Blackhawk Vol 1 18

"The Realm of Yesterday": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

"The Realm of Yesterday"
Cover
Blackhawk Vol 1 #18
March, 1948
Publisher	Quality Comics
Executive Editor	Everett M. Arnold
Cover Artists	Reed Crandall
The Realm of Yesterday
Pencilers	Reed Crandall
Inkers	Reed Crandall
Editors	George E. Brenner
Paragon
Pencilers	Bill Ward
Inkers	Bill Ward
Chop Chop: "Circe's Husbands"
Pencilers	Bill Ward
Inkers	Bill Ward
The Merchant of Death
Pencilers	Bill Ward
Inkers	Bill Ward
Previous Issue	Blackhawk # 17
Next Issue	Blackhawk # 19

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

Appearing in "The Realm of Yesterday"

Featured Characters:

• Blackhawk Squadron
  • Andre
  • Blackhawk
  • Chop-Chop
  • Chuck Wilson
  • Hans Hendrickson
  • Olaf
  • Stanislaus

Supporting Characters:

• International Treaty Committee (Mentioned only)

Antagonists:

• Mr. Yesterday (First appearance) (Dies)
• Miss Danger (First appearance)
  • Yesterday's crew (armed w/ cutlasses)

Locations:

• Blackhawk Island
• Realm of Yesterday, island
  • Manor House
  • Beach

Items:

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

Vehicles:

• Blackhawk Grumman XF5F Skyrockets
  • w/ amphibious landing gear
    

Appearing in "Paragon"

Featured Characters:

• Blackhawk Squadron
  • Andre
  • Blackhawk
  • Chop-Chop
  • Chuck Wilson
  • Hans Hendrickson
  • Olaf
  • Stanislaus

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:

• Blackhawk Grumman XF5F Skyrockets
  

Appearing in Chop Chop: "Circe's Husbands"

Featured Characters:

• Chop-Chop

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:

• Pacific Ocean
  • Circe's Island

Vehicles:

• one Grumman XF5F Skyrocket (Destroyed)
• S.S. Begonia
  

Appearing in "The Merchant of Death"

Featured Characters:

• Blackhawk Squadron
  • Andre
  • Blackhawk
  • Chop-Chop
  • Chuck Wilson
  • Hans Hendrickson
  • Olaf
  • Stanislaus

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:

• Pacific Ocean
  • Blackhawk Island
  • Paulus' secret base

Vehicles:

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

Notes

• Despite his elaborate replication of pre-Civil-War plantation life, all of Mr. Yesterday's slaves are White. The source of 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 4th story, Andre is knocked unconscious for at least the third time, with a blackjack. Blackhawk is shot down for at least the fifteenth time.
• Also appearing in this issue of Blackhawk was:
  • Blackhawk: "Sky Thief" (text story)

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Blackhawk series
• Images from Blackhawk Vol 1 18

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