(September 1991)

Caliber Press, 1991 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
2.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Tome Press
Brand
?
Editing
Gary Reed
Color
Color cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age U. S.
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
One-Shot

Issue Notes

Comic copyright 1991 Randall Thayer. Artwork copyright 1991 by Don Secrease. John Johnson was the basis for the Robert Redford starring movie, "Jeremiah Johnson"

Solicited for release in September 1991.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

John Johnson / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Don Secrease (painting, signed)
Inks
Don Secrease (painting, signed)
Colors
Don Secrease (painting, signed)
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier

[Introduction] (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gary Reed [as Randall Thayer]
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Dated: September 1, 1991. The introduction relates a brief description of the story of John Johnson and how he came to be.

The Mountain Men (Table of Contents: 2)

text article / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Reed [as Randall Thayer]
Pencils
Frederic Remington (text illos); two Uncredited (text illos)
Inks
Frederic Remington (text illos); two Uncredited (text illos)
Letters
typeset

Reprints
  • from ? [illustrations from uncredited sources]

Indexer Notes

History of mountain men who first explored the West and opened trails for later pioneers. Shows uncredited photos of Jim Beckworth, Jim Bridger, John Moss, Kit Carson, and Jim Baker, plus a quote attributed to John L. O'Sullivan of the New York Morning News.

Dapiek Absaroka The Killer of Crows (Table of Contents: 3)

John Johnson [a.k.a. Liver Eating Johnson; Dapiek Absaroka] / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Reed [as Randall Thayer]
Pencils
Don Secrease (pencils)
Inks
Nancy Overschmidt
Letters
Galen Showman

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Supporting Characters: John Hatcher; Crazy Woman; Del Gue; Swan. John Johnson

Indexer Notes

This is an accounting of the life of the real life Mountain Man, John Johnson-also know as "Liver Eating Johnson" & to the Crow Indians as Dapiek Absaroka (The Killer of Crows). The story is narrated by long time friend, Del Gue

[Conclusion] The Wilderness Ends (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Reed [as Randall Thayer]
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

The conclusion gives the history of John Johnson after his war with the Crows had ended and up to the day of his death.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    John Johnson
  2. 1. [Introduction]
  3. 2. The Mountain Men
  4. 3. Dapiek Absaroka The Killer of Crows
    John Johnson [a.k.a. Liver Eating Johnson; Dapiek Absaroka]
  5. 4. [Conclusion] The Wilderness Ends
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Ruben Cortes
  • Peter Frickinger
  • Bob Heer
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore