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236September 1967
$0.12

Blackhawk #236

DC · September 1967 · on sale 1967-07-11

First appearance: Major Matt Mason
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Identification plate

Series
Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series)
Issue
#236
Publication date
September 1967
Key date
1967-09-00
On-sale date
1967-07-11
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Major Matt Mason - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Melt, Mutant, Melt!cover1pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Chuck Cuidera; letters: Ira SchnappThe Big Eye, Blackhawk, The Golden Centurion, Bart Hawk, The Leaper, Olaf, Stanislaus
1Your Favorite Foursome Plus 1!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Ira SchnappAqualad, Garth, Dick Grayson, Roy Harper, Kid Flash, Robin, Speedy, Donna Troy, Wally West, Wonder Girl
3Melt, Mutant, Melt!comic story7.5script: Bob Haney; pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Chuck CuideraAndre, The Big Eye, Chop-Chop, Chuck, Dr. Hands, The Golden Centurion, Hendrickson, Lady Blackhawk, The Leaper, The Listener, M'sieu Machine, Olaf, Stanislaus, The Weapons-Master
6-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Ira SchnappBinky Biggs, Peggy Baxter
7-letters page1letters: typeset
8Melt, Mutant, Melt! Part 2comic story6.5script: Bob Haney; pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Chuck CuideraAndre, The Big Eye, Blackhawk, Chop-Chop, Chuck, Dr. Hands, The Golden Centurion, Hendrickson, The Leaper, The Listener, M'sieu Machine, Olaf, Stanislaus, The Weapons-Master
9Get Set for an Electrifying Experience!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman
12-activity0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
13Melt, Mutant, Melt! Part 3comic story7.5script: Bob Haney; pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Chuck CuideraAndre, The Big Eye, Chop-Chop, Chuck, Dr. Hands, The Golden Centurion, Hendrickson, The Leaper, The Listener, M'sieu Machine, Olaf, Stanislaus, The Weapons-Master, Blackhawk
14Blackhawk Trade Cornerletters page0.5letters: typeset
15-in-house column1pencils: Sal Trapani; inks: Sal Trapani; letters: Ira SchnappRex Mason, Metamorpho

Plus 8.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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