Blackhawk #239

(February-March 1968)

The Killer That Time Forgot! (Table of Contents: 1)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Haney

Pencils

Dick Dillin

Inks

Chuck Cuidera

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Die, verdamnt Blackhawks!

Genre

adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero

Characters

The Blackhawks: Blackhawk; Dr. Hands [Chop-Chop]; The Golden Centurion [Stanislaus]; Lady Blackhawk [Zinda Blake]; The Leaper [Olaf]; The Listener [Chuck]; M'sieu Machine [Andre]; The Weapons-Master [Hendrickson]
Iron Hammer; townsfolk; fake Blackhawks

Synopsis

Iron Hammer, who has been in suspended animation under a glacier, does not realize that World War II is over. He attacks Blackhawk imposters, then sets out to find his old enemies once he discovers his mistake.

Reprints

• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #12 (février 1971) [N&B [B&W]]

Keywords

Imposter; Nazi

The Killer That Time Forgot! Part Two (Table of Contents: 2)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Haney

Pencils

Dick Dillin

Inks

Chuck Cuidera

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Now, in the brains of each of the Magnificent 7, the same image burns -- when the New Blackhawk Era was years in the future -- and as seven swashbuckling fighters, they were a small army in World War II -- and of one day in the mountains of Nazi Germany

Genre

adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero

Characters

The Blackhawks: Blackhawk; Doctor Hands [Chop-Chop]; The Golden Centurion [Stanislaus]; The Leaper [Olaf]; The Listener [Chuck]; M'sieu Machine [Andre]; The Weapons-Master [Hendrickson]
Iron Hammer; townsfolk

Synopsis

The Blackhawks pursue Iron Hammer, slowing him down, but forcing them to drop out wounded one after another.

Reprints

• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #12 (février 1971) [N&B [B&W]]

Keywords

Nazi

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

Blackhawk Bylines / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

With this issue featuring the Blackhawks in their 'old' uniforms, let's read a few comments on the subject of uniforms.

Indexer Notes

Letters from John W. McCarty, Jerry B. Stolken, John Gallagher, Bryon Pride, George Dolack, John Sinclair, and Tim Miller.

The Killer That Time Forgot! Part Three (Table of Contents: 4)

Blackhawk / comic story / 6.5 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Haney

Pencils

Dick Dillin

Inks

Chuck Cuidera

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Chop-Chop (alias Dr. Hands) moves lightly as a cat over the glacier's icy crust -- his every sense as alert as a cat...

Genre

adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero

Characters

The Blackhawks: Blackhawk; Doctor Hands [Chop-Chop]; The Golden Centurion [Stanislaus]; The Leaper [Olaf]; The Listener [Chuck]; M'sieu Machine [Andre]; The Weapons-Master [Hendrickson]
Iron Hammer

Synopsis

Iron Hammer delusionally tries to reach Hitler, and report his success in killing the Blackhawks. When the Blackhawks confront him in their original uniforms, he tries once more to kill them, and accidentally kills himself.

Reprints

• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #12 (février 1971) [N&B [B&W]]

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

Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

End of the Line! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 3.5 pages (report information)

Script

John Reed

Pencils

Gene Colan

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jack Green spent all of his life trying to be first at everything -- from crossing a new bridge -- to getting tickets for the World Series!

Genre

war

Characters

Jack Green; sergeant; German soldiers; American soldiers

Synopsis

Jack Green is always first in civilian life, but consistently comes in last in the army. He's the first in his unit to be captured, but fights his way free and becomes the first to haul down the Nazi flag.

Reprints

• from Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #12 (July 1953)

Keywords

Nazi; World War II

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Colors

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Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Job Number

6600

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gosh, Dad, I don't have any fine sandpaper...

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Dad; son

Synopsis

Dad suggests using a matchbook striker as fine sandpaper.

Indexer Notes

Comics-form activity. Idea from Joe Ingoglia, Plattekill, N.Y.