Weird Western Tales #39

(March-April 1977)

Super Bodybuilding Course (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Universal Bodybuilding / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Scalphunter (Table of Contents: 2)

Scalphunter / comic story / 17.5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Fleisher

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

George Evans

Colors

Elizabeth Safian (credited as Liz Berube) (sourced)

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Matt Savage (first appearance, death); Scalphunter [Brian Savage / Ke-Woh-No-Tay] (first appearance, origin)

Synopsis

When a group of grave-robbers tangle with a band of Kiowa, a passing column of U.S. Cavalry kill all but one of the Kiowa, whom they assume are the agressors in the fight. The surviving Kiowa, who is called Ke-Woh-No-Tay, is actually the son of Matt Savage, who was kidnapped as an infant. He is reunited with his dying father, but rejects his white heritage and is jailed. He escapes prison and tracks down the grave-robbers, killing all but one, who clears him of wrong-doing in the original conflict.

Reprints

• in Tomahawk (Semic, 1976 series) #11/1977 (oktober 1977)
• in Tomahawk (Semic, 1977 series) #9/1977 (1977)
• in Jonah Hex and Other Western Tales (DC, 1979 series) #1 (September-October 1979)

Indexer Notes

Origin and first appearance of Scalphunter. Series created by Sergio Aragones and Joe Orlando, per letter column. Originally to be called The Savage, but changed for legal reasons, per The Comic Reader #137 and #139.

Although the creators originally intended for Brian Savage to be the son of Matt Savage, Trail Boss, they acknowledged in the letters column in issue #45 (March-April 1978) that this was impossible. Brian's father died as an old man in 1862, while Matt Savage, Trail Boss was a young man active in the late 19th century.

That Dirty Beach (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Aquaman; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Announcing DC Dollar Comics $1.00 (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Join the Dinky Starfleet… (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Dinky Club of America / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Look, Friends! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Mighty Meat Snack conquers The Horrible Hungries. (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Slim Jim / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Discover Leathercraft For Only $1.95! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Tandy Leather Kits / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

S. Schwartz & Co. / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

And Now...We Interrupt This Comic to Bring You a Word from Your New Publisher... (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jenette Kahn (signed)

Pencils

Neal Adams (signed)

Inks

Neal Adams (signed)

Colors

? (background and letters only)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Jenette Kahn

Synopsis

Jenette Kahn recounts some of the recent officer changes at DC and her background in publishing.

Keywords

editorial

Indexer Notes

Includes a note from Jack Adler, Vice-President of DC.

On third page between pages 10-11 of story.

Now You Can Call Toll-Free to DC on the...Direct Currents Hot-Line! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

"Had enough sanity?" (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Amazing World of DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Your Dreams Can Become a Reality with a Duraclean Service Business (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Duraclean International / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Hey Kids…Now You Can Get Your Secret Agent Pen (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

LSR Corp. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Fast Track to a Cool Job! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

North American School of Motorcycle Repair Training / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

DC Super-Star Grab-Bag! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

N.C.G. Merchandise / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Now! Jonah Hex Is Out On His Own! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

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

Trail Talk / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (logo)

Inks

? (logo)

Colors

? (logo)

Letters

? (logo); typeset

Job Number

L-615

First Line of Dialogue or Text

"Scalphunter! It's a new and daring concept…"

Indexer Notes

Announces beginning of Scalphunter run; recounts how the character came to be.

On first page following end of "Scalphunter".

204 Pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers Set (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

American Circle Corp. (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

American Circle Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

"What's the next best thing to riding in a Jaguar?" (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)