Publication Date: Summer 1977
Title: Blackhawk: A Serial World Filmbook
Author: Eric Hoffman
This article begins with a reasonably accurate and detailed history of the origin of the Blackhawk comic book, including the origin of Blackhawk himself, and a concise account of the comics' development up to the time that the article was published. It is an excellent introduction of the Blackhawks to an audience presumably not familiar with the comics. The majority of the article, of course, is about the Blackhawk serial produced by Columbia in 1952.
The article provides several pages of background material on the cast and production of the movie serial with some interesting quotes from the stars and the directors. It then gives a detailed synopsis for each of the fifteen episodes of the serial. The article is illustrated with publicity stills, each with a caption that identifies both the characters and the actors playing them.
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