Who Is Hector Hall? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Hector Hall is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Hector Sanders Hall, with over 304 comic issue appearances. Son of Carter and Shiera Hall (Hawkman and Hawkgirl), Hector enjoyed a long and storied superhero career. He was originally the Silver Scarab before his first death, briefly took over Garrett Sanford as the Sandman and was a reincarnation of Dr. Fate until passing on a second time.

Who is Hector Hall?

Origin Silver Scarab Hector Hall was born in Cairo, Egypt, while his parents, Carter and Shiera Hall , were on an archaeological expedition. Hector felt neglected as he grew up, even though his mother had retired from crime-fighting. Carter would continue to battle villains as Hawkman , and he and Shiera would often go on expeditions, leaving Hector with babysitters. Although they did not know it the curse Hath-Set placed on them also affected any child born to either one of them. Because of the curse placed on his parents Hector was born with no soul, meant to be a vessel of the Silver Scarab to act as an agent of vengeance for the villainous Hath-Set. As a child of former JSA members Hector grew up knowing the many children of the Justice Society including Al Rothstein (Godchild of the original Atom , Al Pratt) who would become the Atom-Smasher , Lyta Trevor (daughter of the original Fury), and Rick Tyler son of Rex Tyler, the original Hourman. When Hector's parents took him to the hidden city of Feithera, home of the winged bird people to visit their god-son, Norda ( Northwind ), Hector was unhappy, because he could not fly with his parents as Norda could. Hector went to UCLA an.

Key facts

Hector Hall is of human origin and first appeared in "Christmas with the Superheroes". The character is published by DC Comics. With 304 recorded issue appearances, Hector Hall ranks among the most featured characters in comics.