Comic Title: Blackhawk #250
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jan/Feb 1977
On Sale Date: October 7, 1976 Newsstand Date October 7, 1976
Source: Direct Currents, Amazing World of DC Comics #13

Newsstand Date October 7, 1976
Source: Comic Reader, #136

Copyright Date October 7, 1976
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1977

Newsstand Date October 4, 1976
Source: Daily Planet, Vol. 76 #22
Listed as on sale the week of October 4th

Newsstand Date October 17, 1976
Source: House Ad, Super-Team Family #8, Page 39

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.30
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack C. Harris

Title: "Wheel of Death"
Pages: 17

Feature(s):
Blackhawk (of Earth-1)

Writer: Steve Skeates
Penciller: Ric Estrada
Inker: George Evans
Inker: Frank Springer
Colorist: Carl Gafford

Feature Character(s)

• Blackhawk (last appearance in Blackhawk #249; no further appearances)

Supporting Character(s)

• The Blackhawks (last appearance in Blackhawk #249; no further appearances)
• Andre (last appearance in Blackhawk #249; no further appearances)
• Chuck (dies in this story; last appearance in Blackhawk #249; no further appearances)
• Hendrickson (last appearance in Blackhawk #249; no further appearances)
• Olaf (last appearance in Blackhawk #249; no further appearances)
• Stanislaus (last appearance in Blackhawk #249; no further appearances)
• Chop Chop (last appearance in Blackhawk #248; no further appearances)
• Elsa Hendrickson (last name officially revealed as Hendrickson in text piece; last appearance in Blackhawk #249; no further appearances)
• Duchess Ramona Fatale (last appearance in Blackhawk #249; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• Killer Shark (last appearance in Blackhawk #249; next appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #9)
• Soldiers in the Empire of Death (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Tania (last appearance in Blackhawk #249; no further appearances)
• Ayn (last appearance in Blackhawk #249; no further appearances)
• Prudence (last appearance in Blackhawk #249; no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Duchess Ramona Fatale (while recruiting her new strike force; last appearance in Blackhawk #244; next appearance in Blackhawk #247)
• Ayn (earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in Blackhawk #247)

Comments:
This story is continued in part from Blackhawk #249.

This is the final chronological appearance of the Earth-1 Blackhawks. Their revival in Blackhawk #251 takes place during World War II. Given that Chuck dies and two other members, Hendrickson and Chopper are severely injured, it can be assumed that the Blackhawks disbanded following this story. The team appears on the Monitor's satellite during Crisis on Infinite Earths, but they were likely taken from the World War II era.

The text piece included in this issue provides an epilogue to the story. It details that Chuck's body was flown to Blackhawk Island where he was given a funeral.

Synopsis:
Blackhawk is chased by the War Wheel which is commanded by Killer Shark. While Blackhawk stands alone, Chuck rallies the other Blackhawks for a rescue mission. Chopper stays behind due to a back injury. They locate Blackhawk, and Andre picks him up. The team then encounters enemy planes. Andre and Olaf are shot down. When they land, the War Wheel goes after them. After Stan is also shot down, only Chuck remains in the air. To protect his teammates on the ground Chuck crashes his plane directly into the War Wheel. He succeeds in destroying it at the cost of his own life.