McDonald's Happy Meal POG 2019 - Hawkman

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If you've ever dug through a Happy Meal in France or Europe around 2019 hoping to find something a little different from the usual action figure, the McDonald's POG 2019 wave probably caught your eye - and your heart. This massive European promotional wave was built around collectible discs and spinning tops featuring some of the most recognizable characters from the Warner Bros. and DC Comics universe. Today I'm putting the spotlight on one of the standout DC entries from this set: Hawkman.

What Is the POG 2019 Wave?

The McDonald's POG 2019 promotion was an expansive European Happy Meal release featuring a large assortment of flat collectible discs and spinning tops, all themed around beloved Warner Bros. properties. The wave pulled from a wide range of franchises, making it one of the most eclectic assortments in recent European Happy Meal history. Characters from DC Comics (including Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Supergirl, Poison Ivy, and the Joker), Scooby-Doo (Scooby himself, Sammy, the Mystery Machine), Looney Tunes (Tweety, Sylvester, Taz, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Road Runner, and Wile E. Coyote), plus original characters like Yéti, Véra, and Sammy rounded out the full collection. This is a wave built for completionists - with dozens of individual pieces across the entire run, it's the kind of promo that rewards dedicated hunters.

Hawkman: The Disc Up Close

The Hawkman POG disc is a small but sharply printed collectible featuring the winged DC Comics hero in his classic armored look. The artwork is crisp and eye-catching, with Hawkman's iconic helmet, spreading wings, and mace weapon rendered in bold, vibrant color. The disc format gives it a flat, durable form that fits perfectly in a small collection tray or display case - there's no paint application to chip here, which makes it remarkably collector-friendly over time.

The plastic used in these discs is lightweight but solid - there's a satisfying snap to the way they stack and a rigidity that suggests they'll hold up well through years of storage. Hawkman's detail level is strong for the format: the character is instantly recognizable, and the disc holds its color vibrancy without fading easily.

There's something genuinely satisfying about a collectible that doesn't pretend to be more than it is. This Hawkman disc is small, flat, and completely unpretentious - and that's exactly what makes it a keeper. It's pure iconography, compressed into a palm-sized piece of plastic that takes up almost no shelf space and looks great grouped with the rest of the DC wave.

Wave Context and Completeness

Hawkman is one of the DC Comics characters featured in the POG 2019 set alongside Superman (in multiple poses including Superman in Space, Superman Rescuing, and Superman in Metropolis), Wonder Woman (Wonder Woman 2, Wonder Woman 3, Wonder Woman's Emblem), The Flash (The Flash 1 and The Flash 2), Supergirl (multiple versions), and villain entries including Joker discs, Poison Ivy, and a Joker and Harley Quinn pairing. The set also includes Justice League groupings and numbered DC Super Hero Girls collector discs. On top of the DC side, the wave encompasses the full Scooby-Doo crew in a variety of fun poses - surfing, boxing, dreaming, pirating - alongside the Looney Tunes gang and original-character discs like the Yéti and the Kini series.

Within that context, Hawkman sits as a more niche DC entry. He's not the centerpiece of the set the way Superman or Wonder Woman are, but that's part of what makes him interesting to collectors. Hawkman is always the one that casual collectors passed over - which means he tends to be slightly harder to track down in a complete condition after the promotion ended.

Collector Notes

• Display value: High. The disc format is clean, lightweight, and stackable. Group your DC entries together for a sharp display - Hawkman alongside Superman, Wonder Woman, and The Flash makes a strong Justice League shelf row.
• Durability: Excellent. Flat discs age well, with no moving parts to break and no paint apps to chip. These will look the same in twenty years with minimal care.
• Play value: Modest. These were always more about collecting than playing, though the spinning top variations in the wave add some interactive fun for younger kids.
• Wave importance: The POG 2019 is a large, ambitious European wave. Completing it requires patience and cross-border hunting - many pieces were exclusive to specific European markets. Hawkman specifically is worth holding onto as a solid mid-tier character in a set dominated by heavy hitters.
• Adult collector appeal: Strong for DC fans, Looney Tunes collectors, and anyone who appreciates the European Happy Meal market's tendency toward larger, more ambitious promotional waves.

Display and Storage Tips

Flat discs like these are ideal for small display trays, shallow shadow boxes, or simple stacked rows in a divided storage box. Grouping by franchise works beautifully here - your DC discs together, your Scooby-Doo run in another section, your Looney Tunes pieces together. A small acrylic stand can prop single pieces up for featured display. Because the discs are thin and rigid, they also slip neatly into protective sleeves or small poly bags if you want to keep them in pristine condition without displaying them.

I grabbed my Hawkman disc during a run of Happy Meal hunting while visiting a McDonald's location near a European import reseller event, and I've had it logged in the Collectiblz app since the day it came home with me. If you're working through the POG 2019 DC wave, Collectiblz is genuinely useful for keeping track of which discs you have and which ones you're still hunting - especially for a set this size.

Whether you're a DC loyalist, a completionist working through the full POG 2019 run, or just someone who appreciates a well-printed flat collectible with staying power, the Hawkman disc is one worth adding to the shelf. ✨

- K.M. 🧸