Tomahawk #86

(May-June 1963)

Countdown on Excellence (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Editing

?

Genre

advocacy

Synopsis

Jerry's dad convinces him to do better work by describing consequences of people's poor work.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Later appears in DC comics cover-dated March 1967.

The Rangers vs. King Colosso, Part 1 (Table of Contents: 2)

Tomahawk / comic story / 5.67 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 [Cannonball Calhoun; Brass Buttons [Jud Fuller]; Frenchie Duval; Big Anvil]; King Colosso; Captain Jack Saber (flashback)

Synopsis

The Rangers' mission is to capture Pin-Cushion Hill, a strategic position now commanded by the redcoats, but they are sidetracked by a giant gorilla that suddenly appears.

Reprints

• in Tomajauk (Editorial Novaro, 1955 series) #98 (1 de octubre de 1963)

Keywords

American Revolution; gorillas; pirates

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Strange Sports Stories Is the Most (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

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

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

There! With new headdress you look like Chief!

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Chief Hot Foot

Part 2 - The Capture of a King (Table of Contents: 6)

Tomahawk / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Herron

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Fred Ray

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

historical; western-frontier

Characters

Tomahawk; Tomahawk's Rangers [Frenchie Duval; Cannonball Calhoun; Big Anvil; Brass Buttons]; King Colosso

Synopsis

Tomahawk and the Rangers gradually befriend King Colosso, and use him to help capture Pin-Cushion Hill.

Reprints

• in Tomajauk (Editorial Novaro, 1955 series) #98 (1 de octubre de 1963)

Keywords

American Revolution; buried treasure; gorillas

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

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

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

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 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

Feature Logo

The Saddle Bag

Indexer Notes

Letters from T. Shannon, Vince Sherman, Allan Gourfine, and Tom McElroy plus snippets of other readers' letters.

Now! In Their Own Spectacular Book! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Lord Shilling -- Yankee Ally (Table of Contents: 12)

Tomahawk / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Herron

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Fred Ray

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

Tomahawk

Genre

historical; western-frontier

Characters

Tomahawk; Dan Hunter; Lord Shilling; Captain Morgan

Synopsis

When Lord Shilling is cornered by the patriots, he falls from a cliff and apparently develops amnesia. It's a ruse to trick his enemies into using him as a spy, but actually Tomahawk never trusted him at all and fed him false information that would lead to his capture.

Reprints

• in Tomajauk (Editorial Novaro, 1955 series) #98 (1 de octubre de 1963)

Keywords

amnesia; double agents

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

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

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

Missile Attack / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Indian Winter Craft (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Descriptions of Native American winter activities including maple syrup gathering.

Reprints

• from Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #32 (May 1955)
• in Tomajauk (Editorial Novaro, 1955 series) #98 (1 de octubre de 1963)

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

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

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

147 Famous Automobiles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)