Comic Title: Showcase Presents Blackhawk Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2008
On Sale Date: October 8, 2008 Direct Market Date October 1, 2008
Source: Previews, #237

Direct Market Date October 8, 2008
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 512
Editor: Sean Mackiewicz

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "20,000 Leagues Beneath the Earth"
Pages: 8

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

Penciller: Dick Dillin
Inker: Charles Cuidera

Reprinted From:
Blackhawk #114 (1957)

Feature Character(s)

• Blackhawk (last appearance in Blackhawk #114; next appearance in Blackhawk #114)

Supporting Character(s)

• The Blackhawks (last appearance in Blackhawk #114; next appearance in Blackhawk #114)
• Hendrickson (last appearance in Blackhawk #114; next appearance in Blackhawk #114)
• Stanislaus (last appearance in Blackhawk #114; next appearance in Blackhawk #114)
• Andre (last appearance in Blackhawk #114; next appearance in Blackhawk #114)
• Chuck (last appearance in Blackhawk #114; next appearance in Blackhawk #114)
• Olaf (last appearance in Blackhawk #114; next appearance in Blackhawk #114)
• Chop Chop (last appearance in Blackhawk #114; next appearance in Blackhawk #114)

Villain(s)

• The Mole (next appearance in Blackhawk #125)
• Carl (the Mole's henchman; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A group of miners (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
A man calling himself the Mole uses a powerful digging machine to tunnel through the Earth. He kidnaps several miners, leading Blackhawk to believe that the criminal wants men who can withstand tremendous pressures. He sets a trap for the Mole which leads the Blackhawks to the criminal's hideout. However, the Blackhawks are captured.

The team is put to work as slaves aboard a digging machine. The Mole intends to burrow under Fort Knox and steal the gold stored inside. Blackhawk feigns weakness under the tremendous underground pressures. His ruse allows him to plant a magnet on the digging machine's navigation controls. When the Mole surfaces, he finds himself in prison instead of Fort Knox.