Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1956-11-04
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)
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Killer Shark's Secret Weapon - Killer Whale!
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Blackhawk / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:adventure; war; aviation; military
Characters:
The Blackhawks
Reprints (2)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

First issue published by DC.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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Automatic Firing BB Machine Gun / advertisement / 1 page

The Threat from the Abyss!
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Blackhawk / comic story / 9 pages

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Letters:
  • Genre:adventure; war; aviation; military
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The Blackhawks Dr. Algov
Synopsis:
The Blackhawks become deep sea divers to stop the menace of Dr. Algov, who has been destroying ships with atomic missiles launched from his submarine.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Bernstein script per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-quality-writer-comes-to-dc.html.

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Shorty / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:These are some of my hunting trophies!
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Shorty

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AMF Roadmaster Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page

Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quiz
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Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:advocacy; humor; teen
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Buzzy Brown
Synopsis:
Guess the famous book and author from a brief description of the plot.

Indexer Notes

The public service announcement was published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

Killer Shark's Secret Weapon
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Blackhawk / comic story / 7.67 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; war; aviation; military
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The Blackhawks
Synopsis:
Killer Shark returns, piloting a giant mechanical whale that he uses to capture the Blackhawks.
Reprints (5)

Now More Than Ever-
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Meet the League of Death-Cheaters!
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Showcase; Challengers of the Unknown / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Fastest Man on Earth
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text story / 1 page

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?
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typeset
  • Genre:war

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Varsity Vic / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I told Lois I'd call her!
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Varsity Vic
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The Mutiny of the Red Sailors
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Blackhawk / comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; war; aviation; military
Characters:
The Blackhawks
Synopsis:
The Blackhawks try to help a group of Communist defectors in Hong Kong, but they turn out to be saboteurs.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Bernstein credit per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-quality-writer-comes-to-dc.html.

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All-American Sports Club Photos / advertisement / 1 page

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Nutty Putty / advertisement / 1 page

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Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page

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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. Killer Shark's Secret Weapon - Killer Whale!
    Blackhawk
  2. [no title indexed]
    Automatic Firing BB Machine Gun
  3. The Threat from the Abyss!
    Blackhawk
  4. ["These are some of my hunting trophies!"]
    Shorty
  5. [no title indexed]
    AMF Roadmaster Bicycles
  6. Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quiz
    Buzzy
  7. Killer Shark's Secret Weapon
    Blackhawk
  8. Now More Than Ever-
  9. Meet the League of Death-Cheaters!
    Showcase; Challengers of the Unknown
  10. The Fastest Man on Earth
  11. ["I told Lois I'd call her!"]
    Varsity Vic
  12. The Mutiny of the Red Sailors
    Blackhawk
  13. [no title indexed]
    All-American Sports Club Photos
  14. [no title indexed]
    Nutty Putty
  15. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  16. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
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  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
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