Blackhawk #215
(December 1965)

DC, 1957 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1965-10-14
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
George Kashdan (editor)

Issue Notes

Copyright © National Periodical Publications, Inc., 1965.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Chuck Cuidera
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
One by one they've lost their senses!
Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Hendrickson; Stanislaus; Andre; Chuck; Olaf; Chop Chop]; Master of the Five Senses (villain)
Reprints

Builders of the Future (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Somewhere in Africa...
Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
UNESCO builds schools for children in Africa.
Keywords
UNESCO

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover. "Published as a public service in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly, coordinating organization for National Health, Welfare, and Recreation Agencies of the U. S."

Five Fears for the Blackhawks (Table of Contents: 2)

Blackhawk / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Hendrickson; Stanislaus; Andre; Chuck; Olaf; Chop Chop]; Master of the Five Senses (villain); Miss Marvelous (villain)
Synopsis
The Master of the Five Senses uses sound and sight to battle the Blackhawks and steal gems at a charity ball.
Reprints
Keywords
charity ball; disguise; illusions; jewels; sight; x-rays

Indexer Notes

The Miss Marvelous character talks in beatnik slang.

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

The Atom / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Tyco Toys / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Trik-Trak / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Five Fears for the Blackhawks, Part 2 (Table of Contents: 7)

Blackhawk / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Hendrickson; Stanislaus; Andre; Chuck; Olaf; Chop Chop]; Master of the Five Senses (villain); Miss Marvelous (villain)
Synopsis
Sight, smell, taste, sound, and touch are used as weapons against individual Blackhawks. An attempt by Blackhawk and Chop-Chop to capture the villain in the caverns of a volcano turns his robot helper into a monster. But the handicapped Blackhawks take advantage of their disabilities to overcome both the monster and the villain.
Reprints
Keywords
blindness; deafness; diamonds; monster; perfume; robot; volcano

Ultra the Multi-Alien (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Ultra the Multi-Alien; Mystery in Space / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Blackhawk Bylines / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Blackhawk Trade Center with letters from Charles Aman, Anthony Duplessis, David Mark Scott, Tim Van Beek, Lonnie Bonvillion, Patricia Britt, Mike Bennett, Tim Horton, Henry Dietz, Harris Leiter, Jim Brewer, George Wirth and Tommy Spencer listing Blackhawk comics wanted or for sale.

Olaf's One-Man Circus (Table of Contents: 10)

Blackhawk Detached Service Diary / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Chuck Cuidera (signed as Cuidera)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Olaf; Blackhawk (host)
Synopsis
Olaf takes a group of orphans to a circus, but finds he has to use his acrobatic talents to foil attempts to sabotage the trapeze artists and other acts. But the person causing the accidents is unexpected.
Reprints
Keywords
acrobatics; circus; elephant; lions; orphanage; trapeze

Indexer Notes

In The Comic Reader #27, July 1964, George Kashdan is credited with writing the Blackhawk fillers. (Nick Caputo). Story is signed "Cuidera" on a circus sign on page 8.

A DC Offer (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Biggest Christmas Surprise Ever! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

AMT Models / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

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

The Brave and the Bold / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Cap's Hobby Center / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There. I hung it up!
Genre
humor

Wanted for Cash Immediately! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

100 Magnets (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

100 Magnets / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Great Moments in Sport (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Aurora Products / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["One by one they've lost their senses!"]
    Blackhawk
  2. 1. Builders of the Future
  3. 2. Five Fears for the Blackhawks
    Blackhawk
  4. 3. ["Who said a good big man can always beat a good little man?"]
    The Atom
  5. 4. ["Wow! That's the old Hooterville Cannonball right down to the rivets!"]
    Tyco Toys
  6. 5. ["By popular demand -- Batman and Robin's Most Fantastic Foes!"]
    Batman
  7. 6. ["Hey kids! Transogram's Trik-Trak is the greatest!"]
    Trik-Trak
  8. 7. Five Fears for the Blackhawks, Part 2
    Blackhawk
  9. 8. Ultra the Multi-Alien
    Ultra the Multi-Alien; Mystery in Space
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Blackhawk Bylines
  11. 10. Olaf's One-Man Circus
    Blackhawk Detached Service Diary
  12. 11. A DC Offer
  13. 12. Biggest Christmas Surprise Ever!
    AMT Models
  14. 13. ["They're brainy... They're brawny... They're beautiful..."]
    The Brave and the Bold
  15. 14. ["Presenting a new Jimmy Olsen"]
    Jimmy Olsen
  16. 15. ["There. I hung it up!"]
    Cap's Hobby Center
  17. 16. Wanted for Cash Immediately!
    Best Values Coins and Currency
  18. 17. 100 Magnets
    100 Magnets
  19. 18. ["Have you heard the big news about GI Joe"]
    G.I. Joe
  20. 19. Great Moments in Sport
    Aurora Products
This issue was modified by, among others
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  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore