Night Hawk (comics)

Night Hawk is a fictional character created by John James Brearley Garbutt and appeared in the boys' paper Nelson Lee in the early 1930s.^[1] The hero was rich scientist Thurston Kyle who built an armored, winged flying suit to fight crime. The earliest known appearance was in Nelson Lee, New Series No. 32, August 30, 1930 in "Rays of Death", under the pen name John Brearley.^[2]

Night Hawk appeared in the magazine from 1930-1931, including a serial, "The Phantom Foe", which ran from issues No. 69 (May 23, 1931) to No. 83 (August 22, 1931). The latter issue was his last appearance. Stories were reprinted later in The Boys' Friend Library.

Four new Night Hawk stories appeared in 2014 in a new book, "Night Hawk".^[2]

References

Appearances

• Nelson Lee No. 32 (New Series), August 30, 1930, "Rays of Death".
• Nelson Lee No. 36 (New Series), September 27, 1930, "Unmasked".
• Nelson Lee No. 40 (New Series), October 25, 1930, "The Avenger".
• Nelson Lee No. 43 (New Series), November 15, 1930, "The Last Round".
• Nelson Lee No. 51 (New Series), January 10, 1931, "Terror by Night".
• Nelson Lee No. 52 (New Series), January 17, 1931, through No. 64, April 11, 1931.
• Nelson Lee No. 69 (New Series), May 23, 1931, through No. 83, August 22, 1931, serial "The Phantom Foe".
• Night Hawk by John James Brearley Garbutt and Joseph Lovece, 2014, Createspace. Four reprints plus four new stories.
• The Boys' Friend Library No. 352, September 1, 1932, The Night Hawk (reprint).
• The Boys' Friend Library No. 362, December 1, 1932, The Phantom Foe (reprint).
• The Boys' Friend Library No. 379, April 6, 1933, The Winged Avenger (reprint).