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| Quotation = Because, [[Andre]], a creature who had never seen our civilization would hardly know enough to surrender by RAISING HIS HANDS! It proved they had knowledge of modern world gun play!
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'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
 
* {{a|[[Blackhawk Squadron (Quality Universe)|Blackhawk Squadron]]}}
  
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* [[Quality_Universe#Cold_War.2C_Alliances_and_Alignments|United World]]
 
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* King Merciless {{ApDeath}}
  
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** United World Headquarters
 
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** Death Legion (Arabian horsemen) {{green|Many or all die.}}
 
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* Also appearing in this issue of ''Blackhawk'' was: "Dinner For Blackhawk" (text story, featuring ''Blackhawk'').
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Revision as of 12:26, 17 April 2019

"Death In the Iron Mask": The United World wants to build a radar station atop Mt. Merciless, in Switzerland. Three expeditions have failed to reach the peak. The Blackhawk Squadron volunteers to climb the mountain, flies to Switzerland, and gets equipped and supplied for the climb. They are

Quote1 Because, Andre, a creature who had never seen our civilization would hardly know enough to surrender by RAISING HIS HANDS! It proved they had knowledge of modern world gun play! Quote2
— Blackhawk

Blackhawk #72 is an issue of the series Blackhawk (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 1954.

Synopsis for "Death In the Iron Mask"

The United World wants to build a radar station atop Mt. Merciless, in Switzerland. Three expeditions have failed to reach the peak. The Blackhawk Squadron volunteers to climb the mountain, flies to Switzerland, and gets equipped and supplied for the climb. They are ambushed by Mongolian looking warriors armed with axes, swords, and archery gear. The medieval savages make surprising use of a large net and capture all seven of the aviators.

Their ruler is King Merciless. His stronghold is a European-style medieval castle, and his troops are armed with hand weapons only, but he has big plans. In fact, he's just about ready to make his big move against the outside world. The audience is interrupted; one tribesman has tried to escape to the outer world. He is executed, by catapault, and Blackhawk hot-headedly tries to interfere. For this insolence, the king orders him to be fitted with the Iron Mask. This thing is made partly of leather, and strapped on while wet; as the sun tries it out, it slowly strangles the victim. King Merciless then offers to free Blackhawk if his men can defeat his warriors in open combat. The Blackhawks are on foot and the warriors are mounted, and apparently the team hasn't brought any side-arms with them today; the fight starts to go badly. Blackhawk pulls some vacuum tubes out of the radar equipment bag that they've brought along, and simulates explosions by throwing these at some rocks. The combat goes on for some time, and ultimately the Blackhawks are compelled to attack Merciless' stronghold and defeat his Castle Guards. They accomplish this, using radar station batteries and exposed wire, supplemented by fists, shocking out and punching out the iron-armored axemen. They then remove the deadly iron device from Blackhawk's head.

King Merciless imprisons the Blackhawks in "the pit" under his castle, where there is an opening in the floor, above a large volcanic mass, with only some old wooden beams set above it, to prevent rock slides. Using powder from dismantled bullets and a wrist-watch, the team assembles a time tomb, to knock loose the beams and cause a landslide. Then they escape from the prison and the castle, then use the village catapult to fling themselves to a safe landing, hundreds of feet away. As expected, the landslide into the volcanic pit causes an eruption which wipes out the stronghold and everybody in it.

Appearing in "Death In the Iron Mask"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • King Merciless (Apparent Death)
    • his tribe (Apparent Death)

Other Characters:

  • Expedition Icicle, mountain climbers, (All die.)
  • runaway tribesman (Dies)

Locations:

  • Switzerland
    • Mount Merciless
    • Berne
      • U.W. Monitor Station
  • U.S.
    • United World Headquarters

Vehicles:


Synopsis for Chop Chop: "Taxi Driver"

This story is reprinted from Blackhawk #38.

Chop-Chop has a hard time getting rid of an incriminating briefcase only it's really not incriminating after all.

Appearing in Chop Chop: "Taxi Driver"

Featured Characters:

Other Characters:

  • Chariot Taxi manager
  • helpful waiter
  • helpful sanitation worker
  • stern mother & gullible child
  • cops

Locations:

  • large U.S. city

Items:

  • empty briefcase

Vehicles:

  • Chariot Taxis

Synopsis for "The Death Legion"


Appearing in "The Death Legion"

Featured Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Von Brokton, as The Desert Wolf (First appearance) (Apparent Death)
  • Colonel Kroger (First appearance) (Apparent Death)
    • Death Legion (Arabian horsemen) (Many or all die.)

Locations:

Items:

  • Death Legion's Neutralizing Weapon

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "The Invasion From Within"


Appearing in "The Invasion From Within"

Featured Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Inner People, (fakes)
  • Russian Delegate to United World Court

Other Characters:

  • General Condron, United World
  • U.W. Marines (some die)

Locations:

Items:

  • Inner People's flame guns (rifle-size and artillery size)
  • Blackhawk Squadron's transparent fireproof suits

Vehicles:

Notes

  • Also appearing in this issue of Blackhawk was: "Dinner For Blackhawk" (text story, featuring Blackhawk).
  • The Invasion From Within:
    • Story opens with the Blackhawks supervising an atom bomb test, for the second issue in a row. This apparently is an important part of their job.
    • There is a Russian Delegate to the United World Court. Russia is not a member of the United World organization.
    • The Blackhawk Lockheed Starfighters have automatic return and landing systems, capable of landing on aircraft carriers at sea.



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