Blackhawk #36

Reed Crandall's cover for this January 1951 Quality Comics issue crackles with kinetic energy — Blackhawk himself leaps into the fray in his distinctive blue uniform, hurling an enemy combatant while a poised, red-dressed villainess named Tarya watches coolly from the side, a dropped pistol and a second downed foe completing the scene of swift justice. The familiar portrait gallery of the Blackhawk squadron rings the title, a reassuring reminder of the team waiting in the wings. Inside, you get four complete Blackhawk stories — including "The Prison of Despair" — plus a laugh-filled Chop Chop comedy, all for a dime and across 52 full-width pages.