tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post4937345343830852325..comments2024-01-28T22:17:29.551-08:00Comments on Pappy's Golden Age Comics Blogzine: Pappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977289662431694607noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-10116339887675934462011-04-04T10:47:59.270-07:002011-04-04T10:47:59.270-07:00http://ourworlds.topcities.com/blackhawk/models/mo...http://ourworlds.topcities.com/blackhawk/models/mod_f84.htm lists the Republic F-84 Thunderjet as the Blackhawks first jet. wikipedia's article on the F-84G lists they cost $237000 (in 1950s dollars). Running that through an inflation calculator yields $1967215 in 2010 dollars.<br /><br />They also offer the conjecture that the plane might be the Dassault Ouragan.<br />Thanks,<br />DarciDarcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01598465647270663106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-20490514705483968702010-12-24T06:04:06.186-08:002010-12-24T06:04:06.186-08:00Well, of course pondering the source of Blackhawk ...Well, of course pondering the source of Blackhawk funding would spoil the fantasy. Maybe they were transporting drugs!Pappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977289662431694607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-52033326896764964522010-12-23T10:39:46.859-08:002010-12-23T10:39:46.859-08:00I never pondered the issue when reading the Blackh...I never pondered the issue when reading the Blackhawk stories in the '60s; but, if asked, I would have guessed, first, that the Blackhawks were funded by an alliance of states, and, second, that (<i>à la</i> Doc Savage) they could tap into some hugely valuable reserve of something-or-another.<br /><br />Perhaps they were selling <em>technology</em> — some combination of their own innovations and those got from defeated villains.Daniel [oeconomist.com]https://www.blogger.com/profile/06763094285750736837noreply@blogger.com