Blackhawk #56
(September 1952)

Quality Comics, 1944 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Comic Magazines
Brand
A Quality Comic Publication
Editing
Al Grenet

Issue Notes

this issue contains an ad for the Blackhawk movie serial

[The War Wheel] (Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Reed Crandall
Inks
Reed Crandall
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawk
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The War Wheel (Table of Contents: 1)

Blackhawk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Reed Crandall
Inks
Reed Crandall
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Professor Dekker (introduction, death); Lilis Dekker (his daughter)
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Keywords
War Wheel

Indexer Notes

Introduction of the War Wheel.

Chop Chop's Tours To China (Table of Contents: 2)

Chop Chop / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Gustavson
Pencils
Paul Gustavson
Inks
Paul Gustavson
Colors
?
Letters
Paul Gustavson
Genre
adventure; humor; war
Characters
Chop Chop; Lotus Blossom; Chin Foo (Lotus' father, introduction)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

[The Fire Dragon of Grelhara] (Table of Contents: 3)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ward ?
Inks
Bill Ward ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
The Prophet [Ivan Neyvov] (villain, introduction)
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Tukari Vengeance (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

The School For Sabotage (Table of Contents: 5)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ward ?
Inks
Bill Ward ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Vashnek (villain, introduction)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Wind-tunnel scene swiped from ALL-WINNERS COMICS #19

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [The War Wheel]
    Blackhawk
  2. 1. The War Wheel
    Blackhawk
  3. 2. Chop Chop's Tours To China
    Chop Chop
  4. 3. [The Fire Dragon of Grelhara]
    Blackhawk
  5. 4. Tukari Vengeance
  6. 5. The School For Sabotage
    Blackhawk
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  • Henry Andrews
  • Craig Delich
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
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