Blackhawk
#115
(August 1957)
DC,
1957 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1957-06-04
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (sourced) (editor); Murray Boltinoff (sourced) (editor); George Kashdan (sourced) (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Creature of Blackhawk Island!
Blackhawk / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Chop Chop; Chuck; Hendrickson; Olaf; Blackhawk; Andre; Stan
- Reprints
-
in Blackhawk (Thorpe & Porter, 1956 series) #14 (1956) -
in Showcase Presents: Blackhawk (DC, 2008 series) #1 ([December] 2008) [black and white]
-
Yogi Berra Homers in the 9th - Wins Big Game!
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson (signed as R. T.)
- Inks
- Ray Thompson (signed as R. T.)
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- ?
Indexer Notes
Sold by Wilson Chemical Co.
Inside front cover.
The Tyrant's Return
Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- The Blackhawks: Chop Chop; Chuck; Hendrickson; Olaf
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Andre; Stan]; Adolf Hitler [von Henkle]; Gustave Breck - Synopsis
- When Hendrickson stumbles on a Hitler impersonator, he is injured and awakens believing himself to be the Nazi dictator, so the Blackhawks must restore his memory and discover the reason for the original masquerade.
- Reprints
- in Blackhawk (Thorpe & Porter, 1956 series) #14 (1956)
- in Showcase Presents: Blackhawk (DC, 2008 series) #1 ([December] 2008) [black and white]
-
Indexer Notes
Bernstein script per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-quality-writer-comes-to-dc.html.
Earn While You Learn!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- Steve shows his friend Walt that having a summer job has several advantages.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
[no title indexed]
Lem 'n Lime / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hmm -- very interesting!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Lem; Lime
- Reprints
Blackie Goes Wild
Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- The Blackhawks: Chop Chop; Chuck; Hendrickson; Olaf
Blackie; Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Andre; Stan]; Professor Costa; Colonel Gomez - Synopsis
- When Blackie abandons his training and joins a flock of hawks in migration, the Blackhawks follow him to the island of San Durango, where they happen across a revolt which they help to stop.
- Reprints
- in Miracle Man (Thorpe & Porter, 1965 series) #11
- in Blackhawk (Thorpe & Porter, 1956 series) #14 (1956)
-
in Blackhawk Comic (Young's Merchandising Company, 1948 series) #104 ([August 1957]) - in Showcase Presents: Blackhawk (DC, 2008 series) #1 ([December] 2008) [black and white]
-
Indexer Notes
Bernstein script per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-quality-writer-comes-to-dc.html.
[no title indexed]
Hy Wire / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That's enough practicing for today!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hy Wire
- Reprints
- in Blackhawk (Thorpe & Porter, 1956 series) #14 (1956)
- in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #101 (December 1962)
-
in Rommets Helter (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1965 series) #4/1965 (1965)
-
[no title indexed]
Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Young man --
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Jerry the Jitterbug; Jerry's dad
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #146 (November 1949)
-
The Creature on Blackhawk Island
Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- The Blackhawks: Chop Chop; Chuck; Hendrickson; Olaf
Blackie; Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Andre; Stan; ] - Synopsis
- A giant hand from another dimension materializes on Blackhawk Island.
- Reprints
- in Blackhawk (Thorpe & Porter, 1956 series) #14 (1956)
- in Showcase Presents: Blackhawk (DC, 2008 series) #1 ([December] 2008) [black and white]
-
[no title indexed]
Build Your Own Cannon / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Sold by Josely Co.
Junior Sales Club Batting Tips
Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Creature of Blackhawk Island!
Blackhawk -
1.
Yogi Berra Homers in the 9th - Wins Big Game!
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve -
2.
The Tyrant's Return
Blackhawk -
3.
[no title indexed]
Garcelon Stamps -
4.
Earn While You Learn!
-
5.
["Hmm -- very interesting!"]
Lem 'n Lime -
6.
Blackie Goes Wild
Blackhawk -
7.
["That's enough practicing for today!"]
Hy Wire -
8.
["Young man --"]
Jerry the Jitterbug -
9.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
10.
Photo Finish
-
11.
The Creature on Blackhawk Island
Blackhawk -
12.
[no title indexed]
100 Toy Soldiers -
13.
[no title indexed]
Build Your Own Cannon -
14.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns -
15.
Junior Sales Club Batting Tips
Junior Sales Club of America Cards -
16.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Nick Caputo
- Gregory Fischer
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Allen Ross
- Jim Van Dore
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