Issue No. 59

December 1952

The Sea Devil - The democracy of DROSNIA is under attack by a sub mounted with cannon and walking on tank treads; the sea devil ! The Hawks use a special sea plane to detect and destroy the devil.

Chop Chop - On a tour of chinatown, Chop gets involved with crooks who steal the ruby eyes of Buddha, but tricks them into surrendering.

The Red Tomorrow - The Blackhawks enter a time trap; are transported to the year 2100, and learn the communist party won the final war in 1965. The Hawks soon learn it's all an elaborate trick by red commissar RAJEK, who they defeat and imprison.

Beachhead on Asteroid X - The Hawks rocket to Asteroid X, 1,000 miles above the earth, to defeat the agressor nation's plans of establishing a military base on the orbiting asteroid. Blackhawk masquerades as XMMMLA, leader of the asteroid's inhabitants, to destroy the asteroid and Space Gun aimed at Washington, D.C.

Thanks to David Chapman for the cover and to Roger Hill for the synopsis for this issue.



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