Tomahawk #97
(March-April 1965)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1965-01-07
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 Prisoner Behind the Bull's-Eye! (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; Renegade; Big Anvil; Frenchie Duval; Cannonball Calhoun
Reprints

Friends Across the Seas (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
School children from around the world discuss letters from their pen-pals (promoting 1965 as International Cooperation Year).

Indexer Notes

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

The Prisoner behind the Bull's-Eye [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 2)

Tomahawk / comic story / 9 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; Stovepipe [Leroy Johnson]; Cannonball Calhoun; Big Anvil; Frenchie Duval; Brass Buttons; ]; Renegade; General Johnson;
Synopsis
The Rangers' newest recruit is secretly the son of General Johnson, but has never been in combat before and seems unqualified to help against the wily Renegade.
Reprints
Keywords
American Revolution; eyepatches; marionettes; Native Americans; nepotism

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 0.5 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'll take a nap in my wigwam.
Genre
humor; western-frontier

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

Testor's Ed "Big Daddy" Roth Custom Paint Finishes / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Magazine You Asked For! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Part 2: Death Trap for Tomahawk (Table of Contents: 7)

Tomahawk / comic story / 7.67 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 [Stovepipe [Leroy Johnson]; Cannonball Calhoun; Big Anvil; Frenchie Duval; Long Rifle Morgan; Brass Buttons]; Renegade [Captain James Wiley]; General Johnson
Synopsis
Captured by Renegade's men, Tomahawk learns that he is a former American soldier turned traitor. Tomahawk is placed in a trap where his own Rangers might unknowingly kill him, but Stovepipe reveals the trickery just in time, and decides that he wants to continue as a Ranger.
Reprints
Keywords
American Revolution; marionettes; Native Americans

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Irwin Donenfeld
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1964
No circulation information given.
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc,. Harry Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, Irwin Donenfeld, S.U. Sampliner, Sonia Iger, all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y.

Astroforce (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Astroforce Space Armies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Coonskin Lottery (Table of Contents: 10)

Tomahawk / comic story / 7.67 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; Cannonball Calhoun; Brass Buttons]
Synopsis
Tomahawk and three Rangers embark on a perilous mission to deliver top secret military information to the patriots, and each is prepared to sacrifice his life to ensure that the others make it through.
Reprints
Keywords
American Revolution; redcoats

Draw Any Person in One Minute! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Magic Art Reproducer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

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

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 from Clyde Demarest, Frankie Rogers & Arnold Rosett & Fred Moore, John Patrick, Patricia Anne Shannon.

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

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

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

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Prisoner Behind the Bull's-Eye!
    Tomahawk
  2. 1. Friends Across the Seas
  3. 2. The Prisoner behind the Bull's-Eye [Part 1]
    Tomahawk
  4. 3. ["As seen on your TV screen!"]
    G.I. Joe
  5. 4. ["I'll take a nap in my wigwam."]
    Chief Hot Foot
  6. 5. ["New, man! Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth and Testor bring you coolest customized colors ever"]
    Testor's Ed "Big Daddy" Roth Custom Paint Finishes
  7. 6. The Magazine You Asked For!
  8. 7. Part 2: Death Trap for Tomahawk
    Tomahawk
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
  10. 9. Astroforce
    Astroforce Space Armies
  11. 10. Coonskin Lottery
    Tomahawk
  12. 11. Draw Any Person in One Minute!
    Magic Art Reproducer
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Silly Putty
  14. 13. ["Make it a happy holiday -- With the best in comics!"]
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    The Saddle Bag
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore