Blackhawk #23

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

The Man Who Collected Blackhawks! (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

Mystery in Space (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Man Who Collected Blackhawks (Table of Contents: 2)

Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Chuck Cuidera
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Andre; Olaf; Hendrickson; Chuck; Stanislaus; Chop Chop]; Zardok
Synopsis
Criminal scientist Zardok has invented a shrinking ray which he uses on the Blackhawks, then attempts to auction them off to the underworld.

The Secret of the Glass Fort (Table of Contents: 3)

Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Chuck Cuidera
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Vigo
Synopsis
The Blackhawks find the island base of a band of aliens.

Ollie (Table of Contents: 4)

Ollie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
humour
Characters
Ollie

Hendrickson, King for a Day (Table of Contents: 5)

Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Chuck Cuidera
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
King Rudolph; Iron Duke
Synopsis
Discovering that he is a double for the King Rudolph of Boravia who fled his castle, Hendrickson agrees to take the king's place to avoid unrest. But when the real king is captured by the Iron Duke, the Blackhawks are called to the rescue.

Pike's Peak Gold Rush (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Bob Lander
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Green Russell
Synopsis
When a miner is attacked by a mountain lion and knocked into a river he accidentally discovers gold.

The 12-Day Trailblazer (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Murray Boltinoff
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

The Isle of the Puppet Men! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Mr Carter; Judd Ross; Jerry; Halvorsen

Professor Eureka (Table of Contents: 9)

Professor Eureka / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
humour
Characters
Professor Eureka

The Secrets of the Totem Pole! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Maneely
Inks
Joe Maneely
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Jason Wright
Synopsis
Two explorers are helped by a Native American shaman who receives messages from an old totem pole.

The Immortal Animals! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ely
Inks
Bill Ely
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can a human being leap 15 feet like a lion?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Alan Brook

The Busy Brownie (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Mort Drucker
Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
Mort Drucker
Letters
Mort Drucker

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Facts about a certain kind of fairy.

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

Professor Eureka / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I found it! A wonderful cold preventative!
Genre
humour
Characters
Professor Eureka

The Woman with Nine Lives (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Wayne Barton

I Was a Prisoner of the Sea (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Papp
Inks
George Papp
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Johnny Purvis

The Human Lie Detector (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ely
Inks
Bill Ely
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Albert J. Straal
Synopsis
A man's face changes colors when in the vicinity of someone lying. He aids the police until gangland hears of his ability and kidnaps him. As he escapes from them, he hits high-voltage wires and loses his ability.

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

Hamid the Hypnotist / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hamid, I can't go into this dark tomb.
Genre
humour
Characters
Hamid

No One Will Insult Eddie Again! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Classics Illustrated (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Man Who Collected Blackhawks!
    Blackhawk
  2. 1. Mystery in Space
  3. 2. The Man Who Collected Blackhawks
    Blackhawk
  4. 3. The Secret of the Glass Fort
    Blackhawk
  5. 4. Ollie
    Ollie
  6. 5. Hendrickson, King for a Day
    Blackhawk
  7. 6. Pike's Peak Gold Rush
  8. 7. The 12-Day Trailblazer
  9. 8. The Isle of the Puppet Men!
  10. 9. Professor Eureka
    Professor Eureka
  11. 10. The Secrets of the Totem Pole!
  12. 11. The Immortal Animals!
  13. 12. The Busy Brownie
  14. 13. ["I found it! A wonderful cold preventative!"]
    Professor Eureka
  15. 14. The Woman with Nine Lives
  16. 15. I Was a Prisoner of the Sea
  17. 16. The Human Lie Detector
  18. 17. ["Hamid, I can't go into this dark tomb."]
    Hamid the Hypnotist
  19. 18. No One Will Insult Eddie Again!
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  20. 19. Classics Illustrated
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Doug Brain
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Gary Henderson