Comments on: Showcase #75

By: bobspelledbackwards

bobspelledbackwards — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:02:05 +0000

My first nationally published writing was on the “Words of a Feather” page of Hawk & Dove 16 (Sept 1990), but my love of the duo goes back to Showcase 75 when it was Don, not Dawn, as Dove. Nothing tops the original characters. However, by the second or third issue of Kesel’s series, I had accepted Dawn as Don’s worthy replacement.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:25:22 +0000

Steve Ditko must have come up with some of the most original costume designs. Alex Ross has said that spiderman’s costume is the best hero design in his opinion. I think Hawk’s look is very good…especially when you consider how long ago it was designed. I actually don’t mind Dove’s costume too much. I do believe the female version works a lot better.

By: Comics Should Be Good! » 365 Reasons to Love Comics #180

Comics Should Be Good! » 365 Reasons to Love Comics #180 — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 02:34:38 +0000

[...] Scott of Polite Dissent is probably the blogosphere’s biggest Hawk and Dove fan. If you’re patient enough, you can sift through his archives to find his posts on the subject. To start you off, I’ll link you to his reviews of Hawk and Dove’s first two appearances. Enjoy! [...]

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 11:56:24 +0000

Well, maybe if there’s an alligator in the toilet…

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 02:48:32 +0000

Well, since they can only be Hawk and Dove when danger is present, and I doubt they would take a potty break during a fight, the issue probably never comes up.

By: Johnny Bacardi

Johnny Bacardi — Tue, 14 Sep 2004 20:55:48 +0000

I think Ditko leaned more toward’s Hank’s worldview- just the general impression I got.

Heaven knows I love Ditko’s work, especially back then…but I actually think the H&D series got better in the last 4 issues, with Gil Kane doing the art. It was a more lively read, anyway. Wish I still had mine.

Never cared for any of the revival attempts, with the new female Dove.

And I always wondered how they got those magic costumes off it they wanted to go to the john…did they have to shout “Hawk” or “Dove” every time they wanted to take a piss? :-)

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 18:39:08 +0000

And that bow tie/sweater look doesn’t help either.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 18:35:53 +0000

You’re right, Dorian. Hank doesn’t come off too well either, but still comes out ahead of Don. This changes a bit in the Kesel series, where Dove is more sympathetically portrayed — but that may go with the Order/Chaos realignment of their origin as well.

By: Dorian

Dorian — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:35:42 +0000

What I’ve always found interesting is the way in which the Hawk and Dove stories purport to show the strengths and weaknesses of both sides, yet it’s always Dove who is portrayed in a borderline contemptuous fashion. No one reads one of those stories and thinks: “Wow, Dove’s passive resistance methods are so much more appealing.”

By: David Fiore

David Fiore — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 03:53:33 +0000

these have always been among my favourite Ditko characters Scott–I’m looking forward to this series of posts!

Dave