Blackhawk #10 is an issue of the series Blackhawk (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1946.
Synopsis for "The Treasure of Ghanpat"
The Sultan of Ghanpat owns a vast trove of gold and jewels, accumulated over the centuries. A European criminal gets hired as the Ghanpat Chief of Police, and subverts a number of policemen into attempting an ambitious robbery. They are foiled by the visiting Blackhawk Squadron, and one of them narrowly avoids getting eaten by a Komodo Dragon.
Appearing in "The Treasure of Ghanpat"
Featured Characters:
Animals:
- Komodo Lizard (Dies)
Antagonists:
- three international robbers
- Ghanpat Chief of Police, from Europe (wears a monocle) (Dies)
- bomb thrower / knife assassin (Dies)
- hand-picked guards
Other Characters:
- commercial pilot (Dies)
- Sultan of Ghanpat
- Princess Shireen, of Ghanpat, his heir
Locations:
- Blackhawk Island
- Ghanpat, independent kingdom of the border of India and another country.
Items:
- Treasure of Ghanpat
Vehicles:
- Blackhawk Grumman XF5F Skyrockets
- Sultan's Helicoptors
Synopsis for "The Wreck of the Rampole"
Appearing in "The Wreck of the Rampole"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Commissioner / Submarine Commander
- his crew
- Island Gangster
- his gang
Other Characters:
- Administrator of Island Groups
Locations:
- Tropical Island Group
- Coral Lagoon
- Travers Reef
- Clock Point
Vehicles:
- Blackhawk Grumman XF5F Skyrockets, with pontoon landing gear
- S.S. Rampole (sunken wreckage)
- Gangster Submarine (captured)
Synopsis for "Chop Chop's Rocket Ride"
Appearing in "Chop Chop's Rocket Ride"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Hoon Lo
Other Characters:
- Princess Yu Woo
Locations:
Synopsis for "Blackhawk and the Slavers"
Appearing in "Blackhawk and the Slavers"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Bwana Gombo
- many gunmen
Animals:
- Gombo's gorillas
Other Characters:
- Suzette
- enslaved Africans
- International African Police
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Blackhawk Grumman XF5F Skyrockets
Notes
- Blackhawk #10 (Spring 1946) went on sale on 17 October 1945, and presents three post-WWII Blackhawk stories, while Modern Comics #48 (April 1946) went on sale on 8 February 1946, and presents the first explicitly post-WWII Blackhawk story.
- "The Treasure of Ghanpat" is reprinted in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular #14.
- Capital city of Ghanpat is picturesque but modern.
- Ghanpat is a Sultanate, but the Sultan's daughter is his designated successor.
- In 1946, the Sultan of Ghanpat was the third richest man in the world.
- First issue for Chop Chop as a solo feature. It runs without credits for three issues, then is taken over by Paul Gustavson in Blackhawk #13.
- "Blackhawk and the Slavers" reintroduces the Blackhawk Squadron's old friend Suzette, a young French woman living in North Africa.
- Blackhawk is shot down, for the eleventh time,[1] and lands safely on a body of water.
- Also featured in this issue of Blackhawk were:
- Blackhawk: "A Mirror For Manjorr" (text story)
- Johnny Doughboy by Bernard Dibble
See Also