Modern Comics Vol 1 48

"Blackhawk: "The Pirates of Peroo"": At last World War II has ended, and most or all of the renegade Axis soldiers and fugitive Axis leaders have been rounded up. On Blackhawk Island, the team sadly prepares to disband, but an emergency radio call summons them to Peroo Island, where crew

Blackhawk: "The Pirates of Peroo"
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Modern Comics Vol 1 #48
April, 1946
Publisher	Quality Comics
Executive Editor	Everett M. Arnold
Cover Artists	Al Bryant
Blackhawk: "The Pirates of Peroo"
Pencilers	Reed Crandall
Inkers	Chuck Cuidera
Editors	George E. Brenner
Choo Choo: "Pearl Necklace"
Writers	Gill Fox
Pencilers	Gill Fox
Inkers	Gill Fox
Death Patrol: "Runaway Iceberg"
Writers	Al Stahl
Pencilers	Al Stahl
Inkers	Al Stahl
Private Dogtag: "Mobsters and Indians"
Writers	Al Stahl
Pencilers	Al Stahl
Inkers	Al Stahl
Will Bragg: "Deep Sea Fishing"
Writers	Paul Gustavson
Pencilers	Paul Gustavson
Inkers	Paul Gustavson
Letterers	Paul Gustavson
Ezra: "Sandra Arrives"
Writers	Harry Sahle
Pencilers	Harry Sahle
Inkers	Harry Sahle
Previous Issue	Modern Comics # 47
Next Issue	Modern Comics # 49

Well, gang, what do you say? - - We don't split up after all?

— Blackhawk

Modern Comics #48 is an issue of the series Modern Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 1946.

Synopsis for Blackhawk: "The Pirates of Peroo"

At last World War II has ended, and most or all of the renegade Axis soldiers and fugitive Axis leaders have been rounded up. On Blackhawk Island, the team sadly prepares to disband, but an emergency radio call summons them to Peroo Island, where crew of pirates has enslaved the local population and is forcing them to mine tin. The Blackhawk Squadron visits this island and busts this crew, then formally votes to remain together and fight similar crimes all over the world.

Appearing in Blackhawk: "The Pirates of Peroo"

Featured Characters:

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

Antagonists:

• Elosa
  • Boole
  • Lango
  • Pirate Crew

Other Characters:

• Peroo People (many die)
  • Doctor (Dies)
  • Radioman (Dies)

Locations:

• Pacific Ocean
  • Blackhawk Island
  • Peroo Island

Vehicles:

• Blackhawk Grumman XF5F Skyrockets
• Pirate Cargo Steamship
  

Appearing in Choo Choo: "Pearl Necklace"

Featured Characters:

• Choo Choo LaMoe

Supporting Characters:

• Cherry lane
  

Appearing in Death Patrol: "Runaway Iceberg"

Featured Characters:

• Death Patrol
  • Del Van Dyne
  • Hank
  • Jackie
  • King Hotintot
  • Yogi

Locations:

• Death Patrol Private Airport
• Central City Bridge, the world's largest structure

Vehicles:

• Death Patrol's five Unique Aircraft
  

Appearing in Private Dogtag: "Mobsters and Indians"

Featured Characters:

• Private Dogtag
  

Appearing in Will Bragg: "Deep Sea Fishing"

Featured Characters:

• Will Bragg
  

Appearing in Ezra: "Sandra Arrives"

Featured Characters:

• Exra

Notes

• Blackhawk #10 (Spring 1946) went on sale on 17 October 1945, and presents three post-WWII Blackhawk stories, while Modern Comics #48 (April 1946) went on sale on 8 February 1946, and presents the first explicitly post-WWII Blackhawk story.
  • Per panel 6 of page 2, the homeland to which Olaf ends up not returning is Norway. Olaf retroactively became Swedish later.
• Death Patrol:
  • This is founding member Del Van Dyne's last appearance in this series. Most of the others will continue on until the last chapter, in Modern Comics #52.
  • Only Del, Hank, Hotintot, Jackie/Junior, and Yogi are visible in the story.
• Also featured in this issue of Modern Comics were:
  • Johnny Doughboy, by Bernard Dibble
  • "Living Dead" (text story)

Trivia

• The Pirates of Peroo were the first post-WWII crew of pirates to be defeated by the Blackhawks. There would be many more to come.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Modern Comics series
• Images from Modern Comics Vol 1 48

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