Issue No. 25
June 1949
The Evil of Mung - While visiting Governor Mahlban, an old acquaintance, the Hawks are attacked during their sleep. The assassination is foiled by Blackhawk but the assassin dies before the team can question him. In their pursuit of the man's accomplices, the Hawks capture all but one of them. And as the captured men die as suddenly and mysteriously as the first, Olaf, who has commandeered the governor's car, follows his escapers. Olaf loses control of the car and has a wreck. He awakens in the lair of Mung, a physician who brags to the Blackhawk he had been paid by old Blackhawk enemies to destroy them. Mung allows Olaf to escape and return to his comrades. Olaf tells his teammates about Mung while Blackhawk sends Chuck and Andre off the morgue with the dead assassin for an autopsy. Later, Olaf tries to kill Blackhawk but he fails and that's when the Hawks learn Mung's abilities stem from embedding a transmitter in his victims' neck, forcing them to do his bidding. Now they must operate on Olaf or kill him.
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Blackhawk 2-page text story: "Beacon Trap"
Polito, Master Schemer - President Carniola, newly appointed leader of a tiny European country is assassinated with the help of his personal guard, Draga. When a neighboring country's army, led by Colonel Sergei, invades them, the people follow a self-proclaimed leader named Polito, who swears to drive out the warmongering invaders. The Hawks arrive to help Polito and his people gain control of the country again. But an overly suspicious Polito realizes the Hawks pose a threat to his leadership so he arranges to have them killed. The attempt is thwarted and Polito, Sergei and Draga are found conspiring together.
Thanks to David Chapman for submitting the cover for this issue and Don Secrease for submitting the synopsis.
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