Issue No. 42
July 1951
Iron Emperor - In Voslin, a beloved King dies. A giant robot uses terror to take over. Call the BLACKHAWKS!!!! On landing, the Blackhawks are led to the Emperor. The Blackhawks attack but are overpowered and thrown into the dungeon. Blackhawk combines the team's belt radios together to jam the robots signal but the robot changes frequency. As the Blackhawks are marched to the firing squad, each Blackhawk throws a small magnetic mine which blows up the Iron Emperor. Dr. Narda, the king's doctor, dies after Blackhawk punches him into a control panel.
"Every Monster Made Of Steel
Our Mighty Wrath Will Feel
We're The Blackhawks"
(D.C.)
City that Time Forgot - Blackhawk uses fake papers as bait, then the team follows the spy by plane. The spy finds a secret mountain retreat called the Retreat. The Retreat is inhabited by descendents of ancient Rome. The spy convinces the ruler that the Blackhawks are evil and has them jailed. The spy shows his true nature and escapes, almost killing the ruler. The Blackhawks escape. Blackhawk captures the spy in a thrilling aerial chase. The ruler releases the Blackhawks after they promise not to reveal the Retreat. (D.C.)
The City That Must Perish - The peaceful country of Karastan is plunged into political blackmail when two of its towns are bombed. A mysterious radio message threatens the Karastan's capital as the next target if its leaders do not hand over the country to them. The Hawks evacuate the city and use Geiger-counters to search for the bomb. Blackhawk believes the blasts are set off from the cities interiors by suicide bombers. (D.S.)
Chop Chop Dentist????- Chop Chop is mistaken for a dentist by a criminal with a bad tooth. Chop Chop frightens the crook into police arms. (D.C.)
Untitled - A large gold shipment will be flown by the Blackhawks. Chuck is taken with femme fatale MAIA. She rides in Chuck's plane and knocks him out. She forces Blackhawk's cargo plane down but she is forced down by other Blackhawks. Blackhawk allows the cargo plane to crash because he had hidden the gold in Chuck's plane. MAIA realizes she could have flown off with Chuck's plane and escaped with the gold but her greed over came her. (D.C.)
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Thanks to David Chapman and Don Secrease for submitting this issue.
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