continued
      from
      page
      11
     
    
   
   
    
     
      an
      abominable
      green-and-orange
      costume
      and
      armed
      only
      with
     
     
      his
      athletic
      prowess
      and
      his
      trusty
      falcon
      Redwing,
      embarked
     
     
      on
      a
      crimefighting
      career
      as
      the
      Falcon
      and
      became
      Captain
     
     
      America’s
      partner
      (as
      well
      as
      one
      of
      the
      first
      prominent
      black
     
     
      characters
      in
      comic
      books),
      sharing
      cover
      billing
      with
      Cap
      for
     
     
      some
      time.
      Later,
      Wilson
      got
      a
      somewhat
      spiffier
      red-and-
     
     
      white
      costume
      (immortalized
      in
      the
      now-classic
      Mego
      super-
     
     
      hero
      dolls
      line)
      and
      an
      even
      spiffier
      set
      of
      artificial
      wings
      that
     
     
      somehow
      allowed
      him
      to
      fly.
      He
      eventually
      split
      with
      Cap
      but
     
     
      has
      remained
      a
      recurring
      character
      in
      the
      Marvel
      line
      as
      an
      ally
     
     
      to
      Cap
      and
      a
      sometime
      member
      of
      the
      Avengers.
      He
      also
      once
     
     
      starred
      in
      his
      own
      four-issue
      mini-series,
      and
      recently
      got
      an
     
     
      even
      higher-tech
      costume
      with
      such
      goodies
      as
      a
      grappling
     
     
      claw,
      detachable
      remote-controlled
      wings
      and
      vision
      enhance-
     
     
      ment.
     
    

    
     
      Other
      noteworthy
      flyboys,
      in
      order
      of
      appearance
      and
     
     
      significance,
      include
      Nighthawk,
      Golden
      Eagle
      and
      Peregrine.
     
     
      Nighthawk
      started
      out
      as
      a
      flightless
      character
      like
      the
      Falcon,
     
     
      and
      debuted
      in
      an
      early
      issue
      of
      Avengers
      as
      a
      villainous
     
     
      Batman
      rip-off,
      he
      was
      a
      millionaire
      playboy
      (Kyle
      Richmond)
     
     
      whose
      athletic
      prowess
      doubled
      in
      the
      dark.
      After
      flirting
      with
     
     
      acriminal
      career,
      Nighthawk
      reformed
      and
      joined
      the
      Defend-
     
     
      ers,
      becoming
      a
      mainstay
      of
      that
      team
      for
      years
      thereafter
      and
     
     
      soon
      acquiring
      a
      jet
      pack
      that
      allowed
      him
      to
      fly.
      Nighthawk
     
     
      was
      grounded
      in
      the
      1980’s
      when
      he
      apparently
      died
      in
      action,
     
     
      and
      he
      has
      not
      been
      seen
      since.
     
    

    
     
      Charley
      Parker,
      alias
      Golden
      Eagle,
      is
      an
      even
      more
     
     
      obscure
      character
      with
      an
      absurdly
      checkered
      background.
      He
     
     
      debuted
      in
      a
      1970’s
      Justice
      League
      of
      America
      story
      as
      an
     
     
      orphan
      teen
      who
      hero-worshipped
      Hawkman
      to
      the
      point
      of
     
     
      dressing
      like
      him.
      When
      Hawkman’s
      old
      foe
      Matter
      Master
     
     
      commanded
      his
      near-omnipotent
      mentachem
      wand
      to
      seek
      out
     
     
      Hawkman
      (not
      knowing
      the
      Hawkster
      was
      off-planet),
      the
      keen
     
     
      little
      wand
      decided
      that
      if
      it
      couldn’t
      find
      Hawkman
      it
      would
     
     
      manufacture
      a
      reasonable
      facsimile;
      happening
      upon
      the
      suit-
     
     
      ably
      clad
      Parker,
      the
      wand
      transformed
      him
      into
      a
      variation
      of
     
     
      Hawkman
      by
      giving
      hima
      costume
      which
      actually
      allowed
      him
     
     
      to
      fly.
      Embarking
      on
      a
      crimefighting
      career
      as
      the
      Golden
     
     
      Eagle,
      Parker
      ran
      afoul
      of
      the
      Matter
      Master
      but
      was
      rescued
      by
     
     
      the
      Justice
      League.
      :
     
    

    
     
      Clearly
      a
      throwaway
      character,
      Parker
      improbably
      re-
     
     
      surfaced
      two
      or
      three
      times
      as
      Hawkman’s
      protege
      and
      as
      a
     
     
      founding
      member
      of
      the
      short-lived
      Teen
      Titans
      expansion
     
     
      team
      Titans
      West.
     
    

    
     
      After
      the
      Crisis
      on
      Infinite
      Earths
      allowed
      DCtorevamp
     
     
      its
      continuity,
      Golden
      Eagle
      was
      one
      of
      many
      characters
     
     
      deleted
      from
      DC
      history
      altogether,
      but
      that
      decision
      was
     
     
      reversed
      and
      he
      reappeared
      asa
      Titans
      West
      affiliate
      albeit
      with
     
     
      an
      impressive
      new
      costume
      designed
      by
      George
      Perez,
      plus
      a
     
     
      new
      background
      history
      as
      a
      would-be
      hero-for-hire
      and
      ne’er-
     
     
      do-well
      surfer
      dude.
      Despite
      this
      facelift,
      the
      character
      was
     
     
      soon
      killed
      off
      altogether
      during
      the
      ““Titans
      Hunt’’
      storyline
     
     
      in
      The
      New
      Titans.
     
    

    
     
      Last
      on
      our
      list
      is
      Peregrine,
      a
      French
      novelist-turned-
     
     
      costumed
      mercenary
      whose
      winged
      outfit
      allows
      him
      to
      fly.
     
     
      Peregrine
      first
      appeared
      in
      the
      first
      comic
      book
      limited
      series,
     
     
      a
      three-part,
      cast-of-thousands
      affair
      called
      Marvel
      Super
     
     
      Heroes
      Contest
      of
      Champions.
      This
      tale
      featured
      ab-so-loot-lee
     
     
      ALL
      of
      Marvel’s
      superheroes
      being
      drafted
      by
      the
      alien
     
     
      Grandmaster
      to
      participate
      in
      his
      global
      tournament
      of
      cham-
     
     
      pions.
      In
      order
      to
      accentuate
      the
      global
      aspect
      of
      the
      story,
      the
     
     
      creators
      threw
      in
      a
      passel
      of
      new
      international
      characters
      like
     
     
      Defensor
      (Argentina),
      Talisman
      (Australia),
      Blitzkrieg
      (Ger-
     
     
      many),
      Collective
      Man
      (China),
      Shamrock
      (Ireland),
      and
     
     
      France’s
      own
      Peregrine.
      Peregrine
      duelled
      unsuccessfully
      with
     
     
      the
      Angel
      in
      this
      story,
      and
      has
      gone
      on
      to
      appear
      sporadically
     
     
      in
      a
      variety
      of
      comic
      books
      since
      then,
      sometimes
      as
      an
     
     
      operative
      of
      the
      mercenary
      Silver
      Sable.
     
    

    
     
      --
      Sean
      McQuaid
     
    

    
     
      Quote
      of
      the
      month:
      “/
      am
      sorry
      that
      I
      cannot
      fly.’’--
      Tagak
     
     
      the
      Leopard
      Lord,
      lamenting
      his
      lot
      as
      the
      sole
      flightless
     
     
      member
      of
      a
      group
      of
      Defenders
      on
      patrol
      (Defenders
      #
      63).
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      12
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Now
      that
      we
      are
      in
      university,
      the
      things
      that
      we
      thin
     
     
      y
      in
      the
      commerical,
      “Welcome
      to
      ¢
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      he
      beginning.
      Th
     
    
   
   
    
     
      payments
      and
      the
      like,
      drivi
      s
      insane
      while
      we
      still
      t
     
    

    
     
      somewhere.
      Or
      is
      it
      that
      one
      minute
      of
      fun
      ...?.
      It
      depends
      on
      your
      priorifie
     
    

    
     
      hold
      at
      the
      time
      that
      we
      are
      here,
      it
      all
      comes
      down
      to
      one
      thing.
      Yes
      folks,
      ’m
     
    

    
     
      :
      3
      time
      stress.
     
    

    
     
      That’s
      what
      we
      call
      that
      state
      of
      consciousness
      (which
      feels
      a
      lot
      like
      a
      han
     
    

    
     
      and
      wish
      to
      God
      that
      somehow
      He
      will
      strike
      you
      dead
      that
      minute
      and
      you
      can
      spend
      ete
      ‘ity
      in
      be
     
     
      life
      is
      too
      much
      to
      bear.
      But
      then
      we
      get
      up
      and
      go
      to
      work,
      or
      class,
      or
      wherever
      it
      is
      that
      we
      need
      to
      go
      and
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      gracefully
      (?)
      get
      through
      uniyersity
      one
      day
     
    

    
     
      There
      are
      various
      ways
      to
      do
      so.
      One
      could
      do
      it
      the
      way
      our
      professor
     
    

    
     
      our
      butts
      off
      and
      learning
      the
      texts
      and
      reac
      batim
      (and
      even:
     
    

    
     
      could
      get
      done
      the
      conventional
      way;
      at
      the
      last
      minute.
      St
     
     
      ie
      which
      is
      less
      than
      flattering,
     
    

    
     
      the
      wee
      hours
      before
      the
      paper
      is
      due
      gets
      an
      extremely
      good
      mark
      of
     
     
      reward”
      theory
      is
      thereby
      blown
      out
      0
     
    

    
     
      Then
      there
      ismy
      way.
      I
      do
      the
      pape
      ¢
      doin
      nl
      1
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      work
      on
      for
      months
      recieves
      a
      grade
      whic
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      then
      go
      to
      bed.
      Finally
      I
      start
      to
      study
      and
      realize
      that
      n
      ar
      be
     
     
      that
      I
      start
      to
      cry.
      At
      that
      point,
      I
      can’t
      even
      remember
      where
      I
      am
      and
      what
      class
      I
      am
      supposed
      to
      be
      attending
      —
     
     
      that
      day.
      (I
      never
      get
      the
      day
      and
      the
      date
      right.
      I
      get
      one
      or
      the
      other.)
      ee
     
     
      Life
      becomesregulated
      by
      ‘‘today
      I
      work,
      tomorrow
      is
      class,
      the
      day.
      after
      is
      both’’.
      (What
      day
      of
      the
      week
      it
     
     
      is,
      let
      alone
      what
      1
      ate
      for
      breakfast
      this
      morning,
      if
      anything
      at
      all,
      don’t
      ask
      I
      won’t
      remember.
      ona
     
     
      good
      day.)
      If
      yousee
      simularities
      to
      your
      life,
      remember
      you
      are
      not
      alone
      and
      for
      all
      of
      |
      tho
     
     
      people
      out
      there,
      GET
      REAL!
      oe
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      All
      Alone
     
     
      (1/10/94)
     
     
      With
      no
      one
      left
      to
      love
      him,
     
     
      no
      one
      to
      help
      hin,
     
     
      or
      even
      comfort
      hin,
     
     
      he’s
      all
      alone,
      by
      himself.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Wherever
      he
      goes,
     
     
      he
      finds
      enemies.
     
     
      Whatever
      he
      does,
     
    

    
     
      angers
      someone.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      He
      wants
      to
      again
      be
      kind,
     
     
      but
      people
      won’t
      accept
      pe
      one
     
     
      He
      want’s
      to
      go
      back,
     
     
      but
      finds
      it
      hard.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      He
      once
      went
      many
      places
     
     
      and
      once
      had
      many
      friends.
     
     
      But
      now
      he’s
      all
      alone,
     
     
      By
      himself.
     
    

    
     
      Marco
      Scappa
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Steve
      MSCuen
     
    
   
   
    
     
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      February
      7,
      1995