Tomahawk #85
(March-April 1963)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1963-01-10
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 ad in My Greatest Adventure #77 and copyright registration.

[The Whispering War] (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; Tomahawk's Rangers
Reprints
Keywords
American Revolution; Native Americans; redcoats

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

Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Whispering War, Chapter 1 (Table of Contents: 2)

Tomahawk / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

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

Feature Logo
Tomahawk
Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Tomahawk; Tomahawk's Rangers [Brass Buttons [Private Jud Fuller] (introduction); Cannonball Calhoun; Frenchie Duval]
Synopsis
The Rangers' new recruit seems to be more of a liability as the group tries to help evacuate Washington's troops from Long Island.
Reprints
Keywords
American Revolution; Hessians; Native Americans; New York; redcoats

Indexer Notes

Numbered as pages 1 - 10 of story.

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

House of Secrets; Challengers of the Unknown / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Missile Attack! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Missile Attack / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Safety First -- All Year! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Johnny discovers the hazards of leaving things lying around the home.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

[The Whispering War] Chapter 2, A Noisy Welcome for a New Ranger (Table of Contents: 6)

Tomahawk / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Tomahawk; Tomahawk's Rangers [[Brass Buttons; Frenchie Duval; Cannonball Calhoun; Big Anvil]; General George Washington
Synopsis
Brass Buttons manages to prove his worth to the Rangers as they complete their mission for General Washington.
Reprints
Keywords
American Revolution; Native Americans; New York; redcoats

Indexer Notes

Numbered as pages 11 - 17 of story.

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

Blackhawk; My Greatest Adventure / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

About American Indians (Table of Contents: 8)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Reprints
Keywords
Native Americans

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

Strange Sports Stories / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Marvin Wolfman (Flushing, NY), B. J. King (Boston), Charles McIntyre (Dallas), Barbara Lyons (Topeka, Kansas), Myron Snyder (Savannah, Georgia), and Harry Billings (Cleveland).
Marv Wolfman began his career writing comics in 1968.

The Giant from Inside Earth (Table of Contents: 11)

Tomahawk / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; historical; western-frontier
Characters
Tomahawk; Dan Hunter; Blue Beaver
Synopsis
Searching for a cache of gold intended to aid the patriots, Tomahawk and Dan encounter a giant Indian.
Reprints
Keywords
American Revolution; giants; Native Americans

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Jack Liebowitz (credited as J. S. Liebowitz)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1962
Average number of copies sold or distributed during preceding 12 months: 160,000
Owner: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Harry Donenfeld, Irwin Donenfeld, Sonia Iger, J. S. Liebowitz, P. H. Sampliner, S. U. Sampliner, Harry Donenfeld Foundation Inc., all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.

104 Kings' Knights (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

147 Famous Automobiles (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

147 Famous Automobiles / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

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

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [The Whispering War]
    Tomahawk
  2. 1. ["Fill the gaps in your family's education..."]
    Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia
  3. 2. The Whispering War, Chapter 1
    Tomahawk
  4. 3. ["For the very best in comics reading"]
    House of Secrets; Challengers of the Unknown
  5. 4. Missile Attack!
    Missile Attack
  6. 5. Safety First -- All Year!
  7. 6. [The Whispering War] Chapter 2, A Noisy Welcome for a New Ranger
    Tomahawk
  8. 7. ["For the very best in comics reading"]
    Blackhawk; My Greatest Adventure
  9. 8. About American Indians
  10. 9. ["Strange Sports Stories is the most..."]
    Strange Sports Stories
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    The Saddle Bag
  12. 11. The Giant from Inside Earth
    Tomahawk
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
  14. 13. 104 Kings' Knights
    104 Kings' Knights
  15. 14. 147 Famous Automobiles
    147 Famous Automobiles
  16. 15. 100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
    100 Toy Soldiers
  17. 16. ["Nationally famous prizes at no cost to you!"]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  18. 17. ["Make money get prizes with fast selling American seeds"]
    American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Edgar Loftin
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore