Blackhawk, #159

Published: April 1961

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Blackhawk #159

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Issue Contents:
The Human Mines!
1 page adventure
Characters
  • Blackhawks [Chuck
  • Andre
  • Hendrickson]
Credits
Test Your Talent
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Master of the Puppet Men
Story 2 8 pages adventure
Storyline

The Puppeteer has invented a Dyna-scope, which lets him control men's actions, like marionettes.

Characters
  • Blackhawks [Blackhawk
  • Andre
  • Hendrickson
  • Olaf
  • Chop-Chop
  • Stanislaus
  • Chuck]
  • The Puppeteer
Credits

Featuring DC Comics

Story 3 0 pages

"Your passport to amazing adventures!"

Credits
Story Notes

Promo for House of Mystery #109; Tales of the Unexpected #60; and My Greatest Adventure #54, with covers depicted. "On Sale Everywhere!"

Story 4 1 page humor

"This pen writes like this"

Storyline

Homer is demonstrating pens in a store window and spots a man who owes him $10.

Characters
  • Homer
The Sea Beasts from One Billion B.C.!
Story 5 1 page superhero
Characters
  • Aquaman
  • Aqualad
Credits
Story Notes

Promo for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #31, featuring Aquaman, with cover depicted. "On sale everywhere and still 10¢."

Andre's Alien Ally
Story 6 8 pages adventure; science fiction
Storyline

After an alien saves Andre from quicksand, Andre seems to disrupt the other Blackhawks' attempts to capture the alien.

Characters
  • Blackhawks [Blackhawk
  • Andre
  • Chuck
  • Hendrickson
  • Olaf
  • Stanislaus
  • Chop-Chop]
Credits

Featuring DC Comics

Story 7 0 pages

"For the very best.. and still 10¢"

Credits
Story Notes

Promo for Challengers of the Unknown #19 "on sale Feb. 14th" and Detective Comics #289 "now on sale", with covers depicted.

A Salute to Our American Indians!
Story 8 1 page advocacy
Storyline

An accounting of American Indian achievements.

Characters
  • Maria Tallchief
  • Jim Thorpe
Story Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

Mission at Midnight
Story 9 1 page war
Storyline

A German spy impersonates a lieutenant in order to gain access to a code room aboard a ship during World War II.

Characters
  • Gruber
  • Lt. Baker
Credits
The Human Mines
Story 10 9 pages adventure; science fiction
Storyline

A conceited millionaire is spurned by a defense company when it refuses to consider his inventions. The man builds the machines anyway and tries to kidnap the company's president. Later the man attacks the Navy and captures three of the Blackhawks.

Characters
  • Blackhawks [Blackhawk
  • Andre
  • Chuck
  • Hendrickson
  • Olaf
  • Stanislaus
  • Chop-Chop]
  • Rodney Lamont III
Credits
How Long Do Animals Live?
Story 11 1 page non-fiction; animal
Story 12 1 page

"Do you want spending money?"

Featuring Wilson Chemical Co.

Story 13 1 page

"Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men!"

Story 14 1 page

"How to gain up to 50 lbs. of mighty muscles!"

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 15 1 page

"Make money get prizes with fast selling American Seeds"

Story Notes

Back cover.