Black Hawk
Real Name: Unknown
Identity/Class: Human technology user
Occupation: Criminal mastermind, later crimefighter
Affiliations: Soyo
Enemies: Calvin Crisp
Known Relatives:
Aliases: The Robber whose Highway is the Skyway
Base of Operations: U.K.
First Appearance: Hotspur #362 (D.C.Thomson, 25 September 1966 - 68)
Powers/Abilities: The Black Hawk made use of an "atom powered aircraft" called the Hoverer, armed with a variety of gadgets.
History: The Black Hawk was a brilliant inventor who became a master criminal. After a while he reformed and became a crime-fighter.
Comments: "The Robber whose Highway is the Skyway". Specialising in daring crimes where he would taunt the authorities before hand, Black Hawk was hunted by private detective Calvin Crisp.
His assistant was a mute known as Soyo.
The Black Hawk's adventures would eventually be relettered and reused under the new title "The Scarlet Hawk".
Is this the Black Hawk? According to Denis Gifford's Encyclopedia of Comics, he is, but numerous other people have told me that Black Hawk only ever wore the costume seen above, not the one on the right. Can anyone clear this mystery up, and if the guy on the left isn't Black Hawk, then who is he?
CLARIFICATIONS: Not to be confused with
Blackhawk, W.W.II pilot
Black Hawk, Australian Golden Age hero
Any Additions/Corrections? Please let me know.
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