Blackhawk #236
(September 1967)

DC, 1957 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1967-07-11
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
George Kashdan (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Melt, Mutant, Melt! (Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Chuck Cuidera
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Reprints

Your Favorite Foursome Plus 1! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Letters
Ira Schnapp; ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Teen Titans: Aqualad [Garth]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Wonder Girl
Donna Troy

Indexer Notes

House ad for Teen Titans #11.
Top half of the inside cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Regency Mail Order Novelties / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Exclusive fun products by mail!

Indexer Notes

Eight small ads, with order coupon, for novelties from Regency Mail Order Dept.
Bottom half of the inside cover.

Melt, Mutant, Melt! (Table of Contents: 3)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
The Blackhawks: The Big Eye [Blackhawk]; Doctor Hands [Chop-Chop]; The Golden Centurion [Stanislaus]; Lady Blackhawk; The Leaper [Olaf]; The Listener [Chuck]; M'sieu Machine [André]; The Weapons-Master [Hendrickson]
Rufo; Romulus; Doctor Manton
Reprints

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Be my guest at America's greatest amusement park
Characters
Superman

Indexer Notes

Ad, with discount coupons, for Palisades Amusement Park.
Top of page between page 1 and 2 of the previous story.

Fascinating Stamps (Table of Contents: 5)

Zenith Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
100,000 years - from prehistoric times to space age
Keywords
Philatelist; philately; stamp collecting; stamp collector; stamps

Indexer Notes

Ad, with order coupon, for stamps from Zenith Company
Bottom of page between page 1 and 2 of the previous story.

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

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

Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He's more fun than a ride on a roller coaster!
Genre
teen
Characters
Binky; pretty girls
Keywords
Beach

Indexer Notes

Promo for Showcase #70 (DC, 1956 series), Leave it to Binky. Quarter-page cover thumbnail.
Bottom of page of last page of previous story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Feature Logo
Blackhawk By-Lines

Indexer Notes

Letters from Jim Rose, Walter Vrobel, Derek Votta, Fred Kukla, Jr., Robert Sarasua, and Dan Dias.

Melt, Mutant, Melt! Part 2 (Table of Contents: 8)

Blackhawk / comic story / 6.5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
The Blackhawks: The Big Eye [Blackhawk]; Doctor Hands [Chop-Chop]; The Golden Centurion [Stanislaus]; The Leaper [Olaf]; The Listener [Chuck]; M'sieu Machine [André]; The Weapons-Master [Hendrickson]
Doctor Manton
Reprints

Get Set for an Electrifying Experience! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]

Indexer Notes

House ad for Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #77 [80 Page Giant #G-39], on sale June 29. Between page 4 and 5 of the previous story.

Another Adventure of Major Matt Mason Mattel's Man in Space (Table of Contents: 10)

Mattel Toys / comics-form advertising / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Major Matt Mason

Indexer Notes

First page is a comic story of Matt Mason, second is various equipment for the Matt Mason figures from Mattel.
Between page 4 and 5 of the previous story.

Novelty Parade (Table of Contents: 11)

Novelty House Bargains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for toys and novelties. Page background color is yellow.
Between page 4 and 5 of the previous story.

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

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Job Number
6556
First Line of Dialogue or Text
How do you get the dust off the hard-to-get-at places in your models?
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Idea from Tom Zuczek, Asyresville, N.J.
Bottom of last page of previous story.

Melt, Mutant, Melt! Part 3 (Table of Contents: 13)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
The Blackhawks: The Big Eye [Blackhawk]; Doctor Hands [Chop-Chop]; The Golden Centurion [Stanislaus]; The Leaper [Olaf]; The Listener [Chuck]; M'sieu Machine [André]; The Weapons-Master [Hendrickson]
Doctor Manton; Mutant Spy
Reprints

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

Blackhawk Trade Corner / letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Tommy Dea, William Seppanen, Steve Schaffier, Huan Arise, Stewart Mandell, Jim Lobin, Danny Plummer, John Kally, Ricky Shanklin, Chris Steva, Jim Pnkleman and Even Ludwig, all willing to buy and sell back issues of Blackhawk comics.

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

Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sal Trapani
Inks
Sal Trapani
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well another month, another great line-up of DC mags!
Characters
Metamorpho [Rex Mason]

Indexer Notes

Page contains blurbs of current DC comics and the cover of Metamorpho #14 (DC, 1965 Series).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Famous name prizes or cash... from Olympic

Indexer Notes

Ad, with order coupon, for information from Olympic Sales Club, Inc.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boys, girls, men, women
Keywords
Greeting cards

Indexer Notes

Ad, with order coupon, for sales materials from Wallace Brown, Inc.

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

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let me show you too, how to make yourself astronaut-tough
Characters
Ben Rebhun; John Sill; Felipe Mendezo
Keywords
Body builder; body building

Indexer Notes

Ad, with order coupon, from American Body Building Club.
Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now being launched at hobby counters everywhere
Feature Logo
Aurora [oval]
Characters
Astronaut
Keywords
Astronaut; Project Gemini; space race; space suit; space travel

Indexer Notes

Ad for astronaut model from Aurora Plastics Corp.
Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Melt, Mutant, Melt!
    Blackhawk
  2. 1. Your Favorite Foursome Plus 1!
    Teen Titans
  3. 2. ["Exclusive fun products by mail!"]
    Regency Mail Order Novelties
  4. 3. Melt, Mutant, Melt!
    Blackhawk
  5. 4. ["Be my guest at America's greatest amusement park"]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  6. 5. Fascinating Stamps
    Zenith Company
  7. 6. ["He's more fun than a ride on a roller coaster!"]
    Binky
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Blackhawk Bylines
  9. 8. Melt, Mutant, Melt! Part 2
    Blackhawk
  10. 9. Get Set for an Electrifying Experience!
    Lois Lane
  11. 10. Another Adventure of Major Matt Mason Mattel's Man in Space
    Mattel Toys
  12. 11. Novelty Parade
    Novelty House Bargains
  13. 12. ["How do you get the dust off the hard-to-get-at places in your models?"]
    Cap's Hobby Hints
  14. 13. Melt, Mutant, Melt! Part 3
    Blackhawk
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Blackhawk Trade Corner
  16. 15. ["Well another month, another great line-up of DC mags!"]
    Direct Currents
  17. 16. ["Famous name prizes or cash... from Olympic"]
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  18. 17. ["Boys, girls, men, women"]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
  19. 18. ["Let me show you too, how to make yourself astronaut-tough"]
    American Body Building Club
  20. 19. ["Now being launched at hobby counters everywhere"]
    Aurora Products
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ron Sadowski
  • Jim Van Dore