Blackhawk #141
(October 1959)

DC, 1957 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1959-08-13
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.; World Color Press
Editing
Jack Schiff (editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration. Publishing address listed as 2nd and Dickey Sts., Sparta, Ill. which is the World Color Press printing plant confirming they are the printer.

The Nine Lives of the Cat-Man! (Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Chuck Cuidera
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
adventure; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Hendrickson; Andre]; Cat-Man
Reprints

Record Your Voice at Home (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Crimes of the Captive Masterminds (Table of Contents: 2)

Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Chuck Cuidera
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; science fiction; aviation; military; superhero
Characters
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Andre; Hendrickson; Olaf; Chop-Chop; Stanislaus; Chuck (cameo)]; Crime Commander
Synopsis
The Crime Commander kidnaps leading scientists and forces them to create weapons for his ball-shaped Crime Fort.
Keywords
jets; morse code; parachutes; remote-control; scientists

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

Colorfoto Natural Color Photos / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

40 Foreign and American Cars / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

It's Fun to Learn! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Ted teaches Billy and Steve about levers while they are cleaning up a vacant lot, touting the value of science class.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

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

Ollie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I filled up the tub for you.
Genre
humor
Characters
Ollie
Synopsis
Ollie tells his nephew to take a bath
Reprints
Keywords
bath

The Blackhawk Housekeeper (Table of Contents: 7)

Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Chuck; Hendrickson; Stanislaus; Andre; Olaf; Chop-Chop]; Aunt Gretchen (Hendrickson's aunt); Big Boy Nelson
Synopsis
Hendrickson brings his Aunt Gretchen to visit Blackhawk Island, but she doesn't fit in with the Blackhawk's routine.
Reprints
Keywords
Blackhawk Island; Flying Tank; jets; parachutes

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

Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Chief Hot Foot good hunting guide!
Genre
humor
Characters
Chief Hot Foot
Synopsis
Chief Hot Foot spots smoke signals that tell him his wigwam is on fire.
Reprints
Keywords
smoke signals

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Surprise for a Spy (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
spy
Characters
Lt. Burt Winfield
Synopsis
During World War II, an Australian soldier has to prevent microfilm of Japanese installations from being stolen from him.
Keywords
Australia; geckos; microfilm; spy; World War II

The Nine Lives of the Cat-Man (Table of Contents: 12)

Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Chuck Cuidera
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Andre; Hendrickson; Stanislaus; Chuck; Olaf; Chop-Chop (cameo)]; The Cat-Man
Synopsis
The Cat-Man takes reckless chances to commit crimes because he was given eight extra lives by witch doctor.
Keywords
jets; parachutes

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

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

150 Civil War Soldiers! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Nine Lives of the Cat-Man!
    Blackhawk
  2. 1. Record Your Voice at Home
    Honor House Products
  3. 2. The Crimes of the Captive Masterminds
    Blackhawk
  4. 3. ["First time ever"]
    Colorfoto Natural Color Photos
  5. 4. ["40 foreign and American cars only $1"]
    40 Foreign and American Cars
  6. 5. It's Fun to Learn!
  7. 6. ["I filled up the tub for you."]
    Ollie
  8. 7. The Blackhawk Housekeeper
    Blackhawk
  9. 8. ["Chief Hot Foot good hunting guide!"]
    Chief Hot Foot
  10. 9. ["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..."]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  11. 10. ["Given! Premiums or cash given!"]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  12. 11. Surprise for a Spy
  13. 12. The Nine Lives of the Cat-Man
    Blackhawk
  14. 13. ["Everything you need to enjoy stamp collecting..."]
    Zenith Stamps
  15. 14. ["Do you want spending money?"]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  16. 15. ["In 15 minutes I'll prove you can have a rugged, virile, he-man body!"]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  17. 16. 150 Civil War Soldiers!
    150 Civil War Soldiers
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore