softy, he proposed to her in front of the falls. The two got hitched, and the bride wore her new "marriage earrings" (an editor's note informs us, that on Thanagar, couples don't wear wedding rings).
That's it for this one. I'm not going to go into the whole Hawkman history (I'm sure his birthday is lurking somewhere in these calendar pages). It's Valentine's Day, and I have too much love for my own sanity, to even attempt to sort it out now.
Tommorow, a real quick take, on a real life HEROINE...
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