Comic Title: Blackhawk #196
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1964
On Sale Date: March 12, 1964 Newsstand Date March 12, 1964
Source: House Ad, Tomahawk #92, Page 29

Copyright Date March 12, 1964
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1964

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Murray Boltinoff

Title: "A Firing Squad for Blackhawk"
Pages: 17

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

Writer: Arnold Drake
Penciller: Dick Dillin
Inker: Charles Cuidera

Feature Character(s)

• Blackhawk (last appearance in Blackhawk #195; next appearance in Blackhawk #197)

Supporting Character(s)

• The Blackhawks (last appearance in Blackhawk #195; next appearance in Blackhawk #197)
• Hendrickson (last appearance in Blackhawk #195; next appearance in Blackhawk #197)
• Stanislaus (last appearance in Blackhawk #195; next appearance in Blackhawk #197)
• Andre (last appearance in Blackhawk #195; next appearance in Blackhawk #197)
• Olaf (last appearance in Blackhawk #195; next appearance in Blackhawk #197)
• Chuck (last appearance in Blackhawk #195; next appearance in Blackhawk #197)
• Chop Chop (last appearance in Blackhawk #195; next appearance in Blackhawk #197)

Villain(s)

• Colonel Frog (alias Sessue Yokomata; no further appearances)
• Gonzagas (also spelled Gonzaga; dictator of San Lajunta; no further appearances)
• Gonzagas's troops (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mr. Cipher (next appearance in Blackhawk #197)

Comments:
Part 2: "Colonel Frog -- Enemy Master of the Blackhawks"

Hendrickson's hair and beard are colored brown in this story.

Synopsis:
The Blackhawks are sent on a spy mission by Mr. Cipher, a masked intelligence agent. The Blackhawks infiltrate a camp in San Lajuntas where war criminal Sessue Yokomata is developing secret weapons.

After they collect photos of the installation, the Blackhawks are attacked. They split up, but Blackhawk is captured. He falls victim to a hypno-gas which allows Yokomata, alias Colonel Frog, to control him. Blackhawk then assists Yokomata in the capture of his teammates.

Blackhawk is then ordered to drop a secret weapon on an unsuspecting target. During the flight, the air pressure in his cabin frees him from the effects of the hypno-gas, so he doesn't destroy the target. He returns to Yokomata's base and frees the other Blackhawks. They are then able to defeat and capture Yokomata, ending the threat.