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Publishers / DC / Blackhawk (1988) / #3
3[May] 1988
$2.95; 4.00 CAD

Blackhawk #3

DC · [May] 1988 · on sale January 26, 1988

First appearance (cover): Janos ProhaskaFirst appearance (cover): Blackhawk
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Identification plate

Series
Blackhawk (DC, 1988 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
[May] 1988
Key date
May 1988
On-sale date
January 26, 1988
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$2.95; 4.00 CAD
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Blackoutcover1pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Howard Chaykin; colors: Howard Chaykin; letters: Ken BruzenakBlackhawk First, Janos Prohaska First
1Iron Dreams & Bloody Murdercredits, title page1pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Howard Chaykin; colors: Steve Oliff
2Iron Dreams & Bloody Murdercomic story46script: Howard Chaykin; pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Howard Chaykin; colors: Steve Oliff; letters: Ken BruzenakBlackhawk; Olaf Friedriksen; Stanislaus Drozdowski; Ritter Hendricksen; Chuck Sirianni; André Blanc-Dumont; Weng Chan; Hightower; Reba MacMahon; Death Mayhew; Natalie Reed
3-illustration1
4Liveillustration1pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Howard Chaykin; colors: Steve OliffBlackhawk; Natalie Reed

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CollectionYear
Blackhawk: Blood and Iron #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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