Speed Saunders, Hawkman (vol. 4) #1. Artwork by Rags Morales.
Publication information
Publisher
DC Comics
First appearance
Detective Comics #1 (March 1937)
Created by
E.C. Stoner
In-story information
Full name
Cyril "Speed" Saunders
Team affiliations
All-Star Squadron
Abilities
Good detective skills, good brawler
Cyril "Speed" Saunders is a DC Comics character, first appearing in Detective Comics as the first featured character in the anthology series around the Golden Age of Comic Books created by E.C. Stoner.[1] He is depicted as an adventurer and detective during the 1930s and 1940s. He would then later be revived in a supporting character role as the retconned grandfather of the current Kendra Saunders, and first cousin to the original Hawkgirl, Shiera Sanders Hall.[2]
^Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 355. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
^Markstein, Don. "Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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