Blackhawk #136
(May 1959)

DC, 1957 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1959-03-10
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Jack Schiff (editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Marauders from Mercury! (Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Chuck Cuidera
Colors
Jack Adler ?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawk; Chop Chop; Andre; Stanislaus; Chuck; Olaf; Hendrickson; Jorgl
Reprints

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

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Menace of the Smoke-Master (Table of Contents: 2)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Chuck Cuidera
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Hendrickson; Chop Chop; Andre; Olaf; Chuck; Stanislaus]; Smoke-Master
Synopsis
The Blackhawks track down the Smoke-Master, who has developed several different ways of using smoke to commit crimes.
Reprints

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Man Who Conquered Time! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Rip Hunter... Time Master / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself? (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Betsy tells young Bobby that he should keep his room neater but realizes that she has the same problem.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Later appears in DC comics cover-dated March 1966.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Ollie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wake up, Ollie!
Genre
humor
Characters
Ollie

Siege of Blackhawk Island (Table of Contents: 7)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Chuck Cuidera
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Olaf; Andre; Hendrickson; Chop Chop; Stanislaus; Chuck]
Synopsis
Smugglers, caught in a sudden storm, lose their boat and are cast ashore on Blackhawk Island while the team is away. To recover their headquarters, the Blackhawks must attack their own base.
Reprints

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

Tootsie Roll Pop / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Sounds in the Night (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Reprints

Fantastic! Mysterious! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
H'lo Herby. Walking home?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Pete; Herby
Reprints

[Clyde Beatty and Cole Bros Circus at Palisades Amusement Park] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Marauders from Mercury (Table of Contents: 13)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Chuck Cuidera
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Hendrickson; Olaf; Chuck; Stanislaus; Andre; Chop Chop]; D'lor; Jorgl
Synopsis
The Blackhawks have a close encounter of the Mercurian kind when they rescue Diplomat D'Lor from his pursuers. Things go well until they discover that the pursuers are actually the Mercurian authorities and D'Lor is an escaped criminal.
Reprints

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

Tootsie Roll Fudge / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Joe Weider / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Marauders from Mercury!
    Blackhawk
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Co.
  3. 2. The Menace of the Smoke-Master
    Blackhawk
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. The Man Who Conquered Time!
    Rip Hunter... Time Master
  6. 5. Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself?
  7. 6. ["Wake up, Ollie!"]
    Ollie
  8. 7. Siege of Blackhawk Island
    Blackhawk
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Pop
  10. 9. Sounds in the Night
  11. 10. Fantastic! Mysterious!
    Tomahawk
  12. 11. ["H'lo Herby. Walking home?"]
    Little Pete
  13. 12. [Clyde Beatty and Cole Bros Circus at Palisades Amusement Park]
    Palisades Amusement Park
  14. 13. The Marauders from Mercury
    Blackhawk
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Fudge
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamp Co.
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Joe Weider
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Junior Sales Club of America
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Tristan Lapoussière
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore