Based on a successful comic book that began in 1941, the Blackhawks were seven flyers who banded together during WW II to fight the Nazis. After the war, they continued to fight evil where ever they find it. In this movie, they are battling a group of spies and saboteurs bent on destroying democracy. The Blackhawks foil a succession of plots, with a cliff hanger ending in each episode.
Practical Effects
Gloriously janky rocket belts and cardboard spy lairs.
Costume
Matching leather outfits that scream 'we bought in bulk.'
Director
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This serial dropped during the Red Scare's peak, with 'destroying democracy' code that played differently to 1952 audiences than it does now.
Kirk Alyn was already DC's first live-action Superman—making him the original comic book movie double-dipper before it was cool.
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