Blackhawk

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Real Name

Janos Prohaska

Current Alias

Blackhawk

Aliases

Bart Hawk

Relatives

Jozek Prohaska (brother, deceased); Unnamed sister (deceased); Unnamed father (deceased); Unnamed mother (deceased); Wladyslaw Prohaska (uncle, presumably deceased); Kazimiera Prohaska (aunt, presumably deceased)

Affiliation

Blackhawk Squadron; Blackhawk Airways; Blackhawk Express; formerly Seven Soldiers of Victory

Base Of Operations

Blackhawk Island; Washington, D.C.

Status

Alignment

Good

Identity

Public Identity

Citizenship

Polish

Marital Status

Single

Occupation

Leader; Pilot; Soldier

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Height

6' 1."

Weight

195 lbs (89 kg)

Eyes

Blue

Hair

Black

Origin

Universe

New Earth

Place of Birth

Krakow, Poland

Created by

Howard Chaykin, Will Eisner, Chuck Cuidera

First appearance

Last appearance

Blackhawk Vol 2 #1
(March, 1988)

DC Universe Legacies #3
(September, 2010)

HistoryEdit

Janos Prohaska of Poland became a world-renowned pilot during the Spanish Civil War. After the Nazis invaded his home country, he, now known as Blackhawk, joined with several of his friends to combat them as the Blackhawk Squadron.

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Abilities

• Aviation

• Aerial Combat

• Firearms
• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)
• Leadership
• Multilingualism
  

ParaphernaliaEdit

Transportation

• Grumman XF5F Skyrocket
• Lockheed P-38 Lightning
• Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak

Weapons

• Service Revolver
  

NotesEdit

• Originally, the adventures of Janos Prohaska and the other Blackhawks was germaine to the continuity of Earth-X, which also included all of the characters formerly owned by Quality Comics. In Earth-X and Earth-One continuity, the Blackhawk leader used the anglicized name Bart Hawk. Following the collapse of the Multiverse in the 1985-86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths, Janos and his colleagues migrated to the Post-Crisis environment and they are now canonically recognized in New Earth continuity.
• Actor Kirk Alyn portrayed the role of Blackhawk in the 1952 Blackhawk serial. In the serial, Alyn's character was known only as Blackhawk. Alyn is more famously known as the first actor to portray the role of Superman in the original Republic serials.
• "Janos Prohaska" is also the name of an actor and stunt performer on American television from the 1960s, including an appearance as Yarnek in the Star Trek episode "The Savage Curtain".
  

TriviaEdit

• The name "Janos Prohaska" is not an entirely correct Polish name. There is no such Polish name as "Janos"; a more Polish name would be "Janusz". Also, the name "Prohaska" does not sound Polish; it looks more Czech or Slovenian.
  

Recommended ReadingEdit

• Action Comics Weekly
• Blackhawk (Volume 1)
• Blackhawk (Volume 2)
• Blackhawk (Volume 3)
• Secret Origins (Volume 1) #6
• Secret Origins (Volume 2) #45
• Uncle Sam Quarterly

Related

• 60 Appearances of Janos Prohaska (New Earth)
• 2 Images featuring Janos Prohaska (New Earth)
• 2 Quotations by or about Janos Prohaska (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Janos Prohaska (New Earth)

LinksEdit

• Blackhawk article at Wikipedia
• Blackhawk article at Toonopedia
• Blackhawk profile at Comicbookdb.com
• Blackhawk article at International Hero
• Blackhawk profile at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
• Blackhawk (Volume 3) Annual #1
• DC Comics Encyclopedia

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Footnotes

Seven Soldiers of Victory member This character is or was a member of the Seven Soldiers of Victory, or the Seven Soldiers in any of its various incarnations, created by the United States to defend itself from World War II and later it returned to battle time traveling, dimension spanning mysteries and monsters. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Seven Soldiers of Victory members" category.