Comic Title: Blackhawk #254
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: January 1983
On Sale Date: October 7, 1982 Newsstand Date October 7, 1982
Source: Comic Reader, #205

Newsstand Date October 7, 1982
Source: Comics Journal, #76

Newsstand Date October 7, 1982
Source: Amazing Heroes, #15

Copyright Date September 14, 1982
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1982
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: Marv Wolfman

Title: "What Price Courage?"
Pages: 17

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 #253; next appearance in Blackhawk #254)

Supporting Character(s)

• The Blackhawks (last appearance in Blackhawk #253; next appearance in Blackhawk #254)
• Andre (last appearance in Blackhawk #253; next appearance in Blackhawk #257)
• Chuck (last appearance in Blackhawk #253; next appearance in Blackhawk #254)
• Hendrickson (last appearance in Blackhawk #253; next appearance in Blackhawk #257)
• Olaf (last appearance in Blackhawk #253; next appearance in Blackhawk #255)
• Stanislaus (last appearance in Blackhawk #253; next appearance in Blackhawk #254)
• Chop Chop (last appearance in Blackhawk #253; next appearance in Blackhawk #254)

Villain(s)

• Domino (last appearance in Blackhawk #252; next appearance in Blackhawk #257)
• Adolf Hitler (earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in DC Comics Presents #69)
• Heinrich Himmler (next appearance in DC Comics Presents #69)
• Various Nazi soldiers and sailors (no further appearances)
• Frau Bulle (Domino's trainer; in flashback; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Several French villagers (Francesco and Lily named; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Blackhawks help to defend West Dieppe, a port town on the coast of France, from Nazi invasion. When Blackhawk receive a report that Professor Merson was sighted in Berne, he flies there alone. Instead of Merson, Blackhawk finds Domino who has baited him into a trap.

The rest of the team then receives word of Blackhawk's capture. They reach Berne where the Nazis are waiting. Blackhawk is tied to the front of a tank. Rather than shoot their own leader, the Blackhawks risk their own lives to battle overwhelming numbers. Olaf uses a bazooka on the German foot soldiers instead of the tank. The trick allows the Blackhawks to win the day.