Blackhawk, #196

Published: May 1964

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Blackhawk #196

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Issue Contents:
A Firing Squad for Blackhawk!
1 page adventure
Credits
132 Pc. Roman Soldiers Set
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

A Firing Squad for Blackhawk! Part 1
Story 2 7 pages adventure
Storyline

The Blackhawks infiltrate the weapons plant of a Japanese scientist based in a South American dictatorship.

Story Notes

Introduction of Mr. Cipher, liaison for mission assignments from the United Nations.

Story 3 0 pages superhero

"You demanded it, and here it is... The Doom Patrol"

Credits
Story Notes

Promotional house advertisement for Doom Patrol (DC, 1987 series) #87 (February 1995), "on sale everywhere...March 5th," with cover depicted.

Featuring Blackie the Blackhawks' Mascot

Story 4 1 page humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Ha! Ha! I gave the cops the slip."

Storyline

Blackie unravels a crook's sweater so he'll get cold and surrender.

Characters
Story 5 1 page war

"Ride a sea-going thunderbolt..."

Characters
  • Captain Storm
Credits
Story Notes

Promotional house advertisement for Capt. Storm (DC, 1964 series) #1 (May-June 1964), on sale March 12th, with cover depicted.

[A Firing Squad for Blackhawk!] Part 2: Colonel Frog -- Enemy Master of the Blackhawks
Story 6 10 pages adventure
Storyline

The rest of the Blackhawks discover that the renegade scientist is an old World War II enemy, Colonel Frog. He has captured Blackhawk and has him under his control. Colonel Frog leads a coup against the country's dictator with a spider-like war machine and eventually uses a mind-control gas to have all the Blackhawks obeying his orders.

Story Notes

Text teaser for the Blackhawk's new uniforms at the end of the story.

Story 7 0 pages western-frontier

"It ripped itself loose..."

Credits
Story Notes

Promotional house advertisement for Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #92 (May-June 1964), "now on sale," with cover depicted.

Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera Bios (1)
Story 8 1 page biography
Characters
  • Dick Dillin (self-portrait)
  • Chuck Cuidera (self-portrait)
Credits
Story Notes

No letters and instead features biographies of Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera and illustrations of each (sequence information from Bob Bailey).

Story 9 1 page

"Be my guest at America's greatest amusement park"

Characters
  • Superman (cameo)
Credits
Story Notes

An advertisement for Palisades Amusement Park, N.J., with discount coupons.

Story 10 1 page

"Curious coins! Odd paper money!"

Five Broken Guns

Featuring Blackhawk World War II Combat Diary

Story 11 8 pages war
Storyline

The Blackhawks are sent behind enemy lines to blow up a bridge, but find it defended by a German Tiger Tank.

Credits
Story 12 0 pages superhero

"Two exciting new adventures..."

Story Notes

Promotional house advertisment for Batman (DC, 1940 series) #163 (May 1964), "on sale everywhere...Mar. 5th," with cover depicted.

Featuring DC Comics

Story 13 1 page

"Be first in your neighborhood..."

Story Notes

Promotional page for subscriptions to DC Comics. Ten issues for $1.00 or 20 issues for $2.00. Titles available are Blackhawk (1957 series), Tomahawk (1950 series), Batman (1940 series), and Our Army at War (1952 series).

100 Magnets
Story 14 1 page
100 Pc. Toy Soldiers Set
Story 15 1 page
Story 16 1 page

"Boys! Men! My secret new dynaflex method..."

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 17 1 page

"Make money get prizes with fast selling American seeds"

Story Notes

Back cover. An advertisement from the American Seed Co.