Obscure superhero of the week: Hawkgirl

Hawkgirl (or Hawkwoman, in later, more P.C. times) was Hawkman's girlfriend (later, wife). Her lame-ass costume includes a huge head-dress/helmet that seems to owe more to a 70s Farah Fawcett-style hairdo than to any notion of functionality; what look like very large but vaguely shaped red earrings; a yellow bikini top; some extremely lame-looking (and badly proportioned) panty-briefs; and green leggings.

In the earliest incarnation everything, including the girl herself, looks a little smaller and easier to handle.

I never understood what the deal was with Hawkman and Hawkgirl/woman, whose only important superpower, that of flight, seemed to be somewhat limited by the sheer size of their wings, not to mention the headgear. With that rig on, it's a wonder they could fit through a doorway, much less fight evildoers, so most of their action seemed to be limited to plucking people by their collars from the street.