Comic Title: Blackhawk #261
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1983
On Sale Date: May 5, 1983 Newsstand Date May 5, 1983
Source: Comic Reader, #211

Newsstand Date May 5, 1983
Source: Amazing Heroes, #24

Shipping Date April 12, 1983
Source: Comic Reader, #211

Shipping Date April 12, 1983
Source: Amazing Heroes, #24

Shipping Date April 12, 1983
Source: Comics Journal, #81

Copyright Date April 12, 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

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

Title: "The Domino Theory"
Pages: 23

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 #259; next appearance in Blackhawk #262)

Supporting Character(s)

• The Blackhawks (last appearance in Blackhawk #259; next appearance in Blackhawk #262)
• Andre (last appearance in Blackhawk #259; next appearance in Blackhawk #262)
• Chuck (last appearance in Blackhawk #259; next appearance in Blackhawk #262)
• Hendrickson (last appearance in Blackhawk #259; next appearance in Blackhawk #262)
• Olaf (last appearance in Blackhawk #259; next appearance in Blackhawk #262)
• Stanislaus (last appearance in Blackhawk #259; next appearance in Blackhawk #262)
• Chop Chop (last appearance in Blackhawk #259; next appearance in Blackhawk #262)

Villain(s)

• Domino (last appearance in Blackhawk #257; next appearance in Blackhawk #262)
• Adolf Hitler (last appearance in Blackhawk #257; next appearance in Blackhawk #262)
• Five Hitler look-a-likes (only four appear in this story; last appearance in Blackhawk #259; next appearance in Blackhawk #262)
• Frau Bulle (in flashback; next appearance in Blackhawk #269)
• Various Nazi soldiers (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Henry Wielage and Alfred Bottley (British Generals; Wielage dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Several British officers (no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Domino (during her training; earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in Blackhawk #252)

Comments:
This story takes place on June 18th and 19th, 1940 and continues in part in Blackhawk #262.

Synopsis:
The Blackhawks continue to resist the Nazi invasion of France. They destroy a battleship after working their way on board and retrieving documents. The documents reveal that the Nazis have cracked the British codes with the aid of their agent Domino who has been stealing code books from British Generals.

While the other Blackhawks deal with another attack by the Nazis involving the War Wheel, Blackhawk himself tracks down Domino who has ensnared another General. Blackhawk is able to capture her, but he is unable to shoot her. Instead she is turned over to the British.

Meanwhile, Hitler sends his look-a-like assassins to kill Allied leaders Churchill, Stalin, De Gaulle, and Roosevelt.