Comic Title: Blackhawk #224
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: September 1966
On Sale Date: July 12, 1966 Newsstand Date July 12, 1966
Source: Direct Currents, Adventure Comics #347, Page 30

Newsstand Date July 12, 1966
Source: House Ad, Aquaman #29, Page 20

Copyright Date July 12, 1966
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1966

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: George Kashdan

Title: "The Blackhawk Wreckers"
Pages: 17

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

Writer: France E. Herron
Penciller: Dick Dillin
Inker: Charles Cuidera

Feature Character(s)

• Blackhawk (last appearance in Blackhawk #223; next appearance in Blackhawk #225)

Supporting Character(s)

• The Blackhawks (last appearance in Blackhawk #223; next appearance in Blackhawk #225)
• Hendrickson (last appearance in Blackhawk #223; next appearance in Blackhawk #225)
• Stanislaus (last appearance in Blackhawk #223; next appearance in Blackhawk #225)
• Andre (last appearance in Blackhawk #223; next appearance in Blackhawk #225)
• Olaf (last appearance in Blackhawk #223; next appearance in Blackhawk #225)
• Chuck (last appearance in Blackhawk #223; next appearance in Blackhawk #225)
• Chop Chop (last appearance in Blackhawk #223; next appearance in Blackhawk #225)

Villain(s)

• The Blackhawk Wreckers (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Blackhawks are publicly humiliated when then repeatedly fail to stop crimes. They even fall for several decoy crimes. The group behind the crimes are the Blackhawks Wreckers who seek to discredit the team. There plan works as the public calls for the Blackhawks to retire. When they arrive at another crime scene, three member of the team quit, and the police warn them to stay back. Blackhawk and his three remaining teammates don't heed the warning. Once again they fail to stop the crime, then they are arrested for involving themselves.

The Blackhawk Wreckers begin to gloat over their victory. Suddenly the Blackhawks arrive, having planted a homing device on a robot the crooks used. The team faked their last failure in order to lure the crooks into a false sense of victory. The team destroys the base of the Blackhawk Wreckers and restores their own reputations.