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145February 1960
$0.10

Blackhawk #145

DC · February 1960 · on sale 1959-12-08

First appearance: Dexter
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Identification plate

Series
Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series)
Issue
#145
Publication date
February 1960
Key date
1960-02-00
On-sale date
1959-12-08
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dexter - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Captives of the Mermen!cover1pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Charles Cuidera; letters: Ira SchnappBlackhawk, Chop-Chop, Olaf, Stanislaus
3The Deadly Lensmancomic story7.67pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Sheldon MoldoffAndre, Blackhawk, Chop-Chop, Chuck, Hendrickson, Olaf, Stanislaus
4-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
5-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry BoltinoffSagebrush Sam
7Superboy Says: "It's Fun to Help Others!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan KayeClark Kent, Superboy
8The Brave and the Bold; Justice League of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)1
9The Curse of Mr. Doomcomic story8pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Chuck CuideraAndre, Blackhawk, Chop-Chop, Chuck, Hendrickson, Olaf, Stanislaus
10Tiger by the Tailtext story1letters: typeset
11-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry BoltinoffDexter First
12Captives of the Mermencomic story8.67pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Chuck CuideraAndre, Blackhawk, Chop-Chop, Chuck, Hendrickson, Olaf, Stanislaus
13Three Exciting New Adventurespromo (ad from the publisher)0.33

Plus 5.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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