Tomahawk #72
(January-February 1961)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1960-11-03
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Jack Schiff (editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from ad in My Greatest Adventure #51 and copyright registration.

The Golden Warrior (Table of Contents)

Tomahawk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

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

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Frontier Pupil (Table of Contents: 2)

Tomahawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Fred Ray
Inks
Fred Ray
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese ?

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Dan Hunter; Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Tracker; Mr. Keats
Synopsis
Dan's English schoolmaster helps him find Tomahawk, who has been captured by Indians.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Bob Hughes

The Next Giant Superman Annual (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Buck Skinner / 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 hope we can make it to the fort by nightfall!
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Buck Skinner
Reprints

The Medieval War Weapons (Table of Contents: 5)

Tomahawk / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood
Pencils
Fred Ray
Inks
Fred Ray
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese ?

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Dan Hunter; Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Jasper Bixby; Amos Tuttle; General Sills
Synopsis
Tomahawk uses medieval weapons collected by an eccentric settler to foil a British invasion force.
Reprints
Keywords
ballista; catapult; Revolutionary War

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Bob Hughes

Mechanical Monsters on the Loose! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Cave Carson / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Get a Grip on Your Gripes! (Table of Contents: 7)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; teen
Synopsis
Fred loses his temper all the time until he is confronted by Joe.

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Indian Facts / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
Martin Naydel

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oklahoma is the state...
Genre
non-fiction
Reprints
Keywords
Navajo; Oklahoma; Pueblo

Indexer Notes

fun facts

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

Maxim Stamps; Stamp Bazaar Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Invisible Trail (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

The Golden Warrior (Table of Contents: 11)

Tomahawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood
Pencils
Fred Ray
Inks
Fred Ray
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese ?

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Dan Hunter; Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Chief Wise Deer
Synopsis
Tomahawk and Dan are attacked by a giant glowing Indian warrior.

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Bob Hughes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Missile Firing Tank / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Wrist Radio / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Golden Warrior
    Tomahawk
  2. 1. Treasure Chest of Fun
    Honor House Products
  3. 2. The Frontier Pupil
    Tomahawk
  4. 3. The Next Giant Superman Annual
    Superman
  5. 4. ["I hope we can make it to the fort by nightfall!"]
    Buck Skinner
  6. 5. The Medieval War Weapons
    Tomahawk
  7. 6. Mechanical Monsters on the Loose!
    Cave Carson
  8. 7. Get a Grip on Your Gripes!
  9. 8. ["Oklahoma is the state..."]
    Indian Facts
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Maxim Stamps; Stamp Bazaar Stamps
  11. 10. The Invisible Trail
  12. 11. The Golden Warrior
    Tomahawk
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    150 Civil War Soldiers
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Missile Firing Tank
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Wrist Radio
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Jim Van Dore