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Titans Member
Revealed as member:
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| Dove II Quick Bio: The Lords of Chaos and Order originally granted powers to teen brothers Hank [Hawk] and Don [Dove] Hall. When the first Dove was killed, his powers transferred to the pragmatic Dawn Granger. As Dove II, Dawn sought out Hawk to became an effective crime-fighting duo until Hawk became corrupted by chaos. Dove II returned from near-death to find a new Hawk in her sister, Holly. |
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HAWK & DOVE: SISTERS IN ARMS |
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Hawk resents the new Dove - at first - in the HAWK & DOVE mini series [1988]. |
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Dawn to Dove
From an early age, Dawn Granger traveled the globe, thanks
to her mother's career in the State Department, and learned smatterings of
many languages and an appreciation for diverse cultures. While Dawn lived mainly in Connecticut, her rebellious younger sister Holly opted to live in London. During her high-school
years, Dawn's family settled in Washington, D.C. when her father, a highly
regarded physical technician, was offered a job at me Arlington S.T.A.R. Labs.
Surrounded by diplomacy, Dawn came to believe in me power of reason over force; that all riddles have answers, all problems have solutions, and all conflicts
are resolvable. She was an exemplary student, showing leadership abilities
and a natural talent for order and organization.
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Captain Arsala in enraptured with Dove in the
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After high school, Dawn returned
to Europe to attend England's Oxford University. While there, an inter-dimensional
Crisis occurred that required the services of nearly every country's super-heroes,
military, and police forces. During this time, Dawn's mother, in London to
deliver a diplomatic pouch, was taken hostage along with the staff of the American
embassy by a band of terrorists who announced they would blow up me embassy.
Desperate, Dawn's pleas for help were answered by a mysterious mingling of
voices, belonging to Lords of Chaos and Order, who promised Dawn the power
to make order of this chaos if she would only "say the word." The
word was "Dove." She agreed.
Whenever danger is present, Dawn can say "Dove"
and trigger the change in which Dove's costume swirls across her body, appearing
from nowhere to replace whatever she is wearing. This costume cannot be removed
on low-magic worlds like Earth and hides the fact that Dove is not truly human,
but a conduit for and the living essence of a Lord of Order's mystical energy.
When the danger is over, Dove reverts to Dawn.
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Dawn meets the ghost of Don Hall in HAWK & DOVE (second series) #5 [1989]. |
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Meeting Hawk
Dawn knew about the first Hawk and Dove team, but assumed
she was just "another" Dove, just as there are many Green Lanterns.
She was shocked when she discovered the first Dove had died while rescuing
people during the Crisis. She also noticed a change in Hawk as news resources
reported his escalating destructive and chaotic behavior.
Increasingly convinced that it was intended for her to
become Hawk's new partner and that Hawk needed the balancing effect of Dove's
presence, Dawn returned to the United States, tracking Hawk's moves and charting
his appearances. She deduced that Hawk was Hank Hall, a Georgetown University
student, and transferred herself to the same school, to her parents' delight.
When confronted by the new Dove, Hawk's initial reaction was angry and violent,
but he came to accept and appreciate his new partner.
The true origin of Hawk & Dove is revealed at last in HAWK & DOVE (second series) #17 [1990]. And Dawn and Hank see their true selves. |
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During this first adventure, Dove learned that Hawk and
Dove were linked to Chaos and Order and that the first Dove actually died
and Dawn had accepted the powers, meaning she may have been partly responsible
for his death. Guilt and curiosity eventually led Dove, with Hawk, to meet
Terataya, the Lord of Order who gave Dove her powers, and T'Charr, the Lord
of Chaos who gave Hawk his. These two Lords had fallen in love and revealed
that Hawk and Dove were experimental spells cast by the pair to prove that
the two conflicting mystic houses could work together fatally injured during
that adventure, the two Lords of Order and Chaos gave the remainder of their
essences to make me Hawk and Dove spells permanent. This merging gave both
Hawk and Dove enhanced powers. It also left Dawn wondering if Hawk and
Dove were meant to fall in love as their creators had.
The End of Dove?
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Hawk discovers Dove dead in ARMAGEDDON 2001 #2 [1991]... or does he? |
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Fifty years in the future, life was a nightmare. Monarch
ruled all and everyone obeyed his every whim. Monarch traveled back in time
to insure he would be 'created.' During the battle against Earth's heroes
Monarch managed to escape, stopping along the way to pick up Dawn Granger,
otherwise known as Dove.
During the next few hours, Monarch used his teleportational
ability to steal an odd array of equipment. Standing atop a hilly glen, Monarch
proceeded to build a powerful device that would subjugate the Earth of 'the
present' to his will.
By this time, Hawk tracked them down and when Dove tried
to stop Monarch, the villain killed her. Hawk and Dove were always destined
to be two sides of the same force, and they needed each other to maintain
stability. With Dove dead, there was no one who could keep Hawk's mind in
check no one to stop him from slipping into chaos. And in a rage, Hawk killed
Monarch - learning that he himself was the Monarch of the future.
Dove's apparent death, however, was actually part of a larger plan by the
evil sorcerer, Mordru.
Reborn
Dawn Granger was thought to be dead, but that was not
so; The evil mage known as Mordru saved Dawn from death and created a concealment
spell so she would appear dead. Mordru knew the offspring of Hawk and Dove
would create a being of perfect balance between Order and Chaos - and Mordru
planned to use that vessel for his own evil ends. Dawn was impregnated by
Hank Hall, who had become the villainous Monarch. Dawn gave birth to Hector
Hall - who later assumed the mantle of Dr. Fate.
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Holly relays some family history
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When Doctor Fate returned from his journey to Gemworld,
he finally discovered the true identity of the woman who gave birth to him;
He discovered that the woman he believed to be Lyta Hall was in fact Dawn
Granger (Dove II) - and broke through Mordu's concealment spell. Shortly afterward,
Mordru enacted his plan and possessed the body of Dr. Fate. He was defeated
with the help of the JSA. After that adventure, Dove left to search for a
new Hawk.
Dove explains her return in JSA #46 [2003]. |
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A New Hawk
Dawn found the new Hawk in an unlikely yet familiar place: her own sister. Chaos and Order bestowed the powers of Hawk upon Holly Granger, Dawn's London-reared younger sister. The avian duo has begun to make their mark as the latest Hawk & Dove, even assisting the Titans in battling the more-dangerous-than-ever Dr. Light. But Dawn finds an ongoing challenge in taming her sister's fiery temperament.
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Titans East is massacred before their first mission in TEEN TITANS EAST SPECIAL [2007]. |
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After Superboy's tragic death during the Infinite Crisis, the Teen Titans faced a year of heartache and turmoil. Hawk & Dove joined the team for a short time, but later quit. The group remained in constant upheaval until Robin returned and reorganized the Titans into a team.
Titans East Massacre
After reclaiming Titans Island on the East River, Cyborg set out to create an East Coast Titans team. After the elder Titans turned down membership, Cyborg gathered a Titans East composed of Hawk & Dove, Power Boy, Little Barda, Anima, Lagoon Boy and Son of Vulcan.
During a routine training exercise, Cyborg ordered the rest of the team to take down Power Boy. But the newest Titans were shocked to discover Power Boy's burned corpse hanging from a tree. Before the team could react, they were savagely attacked by the children of Trigon. Hawk & Dove barely survived the onslaught.
Dove has greater-than-average strength and dexterity,
faster-than-human speed, the ability to fly, and expanded mental capabilities.
She also heals incredibly quickly and cannot revert to Dawn if her wounds
or some other condition would be fatal to Dawn. Dove fights mostly defensively,
preferring to out-think and remain in control of her opponent.
DC Universe Role-Playing Games: Sourcebooks and Manuals [ West End Games], DC Secret Files, supplemented by titanstower.com
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Mini series: Hawk and Dove #1-5 [1988]
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| A Hawk & Dove commission by Karl Kesel from San Diego 2004. |
Karl Kesel recalls how the new Hawk & Dove came about: "I was inking the figure of the dead Dove on George Pérez's "Crisis" spread in The History of the DC Universe not crying tears over the death of the guy since he was pretty much a minor hero, but regretting the end of a really interesting team. I always liked Hawk and Dove. I always thought how they'd say "Hawk!" and "Dove!" and transform was really cool. Then it hit me: The mysterious voice that gave Hawk and Dove their powers could easily give the Dove powers to someone else! Maybe... a woman! I called Barbara as soon as I could. She sparked off the idea instantly and before even we knew it, we were co-writers."
"I met Rob Liefeld for the first time at that convention. Barbara introduced us. Rob's energy and enthusiasm was (and still is) infectious. His samples were very good. We thought he'd be perfect for the book. Mike agreed - although it meant a miniseries about a pair of obscure heroes scripted by a young writer and her untried collaborator, and penciled by a virtual unknown. Only the inker had anything close to a track record, and fans aren't known for buying books based on the inking."
Editor Mike Carlin gave the go-ahead for a five issue mini series in 1988. In the first issue, Hank Hall settles at college in Georgetown and meets classmates Ren Takamori, Dawn Granger, Kyle Spencer and his fiancee Donna Cabot. Hawk, upon patrolling, runs into a mysterious new female Dove. Hawk initially resents a new Dove usurping his brother's role. Later, Hank Hall suspects the new Dove could be Ren, Dawn or Donna. Later, Dove reveals her identity of Dawn Granger to Hank Hall, vowing to stop Kestrel for good. And a new partnership is born!
The Ongoing Series: Hawk and Dove #1 [1989] to #28 [1991]
The mini series was such a success that an ongoing series followed. Karl and Barbara Kesel remained as writers, but Greg Guler replaced Rob Liefeld as artist. The series resolved the identities of the entities that granted them their powers. In issues #14-17, Hawk & Dove meet Terataya, the Lord of Order who gave Dove her powers, and T'Charr, the Lord of Chaos who gave Hawk his.
Barbara & Karl Kesel talk about how they updated the concept: "When we revived HAWK & DOVE, we decided to stress the Order/Chaos relationship over the political because the tension between Order and Chaos (and, of course, all the realms end characters those concepts include) gives us a much larger and more varied backdrop for stories than the political extremes would. Not everyone knows someone with strong political views, but everyone knows someone with a temper and someone who's always in control. Defining the characters that way also allowed us to have a much more active and formidable Dove. (Oh. admit it - we all got tired of the original Dove's whining. didn't we?) Then there's the very real problem of dealing with "topical" issues when your work doesn't see print until months after it's written, and most political topics are tired old news by then. This doesn't mean we will be totally ignoring the political undertones to Hawk and Dove - after all, that's part of the basic concept of the heroes - but we're trying to go beyond just politics. "
Hawk Becomes Monarch
in 1991, DC planned a major crossover called ARMAGEDDON 2001. ln the year 2001, all of Earth's heroes perished, slain by one of their own The aftermath was order imposed under the omnipresent gaze of Monarch, whose true identity was lost to history. But rebellion blossomed in Matthew Ryder, catapulted through time in order to deliver Monarch the means to maintain his well-crafted future. Transfigured by the timestream, Ryder emerged in the past as the chronally-charged Waverider and attempted to undo Monarch's reality by revealing the possible futures of heroes likely to become the despot. Paradoxically, Monarch followed, murdering the heroine Dove in order to goad the brash Hawk, his own youthful self, into slaying him in revenge. Thus Hawk became Monarch!
This was a well-publicized last minute change on the part of DC. Originally, Captain Atom was planned to be revealed as Monarch. Waverider had even already 'checked' Hawk's future in HAWK & DOVE ANNUAL #2. Word leaked out before ARMAGEDDON 2001 #2 was released that Monarch was Captain Atom. In a last-ditch effort to provide a 'surprise twist', DC changed their storyline. Sales on HAWK & DOVE had dipped, and the series was slotted for cancellation. HAWK & DOVE #28 was the last issue, nicely tying up all the plotlines. DC decided the 'angry, unstable' Hawk could be a likely candidate to 'turn evil'... so at the last minute, they restructured ARMAGEDDON 2001 #2 to make Hawk become Monarch.
Barbara Kesel reflects: " Let's get one thing clear: that wasn't a planned ending of Hawk and Dove. That awful story was an Armageddon 2000 special created after somebody at DC spilled the beans about Captain Atom's being Monarch. Then, a small number of people worked feverishly to find some other character to sacrifice, and since H&D had just been cancelled! "
Shed added, "If you've ever pitied anyone, pity Jonathan Peterson, the poor person who had to give me the news. I wasn't pleased, and wasn't shy about sharing. If there's anything I hate with a passion, it's characters behaving out of character, especially when it involves a smart woman being stupid for no reason. H&D becoming Monarch could have been a clever idea: if they BOTH became the character, their innately opposite natures could explain a schizophrenic villain. As it was... it was a last-minute fix that sucked. The ending closest to what I have in mind was in the Unity story in the H&D Annual #2, but it's all water under the bridge."
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Dove & Captain Brian 'Sal' Arsala |
Captain Brian 'Sal' Arsala was the appointed leader of the
Washington DC Special Crimes Unit. Arsala [or 'Sal', as he liked to be called]
was young and gregarious - and infamous for his colorful Hawaiian print shirts.
Sal led an equally colorful group of police officers, each of whom he gave
playful nicknames. When the new female Dove appeared in Georgetown, Arsala
was immediately taken with her.
Meanwhile, Dawn [Dove] Granger's friend Donna Cabot wanted to
fix Dawn up on a blind date with her friend Brian, but Dawn - as Dove - was
more interested in Captain Arsala of the Washington DC Special Crimes Unit.
As Dawn missed opportunities to meet Brian, Captain Arsala asked Dawn out
on a date. Dove attempted to date Captain Arsala, but had to do so as Dawn
Granger in a white-haired wig. Eventually, at a holiday party, Dawn finally
met the man Donna has been trying to set her up with - and Donna's friend
Brian, it turns out, is Captain BRIAN Arsala!
Initially, Dawn tried to date Sal as both Dove and Dawn -
hoping he would gravitate to the more down-to-earth Dawn. Eventually, Dawn
revealed her secret to Sal and the pair started to embark on a more serious
relationship.
Their happiness would soon be shattered. During the battle against Earth's heroes, the evil future-villain
Monarch managed to escape, stopping along the way to pick up Dawn Granger,
otherwise known as Dove. Dawn and Sal were having a romantic picnic as Monarch
arrived; he savagely attacked the couple and immediately killed Sal. Following that, Monarch murdered Dove [Dawn Granger] as Hank Hall
watched - and triggered Hank's final transformation into Monarch.
Dawn Granger was thought to be dead, but
that was not so; The evil mage known as Mordru saved Dawn from death and created
a concealment spell so she would appear dead. Sal was not as fortunate.
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The One Year Gap Titans
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HAWK & DOVE
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"You call this the Titans? Since Superboy died, the Titans have gone through over twenty new members. But no one wanted to stay very long. No one got along."
- Wonder Girl (Teen Titans (third series) #36 [2006])
DC's "One Year Later" event occurred March of 2006. In Teen Titans #33, Superboy and Nightwing are in the thick of the Infinite Crisis world-shattering event. With Teen Titans #34, a full year has passed since the Crisis. A comatose Cyborg awakens to discover the only active Titans: Robin, Ravager and Kid Devil. Cyborg is told that the Titans had quite a few membership shake-ups during his "missing year."
Readers shared in Cyborg's confusion. Following the limited series, Infinite Crisis, every DC comic series jumped ahead by one year between February 2006 and March 2006. With DC's March books, the characters' histories resumed "one year later." During the "missing year" between Teen Titans #33 and #34, over 20 new or returning members joined the team. They would come and go, most only being on the team a few weeks before quitting or getting kicked out or simply disappearing. One team was glimpsed at in Teen Titans #34. Teen Titans #38 revealed all the "One Year Gap Titans" in a double page spread.
The "One Year Gap" New Titans include:
1. Kid Devil: Revealed as member in Teen Titans #34.
2. Aquagirl II: Revealed as member in Teen Titans #34.
3. Dove II: Revealed as member in Teen Titans #34.
4. Hawk III: Revealed as member in Teen Titans #34.
5. Miss Martian: Revealed as member in Teen Titans #34.
6. Zatara: Revealed as member in Teen Titans #34.
7. Offspring: Revealed as member in Teen Titans #34.
8. Talon: Revealed as member in Teen Titans #38.
9. Power Boy: Revealed as member in Teen Titans #38.
10. Little Barda: Revealed as member in Teen Titans #38.
11. Molecule: Revealed as member in Teen Titans #38.
12. Mas: Revealed as member in Teen Titans #38.
13. Menos: Revealed as member in Teen Titans #38.
14. Bombshell: Revealed as member in Teen Titans #38.
15. Young Frankenstein: Revealed as member in Teen Titans #38.
16. Riddler's Daughter: Revealed as member in Teen Titans #38.
17. Osiris: Revealed as member in Teen Titans #38.
The "One Year Gap" Returning Titans include:
18. Ravager: Revealed as member in Teen Titans #34.
19. Joker's Daughter : Revealed as member in Teen Titans #38.
20. Argent [with new costume]: Revealed as member in Teen Titans #38.
21. Mirage: Revealed as member in Teen Titans #38.
22. Flamebird: Revealed as member in Teen Titans #38.
23. Red Star: Revealed as member in Teen Titans #38.
24. Hotspot [formerly Joto]: Revealed as member in Teen Titans #38.
25. Captain Marvel Jr.: Revealed as member in Teen Titans #38.
Hawk & Dove Timeline: Closing the “One Year Later” Gap
Here’s a list of major events revealed during the “Missing Year:”
 The Titans aid the heroes during the Infinite Crisis. While saving the universe from Superboy-Prime and Alexander Luthor, Superboy is killed in battle. [IC #1-7] With Superboy, Wonder Girl, Robin, Kid Flash, Starfire and Cyborg gone, Raven and Beast Boy try to keep the Teen Titans together. [TT #34]
Speedy tries to keep the Titans together with a team consisting of Hawk, Dove, Aquagirl, Miss Martian, Offspring and Zatara. [TT #34]
Raven mentions that Hawk & Dove have quit the team. [52w32]
Black Adam ignites World War III. [52w49]
Hawk & Dove have rejoined the Titans. [ WWIIIp3: Hell is For Heroes]
The Titans - Beast Boy, Raven, Offspring, Talon, Young Frankenstein, Hawk & Dove and Terra - confront a rampaging Black Adam in Greece. Black Adam brutally kills both Young Frankenstein and Terra. [ WWIIIp3: Hell is For Heroes]
Note: Raven mentions Hawk & Dove have quit the Teen Titans in 52: WEEK THIRTY-TWO. But they later appear as members during Black Adam's rampage in 52: WEEK FIFTY. For a complete timeline of the "one year gap," click here.
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Hawk & Dove (mini series) #1-5 [1988]: Hawk
encounters a woman claiming to be the new Dove. At first suspicious, he learns
to trust her as she reveals her identity as Dawn Granger, a fellow student.
The new team defeats Kestrel and decide to remain a team. First new Dove,
Dawn Granger in issue #1.
Hawk & Dove (second series) #5 [1989]: Hank and Ren's
beach date is interrupted by a bully - a human time-bomb calling himself Sudden
Death. Hawk becomes the 'hero of the beach' and saves the day, earning a kiss
from Ren. Meanwhile, a deliriously sick Dawn is visited by the ghost of the
first Dove, who voices his approval of her. Barter continues to plot against
Hawk & Dove.
Hawk & Dove (second series) #11-12 [1990]: Hawk & Dove fight
Andromeda and Gauntlet, but they escape with the robot M.A.C. as Hawk is badly
injured. Hawk calls on the Titans for use of their T-jet to track the menacing
robots to a remote island. Guest-starring the New Titans.
Hawk & Dove (second series) #14-17 [1990]: Kestrel [in the body
of Ren Takamori] invites Hawk & Dove to the mystical land of Druspa Tau
- also home to Lords of Chaos and Order. Hawk & Dove must cut a deal with
Barter to transverse dimensions to Druspa Tau. Once in Druspa Tau, Hawk &
Dove see their true forms and find their abilities are heightened exponentially.
Hawk & Dove meet Terataya, the Lord of Order who gave
Dove her powers, and T'Charr, the Lord of Chaos who gave Hawk his - the two
entities have fused together as one entity.
Hawk & Dove Annual (second series) #1 [1990]: A mysterious
note is sent to Dawn Granger from Lilith Clay. This leads Hawk, Dove and Flamebird
to STAR Labs, where a mysterious portal has been found. To brave the portal,
a temporary Titans West team is brought together: Hawk, Dove, Flamebird, Bumblebee,
Golden Eagle and Chris "Dial H" King. Features a brief reunion of Titans West.
Hawk & Dove (second series) #20 [1991]: Dawn Granger's holiday
shopping trip is interrupted by thieves in Santa clothes. Dove apprehends
them and learns the whole plan was a revenge scheme against a toy manufacturer.
Dawn attends Donna and Kyle's holiday party. There, she finally meets the
man Donna has been trying to set Dawn up with - and Donna's friend Brian,
it turns out, is Captain Arsala! Can Dawn and Dove date the same man? Meanwhile,
Ren and Hank reconcile.
Hawk & Dove (second series) #28 [1991]: Hawk & Dove then uncover
the truth of the resurrected Senator Tom O'Neil - he is actually Roscoe Dillon
[the villain known as the Top] in the body of the Senator! Dawn meets with
Captain Arsala, and he reveals he thinks he has deduced who Dove is... and
Dawn confirms his suspicions, bringing their relationship to a new level.
Armageddon 2001 #1-2 and Related Annuals [May-October, 1991]: ln the
year 2001, all of Earth's heroes perished, slain by one of their own. The
aftermath was order imposed under the omnipresent gaze of Monarch, whose true
identity was lost to history. But rebellion blossomed in Matthew Ryder, catapulted
through time in order to deliver Monarch the means to maintain his well-crafted
future. Transfigured by the timestream, Ryder emerged in the past as the chronally-charged
Waverider and attempted to undo Monarch's reality by revealing the possible
futures of heroes likely to become the despot. Paradoxically, Monarch followed,
murdering the heroine Dove in order to goad the brash Hawk, his own youthful
self, into slaying him in revenge. Thus Hawk became Monarch! And armed with
a formidable neutron bomb, the now-youthful Monarch battled Earth's combined
heroes, including Captain Atom, who absorbed the weapon's life-destroying
radiation and pursued the tyrant through time, thwarting his machinations.
Hawk becomes Monarch in Armageddon 2001 #2. Apparent death of Dove II in Armageddon
2001 #2.
JSA #45-50 [2003]: Doctor Fate returns from his journey to Gemworld,
where he finally discovers the true identity of the woman who gave birth to
him. Dove (Dawn Granger) resurfaces alive and is revealed as Dr. Fate's biological
mother. Dove reveals that she has been cloaked by Mordru.
Teen Titans (third series) #22-23 [2005]: Doctor Light has forced the Titans' hand and staged a publicized battle with the young heroes to take back his reputation. Hawk & Dove assist the Titans in battling Dr. Light. First appearance of Holly Granger [Hawk III] in Teen Titans #22.
Teen Titans #34 [2006]: One Year Later, it's "The New Teen Titans!" A new year of exciting adventures begins with the "new" Teen Titans. Hawk, Dove, Aquagirl II, Zatara III, Offspring and Miss Martian are revealed as Titans members during the one year gap in a brief flashback panel.
Teen Titans East Special [2007]: A flashback reveals an untold tale of the New Teen Titans saving a pop star from Joker and Bizarro. Flash to the present: Cyborg seeks out his old Titans allies to become Titans once again. All the elder Titans (Nightwing, Flash, Troia, Raven, Starfire, Red Arrow and Beast Boy) turn him down. Undaunted, Cyborg gathers a Titans East composed of Hawk & Dove, Power Boy, Little Barda, Anima, Lagoon Boy and Son of Vulcan. During a routine training exercise, Cyborg orders the rest of the team to take down Power Boy. Power Boy holds his own against the heroes, until Dove takes a leadership role and starts using teamwork to reign in Power Boy. The team is then shocked to discover Power Boy’s lifeless, burned body hanging from a tree. Before the team can react, they are savagely attacked by an unseen foe shooting laser blasts from the sky. Continued in Titans #1. Cyborg, Hawk & Dove, Power Boy, Little Barda, Anima, Lagoon Boy and Son of Vulcan form Titans East in this issue; the team is also massacred in this issue. Death of Power Boy.
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