Issue No. 102
July 1956
Master of Mankind: Dr. Snye with the assistance of his beautiful niece Vera, has developed a computer named Adam X. Besides solving difficult problems, the computer controls Dr. Snye's robots. Adam X plans to rule the world. The first step in it's plan is to eliminate the Blackhawks. Responding to Dr. Snye's distress call the Blackhawks battle the computer controlled robots. In the ensuing battle, Blackhawk out maneuvers one of the robots causing it to crash into and destroy Adam X.
Book Quote:
"Adam X was an Electronic Brain,,,,
A Complex Marvel of Tubes, and Transistors, Coils, and Relays!
In one Hour, it solved Problems that would take Human Brains a Lifetime!
It Even had a Solution for the Biggest Problem of all....
How to become Ruler of the WORLD!
First it said, ELIMINATE THE BLACKHAWK'S-----"
Critical Target: Non Blackhawk text story about a squadron commander that agonizes over sending his pilots on a perilous mission. His best pilot and rival is convinced the commander is out to get him. Upon completion of the mission the pilot finds that the commander was also a pilot of one of the planes and barely escaped disaster.
Book Quote: "In the month of March 1953, squadron commander Dawson recieved an order that made his face turn pale! His bombers were requested to knock out Pwangtu, North Korea, Industrial Center! The target was so critical that his bomber crews would have to fly by daylight and at below 2,000 ft in order to make sure Pwangtu was demolished! But it was not only the military hazard that unnerved Dawson, he had personal reasons to fear this critical target raid!
The Doom Cloud: Nationalist shipping has been under attack by Red Chinese gliders that appear from nowhere. After the Blackhawks foil one of their attacks, they raid Blackhawk island. As the enemy pilots escape after battling the Blackhawks, Chop Chop takes the place of one of the pilots. As the glider is pulled by an electromagnet to a giant flying wing base, Chop Chop guides the Blackhawks with his belt radio guide beam. The Blackhawks arrive just in time to save Chop Chop from Comrade Nichivo's firing squad.
Book Quote: "Silent as the winds they rode! The Red Chinese gliders drifted down out of nowhere to dump their cargos of doom on Nationalist shipping! Then without engines, or visible power they whipped away and vanished! Even the Blackhawks were baffled until a desperate risk revealed the secret....but left Chop Chop trapped in the sky"
Intercepted Peril: Blackhawk text story. Blackhawk is challenged to a duel by a number of traitorous plotters. Blackhawk chooses to fight them all at once and his weapon of choice is “FISTS”. In a darkened room, the plotters end up beating each other up and Blackhawk emerges unscathed.
The Red Professor's Secret: Red agents attempt to capture the Blackhawks by kidnapping a West German physicist, Professor Gartmann. With the aid of the professor's fiancee Fraulein Hegel, who is also a red agent working for Baron Von Horla, the Blackhawks are captured. With the help of Professor Gartmann the Blackhawks turn the tables and the red agents are captured.
Book Quote: "The Trail was Hot! The scent was strong, Giving off a Particularly Vile Red Odor! The Prey was West Germany's Biggest and most Dangerous Spy Ring! and the REWARD for theBlackhawks Perilous Mission into the Bristling Stronghold of Commie Intrigue was THE RED PROFESSOR'S SECRET."
Credits: Cover & Blackhawk Stories; Dick Dillin (Pencils), Chuck Cuidera (Inks) (Ref. Source GCD)
Thanks to David Chapman for submitting the cover for this issue, Bob Fulker for submitting the synopsis, and Joe Kluczynski for providing the book quotes.
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