Blackhawk #186
(July 1963)

DC, 1957 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1963-05-09
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)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Super-Blackhawks of the Secret Dimension! (Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Chuck Cuidera
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
adventure; science fiction; aviation; military; superhero
Characters
Blackhawks [Chuck; Chop-Chop; Hendrickson]; Mind Master

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

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Super-Blackhawks of the Secret Dimension (Table of Contents: 2)

Blackhawk / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
adventure; science fiction; aviation; military; superhero
Characters
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Chuck; Chop-Chop; Hendrickson; Olaf; Stanislaus; Andre]; Mind Master (villain); The Hoopster (villain); Dirg (villain)
Synopsis
Chuck, Chop-Chop, and Hendrickson are trapped in another dimension after taking outlaw Dirg back from Earth. The three have super-powers there and fight the Mind Master and his illusions. Meanwhile on Earth the other Blackhawks are trapped by the Hoopster.
Keywords
hoops; illusions; railroad; secret dimension; super-powers

Indexer Notes

Sequel to story in Blackhawk #185.

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

Showcase / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 0.67 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
These flowers haven't grown much...
Genre
humor
Characters
Moolah; Mrs. Moolah
Synopsis
Moolah decides to make it rain.
Keywords
flowers; laundry; magic

Indexer Notes

Comes after page eight of "The Super-Blackhawks of the Secret Dimension" story.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

A Tree Grows on Second Street (Table of Contents: 7)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
The Badger Club learns about the rules for planting trees along the streets in their town.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

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

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

207 Stamps (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Cameras That Stop Time! (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Article on high-speed motion picture cameras.

The Riddle of the Four Clues (Table of Contents: 11)

Blackhawk / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
adventure; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Andre; Chuck; Stanislaus; Hendrickson; Olaf; Chop-Chop]; Lady Blackhawk [Zinda]
Synopsis
Underworld boss King Keene dies in Monte Carlo, but leaves clues to a hidden cache of loot to two gangs. The Blackhawks intercept two clues and have to decipher them to beat the gangs to the cache.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

France; Monte Carlo; train; cave; jets; parachutes

Great Masterpieces (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

116 Planes of All Nations / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Convoy Terror (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Convoy Terror / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Task Force (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Task Force / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Super-Blackhawks of the Secret Dimension!
    Blackhawk
  2. 1. ["Hi! Boys and girls, here is your big chance..."]
    DC Comics
  3. 2. The Super-Blackhawks of the Secret Dimension
    Blackhawk
  4. 3. ["Meet the Sergeant most Generals would like to be..."]
    Showcase
  5. 4. ["These flowers haven't grown much..."]
    Moolah the Mystic
  6. 5. ["Try a tongue teaser!"]
    Tootsie Roll
  7. 6. ["Your eyes may play tricks... but not your taste!"]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  8. 7. A Tree Grows on Second Street
  9. 8. ["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..."]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  10. 9. 207 Stamps
    Zenith Stamps
  11. 10. Cameras That Stop Time!
  12. 11. The Riddle of the Four Clues
    Blackhawk
  13. 12. Great Masterpieces
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  14. 13. ["Fight global air battles with planes of all nations"]
    116 Planes of All Nations
  15. 14. Convoy Terror
    Convoy Terror
  16. 15. Task Force
    Task Force
  17. 16. ["Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age..."]
    American Body Building Club
  18. 17. ["Boys, girls, men, women..."]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore