Monarch (comics)

Monarch
Monarch (Hank Hall) kills Dove in Armageddon 2001 #2 (October 1991), art by Dan Jurgens.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Armageddon 2001 #1 (May 1991)
Created by	Archie Goodwin Denny O'Neil Dan Jurgens
In-story information
Alter ego	Hank Hall Nathaniel Adam
Notable aliases	Extant, Hawk, Captain Atom, Lord Monarch
Abilities	Powered armor grants: Energy projection Energy manipulation Energy absorption Vast superhuman strength Superhuman durability Invulnerability Flight Teleportation Quantum field manipulation Matter absorption and manipulation

Monarch is the name of three fictional DC Comics supervillains. The first Monarch is Hank Hall, formerly Hawk, who later renames himself Extant for the Zero Hour: Crisis in Time crossover event.^[1] The second Monarch is a quantum field duplicate of Nathaniel Adam, a U.S. Air Force Captain. The third Monarch is a mentally unstable Captain Atom. Monarch was created by Archie Goodwin, Denny O'Neil, and Dan Jurgens and first appeared in Armageddon 2001 #1 (May 1991).