(September-October 1979)

DC, 1979 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.95 USD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1979-06-05
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC Blue Ribbon Digest
Barcode
0709893173510
Editing
Joe Orlando (managing editor); Ross Andru (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #169. June 7 on-sale date in contemporary house ads.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jonah Hex / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Luis Dominguez
Inks
Luis Dominguez
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset; Todd Klein (series logo design)
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Jonah Hex

Indexer Notes

Logo design credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

Cover Thumbnail for Jonah Hex and Other Western Tales (DC, 1979 series) #1
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Jonah Hex / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony DeZuñiga
Inks
Tony DeZuñiga
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original)
Job Number
J-6169
Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Frontispiece.

The Hundred Dollar Deal! (Table of Contents: 3)

Jonah Hex / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
John Albano
Pencils
Tony DeZuniga
Inks
Tony DeZuniga
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza
Editing
Joe Orlando (original)
Job Number
J-6169
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Jonah Hex; Terry; Wes; Amy; Jerome P. Courtney
Synopsis
Jonah helps Terry based on his claim that he is innocent and will pay Jonah $100 to help him get back to his home.
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Indexer Notes

Reprints second Jonah Hex story. Reverse coloring of the page number on page #13 indicates that John Costanza lettered this issue.

Night of the Living Dead (Table of Contents: 4)

El Diablo / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Cary Bates
Pencils
Neal Adams
Inks
Neal Adams
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original)
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
El Diablo; Clint; Slate; The Kid; Wise Owl; Lucifer
Reprints

The Point Pyrrhus Massacre! (Table of Contents: 5)

Jonah Hex / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher (script); Russell Carley (script continuity)
Pencils
Tony DeZuniga
Inks
Tony DeZuniga
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original)
Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Bullet for a Gambler! (Table of Contents: 6)

Billy the Kid / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
John Albano
Pencils
Tony DeZuniga
Inks
Tony DeZuniga
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese
Editing
Joe Orlando (original)
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Billy the Kid; Ace
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[The Origin] (Table of Contents: 7)

Scalphunter / comic story / 17.5 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher
Pencils
Dick Ayers
Inks
George Evans
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original)
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Scalphunter [Brian Savage] (introduction, son of Matt Savage); Wan-No-Nah; Monty; Chris; Anderson; Samuel Grey; Matt Savage; Laurie Savage; Bolton; Spike; Jake
Reprints

Hard Hitting Action Packed Westerns (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

The Point Pyrrhus Aftermath! (Table of Contents: 9)

Jonah Hex / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher (script); Russell Carley (Script continuity)
Pencils
Noly Panaligan
Inks
Noly Panaligan
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original)
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Jonah Hex; Russ Cranston; Pete Cranston; Blackie Cranston; Doc
Reprints

Notebook of a Gunfighter (Table of Contents: 10)

Jonah Hex / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher
Pencils
E. R. Cruz
Inks
E. R. Cruz
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

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

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Jonah Hex
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Jonah Hex
  4. 3. The Hundred Dollar Deal!
    Jonah Hex
  5. 4. Night of the Living Dead
    El Diablo
  6. 5. The Point Pyrrhus Massacre!
    Jonah Hex
  7. 6. Bullet for a Gambler!
    Billy the Kid
  8. 7. [The Origin]
    Scalphunter
  9. 8. Hard Hitting Action Packed Westerns
  10. 9. The Point Pyrrhus Aftermath!
    Jonah Hex
  11. 10. Notebook of a Gunfighter
    Jonah Hex
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Jonah Hex
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