Who Is Warhawk? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Warhawk is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Mitchell Tanner, with over 54 comic issue appearances. Mitchell Tanner was a career soldier during the Vietnam war. He was badly injured and Dr. Noah Burnstein transformed him into the deadly assassin known as Warhawk.

Who is Warhawk?

Origin The deadly assassin known as Warhawk. Mitchell Tanner was a career soldier during the Vietnam War who was a good officer and his men were intensely loyal to him. One day his men were ambushed and Tanner was the only man who survived. The people of a nearby village took Tanner in and nursed him back to health. After a time, he went native and became one of them. He even married a local girl and started a life anew until his new home was destroyed. Everyone in the village was slaughtered including his wife. Tanner was shot to ribbons and was left for dead.

Key facts

Warhawk is of human origin and first appeared in "The Name is... Warhawk". The character is published by Marvel. With 54 recorded issue appearances, Warhawk ranks among the most featured characters in comics.