Powers: Feitherans were bird-headed feathered humanoids. Some Feitherans possessed wings and could fly, and some possessed limited telepathy. Feitherans technology included history crystals that could replay past events and globlasses that shot rays to disorient an attacker by affecting their central nervous system.

History: (Flash Comics #71) - The Feitherans were an intelligent race of bird-men whose civilization had long been isolated from the rest of the world. A pilot who blew off-course spotted Feithera, and reports of what he’d seen were met with skepticism. Carter Hall’s explorer’s club heard the news, and wanted to investigate for themselves, intending to hunt the Feitherans for sport, because they’d make much more challenging game than ordinary animals. Carter Hall was disgusted, telling the explorers that they couldn’t invade a civilization and start killing people, but the club members brushed off his concern, saying birds were birds. Carter Hall changed into his mysteryman identity Hawkman and sent a hawk to Feitrhera to warn the Feitherans, while proclaiming that he’d act as their guardian. Hawkman met with Worla, the leader of the Feitherans, and he said that even though his people were a peaceful race dedicated to art and culture, they had a way to defend themselves, globlasses that disrupted the nervous system. Feitheran Trata, who sought to wrest control away from Worla, overheard the conversation, and decided to stage a coup with his few loyalists. He met the explorer’s club hunters, and used the globlass on them, but then provided them with absorbant lockets that counteracted the globlass in exchange for their loyalty. The hunters tried to hunt the Feitherans, but despite their immunity to the globlass, Hawkman made short work of them. Worla gave the hunters an overview of Feitheran advancements in culture, science and medicine, and they realized how wrong they’d been in wanting to hunt the Feitherans. They wanted the Feitherans to meet the learned men of the world, but Hawkman forbade it, saying other opportunists like the hunters would come along and try to exploit the Feitherans. Hawkman made the explorers swear secrecy about the Feitheran’s existence, but Trata, incensed that Hawkman had foiled his coup, chose that moment to attack. He shot Hawkman with the globlass, but Hawkman’s automated wings kept him on balance and he overpowered the traitor. Worla and the Feitherans feasted with Hawkman and the explorers in celebration of Feithera and the secret of its’ continued existence.

Comments: Created by Gardner Fox & Joe Kubert.