Tomahawk #96
(January-February 1965)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1964-11-05
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 (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Ranger Killers! (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; The Hood (villain); Brass Buttons; Big Anvil; Wildcat; Ranger Killers [Bull; Indian; Cap'n Salt]
Reprints

Salute to Courage (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Commemoration of President John F. Kennedy.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

Part 1: The Ranger Killers (Table of Contents: 2)

Tomahawk / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Tomahawk; The Hood; Tomahawk's Rangers [Wildcat; Cannonball Calhoun; Big Anvil; Frenchie Duval; Brass Buttons; Kaintuck Jones; Long Rifle Morgan]; Ranger Killers [Bull; Fly; Highwayman; Cap'n Salt; Indian]
Synopsis
The British enlist several convicted criminals, each with a special skill, into a gang intended to destroy Tomahawk's Rangers, and led by a mysterious masked figure. They quickly capture some of the Rangers in order to lead the others into a trap.
Reprints
Keywords
American Revolution; elephants

25 Years of Batman (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Hey kids! Transogram's Trik-Trak Is the Greatest! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Trik-Trak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

The Saddle Bag / letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Murray Boltinoff
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letter from Ben Karp and excerpts from other letters.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Part 2: The Rangers Die at Sunset! (Table of Contents: 7)

Tomahawk / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Tomahawk; The Hood [Lady Shilling]; Tomahawk's Rangers [Frenchie Duval; Brass Buttons; Cannonball Calhoun; Wildcat; Kaintuck Jones; Big Anvil]; Ranger Killers [Bull; Cap'n Salt; Indian; Fly; Highwayman]
Synopsis
Tomahawk is captured while trying to free his comrades and the Hood unmasks for him, revealing herself as Lady Shilling, sister of his old enemy Lord Shilling. He later escapes and reunites with the Rangers, who quickly defeat the Ranger Killers (though the Hood escapes).
Reprints
Keywords
American Revolution; elephants

Indexer Notes

Lady Shilling inked by Bob Brown on pp 11-12.

Za-Zooom -- The Sound of Power (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Marx Toys / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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

Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Matchbox Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Watch for the First 80 Pg Giant Superman Annual (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Build Your Own Real Electric Engine (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Electric Engine / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Battle That Never Died (Table of Contents: 13)

Tomahawk / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Tomahawk; Tomahawk's Rangers [Frenchie Duval; Wildcat; Brass Buttons; Big Anvil; Cannonball Calhoun; Kaintuck Jones; Long Rifle Morgan]; General George Washington (cameo)
Synopsis
On Christmas, Tomahawk and his men are ordered to cross a river at all costs. They try again and again but are driven back by enemy fire. Finally allowed to stand down, they learn that it was a decoy mission on the Delaware River, so that another band of soldiers, led by General Washington, could cross farther north and engage the British at Trenton.
Keywords
American Revolution; Battle of Trenton; Christmas; Delaware River; New Jersey

Indexer Notes

The final panel of this story is a recreation of the famous painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware" (1851) by Emanuel Leutze.

[Wunnashowatuckoog, Sitchanxu, Sugeree] (Table of Contents: 14)

Indian Tribal Names / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Tom Nicolosi
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier; historical
Synopsis
Origins of the names of the Wunnashowatuckoog, Sitchanxu, and Sugeree tribes.
Reprints

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

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

TV's New Hero! G.I.Joe! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Buddy Learns the Secret! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Aurora Products / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Ranger Killers!
    Tomahawk
  2. 1. Salute to Courage
  3. 2. Part 1: The Ranger Killers
    Tomahawk
  4. 3. 25 Years of Batman
    Batman and Robin
  5. 4. Hey kids! Transogram's Trik-Trak Is the Greatest!
    Trik-Trak
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    The Saddle Bag
  7. 6. ["Use coupon below and Tomahawk will be delivered to you regularly..."]
  8. 7. Part 2: The Rangers Die at Sunset!
    Tomahawk
  9. 8. Za-Zooom -- The Sound of Power
    Marx Toys
  10. 9. ["The favorite stocking toy of every girl and boy."]
    Silly Putty
  11. 10. ["Whitey Ford, star of the New York Yankees, says..."]
    Matchbox Models
  12. 11. Watch for the First 80 Pg Giant Superman Annual
    Superman
  13. 12. Build Your Own Real Electric Engine
    Electric Engine
  14. 13. The Battle That Never Died
    Tomahawk
  15. 14. [Wunnashowatuckoog, Sitchanxu, Sugeree]
    Indian Tribal Names
  16. 15. ["Friend, dare you risk a dime.."]
    American Body Building Club
  17. 16. TV's New Hero! G.I.Joe!
    G.I. Joe
  18. 17. Buddy Learns the Secret!
    Aurora Products
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore