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False |
False |
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No |
No |
| Indicia Publisher |
Comic Magazines Inc. |
Comic Magazines Inc. |
| Indicia Publisher Not Printed |
Printed |
Printed |
| Brand |
 Quality Comic Group |
Quality Comic Group |
| No Brand |
No |
No |
| Publication Date |
December 1942 |
December 1942 |
| Year On Sale |
None |
None |
| Month On Sale |
None |
None |
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None |
None |
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No |
No |
| Key Date |
1942-12-10 |
1942-12-10 |
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No |
No |
| Price |
0.10 USD |
0.10 USD |
| Page Count |
68 (note: total sum of story page counts is 65) |
68 (note: total sum of story page counts is 65) |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Editing |
John Beardsley |
John Beardsley |
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No |
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| 0. no title (Blackhawk) cover, 1p |
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cover |
cover |
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Blackhawk |
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adventure; war |
adventure; war |
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Reed Crandall |
Reed Crandall |
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Reed Crandall |
Reed Crandall |
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Blackhawk; Tondeleyo |
Blackhawk; Tondeleyo |
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The splash pages for the strips "The Sniper", "Phantom Clipper" and "Pacific Patrol" are also shown on the cover (art by their respective artists). |
The splash pages for the strips "The Sniper", "Phantom Clipper" and "Pacific Patrol" are also shown on the cover (art by their respective artists). |
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| 1. Tondeleyo (Blackhawk) comic story, 15p |
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Tondeleyo |
Tondeleyo |
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comic story |
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Blackhawk |
Blackhawk |
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adventure; war |
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15 |
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Bill Woolfolk |
Bill Woolfolk |
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Reed Crandall |
Reed Crandall |
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Reed Crandall |
Reed Crandall |
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Sam Rosen |
Sam Rosen |
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Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Andre; Chuck; Hendrickson; Olaf; Stanislaus; Chop-Chop]; Tondeleyo (villain, introduction, apparent death); Hans Oberst (Nazi villain, suicide); von Gurst (Nazi villain, death); Herr Hauptman (Nazi villain) |
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Andre; Chuck; Hendrickson; Olaf; Stanislaus; Chop-Chop]; Tondeleyo (villain, introduction, apparent death); Hans Oberst (Nazi villain, suicide); von Gurst (Nazi villain, death); Herr Hauptman (Nazi villain) |
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Blackhawk challenges Nazi Ace Hans Oberst to an aerial duel to the death, which he accepts, but Blackhawk is unaware that it is a trap. However, a newcomer to Blackhawk Island, Tondeleyo, sows seeds of discontent and cowardice among the Blackhawks, and Chop-Chop is the only one to pull his friends out of their depression and take on the Nazis. |
Blackhawk challenges Nazi Ace Hans Oberst to an aerial duel to the death, which he accepts, but Blackhawk is unaware that it is a trap. However, a newcomer to Blackhawk Island, Tondeleyo, sows seeds of discontent and cowardice among the Blackhawks, and Chop-Chop is the only one to pull his friends out of their depression and take on the Nazis. |
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Letterer credit per Mark Evanier in the Archives edition. Mark Evanier states in the Archive edition that Alex Kotzky appears to have assisted Crandall on his early Blackhawk stories. The Who's Who lists Kotzky as a Blackhawk artist from 1942-44/47. |
Letterer credit per Mark Evanier in the Archives edition. Mark Evanier states in the Archive edition that Alex Kotzky appears to have assisted Crandall on his early Blackhawk stories. The Who's Who lists Kotzky as a Blackhawk artist from 1942-44/47. |
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| 2. [The Sinister Dr. Holtz] (Sniper) comic story, 10p |
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The Sinister Dr. Holtz |
The Sinister Dr. Holtz |
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Yes |
Yes |
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comic story |
comic story |
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Sniper |
Sniper |
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war; adventure |
adventure; war |
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10 |
10 |
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No |
No |
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Ted Udall |
Ted Udall |
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Vernon Henkel |
Vernon Henkel |
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Vernon Henkel |
Vernon Henkel |
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| 3. [Mission To Yugoslavia] (The Blue Tracer) comic story, 6p |
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Mission To Yugoslavia |
Mission To Yugoslavia |
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comic story |
comic story |
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The Blue Tracer |
The Blue Tracer |
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war; aviation |
aviation; war |
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6 |
6 |
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No |
No |
| Script |
Fred Guardineer |
Fred Guardineer |
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Fred Guardineer |
Fred Guardineer |
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Fred Guardineer |
Fred Guardineer |
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Captain William "Wild Bill" Dunn; Privatye Boomerang Jones; President Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Captain William "Wild Bill" Dunn; Privatye Boomerang Jones; President Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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The President of the United States personally enlists the Blue Tracer for a mission in the mountains of Yugoslavia, where the machine demonstrates its most powerful feat to date (and taxed it accordingly) by plunging from the sky and burrowing a tunnel straight through a mountain. |
The President of the United States personally enlists the Blue Tracer for a mission in the mountains of Yugoslavia, where the machine demonstrates its most powerful feat to date (and taxed it accordingly) by plunging from the sky and burrowing a tunnel straight through a mountain. |
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The Blue Tracer |
The Blue Tracer |
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| 4. no title (Johnny Doughboy) comic story, 1p |
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Johnny Doughboy |
Johnny Doughboy |
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Gags |
humor |
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1 |
1 |
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Bernard Dibble |
Bernard Dibble |
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Bernard Dibble |
Bernard Dibble |
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Bernard Dibble |
Bernard Dibble |
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Johnny Doughboy (first appearance) |
Johnny Doughboy (first appearance) |
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| 5. [Fifty Million Foes] (Phantom Clipper) comic story, 8p |
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Fifty Million Foes |
Fifty Million Foes |
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comic story |
comic story |
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Phantom Clipper |
Phantom Clipper |
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war |
war |
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8 |
8 |
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? |
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Fred Kida |
Fred Kida |
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Fred Kida |
Fred Kida |
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? |
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navy |
navy |
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| 6. The World's Dumbest Soldier (Private Dogtag) comic story, 9p |
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The World's Dumbest Soldier |
The World's Dumbest Soldier |
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comic story |
comic story |
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Private Dogtag |
Private Dogtag |
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humor |
humor |
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9 |
9 |
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Bart Tumey |
Bart Tumey |
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Bart Tumey |
Bart Tumey |
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Bart Tumey |
Bart Tumey |
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Private Dogtag (first appearance); Voodini (first appearance; villain); Cameo: Winston Churchill (cameo) |
Private Dogtag (first appearance); Voodini (first appearance; villain); Cameo: Winston Churchill (cameo) |
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| 7. Bill Hatch--Hero (no feature) text story, 2p |
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Bill Hatch--Hero |
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typeset |
typeset |
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| 8. [The Chumps and the Chetniks] (Shot and Shell) comic story, 4p |
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The Chumps and the Chetniks |
The Chumps and the Chetniks |
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comic story |
comic story |
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Shot and Shell |
Shot and Shell |
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aviation |
aviation |
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4 |
4 |
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No |
| Script |
Klaus Nordling |
Klaus Nordling |
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Klaus Nordling |
Klaus Nordling |
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Klaus Nordling |
Klaus Nordling |
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| 9. Life-Line To the East (Secret War News) comic story, 8p |
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Life-Line To the East |
Life-Line To the East |
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comic story |
comic story |
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Secret War News |
Secret War News |
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non-fiction; war |
non-fiction; war |
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8 |
8 |
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No |
| Script |
Al McWilliams |
Al McWilliams |
| No Script |
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| Pencils |
Al McWilliams |
Al McWilliams |
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Al McWilliams |
Al McWilliams |
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? |
? |
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? |
? |
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| 10. [Destroying the Destroyers] (Pacific Patrol) comic story, 1p |
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Destroying the Destroyers |
Destroying the Destroyers |
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comic story |
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Pacific Patrol |
Pacific Patrol |
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war |
war |
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1 |
1 |
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No |
| Script |
Al McWilliams |
Al McWilliams |
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Al McWilliams |
Al McWilliams |
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Al McWilliams |
Al McWilliams |
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? |
? |
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? |
? |
| No Letters |
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navy |
navy |
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