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"The Dreaded Brain Beam": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

Quote1 Great Caesar, fellows! Those fiends are rushing Chop Chop and Hendrickson directly to the airport! They intend getting them behind the Iron Curtain fast! Quote2
Blackhawk

Blackhawk #84 is an issue of the series Blackhawk (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 1955.

Synopsis for "The Dreaded Brain Beam"


Appearing in "The Dreaded Brain Beam"

Featured Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Death Eye (also as "Madame Letrec") (Single appearance; dies)
    • his stooges
    • his mind-controlled minions
  • Malenkov (Behind the scenes)

Other Characters:

  • European Villagers

Locations:

  • Eastern Europe
    • Berentia (see notes)
    • Western border villages, ringing the Iron Curtain:
      • Zadar
      • Maras
      • Lizt
      • Bari
      • Tula
      • Hagen
      • Kolpsburg
      • Radou
        • nearby Canyon Rise

Items:

  • Death Eye's Brain Beam

Vehicles:


Synopsis for Chop Chop: "Loller Skating"

This story is reprinted from Blackhawk #40.

Chop Chop and his friend Foo Yung decide to attend the grand opening of a roller skating rink. Foo Yung's wife refuses to let him go, so Chop Chop goes alone. Two thieves plan to steal the gate receipts. One offers to adjust Chop Chop's skates, but really loosens a bolt. The crowd thinks Chop Chop's out-of-control skating is a comedy act and become focused on him. The crooks use the distraction to rob the ticket office, but as they are leaving Chop Chop runs into them and the police are able to capture them.

Appearing in Chop Chop: "Loller Skating"

Featured Characters:

Antagonists:

  • roller rink robbers

Other Characters:

  • Foo Yung
  • Mrs. Foo Yung

Locations:

  • Roller Skating Rink

Synopsis for "The End of Blackhawk Island"


Appearing in "The End of Blackhawk Island"

Featured Characters:

Antagonists:

Locations:

Items:

  • Genius's Tidal Wave Device

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "The Race of Doom"


Appearing in "The Race of Doom"

Featured Characters:

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

  • Professor Moxon (Dies)
  • Rurvanian Troops

Locations:

Items:

  • Moxon's Unfinished Invention

Vehicles:

Notes

  • Dreaded Brain Beam'
    • The nation, or region, or district, of "Berentia" appears on a map of Eastern Europe, on the first panel of the second page. None of the villages visited by the Blackhawks or by Death Eye are in Berentia, and it is not mentioned again.
  • End of Blackhawk Island
    • One Lockheed XF-90 interceptor is destroyed.
    • Blackhawk Island is devastated by an artificial tidal wave. It seems from the dialogue of the Soviet villains that, at this time, they do NOT know where Blackhawk Island is located. At earlier times, they have known this.
    • Blackhawk Island is rebuilt with improvements including a) an automated radar-directed anti-aircraft cannon battery, b) a set of jet catapults, and c) a "super escape raft".
    • Doctor Genius developed a chemical artillery shell which, when fired into the upper atmosphere, created the conditions for the formation of a tidal wave.
  • Race of Doom
    • Chop Chop gets at least one bullet wound. He has been shot at least twice before this.[1]
    • Hendrickson gets head-konked unconscious with a rifle butt. This is his sixth concussion.[2]
    • Andre is shot in the back. This is his fifth shooting.[3]
    • Being a Blackhawk is dangerous.
  • Also featured in this issue of Blackhawk was:
    • "Operation Baby" (text story)



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