Happy 80th Anniversary Golden Age Hawkgirl (Shiera Sanders)

First appearance of Shiera Sanders:  Flash Comics #1 (January 1940)

first, in a flashback to Ancient Egypt




and then in the (then) "present day":



Of course, Carter's efforts to keep Shiera out of danger don't work too well:





Eventually (in the following year, as a matter of fact), Shiera would don the wings and helmet that would make her the Golden Age Hawkgirl.

First appearance of Shiera Sanders with Hawk-wings and mask:  All Star Comics #5 (June-July 1941; on-sale date of April 25th, 1941 per the GCD).





However, it wouldn't be until October 1941 that Shiera started appearing as Hawkgirl over in Flash Comics.

From Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe Vol. X (December 1985),