Blackhawk
#17
(1956)
Thorpe & Porter,
1956 Series
- Price
- 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- On-sale Date
- 1956
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Strato Publications Ltd.
- Editing
- Jack Schiff (editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor); ? (reprint editor)
The Perils of Ulysses!
Blackhawk / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Blackhawk [Bart Hawk]; Andre; Olaf Bjornson; Chuck Wilson; Hans Hendrickson; Stanislaus; Chop-Chop
- Reprints
-
from Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #120 (January 1958)
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Novelty Bargains from Ellesdons
advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ellesdons novelties ad; indicia
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover
The Perils of Ulysses
Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Blackhawk [Bart Hawk]; Andre; Olaf Bjornson; Chuck Wilson; Hans Hendrickson; Stanislaus; Chop-Chop; The Professor
- Synopsis
- The Professor lures the Blackhawks to a mysterious island, where they defeat mechanical versions of the perils that Ulysses faced on his Odyssey.
- Reprints
- from Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #120 (January 1958)
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The Junior Blackhawk
Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Blackhawk [Bart Hawk]; Andre; Olaf Bjornson; Chuck Wilson; Hans Hendrickson; Stanislaus; Chop-Chop; Junior Johnson
- Synopsis
- Junior Johnson wants to join the Blackhawks and helps them out, then realizes that he's too young.
- Reprints
- from Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #120 (January 1958)
-
Wanted: A Teen-Age Code
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; teen
- Synopsis
- Dave crashes Sally Perkins' party, then apologizes and proposes to write a teen-age code of behavior.
Indexer Notes
PSA in DC January 1958 books
Battle Report
text story / 1 page
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Capt. Baker; Lt. Near; Madame Deplessis
- Synopsis
- Capt. Baker, Lt. Near and Madame Deplessis fight the Nazis in the Netherlands.
The Challenge of the Wizard
Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Blackhawk [Bart Hawk]; Andre; Olaf Bjornson; Chuck Wilson; Hans Hendrickson; Stanislaus; Chop-Chop; The Wizard [Alec Royer]; Carl Pierce; Kan-Du
- Synopsis
- The Blackhawks defeat master illusionist The Wizard and his gang.
- Reprints
- from Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #120 (January 1958)
-
The Wizard of San Marco
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Carlos Smith
- Synopsis
- Carlos Smith, a half-alien living in San Marco, is rescued from suspicious townspeople by his alien half-brother, but chooses to remain on Earth.
- Reprints
- from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #7 (November-December 1957)
-
Teddy Roosevelt, Guardian of Nature
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Synopsis
- Theodore Roosevelt established forest preserves, national parks and wildlife sanctuaries.
Indexer Notes
PSA in DC November 1957 books
I Built the Toys of Doom
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Peter Rogers [Mr. Smith]; Joe Wheeler
- Synopsis
- Peter Rogers, a banker, has amnesia that gives him precognition of the future. As Mr. Smith, he builds mechanical toys that appear to cause the disasters that he predicts.
- Reprints
- from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #7 (November-December 1957)
-
The Strange Revenge of Lucius Gallus
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Charles Peters; Larry Gales
- Synopsis
- Larry Gales, an actor, is taken over by the spirit of his ancestor, Lucius Gallus, to defeat his ancient enemy Cassius Petronius.
- Reprints
- from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #7 (November-December 1957)
-
The Mountain of Missing People
text story / 1 page
- Script
- George Kashdan
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- People go mysteriously missing on Glastonbury Mountain near Bennington, Vermont.
- Reprints
- from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #7 (November-December 1957)
-
The Island of the Enchantress!
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Captain Ross; Professor Elliot [also called Ward]; Pete
- Synopsis
- When a plane crash-lands on a mysterious island, chemicals from the plane and a lagoon cause changes in living tissue that resemble the tale of Circe.
- Reprints
- from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #7 (November-December 1957)
-
Assignment in Eternity!
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Professor Colby
- Synopsis
- Professor Colby travels from 2062 to 1957 to harvest nitrogen-fixing bacteria and save the future Earth.
- Reprints
- from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #83 (August 1957)
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The Volcanic Man
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Dr. Harlow
- Synopsis
- A volcanic man emerges from underground to help the people on the Earth's surface avert a disastrous volcanic explosion.
- Reprints
- from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #83 (August 1957)
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Bargain for Stamp Collectors
advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for stamps from Broadway Approvals
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Perils of Ulysses!
Blackhawk -
1.
Novelty Bargains from Ellesdons
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2.
The Perils of Ulysses
Blackhawk -
3.
The Junior Blackhawk
Blackhawk -
4.
Wanted: A Teen-Age Code
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5.
Battle Report
-
6.
The Challenge of the Wizard
Blackhawk -
7.
The Wizard of San Marco
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8.
Teddy Roosevelt, Guardian of Nature
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9.
I Built the Toys of Doom
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10.
The Strange Revenge of Lucius Gallus
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11.
The Mountain of Missing People
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12.
The Island of the Enchantress!
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13.
Assignment in Eternity!
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14.
The Volcanic Man
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15.
Bargain for Stamp Collectors
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16.
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