Blackhawk, #158

Published: March 1961

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Blackhawk #158

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Issue Contents:
Bandit Birds from Space!
1 page adventure
Characters
  • Blackhawks [Andre
  • Blackhawk (cameo)
  • Chop-Chop (cameo)]
  • King Condor
Credits
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Bandit Birds from Space
Story 2 8 pages adventure; science fiction
Storyline

The bizarre bandit King Condor attacks the Blackhawks with giant alien birds that he's hatched from eggs found in a meteorite.

Characters
  • Blackhawks [Blackhawk
  • Andre
  • Chop-Chop
  • Hendrickson
  • Stanislaus
  • Chuck
  • Olaf]
  • King Condor (villain)
  • Nichols
  • Blackie (hawk)
Credits
Story Notes

Writer id by Bob Hughes. Uses phrases and words associated with Miller such as "hapless", "far-famed", "Great Thunder", "gapes in awe".

For the Very Best and Still 10¢

Featuring My Greatest Adventure

Story 3 0 pages
Credits
Story Notes

Promo for My Greatest Adventure #53 and Tomahawk #73, with covers depicted.

Story 4 1 page humor

"Homer is taking me out for dinner tonight"

Storyline

Stingy Homer offers to take Ollie out for dinner.

Characters
  • Ollie
  • Homer
Don't Sell Nature Short!
Story 5 1 page advocacy
Storyline

A boy protests the destruction of wetlands in order to build a shopping center.

Story Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

Rip Hunter... Time Master
Story 6 1 page science fiction
Characters
  • Rip Hunter
Credits
Story Notes

Promo for Rip Hunter...Time Master #1 with cover depicted. "On Sale Everywhere Jan. 19th."

Sabotage in Blackhawk-Land
Story 7 9 pages adventure
Storyline

Happy Hooper wants to build a theme park based on the Blackhawks and will give 10 percent to charity. But someone is sabotaging their performances and trying to kill the Blackhawks.

Characters
  • Blackhawks [Blackhawk
  • Stanislaus
  • Chop-Chop
  • Olaf
  • Andre
  • Chuck
  • Hendrickson]
  • Happy Hooper
  • Crandall
  • The Fox
Credits
Story Notes

writer id by Bob Hughes

Featuring CinemAntics

Story 8 1 page humor

"Throwing or eating?"

Story Notes

Three cartoons relating to movies.

Story 9 1 page
Rescue from the Deep Freeze
Story 10 1 page adventure
Storyline

Captain Peterson's son comes up with an idea to free a fishing ship when it becomes trapped in Arctic ice.

The Peril of the Ghost Weapons
Story 11 8 pages adventure
Storyline

An inventor with an amazing ray rebuilds weapons the Blackhawks defeated years ago.

Characters
  • Blackhawks [Blackhawk
  • Chop-Chop
  • Chuck
  • Hendrickson
  • Andre
  • Olaf
  • Stanislaus]
  • Rini
  • Louie
  • Bragg
  • Killer Shark (reference)
  • The Mole (reference)
Credits
Story Notes

writer id by Bob Hughes. Specific phrases identified with Wood are used- such as "Great Grief".

Story 12 1 page superhero

"Who is Hawkman--"

Characters
  • Hawkman [Karter Hol]
Credits
Story Notes

Promo for The Brave and the Bold #34 featuring Hawkman. Cover is depicted.

Story 13 1 page
Story 14 1 page
Storyline

Ad by Zenith Company

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 15 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.