Only hope ... turn up the full power frequency ... try to JAM the radio signals that are operating that thing ... 
- — Chuck
Blackhawk #111 is an issue of the series Blackhawk (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 1957.
Synopsis for "The Menace of the Machines"
A disgruntled special effects technician uses the tiny machines he built for the movies to commit crimes. Among his secret weapons are small, robot duplicates of the Blackhawks. The team overcomes their pint-sized doubles by using their own uniforms as decoys to distract the FX villain while they track him down to his hideout. Munsen is arrested.
Appearing in "The Menace of the Machines"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Eric Munsen
Other Characters:
- Lamont, movie director
Locations:
- Center City
- Epic Films, movie studio complex
Items:
- Munsen's miniature flying saucers, w/ money vacuums
- Munsen's miniature tornado machine
- Munsen's miniature Blackhawk robots
Vehicles:
- Blackhawk Lockheed F-90Cs
Synopsis for "The Perils of Blackie, the Wonder Bird"
Blackie is carrying a vital message from an agent on a ship about a smuggling ring. The smugglers learn of the message and try to stop Blackie with everything from attacking eagles to guns fired from planes. The Blackhawks discover the smugglers are using a fake dead whale to move their stolen goods. Meanwhile, Blackie out flies and outsmarts the smugglers and delivers his message in time to save the agent's life.
Appearing in "The Perils of Blackie, the Wonder Bird"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Paston
- his gang
Other Characters:
- Roger Vance, T-man
Locations:
Vehicles:
- "Star of Singapore", contraband freighter
- "Sea Shrew", contraband freighter
- Paston gang's observation plane
- Blackhawk Lockheed F-90Cs
Synopsis for "Trigger Craig's Magic Carpet"
Trigger Craig is released after serving a six-year prison sentence, which resulted from his arrest by the Blackhawks. Craig sends his henchmen, with plenty of money but not enough information, to buy an item at an auction. He's expecting a desk, in which he had hidden $5000 in stolen cash, but instead they come back with a ratty Persian Carpet. Trigger learns completely by accident that this is actually a magic flying carpet, and he immediately puts it to use in committing outlandish crimes, such as stealing an armored car, a cabin cruiser, and a railway mailcar , by ordering the flying carpet to raise and fly them away.
When the Blackhawks interfere, Craig mounts a bulletproof dome and machine-guns on the carpet and goes after them. Blackhawk jumps from his plane onto the carpet, but can't stop it. Blackie rescues the team again by grabbing a thread in the carpet and unraveling it.
Appearing in "Trigger Craig's Magic Carpet"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Trigger Craig
- five thugs
Locations:
- USA
- Gull Bay
Vehicles:
- Blackhawk Lockheed F-90Cs
- Craig's Flying Carpet (Destroyed)
Concepts:
Notes
- Menace of the Machines
- Per page 6 panel 2, Chuck is the Blackhawks' radio expert. He figures out how to jam the signals with which the villain controls his robots.
- Per page 8 panel 3, Stan is famous for his amazing acrobatic feats.
- Blackie, the Wonder Bird
- Blackie can recognize alphabet letters, can spell his own name, and knows Morse Code. He also can recognize and operate electrical switches.
- Per page 4 panel 4, Paston the smuggler knows the location of Blackhawk Island.
- Trigger Craig's Magic Carpet
- That rug was powerful enough to snap off railroad rails, while lifting a train car into the air.
- At story's end, Blackhawk has some of the unraveled string from Craig's Carpet, which according to him has no more magic.
- Also appearing in this issue of Blackhawk were:
- PSA: Buzzy Learns about Careers in Nursing
- (in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly, Co-ordinating Organization for National Health, Welfare, and Recreation Agencies of the U.S.)
- Jerry the Jitterbug
- Private Pete by Henry Boltinoff
- "My Fight With a Parachute" (text story) by Jim Meade.
- PSA: Buzzy Learns about Careers in Nursing