Tomahawk #87
(July-August 1963)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1963-05-02
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.

The Secret of Sgt. Witch Doctor! (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; Sgt. Witch Doctor; Big Anvil
Reprints
Keywords
American Revolution; Native Americans; Redcoats

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

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

Chapter 1: The Secrets of Sgt. Witch Doctor (Table of Contents: 2)

Tomahawk / comic story / 9.67 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; Big Anvil; Brass Buttons; Frenchie Duval; Sgt. Witch Doctor [Little Cloud]; Long Rifle Morgan]; Mighty Cloud (flashback)
Synopsis
The Rangers are aided by Little Cloud, who wants to avenge his father's murder by the British and keep his tribe from joining them. They decide to call him Sgt. Witch Doctor because of his knowledge of Native American ways, which look like magic to the enemy.
Reprints
Keywords
American Revolution; Native Americans; Redcoats

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Meet the Sergeant Most Generals Would Like to Be (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Sgt. Rock / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

A Tree Grows on Second Street (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
The Badger Club learns about the rules for planting trees along the streets in their town.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

Chapter 2: The Death of Tomahawk (Table of Contents: 6)

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; Sgt. Witch Doctor [Little Cloud]; Frenchie Duval; Big Anvil; Brass Buttons; Long Rifle Morgan]; Chief Mocking Bird
Synopsis
Tomahawk fakes his death with the help of Sgt. Witch Doctor's knowledge so that they can keep Chef Mocking Bird's tribe from joining the British, and lure the Redcoats into a trap. In the end, everyone agrees that Little Cloud should return to his tribe rather than staying with the Rangers.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

American Revolution; Native Americans; Redcoats

[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)

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 want to send a message to Chief Rain Water...
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Chief Hot Foot; Chief Rain Water
Synopsis
Chief Hot Foot's smoke signals keep getting lost in fog until he has a bright idea.
Reprints
Keywords
Native Americans; smoke signals

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

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 Ted Avery, Alice Madden, Edwin Catledge, Adrian Mercier, and Jess Furey, with excerpts from letters by Mike McKeever, John Maremek, Orest Dub, Gary Cooper, and Fred Romanek.

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

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Tick Tock Terror (Table of Contents: 12)

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; Dan Hunter; Buffalo Joe Morgan
Synopsis
Tomahawk prepares to sacrifice himself to prevent a clockwork bomb from destroying a patriot fort.
Reprints
Keywords
American Revolution; bombs

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

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

Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

116 Planes of All Nations / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Convoy Terror / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Task Force / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Secret of Sgt. Witch Doctor!
    Tomahawk
  2. 1. ["Hi! Boys and girls, here is your big chance..."]
  3. 2. Chapter 1: The Secrets of Sgt. Witch Doctor
    Tomahawk
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. Meet the Sergeant Most Generals Would Like to Be
    Sgt. Rock
  6. 5. A Tree Grows on Second Street
  7. 6. Chapter 2: The Death of Tomahawk
    Tomahawk
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  9. 8. ["I want to send a message to Chief Rain Water..."]
    Chief Hot Foot
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    The Saddle Bag
  11. 10. ["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..."]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Stamps
  13. 12. The Tick Tock Terror
    Tomahawk
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  15. 14. Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations
    116 Planes of All Nations
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Convoy Terror
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Task Force
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    American Body Building Club
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Matthew Head
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore