Blackhawk #252 [Newsstand]
(November 1982)

DC, 1957 Series
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Volume
31
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1982-08-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893112111
Editing
Dick Giordano (managing editor); Marv Wolfman (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from The Comic Reader #203.
This issue is a variant of Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #252 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

Nothing Can Stop... the War Wheel! (Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dave Cockrum (signed)
Inks
Dave Cockrum (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
C-141
Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero

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

Lego Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You're building for real.

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for the Lego Expert Builder Dune Buggy.
Inside front cover.

The War Wheel (Table of Contents: 2)

Blackhawk / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Evanier
Pencils
Dan Spiegle
Inks
Dan Spiegle
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
Carrie McCarthy

Job Number
J-8441
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A screening room... Someplace...
Genre
adventure; military; war; aviation; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Domino (introduction)

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

Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now Bubble Yum is super yum

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Bubble Yum bubble gum.

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We are looking for a few good boys and girls...

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Grit newspaper sales kit.

Tyco Magnum 440 (Table of Contents: 5)

Tyco / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The fastest way to win!

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for the Tyco Magnum 440 toy race car.

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

Life Savers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Be a Life Savers flavor shooter!

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Life Savers candy.

A Dungeons & Dragons Adventure (Table of Contents: 7)

TSR Hobbies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Our story: attempting to rescue their mentor, our heroes are caught by a sudden avalanche!

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for the Dungeons & Dragons Basic and Expert sets.

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

Remco Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sgt. Rock is on the move in 82!
Characters
Sgt. Rock

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for the Sgt. Rock action figure from Remco.

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 9)

S. Schwarz & Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for the following products: Howard D. Rogofsky comic book catalog; All-Pro-Star fighting game; C.B. Moore cartoon rug catalog; Nashville Music Productions; Robert Bell comic book catalog; Merrell Science catalog; Jeff Rudolph original art catalog; New Physique muscle building kit; Empire Comics comic bags; Charles Atlas dynamic tension booklet; Gamers home video game fan club; Pendulum body building club booklet; Golden State Comics comic book catalog; Glen Oak comic book catalog; Wendan comic book catalog; K&R Comics comic book catalog; Tall-Up increase height information; March of Dimes; The Rise of the Chosen fantasy adventure game; courses from American School; cartooning instruction from Donnar Publications.

DC is on the Move! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Brian Bolland; Dave Cockrum; Jan Duursema; Dick Giordano ?
Inks
Brian Bolland; Dave Cockrum; Jan Duursema; Dick Giordano ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The new DC. We're on the move in '82.

Indexer Notes

Promotional advertisement for the following series: Camelot 3000; Arion, Lord of Atlantis; Supergirl; Blackhawk.
Advertisement is printed landscape.

[The Careers of Dan Spiegle and Mark Evanier] (Table of Contents: 11)

Blackhawk Bylines / letters page / 1.25 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Evanier
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-1134
First Line of Dialogue or Text
'Well, Marv," I said to my new editor (Len Wein having set a new record for giving up fast on supervising my scripts)...

Indexer Notes

Information on the careers to date of Dan Spiegle and Mark Evanier.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

DC Coming Comics / in-house column / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Promotional blurbs for DC comics on sale 1982-08-12 and 1982-08-19.

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

Kidco / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Triple free offer!!!

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Kidco toy cars.
Inside back cover.

Frogger Video Game Cartridge (Table of Contents: 14)

Parker Brothers Games / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We hopped Frogger out of the arcade.

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for the Frogger video game cartridge for Atari from Parker Brothers.
Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Nothing Can Stop... the War Wheel!
    Blackhawk
  2. 1. ["You're building for real."]
    Lego Toys
  3. 2. The War Wheel
    Blackhawk
  4. 3. ["Now Bubble Yum is super yum"]
    Bubble Yum
  5. 4. ["We are looking for a few good boys and girls..."]
    Grit Newspaper
  6. 5. Tyco Magnum 440
    Tyco
  7. 6. ["Be a Life Savers flavor shooter!"]
    Life Savers
  8. 7. A Dungeons & Dragons Adventure
    TSR Hobbies
  9. 8. ["Sgt. Rock is on the move in 82!"]
    Remco Toys
  10. 9. Write Right Now!
    S. Schwarz & Co.
  11. 10. DC is on the Move!
  12. 11. [The Careers of Dan Spiegle and Mark Evanier]
    Blackhawk Bylines
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    DC Coming Comics
  14. 13. ["Triple free offer!!!"]
    Kidco
  15. 14. Frogger Video Game Cartridge
    Parker Brothers Games
This issue was modified by
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Nuno Miranda
  • Jim Van Dore