Blackhawk
#169
(February 1962)
DC,
1957 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1961-12-12
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical 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.
Trap of the Timeless Creatures!
Blackhawk / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Andre; Chuck; Hendrickson; Olaf; Stanislaus; Chop-Chop]
[no title indexed]
DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Boys and Girls:
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Letter to the readers explaining the price increase to 12 cents.
The Sinister Hunts of Mr. Safari
Blackhawk / comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- adventure; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Andre; Chuck; Hendrickson; Olaf; Stanislaus; Chop-Chop]; Mr. Safari (villain)
- Synopsis
- Mr. Safari approaches crimes like the leader of a safari into dangerous territory.
- Keywords
- armored truck; deadfall trap; museum; snare; zoo
A Fantastic New Adventure...Beneath the Earth!
Cave Carson; The Brave and the Bold / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- adventure
Indexer Notes
Promo for The Brave and the Bold #40, featuring Cave Carson. "On sale everywhere Dec. 21st."
[no title indexed]
Doctor Rocket / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We've circled the earth.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Doctor Rocket
- Synopsis
- Dr. Rocket's wife gives him a message while he's in orbit.
- Keywords
- spaceship
Another Giant Batman Collection!
Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Batman; Robin
Indexer Notes
Promo for Batman Annual #2 "on sale everywhere."
Let Science Serve You!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils
- Morris Waldinger ?; Tom Nicolosi ?
- Inks
- Morris Waldinger ?; Tom Nicolosi ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- Facts about scientific discoveries and a reminder to have an annual physical to take advantage of advances in medicine.
Indexer Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
Promo for House of Mystery #119, Challengers of the Unknown #24; and Tales of the Unexpected #69, with covers depicted.
Weird Flights Over the Pacific
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Strange stories of one man surviving in a damaged bomber over the Philippines in 1943 and the disappearance of the crew of blimp near San Francisco in 1942.
- Keywords
- blimp; bomber; Philippines; San Francisco; World War II
Trap of the Timeless Creatures
Blackhawk / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction; aviation; military; superhero
- Characters
- Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Andre; Chuck; Hendrickson; Olaf; Stanislaus; Chop-Chop]
- Synopsis
- The Blackhawks investigate an "Island of Monsters," where strange petrified creatures suddenly come to life and attack them.
- Keywords
- aliens; geyser; island; jets; monsters; spaceship
Indexer Notes
Cover story.
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- Script
- Jack Liebowitz
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
average sales: 305,000
Watch for the Fourth Superman Annual!
Superman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Superman
Indexer Notes
Promo for Superman Annual #4, with cover depicted.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Trap of the Timeless Creatures!
Blackhawk -
1.
["Dear Boys and Girls:"]
DC Comics -
2.
The Sinister Hunts of Mr. Safari
Blackhawk -
3.
A Fantastic New Adventure...Beneath the Earth!
Cave Carson; The Brave and the Bold -
4.
["We've circled the earth."]
Doctor Rocket -
5.
Another Giant Batman Collection!
Batman Annual -
6.
Let Science Serve You!
-
7.
Hendrickson's Super-Substitute
Blackhawk -
8.
Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
DC Comics -
9.
[no title indexed]
Bomb Sight -
10.
Agile Pronghorn
Let's Go Hunting! -
11.
Weird Flights Over the Pacific
-
12.
Trap of the Timeless Creatures
Blackhawk -
13.
[no title indexed]
-
14.
Watch for the Fourth Superman Annual!
Superman Annual -
15.
[no title indexed]
100 Toy Soldiers -
16.
[no title indexed]
Best Values Coins and Currency -
17.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
18.
[no title indexed]
Revolutionary War Soldiers -
19.
[no title indexed]
Frontier Cabin
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- Nick Caputo
- Gregory Fischer
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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