Comic Title: Blackhawk #259
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: June 1983
On Sale Date: March 3, 1983 Newsstand Date March 3, 1983
Source: Comic Reader, #209

Shipping Date February 8, 1983
Source: Comic Reader, #209

Newsstand Date March 3, 1983
Source: Amazing Heroes, #20

Copyright Date February 8, 1983
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1983
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Cover Price: $0.60
Page Count: 32
Editor: Ernie Colon

Title: "The Tomb of the Unknown Blackhawk"
Pages: 17

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

Writer: Mark Evanier
Artist: Dan Spiegle
Letterer: Carrie Spiegle (McCarthy)
Colorist: Carl Gafford

Feature Character(s)

• Blackhawk (last appearance in Blackhawk #258; next appearance in Blackhawk #259)

Supporting Character(s)

• The Blackhawks (last appearance in Blackhawk #258; next appearance in Blackhawk #261)
• Andre (last appearance in Blackhawk #258; next appearance in Blackhawk #261)
• Chuck (last appearance in Blackhawk #258; next appearance in Blackhawk #261)
• Hendrickson (last appearance in Blackhawk #258; next appearance in Blackhawk #261)
• Olaf (last appearance in Blackhawk #258; next appearance in Blackhawk #261)
• Stanislaus (last appearance in Blackhawk #258; next appearance in Blackhawk #261)
• Chop Chop (last appearance in Blackhawk #258; next appearance in Blackhawk #259)

Villain(s)

• Five Hitler look-a-likes (only one appears in this story; last appearance in Blackhawk #256; next appearance in Blackhawk #261)
• Various Nazi soldiers (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Winslow Shirk (no further appearances)
• Winston Chruchill (last appearance in Blackhawk #251; next appearance in Blackhawk #262)

Synopsis:
The Blackhawks begin building a new island base after their original headquarters was destroyed by an atomic blast. Meek Winslow Shirk searches for the Blackhawks, and when he goes near the original island he is exposed to radiation. This radiation causes him to become invisible.

When he finally does catch up to the Blackhawks during a battle with the Nazi, he is able to sneak aboard one of their planes and is carried back to Blackhawk Island. There he watches as Blackhawk raises the spirit of Stanislaus who finally returns to active duty. The team is then called away for a mission to protect Winston Churchill.

Winslow is left alone on the island. An intelligence report then comes in alerting the Blackhawks to the fact that the Prime Minister is in Belvar. Since only Winslow is there to receive the report he flies to Belvar and prevents the assassination of Winston Churchill. Before the real Blackhawks arrive he runs away. The Blackhawks are left with a mystery of who was the Blackhawk that saved Churchill's life.

Eventually Shirk's invisibility wears off, and he returns home.