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Hawkman #4

DC · Series began 1964 · October-November 1964

first appearance of Zatanna

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Zatanna (DC magician) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: October-November 1964
On sale: August 20, 1964
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Facsimile reprints exist

Hawkman 4 (Facsimile Edition) (2024). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Story arc: Zatanna's Search

This is part 1 of 7. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Murphy Anderson, Sheldon Moldoff, Joe Kubertinks: Murphy Anderson, Sheldon Moldoff, Joe Kubertletters: Ira Schnapp, Gaspar Saladinoscript: Jack Schiff, Gardner Fox, Julius Schwartz

Stories

The Girl Who Split in Two! · 12.33 pages
Separately investigating the mysterious arrival of 2 artifacts to the Midway City Museum, both Hawkman and Hawkgirl find a paralyzed girl in a magician's costume speaking gibberish. When they bring the twins together they merge into one being -- Zatanna. She thanks them for their help and tells of them of her quest to find her father, the Golden Age hero Zatara.
The Machine That Magnetized Men! · 10.67 pages
Jan Kyll and his band of raiders travel from the year 11964 with a vehicle that emits magnetic rays to help them steal historical treasures.
Curious Bird Nests · 0.5 pages

Characters

Katar HolHawkmanZatannaShayera ThalHawkgirlZataraGeorge EmmettThe Druid

Reprinted in

Hawkman 4 (Facsimile Edition) (2024), The Hawkman Archives (2000), Showcase Presents: Hawkman (2007), DC Finest: Hawkman: Wings Across Time (2025), Supergirl (1972), JLA: Zatanna's Search (2004)