• Publisher: DC Comics

• Series Title: Blackhawk

• Issue Number: 125

• Publication Year: 1958

• Era: Silver Age (1956-69)

• Genre: Action, Adventure, Aviation, War

• Grade Category: Raw / Uncertified / Mid Grade (Estimated VG 4.0 to VG+ 4.5 range)

• Tradition: US Comics

Item Description

Up for auction/sale: A 100% authentic, original first-print copy of Blackhawk #125, published by DC Comics in June 1958. This classic Silver Age issue delivers a fantastic sci-fi twist on the typical aviation adventure, featuring a giant industrial mole drill striking Blackhawk's chest on the front cover art.

Creative Team Details

• Cover Artists: Dick Dillin & Sheldon Moldoff

• Interior Artists / Pencilers: Dick Dillin (all features), Chuck Cuidera (inks)

• Writers / Editors: Jack Schiff (Editor)

Included Stories

1. "The Super-Blackhawk!" – Featured on the dynamic cover; a strange incident grants Blackhawk actual superpowers, allowing him to shatter a massive industrial boring drill with his bare chest.

2. "The Secrets of the Blackhawk Time Capsule" – The squadron races against time to protect a sealed depository of state secrets from falling into the wrong hands.

3. "Jerry the Jitterbug" & "The Flying Chariot" – Classic vintage humor backup strips and tactical aviation features rounds out this late-1950s issue.

Condition Note & Grading Details (Please Read)

This comic book is being sold raw and uncertified. Based on a strict visual assessment of the provided close-up photos, it sits solidly in the Very Good (VG 4.0) to Very Good+ (VG+ 4.5) range.

Please review the pictures closely to verify the grading observations outlined below:

• Cover & Spine: The front cover colors remain crisp with excellent surface gloss and minimal fading. The spine shows clean structure with common minor color-breaking horizontal stress ticks, slight corner rounding, and light edge wear along the bottom right margin.

• Staples & Binding: Both original factory staples remain completely present, clean, and tight. The cover and centerfold stay firmly bound to the spine structure.

• Back Cover: Features a complete, highly recognizable vintage "100 Toy Soldiers in a Footlocker" mail-in advertisement page from the Josely Co. Displays flat, clean surface handling with minor corner softness and light edge tanning.

• Interior Pages: 100% complete and fully intact. No missing pages, clipped panels, or cut-out coupons (includes the classic muscle building course, Jerry the Jitterbug strip, and Winchester Roller Skates ads). The inner newsprint pages display completely standard cream-to-tan aging along the outer margins but remain flat, flexible, and completely readable.

The comic pictured is the exact item you will receive. It will ship protected by a fresh comic bag and board, packaged securely inside rigid cardboard to ensure it arrives in the exact condition shown.