Tomahawk
#116
(May-June 1968)
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1968-03-07
- 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
The Last Mile of Massacre Trail!
Tomahawk / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- historical; western-frontier
- Characters
- Tomahawk
- Keywords
- horses; Native Americans
We've Kept Our Promise! Here They Are!
Anthro; The Creeper; Inferior Five / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Howie Post; Steve Ditko; Win Mortimer
- Inks
- Howie Post; Steve Ditko; Tex Blaisdell
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (sourced)
- Genre
- adventure; superhero; humor
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #74 [first Anthro], Beware the Creeper (DC, 1968 series) #1, and The Inferior Five (DC, 1967 series) #8.
The Last Mile of Massacre Trail!
Tomahawk / comic story / 19 pages
- Genre
- historical; western-frontier
- Characters
- Tomahawk; Dan Hunter; Tomahawk's Rangers [Cannonball Calhoun; Big Anvil; Wildcat; Stovepipe Johnson; Frenchie Duval; Kaintuck Jones]; Chief Red Cloud; Doc Harrow; Crag Horne; Alice Bolen
- Synopsis
- Tomahawk and the Rangers defend a group of settlers who have been targeted by a Shawnee tribe, and work to discover the traitor among them.
- Reprints
-
in Brûlant (Arédit-Artima, 1967 series) #9 (avril 1969) -
in Tomahawk (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #1/1973 ([januar] 1973)
-
- Keywords
- Native Americans; Shawnee
Indexer Notes
Cannonball's real name is Horace, revealed when one of the settlers is a former girlfriend.
Across 20 pages, but two pages are 1/2 of a page.
Free Radar Lighthouse from Boaterific
Ideal Toys / comics-form advertising / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Free lighthouse model contains remote control for Boaterific model boats from Ideal.
On the page immediately following page 4 of the preceding story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- Job Number
- 6621
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll show you a way to make your small boat move in the water...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Mr. Cap
Indexer Notes
Idea from Carlo Puma of Ozone Park, NY.
On the page immediately preceding page 5 of the previous story sequence.
Be My Guest at America's Greatest Amusement Park
Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Superman
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 5 of the previous story sequence.
Man, It's Boss!
Monogram Models / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Genre
- car
Indexer Notes
Ad for the Red Baron roadster model from Monogram.
Shares the page with page 9 of the previous story sequence.
From Us -- To You, Only the Best!
Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #147 [80 Page Giant #G-47].
On the page between page 9 and page 10 of the previous story sequence.
Defend Yourself! with Ketsugo
Ketsugo Manual / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ? (illustration)
- Inks
- ? (illustration)
- Colors
- ? (illustration)
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Editing
- ?
- Genre
- martial arts
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following page 17 of the previous story sequence.
How to Do Strong Man Tricks ...Without Strength!
Strong Man Tricks / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following page 17 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Let's Talk with Tomahawk / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Murray Boltinoff
- Pencils
- Fred Ray ? (logo illustration)
- Inks
- Fred Ray ? (logo illustration)
- Colors
- ? (logo illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
- Feature Logo
Let's Talk with Tomahawk
Indexer Notes
Letters from Lofton A. Wheeler and Bob Sherman; includes snippets from other letters.
On the page immediately preceding page 18 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Justice League; Superman and Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #175 and Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #62.
The Making of a Hero!
Tomahawk / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- historical; western-frontier
- Characters
- Tomahawk; Tomahawk's Rangers [Big Anvil; Frenchie Duval; Brass Buttons; Cannonball Calhoun; Stovepipe Johnson; Wildcat; Matt Willis (introduction; death)]
- Synopsis
- New volunteer Matt Willis joins the Rangers, hoping to overcome his fear of battle. Under attack by British forces, he sacrifices himself so the Rangers can escape.
- Keywords
- American Revolution; redcoats
[no title indexed]
United States Lawn Tennis Association / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your favorite store is now featuring official United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) tenns merchandise.
- Genre
- sports
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 2 and page 3 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page
- Script
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Pencils
- Irv Novick; Nick Cardy
- Inks
- Irv Novick; Nick Cardy
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Listing of DC comics on sale in early March 1968.
Includes cover art for Batman (DC, 1940 series) #201 and Aquaman (DC, 1962 series) #39.
Pick Your Prize
The Writewell Co. / advertisement / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ? (illustrations)
- Inks
- ? (illustrations)
- Colors
- ? (illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- ?
Indexer Notes
Second page is on inside back cover and is in black & white.
UFO from The Invaders
Aurora Products; The Invaders / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ? (illustrations)
- Inks
- ? (illustrations)
- Colors
- ? (illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
Indexer Notes
Back cover; UFO model from The Invaders television series.
-
0.
The Last Mile of Massacre Trail!
Tomahawk -
1.
We've Kept Our Promise! Here They Are!
Anthro; The Creeper; Inferior Five -
2.
The Last Mile of Massacre Trail!
Tomahawk -
3.
Free Radar Lighthouse from Boaterific
Ideal Toys -
4.
["I'll show you a way to make your small boat move in the water..."]
Cap's Hobby Hints -
5.
Be My Guest at America's Greatest Amusement Park
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
6.
Man, It's Boss!
Monogram Models -
7.
From Us -- To You, Only the Best!
Superboy -
8.
Defend Yourself! with Ketsugo
Ketsugo Manual -
9.
How to Do Strong Man Tricks ...Without Strength!
Strong Man Tricks -
10.
[no title indexed]
Let's Talk with Tomahawk -
11.
[no title indexed]
Justice League; Superman and Batman and Robin -
12.
The Making of a Hero!
Tomahawk -
13.
["Your favorite store is now featuring official United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) tenns merchandise."]
United States Lawn Tennis Association -
14.
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents -
15.
Pick Your Prize
The Writewell Co. -
16.
UFO from The Invaders
Aurora Products; The Invaders
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Gregory Fischer
- Jim Stangas
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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