Comic Title: Blackhawk #266
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: January 1984
On Sale Date: October 6, 1983 Newsstand Date October 6, 1983
Source: Comic Reader, #214

Newsstand Date October 6, 1983
Source: Amazing Heroes, #32

Shipping Date September 13, 1983
Source: Comic Reader, #214

Shipping Date September 13, 1983
Source: Comics Journal, #84

Copyright Date September 13, 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

Shipping Date September 13, 1983
Source: Amazing Heroes, #32

Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mark Evanier

Title: "The New Recruit"
Pages: 17

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

Writer: Mark Evanier
Artist: Dan Spiegle
Letterer: Carrie Spiegle (McCarthy)
Colorist: Jo Meugniot

Feature Character(s)

• Blackhawk (last appearance in Blackhawk #265; next appearance in Blackhawk #267)

Supporting Character(s)

• The Blackhawks (last appearance in Blackhawk #265; next appearance in Blackhawk #267)
• Andre (last appearance in Blackhawk #265; next appearance in Blackhawk #267)
• Chuck (last appearance in Blackhawk #265; next appearance in Blackhawk #267)
• Hendrickson (last appearance in Blackhawk #265; next appearance in Blackhawk #267)
• Olaf (last appearance in Blackhawk #265; next appearance in Blackhawk #267)
• Stanislaus (last appearance in Blackhawk #265; next appearance in Blackhawk #267)
• Theodore R. Gaynor (first appearance; joins the Blackhawks; last appearance in Blackhawk #271; next appearance in Blackhawk #267)

Villain(s)

• Professor Merson (first name Hugo revealed; last appearance in Blackhawk #265; no further appearances)
• Walther Schoener (a double of Blackhawk; no further appearances)
• Various Nazi soldiers (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Winston Chruchill (last appearance in Blackhawk #263; no further appearances)
• Sylvia and Walter (residents of Abbott; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Five Hitler look-a-likes (in flashback)

Comments:
This story continues in part in the first story of Blackhawk #267.

Synopsis:
With the departure of Chop Chop, the Blackhawks are assigned a new member to act as his replacement. Upon the recommendation of Winston Churchill, Theodore Gaynor, a U.S. Marine, is selected. Gaynor proves capable, but he is utterly humorless and ruthless in combat which concerns Chuck.

Meanwhile, Professor Merson has escaped from British custody with the help of a Nazi agent surgically altered to look like Blackhawk. The Blackhawks attempt to track down the impostor and Merson with him. When one of Merson's machines shows up in London, most of the team heads for Britain to protect Chruchill.

Blackhawk continues the search for Merson alone. He succeeds in finding the inventor and recapturing him. In the meantime the Blackhawks have disabled Merson's machine in London. When the Blackhawk impostor grabs Churchill, Gaynor shoots him dead. Churchill then arranges to pay Merson to switch his allegiance. Blackhawk decides to go undercover by pretending to be his own impostor.