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Publishers / DC / Blackhawk (1957) / #243
243October-November 1968
$0.12

Blackhawk #243

DC · October-November 1968 · on sale August 15, 1968

First appearance (promotional): Detective ChimpFirst appearance (promotional): Bobo T. ChimpanzeeFirst appearance (advertisement): Zintar
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Identification plate

Series
Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series)
Issue
#243
Publication date
October-November 1968
Key date
October 1968
On-sale date
August 15, 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 (promotional) of Detective Chimp - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Bobo T. Chimpanzee - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (advertisement) of Zintar - the earliest appearance on record is an advertisement, not a story.

First appearance (advertisement) of Zerak - the earliest appearance on record is an advertisement, not a story.

First appearance (advertisement) of Zobor - the earliest appearance on record is an advertisement, not a story.

First appearance (promotional) of Jonny Double - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

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
0Mission Incrediblecover1pencils: Pat Boyette; inks: Pat Boyette; letters: Pat BoyetteAndre, Blackhawk, Chop-Chop, Chuck, Bart Hawk, Hendrickson, Olaf, Stanislaus
1Mission Incrediblecomic story7.67script: Bob Haney; pencils: Pat Boyette; inks: Pat Boyette; letters: Pat BoyetteAndre, Black Mask, Blackhawk, Zinda Blake, Chop-Chop, Chuck, Bart Hawk, Jack Hawk, Hendrickson, Lady Blackhawk, Olaf, Stanislaus
4Mission Incredible Part Twocomic story7.5script: Bob Haney; pencils: Pat Boyette; inks: Pat Boyette; letters: Pat BoyetteAndre, Chop-Chop, Hendrickson, Olaf, Stanislaus
5Born to Trouble!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5Jonny Double First
6Part Three Mission Incrediblecomic story6.5script: Bob Haney; pencils: Pat Boyette; inks: Pat Boyette; letters: Pat BoyetteBlackhawk, Zinda Blake, Chuck, Bart Hawk, Olaf
8Your Demand is Our Commandpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Carmine Infantino, Neal Adams, Curt Swan, Win Mortimer; inks: Carmine Infantino, Neal Adams, Stan Kaye, Win Mortimer; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBarry Allen, Batgirl, Batman, Bobo T. Chimpanzee First, Boston Brand, Deadman, Detective Chimp First, Ralph Dibny, The Elongated Man, The Flash, The Flash, Jay Garrick, Barbara Gordon, Dick Grayson
10-letters page1script: Dick Giordano

Plus 2.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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