tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369688223742758322.post7240697648976977519..comments2024-01-11T23:34:21.746+11:00Comments on notes from the junkyard: Blackhawk #1: Spotters Rejoice...! Now, where's the Kleenex...?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369688223742758322.post-91190330455042738532008-08-01T10:56:00.000+10:002008-08-01T10:56:00.000+10:00Yeah, I thought of Jerry and Dobie, but as you not...Yeah, I thought of Jerry and Dobie, but as you note, as humour titles they're a different case. Jerry's career in Aussie reprints outlasted just about everything else published by KGM, with the last Jerry Lewis Album of which I'm aware (#20) appearing in the Murray Comics era. Come to think of it, his Aussie comic pretty much outlasted his movie career, too!mcannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910600095739217044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369688223742758322.post-70496330341281000872008-08-01T10:22:00.000+10:002008-08-01T10:22:00.000+10:00You're correct Mark, Blackhawk is an anomalous 'ti...You're correct Mark, Blackhawk is an anomalous 'title' amongst the KG Murray 100-Page titles. Even Superman/'s Supacomic sounded like the anthology it was.<BR/><BR/>Apart from the question of popularity/target audience, my guess is that, being a war/adventure hybrid strip, it just didn't 'fit' any other title in the KG Murray stable at the time. Having said that, Blackhawk did appear in other titles later on such as All Favourites, All Star Adventure Comic and World's Finest... and I would have to check more closely whether these were 'excess' stories, or refried padding from the KG Murray Blackhawk series... <BR/><BR/>Jerry Lewis and Dobie Gillis were other prominent eponymous titles from KG Murray, but they're a different kettle of fish altogether.spiros xenoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01162947951011029392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369688223742758322.post-85968786554678266802008-08-01T10:11:00.000+10:002008-08-01T10:11:00.000+10:00Indeed, Spiros, it's wonderful to finally see this...Indeed, Spiros, it's wonderful to finally see this. Even for those of us with only a general interest in Blackhawk, it's great to be able to finally confirm that the issue actually exists! <BR/><BR/>Perhaps our recent discussions caused it to surface -"If you talk about it, it will come"? : )<BR/><BR/>Interesting to see the "Blackhawk Adventure Comic" title; by issue #2 it was just plain "Blackhawk". Maybe KGM initially wished to distinguish it from the previous, long running Youngs "Blackhawk" series?<BR/><BR/>And I'm still intrigued as to just what made Blackhawk so popular in Australia that, after the the 127+ issues of the Youngs series, he merited his own long-running KGM title. Unless you count the various Giant Albums and the Superman Library digests, it was KGMs only single-character "Superhero" title of the 1960s. So I assume that a lot of people liked and bought the title!mcannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910600095739217044noreply@blogger.com