Publishers / Quality Comics / Blackhawk (1944) / #50
50March 1952
$0.10

Blackhawk #50

Quality Comics · March 1952

First appearance: Killer Shark
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Identification plate

Series
Blackhawk (Quality Comics, 1944 series)
Issue
#50
Publication date
March 1952
Key date
1952-03-00
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Killer Sharks!cover1pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallBlackhawk
1The Killer Shark?comic story10pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallKiller Shark First
2Origin of the Blackhawkstext story1letters: typesetBlackhawk (origin); Hendrickson (origin)
3Chief Chop Chopcomic story4script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonChop Chop
4The Lost Express!comic story7pencils: Bill Ward; inks: Bill WardLastin (villain, introduction); Mala (villain, introduction)
5-statement of ownership0.25script: Everett M. Arnold
6Naombi's Skulltext story1letters: typeset
7The Flying Octopuscomic story7pencils: Bill Ward; inks: Bill WardCorvik (villain, introduction, death)

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Blackhawk #861955On eBay ›
Blackhawk #931955On eBay ›
Blackhawk #1071956On eBay ›
Golden-Age Greats Spotlight #22003On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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