Price: 0.12 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1962-05-10
Editing: Jack Schiff (editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)
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The Man Who Impersonated Villains!
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Blackhawk / cover / 1 page

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Letters:
  • Genre:adventure; war; aviation; military
Characters:
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Stanislaus; Chop Chop]; Anthony Marvel [as the Hoopster]

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

For the Best in Comics Entertainment
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DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Andre's Impossible World
(Table of Contents: 2)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7.67 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; science fiction; aviation; military
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Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Hendrickson; Chop Chop; Andre; Chuck; Olaf]
Synopsis:
Andre and Hendrickson descend into an arctic crevasse and find they've been transported to another dimension, where they are leaders of opposing forces.
Reprints (1)

Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
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DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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

From the Inventors' Workbench / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:
Panels illustrating four dubious inventions that were received by the Patent Office.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 5)

Hy Wire / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'll go over and see how the sideshow is doing!
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Hy Wire
Synopsis:
Hy visits the India Rubber Man in the sideshow.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
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Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page

Batman Unmasked!
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Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Buildings That Went Berserk
(Table of Contents: 8)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7.67 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:adventure; science fiction; aviation; military
Characters:
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Andre; Chop Chop; Hendrickson; Olaf]; Blackie (hawk); Alvin Acorn (villain)
Synopsis:
Eccentric genius Alvin Acorn designs a business center, where the buildings and decorations have a sinister purpose.

Two Spectacular Heroes!
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DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Superman Says... "Be a Good Citizen!"
(Table of Contents: 10)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:advocacy; superhero
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Superman
Synopsis:
Superman teaches two kids about picking up their toys and not littering.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

War Cart to Tank!
(Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction; war
Synopsis:
History of the evolution of the tank in war from Greece to World War I.
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Hunters Without Guns
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text article / 1 page

Script:
?
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typeset
Synopsis:
Article on efforts to re-map the entire North and South American continents.

The Man Who Impersonated Villains
(Table of Contents: 13)

Blackhawk / comic story / 8.67 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:adventure; aviation; military
Characters:
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Chop Chop; Chuck; Stanislaus; Hendrickson]; Anthony Marvel (as The Hoopster; as Killer Shark; as Gorilla Man)
Synopsis:
A split personality causes Anthony Marvel to commit crimes disguised as Blackhawk's foes.

For the Very Best in Comics Reading
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DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]
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Norton Products / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Man Who Impersonated Villains!
    Blackhawk
  2. For the Best in Comics Entertainment
    DC Comics
  3. Andre's Impossible World
    Blackhawk
  4. Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
    DC Comics
  5. ["Bang! I just got the bad man..."]
    From the Inventors' Workbench
  6. ["I'll go over and see how the sideshow is doing!"]
    Hy Wire
  7. ["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..."]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  8. Batman Unmasked!
    Batman
  9. The Buildings That Went Berserk
    Blackhawk
  10. Two Spectacular Heroes!
    DC Comics
  11. Superman Says... "Be a Good Citizen!"
    Superman
  12. War Cart to Tank!
  13. Hunters Without Guns
  14. The Man Who Impersonated Villains
    Blackhawk
  15. For the Very Best in Comics Reading
    DC Comics
  16. ["Draw any person in one minute"]
    Norton Products
  17. ["Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age..."]
    American Body Building Club
  18. ["Boys, girls, men, women..."]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
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