Blackhawk #109

(February 1957)

The Avalanche King (Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dick Dillin

Inks:

Charles Cuidera

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; war

Characters:

Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Stan; Chuck; Hendrickson; Olaf; Chop Chop; Andre]; 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.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Blackhawk (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #21 ([Circa 1965-1966])
• in Showcase Presents Blackhawk (DC, 2008 series) #1 ([October] 2008) [black and white]

["Ah, nature -- sweet nature!"] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Shorty

Winter Sports Champions of the World (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Ruben Moreira

Inks:

Ruben Moreira

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

fact; sports

Synopsis:

highlights of the 1956 Winter Olympics

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

Blackhawk the Sorcerer (Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dick Dillin

Inks:

Charles Cuidera

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp ?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; war

Characters:

Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Chuck; Andre; Stan; Olaf; Hendrickson; Chop Chop]

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.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Blackhawk (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #21 ([Circa 1965-1966])
• in Showcase Presents Blackhawk (DC, 2008 series) #1 ([October] 2008) [black and white]

["Imagine! Professor Zilch lived one whole year..."] (Table of Contents)

Professor Eureka / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Professor Eureka

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #288 (May 1962)
• in Bomba the Jungle Boy (DC, 1967 series) #3 (January-February 1968)

Strangest Citizen of the Sea (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

The Raid on Blackhawk Island (Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Wood

Pencils:

Dick Dillin

Inks:

Charles Cuidera

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; war

Characters:

Blackhawks [Blackhawk [also as The Question Mark]; Chuck; Andre; Olaf; Chop Chop; Stanislaus; Hendrickson; 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.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Blackhawk (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #21 ([Circa 1965-1966])
• in The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) #[nn] ([October] 1990)
• in The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1992 series) #[nn] ([October] 1990)
• in Showcase Presents Blackhawk (DC, 2008 series) #1 ([October] 2008) [black and white]

["I've got the afternoon off!"] (Table of Contents)

Charlie Cannonball / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Charlie Cannonball