Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #109

Price: 0.10 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1956-12-04

Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor); Murray Boltinoff (actual associate editor); George Kashdan (actual associate editor)

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The Raid on Blackhawk Island!

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Blackhawk / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Dick Dillin
Inks:	Chuck Cuidera
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:adventure; war; aviation; military

Characters:

The Blackhawks

the Question Mark

Reprints (2)

in Blackhawk (Thorpe & Porter, 1956 series) #8 (1956)
in Showcase Presents: Blackhawk (DC, 2008 series) #1 ([December] 2008) [black and white]

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Superman DC National Comics
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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The National Sports Council Books / advertisement / 1 page

The Avalanche King

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Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages

Script:	Robert Bernstein
Pencils:	Dick Dillin
Inks:	Chuck Cuidera
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:adventure; war; aviation; military

Characters:

The Blackhawks

Dr. Ramon Vicaro; Maria Vicaro

Synopsis:: The Blackhawks are called to Chile, where avalanches have destroyed several national defense sites. They discover that a scientist, Dr. Vicaro, is causing them, but his daughter helps them defeat her criminal father.; in Höken (Formatic, 1957 series) #4/1958 (januari 1958)
in Blackhawk (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #21 ([Circa 1965-1966])
in Showcase Presents: Blackhawk (DC, 2008 series) #1 ([December] 2008) [black and white]

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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Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:	Henry Boltinoff
Inks:	Henry Boltinoff
Colors:	?
Letters:	Henry Boltinoff

Genre:humor

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ah, nature -- sweet nature!

Characters:

Shorty

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Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page

Winter Sports Champions of the World

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public service announcement / 1 page

Script:	Jack Schiff
Pencils:	Ruben Moreira
Inks:	Ruben Moreira
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:non-fiction; advocacy; sports

Synopsis:: highlights of the 1956 Winter Olympics

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

Blackhawk the Sorcerer!

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Blackhawk / comic story / 7.67 pages

Script:	Robert Bernstein
Pencils:	Dick Dillin
Inks:	Chuck Cuidera
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp ?

Genre:adventure; war; aviation; military

Characters:

The Blackhawks

Synopsis:: An uncharted island in the Pacific is home to an ancient Norman colony descended from shipwreck survivors who landed there in the eleventh century. Blackhawk tries to convince them that he has magical powers in a bargain for the freedom of his team.; in Choc (Arédit-Artima, 1959 series) #82
in Höken (Formatic, 1957 series) #5/1958 (februari 1958)
in Blackhawk (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #21 ([Circa 1965-1966])
in Showcase Presents: Blackhawk (DC, 2008 series) #1 ([December] 2008) [black and white]

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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Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page

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Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Professor Eureka / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Genre:humor

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Imagine! Professor Zilch lived one whole year...

Characters:

Professor Eureka

Reprints (2)

Strangest Citizen of the Sea

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text article / 1 page

Script:	?
Letters:	typeset

Genre:non-fiction; animal

The Raid on Blackhawk Island

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Blackhawk / comic story / 10 pages

Script:	Dave Wood
Pencils:	Dick Dillin
Inks:	Chuck Cuidera
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:adventure; war; aviation; military

Characters:

The Blackhawks

Andre
Blackhawk [Bart Hawk]
(also as the Question Mark)
Chop Chop
Chuck
Hendrickson
Olaf
Stanislaus

Blackie

Synopsis:: When Blackhawk appears to have been killed, the rest of the team must face the War Wheel, the Flying Tank and Killer Shark's octopus, all under the control of the Question Mark, without their leader. But Chuck realizes the Question Mark is Blackhawk in disguise, and Blackhawk reveals that his ruse was a test to see who could best lead the Blackhawks in his absence.; in Höken (Formatic, 1957 series) #9/1958 (mars 1958)
in Blackhawk (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #21 ([Circa 1965-1966])
in The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) (1990 [January 1991])
in The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1992 series) ([May] 1992)
in Showcase Presents: Blackhawk (DC, 2008 series) #1 ([December] 2008) [black and white]

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Charlie Cannonball / comic story / 1 page

Script:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Genre:humor

First Line of Dialogue or Text:I've got the afternoon off!

Characters:

Charlie Cannonball

Reprints (1)

in Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #193 (February 1964)

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25

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100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page

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Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page

Junior Space Pilots on the Beam!

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Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Table of Contents ToC

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The Raid on Blackhawk Island! (Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

The National Sports Council Books / advertisement / 1 page

The Avalanche King (Table of Contents: 2)

Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page

Winter Sports Champions of the World (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Blackhawk the Sorcerer! (Table of Contents: 6)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7.67 pages

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Professor Eureka / comic story / 0.5 page

Strangest Citizen of the Sea (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 1 page

The Raid on Blackhawk Island (Table of Contents: 11)

Blackhawk / comic story / 10 pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Charlie Cannonball / comic story / 1 page

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page

Junior Space Pilots on the Beam! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / comics-form advertising / 1 page

The Raid on Blackhawk Island!

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[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

The Avalanche King

(Table of Contents: 2)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 3)

[no title indexed]

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Winter Sports Champions of the World

(Table of Contents: 5)

Blackhawk the Sorcerer!

(Table of Contents: 6)

[no title indexed]

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[no title indexed]

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[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 9)

Strangest Citizen of the Sea

(Table of Contents: 10)

The Raid on Blackhawk Island

(Table of Contents: 11)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 12)

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25

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[no title indexed]

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Junior Space Pilots on the Beam!

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