BLACKHAWK (Janos Prohaska) | BIOGRAPHY |
Created by Chuck Cuidera and Will Eisner |
PERSONAL DATA
Real Name: Janos Prohaska
Identity: Public
Occupation: Pilot; CEO of Blackhawk Airways and Blackhawk Express
Place of Birth: Krakow, Poland (October 31, 1912)
Citizenship: Polish
Known Relatives: Unnamed father (deceased); unnamed mother (deceased); Jozek Prohaska (brother, deceased); Staszka Prohaska (deceased); Wladyslaw Prohaska (uncle, presumably deceased); Kazimiera Prohaska (aunt, presumably deceased)
Base of Operation: Blackhawk Island
Group Affiliation(s): Blackhawks
Gender: Male
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
First Appearance: Military Comics #1 (August 1941) [Quality] (original version)
Blackhawk Vol. 2 #1 (March 1988) (modern version)
Creators: Chuck Cuidera and Will Eisner
OVERVIEW
Janos Prohaska was a Polish fighter pilot who fought on the side of the Allies against the Axis powers during Word War II. Together with other exiled pilots, he formed the Blackhawks squadron. After the war, the Blackhawks were turned into a freight company that also served as a front for various black-ops activities performed for the American government during the Cold War. It was recently revealed that Blackhawk is still alive to this day.
HISTORY
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CHRONOLOGY
For a definitive list of appearances of Blackhawk in chronological order click here
PROFILE REFERENCES
Blackhawk Annual Vol. 3 #1 ([May] 1989)