Comments on: The Hawk and The Dove #1

By: Birdzilla

Birdzilla — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:02:29 +0000

My guess is like all these comics they do get a high price i mean a once 10 to 12 cent comic with sell for thousands

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 08 Oct 2004 03:41:17 +0000

In Near-Mint condition, Showcase #75 is worth about $60, the various issues of The Hawk and the Dove start out at $30 (#1) and end up worth around $18 (#6) for Near-Mint. Poorer conditions are worth less. If the comics are in excellent condition (like you just bought them), I’d sell them throuh a dealer, otherwise I’d consider selling them through e-Bay.

By: d.shams

d.shams — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 19:54:51 +0000

i have a copy of the hawk and dove showcase aswell as a copy of the #1 issue and subsequent #1’s of spin-offs and later apperances can anyone tell me what they are worth and where i could sell them?

By: matthew rossi

matthew rossi — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 20:40:46 +0000

The problem is that, to Ditko, the world is black and white (head on over to Dave Fiore’s site and look at the scene from the Question he posted) and any compromise is corruption. Therefore, by compromising his beliefs, Don is corrupted (from Ditko’s perspective, not mine) and Hank is proved right.

I’d tend to agree with your interpretation.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 16:12:07 +0000

Since everyone in this book is so pig-headed, anyone who shows enough sense to compromise — at least a little — comes out a winner in my mind.

Your point is undeniable though. Don’s also the loser as he does give up on some of his beliefs, at least enough so that he becomes Dove again, though he does refrain from using violence. I don’t think either Hank or Don’s beliefs are 100% right; Don is the first one to realize this and act on it (though I doubt he’d admit it).

While I enjoy Ditko, I am more of a pure Hawk and Dove fan than a Ditko-phile. I’ve seen numerous “Hawk and Dove” searches on my site since they appeared on Justice League Unlimited, so it seemed like a good time to indulge my obsession as well as give some readers what they want and spread the Hawk and Dove gospel.

By: jamesmith3

jamesmith3 — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 15:35:21 +0000

“Don comes out ahead in this issue”

That’s one way to look at it. You could also see it as a failing, as he’s the *only* one who compromises his beliefs. And, since he did that in order to do the “right” thing, then his beliefs are obviously *not* right.

This is interesting. There’s a Ditko current in the air these days. Good omen for the new Question comic? This didn’t happen with the last Creeper book.