Dagar, the Desert Hawk
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Dagar, the Desert Hawk was a fictional character
that appeared in comic books published by Fox Feature Syndicate
. Dagar first appeared in All Great Comics #13 (December 1947), with pencils by Edmond Good.
Dagar was a desert adventurer, in the vein of Tarzan
. He usually appeared wearing a traditional Bedouin
robe (in the style of Lawrence of Arabia
). Dagar's romantic interest was the beautiful Ayesha.
After his first appearance, All Great Comics was renamed Dagar, Desert Hawk, starting with issue #14 (February 1948). The final issue was #23 (April 1949). Dagar made one last appearance in All Top Comics #18 (July 1949).
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
that appeared in comic books published by Fox Feature Syndicate
Fox Feature Syndicate
Fox Feature Syndicate was a comic book publisher from early in the period known to fans and historians as the Golden Age of Comic Books. Founded by entrepreneur Victor S...
. Dagar first appeared in All Great Comics #13 (December 1947), with pencils by Edmond Good.
Dagar was a desert adventurer, in the vein of Tarzan
Tarzan
Tarzan is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungles by the Mangani "great apes"; he later experiences civilization only to largely reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer...
. He usually appeared wearing a traditional Bedouin
Bedouin
The Bedouin are a part of a predominantly desert-dwelling Arab ethnic group traditionally divided into tribes or clans, known in Arabic as ..-Etymology:...
robe (in the style of Lawrence of Arabia
T. E. Lawrence
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, CB, DSO , known professionally as T. E. Lawrence, was a British Army officer renowned especially for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916–18...
). Dagar's romantic interest was the beautiful Ayesha.
After his first appearance, All Great Comics was renamed Dagar, Desert Hawk, starting with issue #14 (February 1948). The final issue was #23 (April 1949). Dagar made one last appearance in All Top Comics #18 (July 1949).
External links
- Dagar at Don Markstein's Toonopedia
- Dagar at the Golden Age Heroes Directory
- http://www.comics.org/search/advanced/process/?target=sequence&method=icontains&logic=False&order1=date&order2=date&order3=&start_date=&end_date=&title=&feature=Dagar&job_number=&pages=&script=&pencils=&inks=&colors=&letters=&story_editing=&genre=&characters=&synopsis=&reprint_notes=¬es=&pub_name=Fox&pub_notes=&brand=&brand_notes=&indicia_publisher=&is_surrogate=None&ind_pub_notes=&series=&series_notes=&tracking_notes=&publication_notes=&issue_count=&issues=&volume=&issue_date=&price=&issue_pages=&format=&issue_editing=&isbn=&issue_notes=&is_indexed=NoneDagar at the Grand Comics Database]