Blackhawk Vol 1 20

"Rugoth, God of Greed": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

Blackhawk #20 is an issue of the series Blackhawk (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1948.

Appearing in "Rugoth, God of Greed"

Featured Characters:

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

Supporting Characters:

• Fear

Antagonists:

• Cymriotes (Mentioned only)
• Strellos, noted sculptor, covert robot builder (Dies)
• High Priest of Rugoth (Reforms)
  • Servants of Rugoth

Locations:

• Pacific Ocean
  • Blackhawk Island
• Asia
  • Frangastan

Items:

• Rugoth, robotic idol (Destroyed)

Vehicles:

• five Blackhawk Grumman XF5F Skyrockets
  
  

Synopsis for "Rugoth, God of Greed"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Appearing in "Glittar, City of Boredom and Bankrolls"

Featured Characters:

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

Antagonists:

• The Chief
  • Prince Kerlong (wears a monocle)
  • Kerlong's Valet
  • Carlova's Butler
    • many henchmen: waiters, musicians, caretakers

Other Characters:

• Countess Carlova

Locations:

• Europe
  • Glittar
    • casinos and mansions
    • slum quarter
    • municipal airport
  • secret Blackhawk radio relay station, in the hills

Vehicles:

• six Blackhawk Grumman XF5F Skyrockets
  

Synopsis for "Glittar, City of Boredom and Bankrolls"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in Chop Chop: "El Gordo versus El Maldito"

Featured Characters:

• Chop-Chop

Antagonists:

• El Gordo
• Jose Castaldo
  • Manuel, henchman

Other Characters:

• townspeople
• Juanita Calderon de La Mancha Gustado
• two bull impersonators

Locations:

• Mexico
• Blackhawk Island

Animals:

• El Maldito

Vehicles:

• Chop Chop's Grumman XF5F Skyrocket
  

Synopsis for Chop Chop: "El Gordo versus El Maldito"

Chop Chop flies a Skyrocket to Mexico for a vacation, and as soon as he gets there he gets tricked into swapping clothing with a masked matador who is fleeing the country. Soon Chop Chop, in a matador costume with a domino mask, is mistaken for this famous matador El Gordo, but when he removes the mask, people see that he's not him. He fights a famous, ferocious bull, El Maldito, and wins by outsmarting the bull.

Appearing in "Mr. Powder, Destruction Incorporated"

Featured Characters:

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

Antagonists:

• Mr. Powder, President, Destruction Incorporated (Dies)
  • his gang: Gargal (Dies), others (some die)
• Mr. Steele, President, Steele Construction Co.
  • his construction crew

Other Characters:

• Gerald Garland, President, Ajax Construction Co.
  • his construction crew
• Arthur Van Dyke, Commissioner of Police

Locations:

• big U.S. city
• Blackhawk Island

Items:

• Powder's balloon-mounted radio-activated demolition weapon (Destroyed)
• Powder's bulletproof, fireproof, radiation-proof, waterproof powdered construction material.

Vehicles:

• six Blackhawk Grumman XF5F Skyrockets (one crashes, one is abandoned)
  

Synopsis for "Mr. Powder, Destruction Incorporated"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• Rugoth
  • In an unrecorded earlier adventure, the Blackhawks helped to liberate Frangastan from the tyranny of its conquerors, the wild Cymriotes. The Frangastani people had declared their old gods to be false and powerless, and had paid only lip service to the gods of the Cymriotes, thus now had no gods. So the unemployed priests of Frangastan commissioned a new idol and established a new cult, that of Rugoth, the God of Greed.
  • This is Fear's sixth appearance.^[1]
• Glittar, like Cornigo, Colomba, and a few other nation/cities in the Quality Universe, seems to be loosely based on Monaco.
  • Andre gets head-konked unconscious, for at least the fifth time,^[2] with a tommy gun.
• Mr. Powder is disintegrated with his own device.
  • Whatever city this story is set in, the Blackhawks remain there long enough for a new big building to get at least halfway constructed, from scratch.
  • Andre hits an invisible mid-air obstacle, his third plane crash.^[3]
  • Blackhawk gets a gunshot wound, for the fifth time,^[4] in the chest. He is grateful that it's "only a flesh wound."
  • Two more Grumman Skyrockets are lost, for a running total of 26.
• Also featured in this issue of Blackhawk was:
  • Blackhawk: "The Storm King is Trapped" (text story)

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Discuss Blackhawk Vol 1 20 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Blackhawk series
• Images from Blackhawk Vol 1 20

Recommended Reading

Links and References

1. ↑ Modern Comics #49, Blackhawk #13, Blackhawk #14, Blackhawk #17, Blackhawk #19, & Blackhawk #20
2. ↑ Military Comics #10, Modern Comics #67, Blackhawk #18, Modern Comics #71, & Blackhawk #20
3. ↑ Military Comics #33, Modern Comics #45, & Blackhawk #20
4. ↑ Military Comics #27, Military Comics #31, Military Comics #35, Modern Comics #65, & Blackhawk #20

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