Shayera Thal, later married with the name Shayera Hol, is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books during the Silver Age of Comics published by DC Comics.
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Shayera Hol was born on Thanagar, which had a scientifically advanced civilization in which crime was virtually unknown.
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Shayera Hol was the first League member admitted as part of the League's vote to lift its prior twelve-member limitation.
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Shayera Hol's membership set precedent for the admission of Zatanna as the League's fifteenth member.
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Shayera Hol has a sort of rivalry with the museum naturalist Mavis Trent, who has her eyes on both Hawkman and Carter Hall.
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Shayera Hol helped her husband come to terms with the deaths they caused during the battle.
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Shayera Hol is shown working as a curator in Gotham City museum while fighting as Hawkwoman.
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Shayera Hol was shown in Thanagar alongside her partner Katar Hol.
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Shayera Hol came back to Earth to help Carter Hall, who was infected by The Batman Who Laughs.
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Shayera Hol is revealed to be the reincarnation of the Herald Shrra, a being akin to a biblical angel.
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Shayera Hol served an unnamed deity which had deemed the universe unworthy and condemned it to be destroyed by the Lord Beyond the Void.
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Shayera Hol sensed something that was good in Ktar Deathbringer, the original incarnation of Hawkman, and intervened in the deity's plans by appearing before Ktar in the aftermath of each battle, pushing him by guilt and shame to turn on the Lord Beyond the Void.
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Shayera Hol is tackled off the train by zombies while Hastor attacks Carter, who is too fearful to fight back until Hastor threatens Shayera Hol.
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Shayera Hol spends the following centuries as a hero alongside Carter, surviving into the 40th Century.
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Shayera Hol appeared as a member of the Justice Society of America in the Dark Crisis event.
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Shayera Hol first appears to answer Wonder Woman's call for heroes at the Watchtower.
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Shayera Hol is the first to realize there is something behind the wave.
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Shayera Hol is shown wanting to return home to Thanagar while Katar has grown accustomed to life on Earth.
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Shayera Hol's ancestor was entrusted with burying the urn so no one could release Thasaro.
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Hawkman and Shayera Hol get into a fight until Shayera Hol flies away heartbroken because Katar cares more about archeology than her feelings.
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Three months later Shayera Hol is shown wanting to start a family, in the meantime Thanagarian zealots return to Earth to free the heinous fallen god.
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Shayera Hol is featured in the comic, this version of Hawkgirl is really similar to the one introduced in the television show, as the comics serves as a spin-off of the series, with Hawkgirl being one of the founding members of the Justice League.
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Shayera Hol briefly contemplates abandoning Earth when anti-alien propaganda leads to a museum exhibit dedicated to Hawkman being vandalized, but when she returns to save two children from a burning building, her faith in humanity is restored when a group of civilians stand between her and government officials attempting to bring her in as an alien, the family she saved affirming that they still see Hawkman and her as heroes.
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Shayera Hol has forgiven Oliver Queen after he admits feeling responsible for getting Katar killed, Queen believing that his attempts to prove himself caused Hawkman to put himself in danger to project the more vulnerable Oliver.
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Katar and Shayera Hol were killed in a military strike ordered by Lex Luthor, embracing each other in their final moments.
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Shayera Hol is from Thanagar, her mace vibrates like a smartphone when Nth-Metal Thanagarian weapons are near and she has a secret Hawkroom.
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