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| Weng Chan | |
| Aliases: | Chop Chop |
| Continuity: | DC Universe |
| Notability: | Supporting character |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Human |
| Location: | China BHQ [1] Blackhawk Island |
| Associations: | Blackhawk Squadron Blackhawk Airways Blackhawk Express |
| Relatives: | Chin Lee [2] |
| Status: | Status unknown |
| Born: | Unknown |
| First: | Military Comics #3 |
| Actor: | Weaver Levy |
Weng Chan, also identified by the culturally insensitive nom de plume "Chop Chop", is a fictional cook & World War II hero and a recurring supporting character featured in comic books published by Quality Comics and later DC Comics. He is associated with the Blackhawk line of comic book titles and first appeared in Military Comics #3 in October, 1941.
Biography[]
Pre-Crisis[]
Chop Chop was a Chinese Nationalist, from the Shangshi Hills region of China, [3] who fled his country for Europe when Imperial Japanese forces invaded. He settled in Jugoslavia and became friends with a British nurse named Ann, but was forced to flee when Nazis bombed the town where they lived. Cobbling together a broken-down old plane, he flew to Blackhawk Island to ask Blackhawk, whom Ann knew, for help. After the mission ended in success, Chop Chop stayed on as Blackhawk Squadron's official cook and unofficial mascot. [4]
Post-Crisis[]
Weng Chan was the last surviving member of Blackhawk Squadron, up until a time-lost Zinda Blake wound up back in the present day. In addition to carrying on the Squadron's legacy as the owner of Blackhawk Express, he was also a friend of several heroes, including Hawkman and Hawkwoman.
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Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Weng Chan was created by writer Will Eisner and artist Chuck Cuidera.
- Early depicictions of Weng Chan were extremely racially and culturally inappropriate. He spoke in pidgin English, wore a top-knot and had over-sized bucked teeth.
- A version of Weng Chan appeared in the Blackhawk: Freedom's Champion movie serial in 1952. He was identified only as Chuck and was played by actor Weaver Levy.
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- ↑ Also known as Blackhawk Headquarters. This was a hanger headquarters located in the American Southwest as featured in the Blackhawk: Freedom's Champion movie serial.
- ↑ Sister; Pre-Crisis Quality Comics continuity only.
- ↑ Blackhawk 30
- ↑ Military Comics 3