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| Year = 1983
 
| Year = 1983
   
| Executive Editor =
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| Executive Editor = Dick Giordano
 
| CoverArtist1 = Gil Kane
 
| CoverArtist1 = Gil Kane
   
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| Quotation = The snow -- it just disappears in this valley. And the city is untouched. But there's not supposed to be a city here...
| Editor1_1 =
 
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| Speaker = [[Bartholomew Hawk (Earth-One)|Blackhawk]]
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| Editor1_1 = Mark Evanier
 
| Writer1_1 = Mark Evanier
 
| Writer1_1 = Mark Evanier
 
| Penciler1_1 = Dan Spiegle
 
| Penciler1_1 = Dan Spiegle
 
| Inker1_1 = Dan Spiegle
 
| Inker1_1 = Dan Spiegle
| Colourist1_1 =
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| Colourist1_1 = Janice Cohen
| Letterer1_1 =
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| Letterer1_1 = Carrie McCarthy
 
| Quotation =
 
| Speaker =
 
   
 
| StoryTitle1 = A Long Ago Land
 
| StoryTitle1 = A Long Ago Land
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| Synopsis1 = Blackhawk flies solo into Switzerland in pursuit of Der Morder, but bad weather forces them both to land in the Alps, where they each find their way into an untouched city where no snow falls. Blackhawk meets Rafsu, a pacifistic mystic with telekinetic powers who claims to have lived there, himself, since Charlemagne's time, and in this valley, that's been a thousand years of perfect weather. Der Morder slips up and is captured by the locals, when he grabs a pretty hostage and Blackhawk rescues her. Der Morder escapes and is recaptured, and a mystical trial is held in which Der Morder is found to be without honor; at the end, he's in Blackhawk's custody as they hike down a mountain in Switzerland.
| Synopsis1 =
 
   
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Meanwhile, elsewhere in Europe, five Blackhawks are attacking Professor Merson's newly-located formerly-secret laboratory; Merson releases a cloud of bats, trained to home in on Grumman engine noise, and packing explosive vests. The planes are damaged, [[Blackhawk Vol 1 265|forcing them to land]].
| Appearing1 =
 
 
| Appearing1 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
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* {{a|[[Blackhawk Squadron (Earth-One)|Blackhawk Squadron]]}}
* <br/>
 
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** {{a|[[Andre (Earth-One)|Andre Blanc-Dumont]]}}
'''Supporting Characters:'''
 
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** {{a|[[Bartholomew Hawk (Earth-One)|Blackhawk]]}}
* <br/>
 
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** {{a|[[Charles Wilson (Earth-One)|Chuck Wilson]]}}
'''Villains:'''
 
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** {{a|[[Hans Hendrickson (Earth-One)|Hans Hendrickson]]}}
* <br/>
 
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** {{a|[[Olaf Bjornson (Earth-One)|Olaf Bjornson]]}}
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** {{a|[[Stanislaus (Earth-One)|Stanislaus Drozdowski]]}}
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** {{a|[[Wu Cheng (Earth-One)|Chop-Chop]]}}
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* Der Morder
 
'''Other Characters:'''
 
'''Other Characters:'''
* <br/>
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* Rafsu
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* local girl
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* [[Charlemagne (New Earth)|Charlemagne]] {{Mentioned}}
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'''Locations:'''
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* Blackhawk Island
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* {{a|[[Zürich]]}}, {{a|[[Switzerland]]}}
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* unnamed lost city, in the Swiss Alps
 
'''Items:'''
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* bats rigged with explosives
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'''Vehicles:'''
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* Blackhawk {{a|[[Grumman XF5F Skyrocket]]}} fighters
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| Writer2_1 = Mark Evanier
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| Penciler2_1 = Will Meugniot
 
| Inker2_1 = Dennis Jensen
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| Colourist2_1 = Janice Cohen
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| Letterer2_1 = John Costanza
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| StoryTitle2 = Detached Service Diary, Chop Chop: The Business of War
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| Synopsis2 = Meanwhile, elsewhere in Switzerland, Chop Chop is breaking up a meeting between Japanese arms dealers and an American arms exporter, Miss Baker; the Japanese have a giant robot, which Chop Chop disables with some skillfully-applied grenades.
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| Appearing2 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
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* {{a|[[Wu Cheng (Earth-One)|Chop-Chop]]}}
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* Miss Baker
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* {{a|[[Imperial Japan|Japanese armament procurers]]}}
 
'''Locations:'''
 
'''Locations:'''
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* {{a|[[Switzerland]]}}
* <br/>
 
 
'''Items:'''
 
'''Items:'''
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* {{a|[[Imperial Japan|Japanese giant robot]]}}
* <br/>
 
 
'''Vehicles:'''
 
'''Vehicles:'''
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* {{a|[[Grumman XF5F Skyrocket]]}}
* <br/>
 
   
 
| Notes =
 
| Notes =
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* This lost city in the Alps is never seen nor mentioned again.
 
| Trivia =
 
| Trivia =
 
| Recommended =
 
| Recommended =

Revision as of 14:08, 6 February 2019

"A Long Ago Land": Blackhawk flies solo into Switzerland in pursuit of Der Morder, but bad weather forces them both to land in the Alps, where they each find their way into an untouched city where no snow falls. Blackhawk meets Rafsu, a pacifistic mystic with telekinetic powers who claims to ha

Quote1 The snow -- it just disappears in this valley. And the city is untouched. But there's not supposed to be a city here... Quote2
Blackhawk

Blackhawk #264 is an issue of the series Blackhawk (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1983.

Synopsis for "A Long Ago Land"

Blackhawk flies solo into Switzerland in pursuit of Der Morder, but bad weather forces them both to land in the Alps, where they each find their way into an untouched city where no snow falls. Blackhawk meets Rafsu, a pacifistic mystic with telekinetic powers who claims to have lived there, himself, since Charlemagne's time, and in this valley, that's been a thousand years of perfect weather. Der Morder slips up and is captured by the locals, when he grabs a pretty hostage and Blackhawk rescues her. Der Morder escapes and is recaptured, and a mystical trial is held in which Der Morder is found to be without honor; at the end, he's in Blackhawk's custody as they hike down a mountain in Switzerland.

Meanwhile, elsewhere in Europe, five Blackhawks are attacking Professor Merson's newly-located formerly-secret laboratory; Merson releases a cloud of bats, trained to home in on Grumman engine noise, and packing explosive vests. The planes are damaged, forcing them to land.

Appearing in "A Long Ago Land"

Featured Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Der Morder

Other Characters:

Locations:

Items:

  • bats rigged with explosives

Vehicles:


Synopsis for "Detached Service Diary, Chop Chop: The Business of War"

Meanwhile, elsewhere in Switzerland, Chop Chop is breaking up a meeting between Japanese arms dealers and an American arms exporter, Miss Baker; the Japanese have a giant robot, which Chop Chop disables with some skillfully-applied grenades.

Appearing in "Detached Service Diary, Chop Chop: The Business of War"

Featured Characters:

Antagonists:

Locations:

Items:

Vehicles:

Notes

  • This lost city in the Alps is never seen nor mentioned again.



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