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Nighthawk is a fictional character a cowboy in the DC Comics universe. His real name is Hannibal Hawkes and he first appeared in Western Comics #5. In his secret identity he worked as a traveling repairman. He had a sidekick named Jim Peyton.Created by Robert Kanigher and Charles Paris his later adventures were handled by writers France Herron Don Cameron and Gardner Fox; and artists Gil Kane and Carmine Infantino.