We are excited and proud to introduce you to one of many new/old incredibly illustrated action/mystery comics from the Golden Age of the genre. It's fitting that we republish a masterpiece, illustrated No. 17 edition of "Blackhawk," originally published in 1947.

Blackhawk, a long-running comic book series, was also a film serial, a radio series and a novel. The comic book was published first by Quality Comics and later by DC Comics. The series was created by Will Eisner, Chuck Cuidera, and Bob Powell, but the artist most associated with the feature is Reed Crandall. Future Justice League of America artist Dick Dillin succeeded him in the 1950s, continuing on through DC's acquisition of the series.

The Blackhawk Squadron, usually called the Blackhawks, are a small team of World War II-era ace pilots of varied nationalities, each typically known under a single name, either their given name or their surname, according to Wikipedia.

Each of issue No. 17's 51 pages has been scanned from an original and has been formatted for the color Nook. Here are the stories in this magnificently illustrated retro masterpiece:

* Blackhawk
* Chop Chop
* Of Men and Murder
* King for a Day

IMPORTANT:

We have worked diligently to find a way to present this fine work on an e-reader like Color Nook. If you do not mind black and white, then you can also read it on the regular Nook. But to truly enjoy the richness of color, we highly recommend the color Nook as the perfect platform for this classic horror comic.

We intend to publish many of these classics, so you can count on seeing more new/old titles over the coming months.

Chet Dembeck
Publisher of One