Tiger Hawk is a hybrid hero possessing animal abilities based on his namesake. Owing to the legendary Tuskeegee Airmen and their squadron the Red Tails, African-American pilot Mitchell Turnbull is transformed in unscrupulous experiments by the demented Dr. Marrow! His physiology is changed into a hybrid of feline and avian. Later combined with cutting edge technology, he truly becomes like a legendary Red Tail, a Tiger Hawk!