Thanagar

Thanagar is the home world of the hawk-like humanoid species, the Thanagarians, noted for the discovery of gravity-defying Nth-Metal. The planet is in orbit around the star Polaris (although is sometimes quoted as being in the Polaris Galaxy). It is also an expansionist civilization that plunders other worlds and revels in the experience of combat. They are noted for their affinity for violence and hawk-motifs. The civilization is also famed for its discovery and use of the gravity defying metal, which, at some point, was at war with the Gordanian race.

"The homeworld, that me and by brother lives on, Thanagar, is a war-like world. There, one must strike first or die."
 * —Hawkwoman talks about Planet Thanagar.

Notes & Trivia

 * Thanagar was one of the planets which united to invade Earth in a joint extraterrestrial attack that became known as the "Invasion!".
 * Thanagar is located in Sector 2682
 * Paran Katar had originally visited Earth during World War II and derived inspiration for his Wingmen from Hawkman and Hawkgirl.
 * Legend has it that the Atlanteans managed to combine science and sorcery to create the world's first space-craft. This vessel is thought to have left the planet Earth some 50,000 years ago. Some have speculated that the crew of this craft may have populated the nearby human worlds of Rann, Thanagar, and Krypton.
 * Manhawks are man-like Hawk-beasts that corrupted the skies of Thanagar and became the catalysts for the creation of the Wingmen.