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Issue: Blackhawk #137
Publication Date: June 1959
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Issues: #137 of 166 Issues (213 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/09/1959
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (Associate Editor); George Kashdan (Associate Editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S., then standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Isle of Giants!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dick Dillin
Inker(s): Charles Cuidera
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, war
Feature(s): Blackhawk
Character(s): Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Olaf; Andre]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagZwarte Valk Classics #2811 published ?
as Het reuzen eiland [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Draw Me

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Art Instruction, Inc.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Weapons That Backfired

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dick Dillin
Inker(s): Charles Cuidera
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, war
Feature(s): Blackhawk
Character(s): Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Hendrickson; Chuck; Chop-Chop; Stanislaus; Andre; Olaf]; Baron Kram
Synopsis: Once a year, in conjunction with the "Inventor's Club," the Blackhawks test out new inventions that may lend themselves to industrial use, such as the Flying Buzz-Saw, or the Mechanical Caterpillar, or the Radio Man, a giant robot. Hearing reports of strange goings on, a group of reporters discover the testing. Shortly after, the machines are stolen by Baron Kram and his henchmen, who proceed to test the machines in their own way.
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Pages: 7.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Rolls
First Line: A fisherman called "Stinger" Ray...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for Tootsie Rolls candy.
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Your Passport to Strange Journeys...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Brown
Inker(s): Bob Brown
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): House of Mystery; My Greatest Adventure
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #87 and My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #32.
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Fred Finds a Way!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Bernard Baily
Inker(s): Bernard Baily
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: Fred learns that there are other ways of participating in his favorite sport of baseball even though he isn't yet good enough to be picked for the team.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dexter
Character(s): Dexter
First Line: You each had three lessons.
Synopsis: Dexter tries boxing, but isn't good at hitting back.
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Pages: 1
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The Invalid Blackhawk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dick Dillin
Inker(s): Charles Cuidera
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, war
Feature(s): Blackhawk
Character(s): Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Andre; Hendrickson; Chop Chop; Stanislaus; Olaf; Chuck]; Missile Marauders
Synopsis: While stopping a robbery, Blackhawk is injured and must be confined to a wheelchair for a few weeks. But when an ordinary wheelchair won't allow him to continue to lead the team, he has a new wheelchair designed, suitable for the leader of the Blackhawks.
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Pages: 7.67
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[untitled]

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll Pops
First Line: A great golfer they call "Driver" Carr...
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for Tootsie Roll Pops candy.
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War Cart to Tank!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Synopsis: history of the tank
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From Content Item: FlagStar Spangled War Stories #18 published February 1954
was War Cart to Tank! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Clyde Beatty and Cole Bros. Circus at Palisades Amusement Park

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
Character(s): Superman (cameo); Emmett Kelly (cameo)
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Clyde Beatty & Cole Bros. Circus performing at Palisades Amusement Park from March 27 to May 10, 1959.
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Decision in the Desert

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A British officer in the African desert is guided through a mine field by a spy due to a native superstition.
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Pages: 1
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The Isle of Giants

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dick Dillin
Inker(s): Charles Cuidera
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, war
Feature(s): Blackhawk
Character(s): Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Hendrickson; Chop Chop; Andre; Chuck; Olaf; Stanislaus]; Dr. Vokar
Synopsis: The Blackhawks track Dr. Vokar and his henchmen Hack and Frisco to a Carribean Island. But the three flee into the stormy ocean rather than be captured. When they're shipwrecked on a deserted island, they find that eating the fruit grown there causes them to grow into giants, which the Blackhawks discover when they follow them there.
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Pages: 7.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll Fudge
First Line: There once was a bowler named Chris...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for Tootsie Roll Fudge candy.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Shorty
Character(s): Shorty
First Line: Aunt Martha says she's coming out tomorrow to visit me.
Synopsis: Shorty wants to wear his aunt's present when she comes to visit him on his ship.
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Army Grenade
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chemical Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The National Sports Council
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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