Price: 0.12 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1966-11-10
Editing: George Kashdan (credited) (editor)
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Junk-Heap Heroes!
(Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:adventure; superhero; aviation; military
Characters:
The Blackhawks G.E.O.R.G.E. Justice League of America
Reprints (2)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Junk-Heap Heroes!
(Table of Contents: 1)

Blackhawk / comic story / 6.65 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; superhero; aviation; military
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:In a certain office in Washington, D.C.
  • Universe:DC : mainstream
Characters:
The Blackhawks G.E.O.R.G.E. (first appearance)
  • The Champ
    (first appearance, robot)
  • Mr. Delta
    (first appearance, also disguised as Jolly Roger)
Justice League of America Jolly Roger (villain, on poster)
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

First issue of a three issue storyline. Guest stars the Justice League.

The Blackhawks proceed to become superhero-ized in issue #229 and achieve superhero status in issue #230.

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 2)

Dial H for Hero / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.35 page

The Junk-Heap Heroes! Part 2
(Table of Contents: 3)

Blackhawk / comic story / 8.65 pages

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Letters:
  • Genre:adventure; superhero; aviation; military
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The magnificent 7 have just become the "seven finks"
  • Universe:DC : mainstream
Characters:
The Blackhawks G.E.O.R.G.E.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
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Plastic Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.35 page

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

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction
  • Job Number:6466
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm building an incubator device for drying the paint on my models fast!

Indexer Notes

Idea from William Sproat, Waynesboro, Pa.

[no title indexed]
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Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]
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B'wana Beast / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Junk-Heap Heroes! Part 3
(Table of Contents: 8)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7.65 pages

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Letters:
  • Genre:adventure; superhero; aviation; military
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Queen Killer Shark has regained her identity
  • Universe:DC : mainstream
Characters:
The Blackhawks G.E.O.R.G.E. Justice League of America
Reprints (1)

Champs Against Odds!
(Table of Contents: 9)

public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:advocacy
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey -- this isn't fair -- I failed math!
Characters:
George; Jack; Vic; Mickey Mantle; Wilma Rudolph; Ben Hogan

Indexer Notes

Between page 22 and 23 of the previous sequence.

For the Most in Thrills... Go- Go- Go-
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Metamorpho; Teen Titans / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.35 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 11)

Blackhawk Bylines / letters page / 1 page

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Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Robert Salo, Richard Tranell, David Greenlee, Jerry Mace, Danny Cassidy, Frank Roach, Gabriel Jozsa, Jerry Grissett, Steve Portwood, Frank Paul, Bill Beasley, Francis Huver, Johnnie Miller, Christine Thompson, Paul Harvill, Stu Brown, and Robert Davis.

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. Junk-Heap Heroes!
    Blackhawk
  2. The Junk-Heap Heroes!
    Blackhawk
  3. ["He's "in"! Everybody's talking about the most original character in comic history!"]
    Dial H for Hero
  4. The Junk-Heap Heroes! Part 2
    Blackhawk
  5. ["He's not: as strong as... Superman..."]
    Plastic Man
  6. ["I'm building an incubator device for drying the paint on my models fast!"]
    Cap's Hobby Hints
  7. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
  8. ["Across the jungle rings the cry... B'wana Beast!"]
    B'wana Beast
  9. The Junk-Heap Heroes! Part 3
    Blackhawk
  10. Champs Against Odds!
  11. For the Most in Thrills... Go- Go- Go-
    Metamorpho; Teen Titans
  12. [no title indexed]
    Blackhawk Bylines
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  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • John Censullo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jason Sacks
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore
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