Blackhawk, #157

Published: February 1961

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Blackhawk #157

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Issue Contents:
The Film Menagerie!
1 page adventure
Characters
  • Blackhawks [Blackhawk
  • Chop-Chop]
Credits
You Asked for It!

Featuring Showcase; Aquaman

Story 1 1 page
Characters
Credits
Story Notes

Inside front cover. Promo for Showcase #30 featuring Aquaman. Cover is depicted.

The Secret of the Blackhawk Sphinx
Story 2 9 pages adventure
Storyline

A Blackhawk-shaped sphinx that shoots fire is discovered in a remote Inca village in South America.

Characters
  • Blackhawks [Blackhawk
  • Andre
  • Olaf
  • Chuck
  • Hendrickson
  • Stanislaus
  • Chop-Chop (cameo)]
  • Chief Tartu
Credits
Story Notes

Coloring oddity: The Incas' skin is colored bright yellow.

Story 3 1 page humor

"Delivering a package there, Homer?"

Storyline

Homer gets fooled by a puppy when he is delivering a package.

Characters
Just Imagine!

Featuring Justice League of America

Story 4 1 page
Characters
  • Justice League of America
Credits
Story Notes

Promo for Justice League of America #3, with cover depicted. "On sale Dec. 22nd.!"

Our American Heritage
Story 5 1 page non-fiction; advocacy
Storyline

A quiz about less well-known figures in American history.

Characters
  • William Penn
  • Emma Lazarus
  • Tom Paine
  • John Peter Zenger
  • Harriet Tubman
Credits
Story Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

The City That Banned the Blackhawks
Story 6 8 pages adventure; science fiction
Storyline

The Blackhawks are puzzled when the inhabitants of the island of Naponi demand that they leave at once.

Characters
  • Blackhawks [Blackhawk
  • Andre
  • Olaf
  • Hendrickson
  • Stanislaus
  • Chuck
  • Chop-Chop]
  • Mr. Mechano
Credits
For the Very Best in Comics Reading!

Featuring Detective Comics; Challengers of the Unknown

Story 7 0 pages
Credits
Story Notes

Promo for Detective Comics #307 "on sale now" and Challengers of the Unknown #18 "on sale Dec. 13." Covers are depicted.

Search in the Swampland
Story 8 1 page adventure
Storyline

In the jungles of southern Mexico, a man sets a death trap to eliminate competitors for his job.

Story 9 1 page humor; science fiction

"You're run down Robbie! What's wrong?"

Storyline

A doctor checks out Robbie when he complains of being nervous.

Characters
  • Robbie the Robot
Credits
Story 10 0 pages
Credits
Story Notes

"Average number of copies sold or distributed through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers during the 12 months preceding the date shown above was 316,000." National Comics Publications Inc. 575 Lexington Ave, NY 22, NY Owners: H. Donenfeld, J. S. Liebowitz, P. H. Sampliner, G. Donenfeld, S. U. Sampliner, F. Iger, I. Donenfeld, S. (Donenfeld) Iger, A. Donenfeld, L Liebowitz, J. H. Liebowitz, H. Donenfeld Foundation, Inc.

The Film Menagerie
Story 11 8 pages adventure; science fiction
Storyline

The Beast-Maker has a device that makes projected images come alive for a short period of time and is stealing films of animals for a stockpile to use to commit crimes, since he can only use each piece of film one time.

Characters
  • Blackhawks [Blackhawk
  • Chuck
  • Hendrickson
  • Chop-Chop
  • Andre
  • Stanislaus
  • Olaf]
  • Beast-Maker
Credits
Story Notes

The villain is named in only one caption, and is never called that name by any of the characters.

Story 12 1 page
Story 13 1 page
Story 14 1 page
Story 15 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 16 1 page
Story Notes

Sold by Wilson Chemical Co. Back cover.