Blackhawk, #174

Published: July 1962

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Blackhawk #174

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Issue Contents:
The Man Who Impersonated Villains!
1 page adventure; war
Characters
  • Blackhawks [Blackhawk
  • Stanislaus
  • Chop Chop]
  • Anthony Marvel [as the Hoopster]
Credits
For the Best in Comics Entertainment

Featuring DC Comics

Story 1 1 page
Characters
  • Superman (cameo)
  • Batman (cameo)
  • The Flash (cameo)
  • Green Lantern (cameo)
  • Aquaman (cameo)
  • Bob Hope (cameo)
  • Jerry Lewis (cameo)
  • Fox (cameo)
  • Crow (cameo)
  • Sugar (cameo)
  • Spike (cameo)
  • Lois Lane (cameo)
  • Jimmy Olsen (cameo)
Credits
Story Notes

Inside front cover. Promo for DC Comics featuring head shots of all characters with their own titles.

Andre's Impossible World
Story 2 8 pages adventure; science fiction
Storyline

Andre and Hendrickson descend into an arctic crevasse and find they've been transported to another dimension, where they are leaders of opposing forces.

Characters
  • Blackhawks [Blackhawk
  • Hendrickson
  • Chop Chop
  • Andre
  • Chuck
  • Olaf]
Credits
Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!

Featuring DC Comics

Story 3 0 pages
Story Notes

Promo for Tales of the Unexpected #71, House of Mystery #124; and Challengers of the Unknown #26. Covers are depicted. All are labeled "now on sale."

Featuring From the Inventors' Workbench

Story 4 1 page non-fiction

"Bang! I just got the bad man..."

Storyline

Panels illustrating four dubious inventions that were received by the Patent Office.

Credits
Story 5 1 page humor

"I'll go over and see how the sideshow is doing!"

Storyline

Hy visits the India Rubber Man in the sideshow.

Characters
  • Hy Wire
Story 6 1 page

"Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..."

Characters
  • Superman (cameo)
Story Notes

Ad for Palisades Amusement Park, N. J., with coupon good for free admission on Mondays and Fridays and free tickets to two rides.

Batman Unmasked!
Story 7 1 page superhero
Story Notes

Promo for Batman #148 and Detective Comics #304, with covers depicted. "On sale everywhere."

The Buildings That Went Berserk
Story 8 8 pages adventure; science fiction
Storyline

Eccentric genius Alvin Acorn designs a business center, where the buildings and decorations have a sinister purpose.

Characters
  • Blackhawks [Blackhawk
  • Andre
  • Chop Chop
  • Hendrickson
  • Olaf]
  • Blackie (hawk)
  • Alvin Acorn (villain)
Credits
Two Spectacular Heroes!

Featuring DC Comics

Story 9 0 pages
Story Notes

Promo for Aquaman #4 (on sale May 22) and Rip Hunter #9 (on sale May 17), with covers depicted.

Superman Says... "Be a Good Citizen!"
Story 10 1 page advocacy; superhero
Storyline

Superman teaches two kids about picking up their toys and not littering.

Characters
  • Superman
Story Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

War Cart to Tank!
Story 11 1 page non-fiction; war
Storyline

History of the evolution of the tank in war from Greece to World War I.

Hunters Without Guns
Story 12 1 page
Storyline

Article on efforts to re-map the entire North and South American continents.

The Man Who Impersonated Villains
Story 13 9 pages adventure
Storyline

A split personality causes Anthony Marvel to commit crimes disguised as Blackhawk's foes.

Characters
  • Blackhawks [Blackhawk
  • Chop Chop
  • Chuck
  • Stanislaus
  • Hendrickson]
  • Anthony Marvel (as The Hoopster
  • as Killer Shark
  • as Gorilla Man)
Credits
For the Very Best in Comics Reading

Featuring DC Comics

Story 14 0 pages
Story Notes

Promo for Tomahawk #81 and My Greatest Adventure #69, with covers depicted.

Featuring Norton Products

Story 15 1 page

"Draw any person in one minute"

Story 16 1 page

"Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age..."

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 17 1 page

"Boys, girls, men, women..."

Story Notes

Back cover.