Cover Credits |
Penciller: Dick Dillin Inker: Charles Cuidera |
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Comic Title: Blackhawk #237
Publisher: DC
(National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Oct/Nov 1967
On Sale Date:
August 15, 1967 Newsstand Date August 15, 1967
Source: House Ad, Challengers of the Unknown #58, Page 29
Newsstand Date August 15, 1967
Source: Direct Currents, Challengers of the Unknown #58, Page 30
Newsstand Date August 15, 1967
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V22 #6
Copyright Date August 15, 1967
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1967
Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: George Kashdan
Story |
Title: "The Magnificent Assassins"
Pages: 23
Feature(s):
Blackhawk (of Earth-1)
Writer: Bob Haney
Penciller: Dick Dillin
Inker: Charles Cuidera
Feature Character(s)
- Blackhawk (last appearance in Blackhawk #236; next appearance in Blackhawk #238)
Supporting Character(s)
- The Blackhawks (last appearance in Blackhawk #236; next appearance in Blackhawk #238)
- Hendrickson (last appearance in Blackhawk #236; next appearance in Blackhawk #238)
- Andre (last appearance in Blackhawk #236; next appearance in Blackhawk #238)
- Olaf (last appearance in Blackhawk #236; next appearance in Blackhawk #238)
- Stanislaus (last appearance in Blackhawk #236; next appearance in Blackhawk #238)
- Chuck (last appearance in Blackhawk #236; next appearance in Blackhawk #238)
- Chop Chop (last appearance in Blackhawk #236; next appearance in Blackhawk #238)
- G.E.O.R.G.E. (last appearance in Blackhawk #236; next appearance in Blackhawk #238)
- Mr. Delta (last appearance in Blackhawk #230; next appearance in Blackhawk #238)
Villain(s)
- Barbarossa (an emeny agent; next appearance in Blackhawk #238)
- Barbarossa's men (next appearance in Blackhawk #238)
- Johnny Vak (an android agent of G.E.O.R.G.E.; next appearance in Blackhawk #238)
Comments:
This story continues in Blackhawk #238.
Synopsis:
The Blackhawks are forced to answer for the death of G.E.O.R.G.E. agent Johnny Vak after a mission goes bad. Each Blackhawks gives his own account of the mission to Mr. Delta who accuses the team of intentionally trying to sabotage the mission and kill Johnny. Following their testimony, the Blackhawks are suspended.
Johnny Vak, really an android agent, is repaired and sent to complete the botched mission alone. Seeking to restore their good names, the Blackhawks go against orders and follow Johnny to help him. When they find the location of Barbarossa, the enemy agent Johnny was sent to kill, the Blackhawks discover that Johnny Vak is really working with the criminal.
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