Boorn! We know his record and his foul potentialities! We'll leave now to divide and comb the city for clues! 
Blackhawk #23 is an issue of the series Blackhawk (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1949.
Synopsis for "The Schemes of Boorn"
Boorn is behind a plot to overthrow the government of a mid-European country. When the Blackhawks arrive to thwart him, he sends for Doria. She lures Andre into a trap, then captures Blackhawk when he follows. The rest of the Blackhawks rescue them. Boorn is killed trying to escape.
Appearing in "The Schemes of Boorn"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- High Officials
Antagonists:
- Chief Boorn (Single appearance; dies)
- Doria (Single appearance)
- at least five henchmen (some die)
Locations:
- Europe
- a great capital city
Vehicles:
- six Blackhawk North American F-86 Sabre jets (2nd appearance)
Synopsis for "The Gila"
Appearing in "The Gila"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Gila
- many hench
Other Characters:
- Miss Case
Locations:
- Richmond, small Western town (Destroyed)
- Blackhawk Island
Vehicles:
- six Blackhawk North American F-86 Sabre jets
Synopsis for Chop Chop: "Dr. Wo Fang"
Appearing in Chop Chop: "Dr. Wo Fang"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Lily Foo, Chop Chop's girlfriend
- Wong Gee, Choo Chop's rival
Antagonists:
- Wo Fang
- Sum Yam
Locations:
- Chinatown
Synopsis for "The Flying Pirates of Captain Harpy"
Appearing in "The Flying Pirates of Captain Harpy"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Captain Harpy (Single appearance)
- his winged pirates (some die)
- Mr. Gaunt
Other Characters:
- Capt. Melvane (Dies)
- Mr. Grimes
- Sparks (Dies)
- Harbor Master
- Capt. Tuttle
Locations:
- Harpy's submersible fake island (danaged)
Vehicles:
- S.S. Lamoont Brown (Destroyed)
- S.S. Gertrude Shaw (Destroyed) (Mentioned only)
- Capt. Tuttle's ship
- U.S. Aircraft Carrier
- six Blackhawk North American F-86 Sabre jets
Notes
- The Schemes of Boorn
- This issue's first story is the second appearance of the North American F-86 Sabre jets, which were first seen in Modern Comics #81 (Jan 1949). The Blackhawks would fly these Sabrejets until Modern Comics #97 (May 1950) and Blackhawk #31 (June 1950). No dialogue or caption in this story, or issue, refers to the change in aircraft types, and the jets are never even identified as F-86 Sabres, but just called "planes" through the whole issue. In fact, they are never identified by model or by manufacturer in any issue of this series.
- The villains in this story don't call each other "Comrade" or wave red flags but they do talk up "our great movement for world conquest!"
- Andre gets head-konked unconscious with a pistol butt. This is his sixth cranial concussion.[1] Being a Blackhawk is dangerous.
- The Flying Pirates of Captain Harpy:
- Blackhawk gets head-konked with a wrench, and falls down, but doesn't black out. This is his thirty-third cranial concussion.[2] Being a Blackhawk is dangerous.
- Also featured in this issue of Blackhawk was:
- Blackhawk: "Piracy, Modern Style" (text story)
- Like the comics stories in this issue, this text story also gives no information on the manufacturer or model of the Blackhawks' jet warplanes.
- Blackhawk: "Piracy, Modern Style" (text story)
See Also
Links and References
- ↑ Military Comics #10, Modern Comics #67, Blackhawk #18, Modern Comics #71, Blackhawk #20, & Blackhawk #23
- ↑ Military Comics #7, Military Comics #30, Military Comics #36, Military Comics #39, Military Comics #41, Military Comics #42, Modern Comics #47, Blackhawk #11, Modern Comics #51, Modern Comics #52, Modern Comics #53, Blackhawk #12, Modern Comics #54, Blackhawk #13, Modern Comics #56, Blackhawk #14, Modern Comics #60, twice in Blackhawk #15, Blackhawk #16, thrice in Blackhawk #17, Modern Comics #67, Modern Comics #69, Modern Comics #71, Modern Comics #73, twice in Blackhawk #21, Modern Comics #78, twice more in Blackhawk #22, and Blackhawk #23