PS Artbooks Softee: Blackhawk #13

In "Prisoners of Space," the Reds launch a rocket beyond Earth's gravity, prompting the U.S. government to send the Blackhawks on a mission to investigate. When Blackhawk and Chop Chop are caught in the rocket’s gravitational pull, they’re pulled into the void—left stranded in the silent, endless dark of space.

In "The Cyclone From Hell!" from PS Artbooks Softee: Blackhawk #13 (2024), Duke Pardo, exiled from the United States after his crimes, returns to his unnamed homeland with a dangerous new weapon in hand—the Tornado Top—engineered by the enigmatic Doctor Dragos. As Pardo rallies his forces and launches a brutal campaign to seize control, the Blackhawks stand in his way, leading to a final, desperate clash that ends in chaos and a plummeting aircraft.

In "null," Chop Chop trades his usual antics for a wild ride at the Dowdy Doody Dude Ranch, where he’s quickly tested by two rough-and-tumble cowboys and a notoriously unruly horse named Ornery. After a chaotic gallop that accidentally halts a train just in time to avoid a catastrophic derailment, Chop Chop realizes the frontier life isn’t quite his style—leaving him to head back home with a newfound respect for the saddle and a story worth telling.

In "The King of the Iron Men!", the Blackhawks race to protect Costonya’s uranium mines after a surprise attack by the Iron Men, who sabotage their jets and steal the ore. Tracing the assailants to a forgotten prison, the team faces off against a mechanical tyrant claiming to be Vorga—only to uncover the real, monstrous Vorga behind the machine, a towering figure from a forgotten past.

In "The Conference of the Dictators," the Blackhawks are sent to Moscow on a high-stakes mission to uncover the true intentions behind a secretive gathering of world communist leaders. With help from a United World submarine and the Russian Underground, they infiltrate the summit—only to be captured and forced to endure brutal trials with the Chameleon Machine. Written by the team behind the PS Artbooks Softee series and illustrated with sharp, kinetic energy, this tense, fast-paced adventure blends Cold War intrigue with the Blackhawks’ signature blend of daring and resilience.