Tomahawk #24
(May 1954)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of April, June, Oct., and Dec.
On-sale Date
1954-03-10
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Adventure of the Dancing Bear! (Table of Contents)

Tomahawk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy; Fred Ray (retouch)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Billy Boy
Reprints

Binky Says: "Welcome, Amigo!" (Table of Contents: 1)

Binky / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Allergy Biggs; Binky Biggs
Synopsis
Allergy befriends a boy from Mexico at his school and both boys learn things from each other.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

Adventure in the Everglades! (Table of Contents: 2)

Tomahawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Ray
Inks
Fred Ray
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Dan Hunter; Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Pierce; Colonel Ambrose; Chief Okochee; Captain Strobius
Synopsis
Tomahawk and Dan travel to Florida, where they fight pirates with the help of a friendly British soldier.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Sagebrush Sam / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I haven't seen water for almost two days!
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Sagebrush Sam
Reprints

The Legend of Blue Crane the Artist! (Table of Contents: 6)

Tales of the Arrow Maker / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jay McArdle
Inks
Jay McArdle
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Hungry Rabbit; Saucy Chipmunk; Gray Beaver
Synopsis
Gray Beaver tells the boys about Blue Crane, the artist whose paintings were blessed by the great god Manitou.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Scripto / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Line of Stars Presents (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis; The Adventures of Bob Hope / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Indian Medicine! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Morris Waldinger
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Morris Waldinger
Colors
?
Letters
Morris Waldinger

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

Tomahawk of Sherwood Forest! (Table of Contents: 10)

Tomahawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Ray
Inks
Fred Ray
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Dan Hunter; Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]
Synopsis
Tomahawk and a band of Indians are captured by the British and taken to England, where they escape and take refuge in Sherwood Forest, launching guerrilla attacks just as Robin Hood and his Merry Men once did.
Reprints

The Mystery of the Red Man (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
Raymond Perry (illustration)
Inks
Raymond Perry (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

The Brave Who Beat the Sioux (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ely
Inks
Bill Ely
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Synopsis
Young Akoya wants to marry Chief Swift Cloud's daughter but she can only be married to a warrior and the chief thinks Akoya is too young to fight.
Reprints

The Adventure of the Dancing Bear! (Table of Contents: 13)

Tomahawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bruno Premiani
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Dan Hunter; Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Billy Boy; Dick Daws; Magic Bear
Synopsis
A trained bear is stolen by Magic Bear to convince his tribe that he can control animals.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Littleton Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Adventure of the Dancing Bear!
    Tomahawk
  2. 1. Binky Says: "Welcome, Amigo!"
    Binky
  3. 2. Adventure in the Everglades!
    Tomahawk
  4. 3. ["I'm afraid of wild animals in these woods..."]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  5. 4. Editorial Advisory Board
  6. 5. ["I haven't seen water for almost two days!"]
    Sagebrush Sam
  7. 6. The Legend of Blue Crane the Artist!
    Tales of the Arrow Maker
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Scripto
  9. 8. The Line of Stars Presents
    The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis; The Adventures of Bob Hope
  10. 9. Indian Medicine!
  11. 10. Tomahawk of Sherwood Forest!
    Tomahawk
  12. 11. The Mystery of the Red Man
  13. 12. The Brave Who Beat the Sioux
  14. 13. The Adventure of the Dancing Bear!
    Tomahawk
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Littleton Stamp Co.
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore