- Lion-Mane
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caption =Lion-Mane from Hawkman vol. 1 #20,
artistMurphy Anderson
character_name =Lion-Mane
publisher =DC Comics
debut ="Hawkman v.1" # 20 (July 1967)
creators =Gardner Fox (writer)Murphy Anderson (artist)
real_name = Ed Dawson
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powers = Were-lion with super reflexes and strength.Lion-Mane is a
fictional character , asupervillain in publications fromDC Comics . Created byGardner Fox andMurphy Anderson , the character first appeared in "Hawkman v.1" # 20 (July 1967).History
Lion-Mane I
Archaeologist and lion-hunter Ed Dawson touched a mystical meteor called Mithra which transforms him into a were-lion and battles Hawkman who restores him back to normal. Dawson continues his criminal career as the Lion-Mane. He was removed from continuity post-Crisis/"
Hawkworld ".Lion-Mane was severely injured, including the loss of his right eye, at the hands of the winged hero in "Hawkman" v.4 #43 (October 2005).
The cover of "
Justice League of America " v.2 #13 shows a member of theInjustice League that appears to be Lion-Mane, though this was not corroborated by the story.Lion-Mane II
A new Lion-Mane was introduced post-Zero Hour in "Hawkman" v.3 #20, as a female scientist named Karen Ramis was transformed into the new Lion-Mane, a Lion Avatar, by the Mithra Meteor. Hawkman helps repel the avatar from her and chooses a post-Zero Hour Ed Dawson. In issue #25, it was revealed that previous hawk and lion avatars had battled each other.
Other versions
* Another character named Lionmane resided on
Earth-Two , this version was a human with feline features and heightened strength. He was initially a henchman of that world'sCatwoman , but later battled her daughter the Huntress during a prison riot.
* In "Hawkman" v.3 #25, one of the previous Lion Avatars battled an angelic warrior called Gabriel (possibly a Hawk Avatar).
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