Blackhawk #33
([early 1960s])

Thorpe & Porter, 1956 Series
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Price
1/- [0-1-0 GBP]
Pages
68
On-sale Date
196? ?
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Strato Publications Ltd.
Brand
TP
Printer
Printed in England by Love & Malcolmson Ltd.
Editing
?

Marauders from Mercury! (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
Reprints

How 'Dreamy Dan' Became the Man of Her Dreams! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Marauders from Mercury (Table of Contents: 2)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Chuck Cuidera
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

The Menace of the Smoke-Master (Table of Contents: 3)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Chuck Cuidera
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

Siege of Blackhawk Island (Table of Contents: 4)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Chuck Cuidera
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

Sounds in the Night (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Henry Addison Sr.; Henry Addison Jr.
Reprints

Earth's Strangest Salesman (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Letters
John Duffy ?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Mr. Wilson; Charlie; Harry; The Vaarks
Synopsis
Aliens are using a salesman to plant weapons on Earth, but when a man throws the salesman out, the salesman suddenly recalls the aliens' plans and stops an invasion.
Reprints

The Man with the Double Destiny (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ely
Inks
Bill Ely
Letters
Pat Gordon

Characters
Mr. Clyde; Andor Verrill; Wakora
Synopsis
When Mr. Clyde discovers that he has been hired to guide gun runner Verrill through the Peruvian jungle, he refuses to help him. But he doesn't know that Verrill has enlisted a witch doctor, so that whatever happens to Verrill happens to Clyde.
Reprints
Keywords
Gran Pajonal; Peru

The Stone Sentinels of Giant Island (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby
Letters
Milt Snapinn ?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Professor Spears; Morgan; Drew; Harry
Synopsis
A scientific expedition comes across an unknown island with stone statues resembling those on Easter Island. After one of the statues comes to life, Professor Spears deciphers an tablet and discovers that the statues are sentries for an ancient alien base under the island. Luckily, the tablet also tells the scientists how to deactivate the sentries, and they are able to escape before the island submerges.
Reprints
Keywords
monster; Pacific Ocean

Indexer Notes

The stone sentinels, created by aliens, are similar to the giant stone heads of Easter Island, as cited in the story. Kirby would reuse the design in the first appearance of Thor, Journey into Mystery #83, as The Stone Men of Saturn.

The Human Time Machine! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Manny Stallman
Inks
John Giunta
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Throwback World! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
John Giunta
Inks
John Giunta
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Feeling Sane, Healthy, Fit? (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Classics Illustrated (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Marauders from Mercury!
    Blackhawk
  2. 1. How 'Dreamy Dan' Became the Man of Her Dreams!
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  3. 2. The Marauders from Mercury
    Blackhawk
  4. 3. The Menace of the Smoke-Master
    Blackhawk
  5. 4. Siege of Blackhawk Island
    Blackhawk
  6. 5. Sounds in the Night
  7. 6. Earth's Strangest Salesman
  8. 7. The Man with the Double Destiny
  9. 8. The Stone Sentinels of Giant Island
  10. 9. The Human Time Machine!
  11. 10. Throwback World!
  12. 11. Feeling Sane, Healthy, Fit?
  13. 12. Classics Illustrated
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Doug Brain
  • Gary Henderson
  • Ramon Schenk