Tomahawk #27
(September 1954)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of April, June, Oct., and Dec.
On-sale Date
1954-07-28
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 (managing editor); Murray Boltinoff (art editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Battle Without Weapons! (Table of Contents)

Tomahawk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Dan Hunter; Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]

Buzzy Says: "Work Can Be Fun!" (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Buzzy Brown; Susie Gruff; Wolfert
Synopsis
Buzzy and Susie spend their summer volunteering to help with day camp activities for children.

Indexer Notes

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

Frontier Outcast! (Table of Contents: 2)

Tomahawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Dan Hunter; Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Annie Bentley; Edward Milton; Marvin Case
Synopsis
Dan meets some other young people and finds that he doesn't fit in with them, but later, when he shares his knowledge of the frontier to help save the town from an Indian attack, everyone comes to accept him.
Reprints
Keywords
Mohican

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Indian Problem Children (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; history; western-frontier
Synopsis
How Indian children were punished.
Reprints

Chief Tomahawk! (Table of Contents: 5)

Tomahawk / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Dan Hunter; Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Crooked Spear; Brave Beaver; Blue Crow
Synopsis
Tomahawk is named temporary chief of an Indian tribe until the rightful heir comes of age, but some of the tribesmen try to discredit him by starting a war with nearby settlers.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Fleer's Dubble Bubble; Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Pathway to Doom! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Synopsis
An Indian brave, captured by the Senecas, must survive running the gauntlet.
Reprints
Keywords
Seneca

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Chief Hot Foot / 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'm amazed. In this day and age - a hand plow!
Genre
humor
Characters
Chief Hot Foot
Reprints

The Boastful Brave (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Keywords
Apache; Chiricahua

The Battle Without Weapons! (Table of Contents: 11)

Tomahawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Dan Hunter; Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Marlowe
Synopsis
A British spy disguised as a tradesman offers to clean and repair for free the weapons of the men of Druryville, but instead he sabotages them so that the Redcoats can invade without opposition.
Reprints
Keywords
Revolutionary War

Here He Is -- The One and Only Jimmy Olsen (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Superman's Pal. Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Colonial Studios Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How Chuck's Fineline Pen Got Him in the Movies! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Fineline / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Battle Without Weapons!
    Tomahawk
  2. 1. Buzzy Says: "Work Can Be Fun!"
    Buzzy
  3. 2. Frontier Outcast!
    Tomahawk
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. Indian Problem Children
  6. 5. Chief Tomahawk!
    Tomahawk
  7. 6. ["There's nothing I like better than a parade!"]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble; Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids
  8. 7. Editorial Advisory Board
  9. 8. Pathway to Doom!
  10. 9. ["I'm amazed. In this day and age - a hand plow!"]
    Chief Hot Foot
  11. 10. The Boastful Brave
  12. 11. The Battle Without Weapons!
    Tomahawk
  13. 12. Here He Is -- The One and Only Jimmy Olsen
    Superman's Pal. Jimmy Olsen
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Colonial Studios Greeting Cards
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  16. 15. How Chuck's Fineline Pen Got Him in the Movies!
    Fineline
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Matthew Head
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore