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108January 1957
$0.10

Blackhawk #108

DC · January 1957 · on sale 1956-11-04

First appearance: Blackie
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Identification plate

Series
Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series)
Issue
#108
Publication date
January 1957
Key date
1957-01-00
On-sale date
1956-11-04
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Blackie - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Killer Shark's Secret Weapon - Killer Whale!cover1pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Chuck CuideraAndre, Blackhawk, Blackie First, Chop-Chop, Bart Hawk, Hendrickson, Olaf, Stanislaus, Killer Shark
2The Threat from the Abyss!comic story9script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Chuck Cuidera; letters: Sam RosenAndre, Blackhawk, Chop-Chop, Chuck, Bart Hawk, Hendrickson, Olaf, Stanislaus
3-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty
5Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quizpublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Ruben Moreira; inks: Ruben Moreira; letters: Ira SchnappBuzzy Brown
6Killer Shark's Secret Weaponcomic story7.67pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Chuck CuideraAndre, Blackhawk, Blackie First, Chop-Chop, Chuck, Bart Hawk, Hendrickson, Olaf, Stanislaus, Killer Shark
7Now More Than Ever-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
8Meet the League of Death-Cheaters!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby; letters: Ira Schnapp
9The Fastest Man on Earthtext story1letters: typeset
10-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffVarsity Vic
11The Mutiny of the Red Sailorscomic story7script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Chuck CuideraAndre, Blackhawk, Chop-Chop, Chuck, Bart Hawk, Hendrickson, Olaf, Stanislaus

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Showcase Presents: Blackhawk #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1983-3		2008On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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