Blackhawk #18
(1956)

Thorpe & Porter, 1956 Series
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Price
1/- [0-1-0 GBP]
Pages
68
On-sale Date
1956
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Strato Publications Ltd.

The Sky Kites! (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

Novelty Bargains From Ellisdons (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Sky Kites (Table of Contents: 2)

Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Chuck Cuidera
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Andre; Hendrickson; Chuck; Olaf; Stanislaus; Chop Chop]; King Raven; Blackie
Synopsis
King Raven and his gang attack the Blackhawks using lightweight, maneuverable kite vehicles.

Do You Know What's Behind a Law? (Table of Contents: 3)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bob Brown
Inks
Bob Brown
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy
Characters
Jerry
Synopsis
Jerry learns the importance of driver's education.

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

Dexter (Table of Contents: 4)

Dexter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, Dexter, our ship made it to the Antarctic!
Genre
humour
Characters
Dexter

The Movie That Backfired (Table of Contents: 5)

Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Hendrickson; Olaf; Andre; Chuck; Stanislaus; Chop Chop]; Mr. Verba; Carlo Vesalius
Synopsis
The Blackhawks agree to make a movie of their greatest exploits, but the production is sabotaged, with live munitions substituted for movie props.

The Day the Blackhawks Died (Table of Contents: 6)

Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Chuck Cuidera
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawks [Blackhawk [also as the Cobra]; Olaf; Andre; Chop Chop; Hendrickson; Chuck; Stanislaus]; Marlin
Synopsis
Blackhawk disguises himself as an old enemy and makes it look like he has killed the Blackhawks to trick a gang with a plan to take over Blackhawk Island.

The Amazing Human Race! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome (sourced)
Pencils
Sid Greene (sourced)
Inks
Bernard Sachs (sourced)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
John Adair; Cort
Synopsis
John Adair has created a machine that translates animal's brain waves into images on a TV screen. When he tries it on a praying mantis insect he learns of their plan to enslave the human race.

The Colorless World of Peter Brandt! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Peter Brandt

Amazing Ratios! (Table of Contents: 9)

Amazing Ratios! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Tom Nicolosi
Letters
Milt Snapinn

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The blood streams of all living animals...
Genre
non-fiction; maths & science

The Ordeal of Johnny Inge (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Johnny Inge

The Riddle of Spaceman X! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Sid Greene (sourced)
Inks
Bernard Sachs (sourced)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
John Jackson
Keywords
ESP; evolution

Thieves of Thought! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (sourced)
Inks
Sy Barry (sourced)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Roy Denton

The Amazing Swap Shop (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Professor Lynn
Synopsis
People are able to barter for amazing scientific marvels at an odd little shop, but only for a brief time, as the proprietor is only collecting Earth objects for his space fair for a limited time.

The Man Who Collected Planets (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Bradley Wells
Synopsis
Astronomer Bradley Wells is abducted by the alien Sardor who has captured and shrunk several planets to extract their elemental resources. But Wells traps Sardor, returns the planets to their proper sizes and positions, and returns to Earth.

Bargain for Stamp Collectors (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Broadway Approvals / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Classics Illustrated (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Sky Kites!
    Blackhawk
  2. 1. Novelty Bargains From Ellisdons
  3. 2. The Sky Kites
    Blackhawk
  4. 3. Do You Know What's Behind a Law?
  5. 4. Dexter
    Dexter
  6. 5. The Movie That Backfired
    Blackhawk
  7. 6. The Day the Blackhawks Died
    Blackhawk
  8. 7. The Amazing Human Race!
  9. 8. The Colorless World of Peter Brandt!
  10. 9. Amazing Ratios!
    Amazing Ratios!
  11. 10. The Ordeal of Johnny Inge
  12. 11. The Riddle of Spaceman X!
  13. 12. Thieves of Thought!
  14. 13. The Amazing Swap Shop
  15. 14. The Man Who Collected Planets
  16. 15. Bargain for Stamp Collectors
    Broadway Approvals
  17. 16. Classics Illustrated
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Doug Brain
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Gary Henderson