Blackhawk, #203

Published: December 1964

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Blackhawk #203

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Issue Contents:
The Origin of Chop-Chop!
1 page war
Characters
  • Blackhawks [Blackhawk
  • Andre
  • Chuck
  • Hendrickson
  • Olaf
  • Stanislaus]
  • Chop-Chop [Liu Huang]
Credits
Children of Tomorrow!
Story 1 1 page advocacy
Storyline

Celebrating United Nations Day, October 24, with a statement of the Declaration of the Rights of a Child.

Story Notes

Inside front cover. Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

Operation White Dragon
Story 2 8 pages war
Storyline

The Blackhawks are sent on a special mission to China to convince a warlord to stop being neutral and join the Allies. They meet a costumed fighter, the White Dragon, who wages a guerilla war on the Japanese before he is betrayed by the warlord.

Characters
  • Blackhawks [Blackhawk
  • Andre
  • Chuck
  • Hendrickson
  • Olaf
  • Stanislaus]
  • Von Ritter
  • Chop-Chop [Liu Huang] (as the White Dragon)
  • Khan Huang
Credits
Story Notes

Origin of Chop-Chop.

25 Years of Batman
Story 3 0 pages superhero
Storyline

House ad for 80 Page Giant Magazine #5, "on sale everywhere Oct. 29th," with cover depicted.

Characters
  • Batman
  • Robin
  • Catwoman
Credits
Story 4 1 page humor

"I'd like to look at that model motoring set."

Storyline

Jenks keeps crashing model race cars.

Characters
  • Cap
  • Jenks
Story 5 1 page

"Boys everywhere have more fun with Monogram quality models"

Featuring G.I. Joe

Story 6 1 page war

"Whose face does the enemy see in his smoking sights?...G.I. Joe!"

Storyline

House ad for Showcase #53, featuring war story reprints. Cover is depicted.

Credits
Operation White Dragon, Part 2
Story 7 9 pages war
Storyline

The Japanese capture Liu Huang, who has been fighting as the White Dragon, unknown to his warlord father. He is rescued by the Blackhawks, but his career as the White Dragon is over, due to his "losing face." The Blackhawks lead the rebels to try to oust the Japanese from the city, but Liu Huang insists on going along and must overcome the Blackhawks' objections by proving he belongs.

Characters
  • Blackhawks [Blackhawk
  • Andre
  • Chuck
  • Hendrickson
  • Olaf
  • Stanislaus]
  • Chop-Chop [Liu Huang]
  • Khan Huang
Credits
Story Notes

Origin of Chop-Chop's nickname.

Metamorpho the Element Man
Story 8 0 pages superhero
Storyline

House ad for The Brave and the Bold #57.

Characters
  • Metamorpho
  • Java
Credits
Story 9 1 page
Story Notes

Letters from Irwin Haskel, Erin O'Brien, Jordan Jones, and Marvin Meltzer. Note about Bob Haney joining the writing team and writing the Chop-Chop story in this issue.

Featuring DC Comics

Story 10 1 page

"Be first in your neighborhood..."

Characters
  • Blackhawk (cameo)
  • Chop-Chop (cameo)
Story Notes

Promo for subscriptions to DC comics. Ten issues for $1.00 or 20 issues for $2.00. Titles available are Blackhawk, Tomahawk, Batman, and Our Army at War.

Featuring Blackie the Blackhawks' Mascot

Story 11 1 page humor; animal

"Look, Blackie - a man on a life raft."

Storyline

Blackie and a hawk friend catch fish for a man on a life raft.

Characters
  • Blackie (hawk)
Story Notes

life raft; fish

Death of the Super-Sub

Featuring Blackhawk Combat Diary

Story 12 8 pages war
Storyline

The Blackhawks go on their first sea-going mission in World War II, to battle a Nazi super-submarine.

Characters
  • Blackhawks [Blackhawk
  • Andre
  • Chuck
  • Hendrickson
  • Olaf
  • Stanislaus]
Credits
Story Notes

In The Comic Reader #27, July 1964, George Kashdan is credited with writing the combat diary's. (Nick Caputo)

For the Very Best in Comics Reading

Featuring DC Comics

Story 13 0 pages adventure; superhero
Characters
  • Sea Devils
  • Aquaman
  • Aqualad
  • Mera
  • Robin
  • Batman
  • Superman
  • Wonder Woman
  • Hawkman
  • Flash
  • Martian Manhunter
  • Green Arrow
Story Notes

House ads for Sea Devils #20 and Aquaman #18, "now on sale," with covers depicted.

Story 14 1 page humor

"A real robot! I finally finished it!"

Storyline

The Professor invents a robot, but it needs an umbrella when it rains.

Characters
  • Professor Eureka
Story Notes

First line from Arthur Lortie.

Story 15 0 pages

"Start your own secret club..."

Story Notes

Ad for Silly Putty.

Story 16 1 page

"Build your own electric engine"

Story 17 1 page

"As seen on your TV screen!"

Story Notes

Ad for toy from Hassenfeld Bros., Inc. (Hasbro). Inside back cover.

Story 18 1 page

"It's a bird... it's a plane... it's the new Superman 98¢ hobby kit"

Characters
  • Superman
  • Batman
  • Superboy
  • Krypto (dog)
Credits
Story Notes

Back cover. Ad for Superman plastic model kit. Teasers for Superboy and Krypto and Batman kits. Aurora Plastics Corp., W. Hempstead, N.Y.