Tomahawk #83
(November-December 1962)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1962-09-06
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Murray Boltinoff (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Introducing the G.I.s of 1775! (Table of Contents)

Tomahawk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Brown
Inks
Bob Brown
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Tomahawk's Rangers [Tomahawk; Frenchie Duval; Kaintuck Jones; Big Anvil; Cannonball Calhoun]
Keywords
American Revolution

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Aqualad; Aquaman; The Atom; Hawkman; Metal Men / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

20 Against the Tribe Chapter 1 (Table of Contents: 2)

Tomahawk / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Tomahawk; Tomahawk's Rangers [Cannonball Calhoun; Long Rifle Morgan; Big Anvil; Frenchie Duval]
Synopsis
Tomahawk forms a squad of elite Rangers to lead into battle against the British.
Keywords
American Revolution; redcoats

Indexer Notes

First appearance of Tomahawk's Rangers.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Tiki Gods (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Tiki Gods / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

104 Kings' Knights (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Indian Tepees (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Decorations on most tepees had historical meaning.
Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Keywords
Native Americans

[20 Against the Tribe] Chapter 2: The Death of Fort Cloud (Table of Contents: 7)

Tomahawk / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Tomahawk; Tomahawk's Rangers [Cannonball Calhoun; Long Rifle Morgan; Big Anvil; Frenchie Duval; Kaintuck Jones]
Synopsis
The Rangers' first mission is to capture Fort Cloud and drive out the British redcoats ad their Mohawk allies.
Keywords
American Revolution; Native Americans; redcoats

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

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Indian Album / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boys and girls! Here are the key pictures...
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Sample pictographs are given and then used to tell a story.
Reprints
Keywords
Native Americans

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

The Saddle Bag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Murray Boltinoff ?
Pencils
Fred Ray (logo illustration)
Inks
Fred Ray (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by A. L. B., Tex Mulcahy, Casey Jones, Allen J., Florence Nash, Jack Sills, and Joe Sills.

Most letters are questions about the American Revolution or Native Americans.

The Mighty Hand of Chief Great Storm (Table of Contents: 11)

Tomahawk / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Tomahawk; Dan Hunter; Captain Adair; Lieutenant Bushmill
Synopsis
Tomahawk battles the giant hand of a dead native chief, which appears to rebels and British alike, frightening everyone.

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

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

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

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Introducing the G.I.s of 1775!
    Tomahawk
  2. 1. ["Tomorrow's stars appear today!"]
    Aqualad; Aquaman; The Atom; Hawkman; Metal Men
  3. 2. 20 Against the Tribe Chapter 1
    Tomahawk
  4. 3. ["Tootsie Roll makes history!"]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. Tiki Gods
    Tiki Gods
  6. 5. 104 Kings' Knights
    104 Kings' Knights
  7. 6. Indian Tepees
  8. 7. [20 Against the Tribe] Chapter 2: The Death of Fort Cloud
    Tomahawk
  9. 8. ["I'm a fudge judge!"]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  10. 9. ["Boys and girls! Here are the key pictures..."]
    Indian Album
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    The Saddle Bag
  12. 11. The Mighty Hand of Chief Great Storm
    Tomahawk
  13. 12. ["Your eyes may play tricks... but not your taste!"]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  14. 13. ["Meet Chronos the man who mastered time!"]
    The Atom
  15. 14. ["Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!"]
    Best Values Coins and Currency
  16. 15. ["Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age..."]
    American Body Building Club
  17. 16. 100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
    100 Toy Soldiers
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Mike Wagner