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Publishers / DC / Blackhawk (1957) / #242
242August-September 1968
$0.12

Blackhawk #242

DC · August-September 1968 · on sale June 11, 1968

First appearance (cover): Jack HawkFirst appearance (cover): Black Mask
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Identification plate

Series
Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series)
Issue
#242
Publication date
August-September 1968
Key date
August 1968
On-sale date
June 11, 1968
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 (cover) of Jack Hawk - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Black Mask - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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
0My Brother -- My Enemy!cover1pencils: Pat Boyette; inks: Pat Boyette; letters: Gaspar SaladinoAndre, Black Mask First, Blackhawk, Chop-Chop, Chuck, Bart Hawk, Jack Hawk First, Hendrickson, Olaf, Stanislaus
1My Brother - My Enemy! [Part One]comic story7.67script: Marv Wolfman, Bob Haney; pencils: Pat Boyette; inks: Pat Boyette; letters: Pat BoyetteAndre, Black Mask First, Blackhawk, Chop-Chop, Chuck, Bart Hawk, Jack Hawk First, Hendrickson, Lady Blackhawk, Olaf, Stanislaus, Zinda Blake
2-letters page1script: Dick Giordano
3[My Brother - My Enemy!] Part Two: Fort Fearcomic story7.5script: Marv Wolfman, Bob Haney; pencils: Pat Boyette; inks: Pat Boyette; letters: Pat BoyetteAndre, Black Mask First, Blackhawk, Chop-Chop, Chuck, Bart Hawk, Jack Hawk First, Hendrickson, Lady Blackhawk, Olaf, Stanislaus, Zinda Blake
5[My Brother - My Enemy!] Part Three: The Return to Blackhawk Island!comic story6.5script: Marv Wolfman, Bob Haney; pencils: Pat Boyette; inks: Pat Boyette; letters: Pat BoyetteAndre, Black Mask First, Blackhawk, Chop-Chop, Chuck, Bart Hawk, Jack Hawk First, Hendrickson, Lady Blackhawk, Olaf, Stanislaus, Zinda Blake
6-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Gaspar SaladinoDove, Don Hall, Hank Hall, Hawk
7-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Gaspar SaladinoClark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Superman

Plus 0.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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