Thousands of years ago, Prince Khufu and his wife Chay-Ara ruled over ancient Egypt with incredible powers. One day however, they are both mysteriously captured and killed with a cursed dagger of Nth metal. In the present day of 2002, they are Carter Hall and Shiera Saunders AKA Hawkman & Hawkgirl, where, after helping the Justice League battle off the Legion of Doom, they are now looking to uncover their origins from a sinister immortal known as Vandal Savage who may have the answers.
