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Quote1 A hundred years ago was 1848! In those days, slavery and oppression were still common ... still practiced! Stand by your planes, the rest of you! Quote2
Blackhawk

Blackhawk #18 is an issue of the series Blackhawk (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1948.

Synopsis for "The Realm of Yesterday"


Appearing in "The Realm of Yesterday"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • International Treaty Committee (Mentioned only)

Antagonists:

  • Mr. Yesterday (Single appearance; dies)
  • Miss Danger (Single appearance)
    • Yesterday's crew (armed w/ cutlasses)

Locations:

Items:

  • Yesterday's Vapor
    • renders men unconscious and internal combustion engines inert

Vehicles:


Synopsis for "Paragon"


Appearing in "Paragon"

Featured Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Paragon
    • his gang
  • Major Vixlar, most famous duelist of three countries (wears a monocle) (Dies)

Other Characters:

  • Vixlar's friend (Dies)
  • Cornigo Police

Locations:

  • Cornigo
    • Hotel Luxurio
    • Palace Park (on the heights above the harbor)
    • Harrover Cafe

Vehicles:

Synopsis for Chop Chop: "Circe's Husbands"


Appearing in Chop Chop: "Circe's Husbands"

Featured Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Circe, posing as Circe
    • her British henchman (wears a monocle)
    • her network of informants on nearby islands

Other Characters

  • Captain & crew of Begonia

Livestock:

  • Circe's "Husbands"

Locations:

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "The Merchant of Death"


Appearing in "The Merchant of Death"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • International Peace Organization (Mentioned only)

Antagonists:

  • Heinrich Paulus (wears a monocle) (First appearance) (Dies)
    • his international ring of agent-provocateurs: Schweitzer (Dies), others (many die)

Other Characters:

  • Terry Proud, counterintelligence agent, as "Erica" (First appearance)

Locations:

Vehicles:

  • Blackhawk Grumman XF5F Skyrockets
  • Paulus' fighters and bombers (one fighter destroyed)
  • Paulus' munitions ships (all damaged, some destroyed)

Notes

  • Published quarterly by Comic Magazines.
  • Realm of Yesterday
    • Despite his elaborate replication of pre-Civil-War plantation life, all of Mr. Yesterday's slaves are White.
    • The source of Mr. Yesterday's powerful vapor is not explained, but could be some combination of volcanic gases.
    • Yesterday himself is killed in a swordfight with Blackhawk.
  • In his solo story, Chop Chop gets shot down, with an antiaircraft cannon.
  • In the 4th story, Andre is knocked unconscious for at least the third time,[1] with a blackjack. Blackhawk is shot down for at least the fifteenth time.[2] Being a Blackhawk is dangerous.
  • Also appearing in this issue of Blackhawk was:
    • Blackhawk: "Sky Thief" (text story)



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