Blackhawk #34

No One Will Insult Eddie Again! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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The Isle of Giants (Table of Contents: 2)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Dillin

Inks

Chuck Cuidera

Letters

Ira Schnapp ?

Genre

adventure; science fiction; aviation; military; superhero

Characters

Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Hendrickson; Chop Chop; Andre; Chuck; Olaf; Stanislaus]; Dr. Vokar

Synopsis

The Blackhawks track Dr. Vokar and his henchmen Hack and Frisco to a Carribean Island. But the three flee into the stormy ocean rather than be captured. When they're shipwrecked on a deserted island, they find that eating the fruit grown there causes them to grow into giants, which the Blackhawks discover when they follow them there.

Keywords

Carribean; giants; island; jets; raft

The Weapons That Backfired (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; Chuck; Chop-Chop; Stanislaus; Andre; Olaf]; Baron Kram

Synopsis

Once a year, in conjunction with the "Inventor's Club," the Blackhawks test out new inventions that may lend themselves to industrial use, such as the Flying Buzz-Saw, or the Mechanical Caterpillar, or the Radio Man, a giant robot. Hearing reports of strange goings on, a group of reporters discover the testing. Shortly after, the machines are stolen by Baron Kram and his henchmen, who proceed to test the machines in their own way.

Keywords

Blackhawk Island; inventions; jets; parachutes; robot; ship

The Invalid Blackhawk (Table of Contents: 4)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Dillin

Inks

Chuck Cuidera

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero

Characters

Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Andre; Hendrickson; Chop Chop; Stanislaus; Olaf; Chuck]; Missile Marauders

Synopsis

While stopping a robbery, Blackhawk is injured and must be confined to a wheelchair for a few weeks. But when an ordinary wheelchair won't allow him to continue to lead the team, he has a new wheelchair designed, suitable for the leader of the Blackhawks.

Keywords

cable car; jets; submarine; swamp; wheelchair

War Cart to Tank! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; war

Synopsis

History of the evolution of the tank in war from Greece to World War I.

Decision in the Desert (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Letters

typeset

Genre

war

Characters

Akompi

Synopsis

A British officer in the African desert is guided through a mine field by a spy due to a native superstition.

Keywords

African; British; desert; superstition

The Baffling Bargains (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Lee Elias

Inks

Lee Elias

Letters

?

Editing

Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff; George Kashdan

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Professor John Slater; alien (unnamed)

Keywords

aliens; linotype machine; newspaper; radium

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “House of Mystery” banner removed from every page of story. p. 3: words “corner drugstore” changed to “chemist shop”. p. 4: words “less than Ten Dollars” changed to “less than a Pound” and “what in blazes did you do” changed to “what the devil did you do”. Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 8 pages instead of 7.67.

The Atom Detective (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Ely

Inks

Bill Ely

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This sheet of paper contains the evidence I need to free an innocent man!

Genre

crime

Characters

Vic Randall; Ted Trent; Lober; Tony; Frisco

Maritime Magician (Table of Contents: 9)

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Script

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The year was 1650.

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Wakambo

The Beast That Slept 1,000 Years (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Meskin

Inks

George Roussos

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

No, no! Don't attack, fighter pilots!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Carl Thornton; Blake

Indexer Notes

Cover story.

The Underworld Sorcerer (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Characters

Rocky Martin

Synopsis

Rocky Martin, crime boss, has been deported, but still maintains his underworld ties. While in Europe, he runs into the last in a line of sorcerers and believes he's found his ticket back to the States and his empire.

The Menacing Pet from Pluto! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Nick Cardy

Inks

Nick Cardy

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Herb; Mortie; Charlie

Synopsis

An expedition finds freezing cold weather in the tropics. The cause appears to be a strange alien creature that seemingly escaped from a crashed ship and left behind the unconscious ship's captain. It's up to the expedition to find a way to stop the creature.

Keywords

Big-Game Hunter

Feeling Sane, Healthy, Fit? (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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Classics Illustrated (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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