Tomahawk #73
(March-April 1961)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1961-01-03
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Jack Schiff (editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Secret of the Indian Sorceress! (Table of Contents)

Tomahawk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Dan Hunter; Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Blue Waters
Keywords
American Indians; canoes; monsters; Native Americans; sea serpent; stereotyping of Native Americans

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Secret of the Indian Sorceress (Table of Contents: 2)

Tomahawk / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood
Pencils
Fred Ray
Inks
Fred Ray
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Dan Hunter; Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Blue Waters
Synopsis
Blue Waters, an Indian girl who commands giant creatures, encounters Tomahawk and Dan.
Keywords
pterodactyls

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Bob Hughes

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

Blackhawk; My Greatest Adventure / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Buck Skinner / comic story / 1 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
Look at the black sky.
Genre
humor; western-frontier

Don't Sell Nature Short! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese ?

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
A wildlife preserve wins out over plans to build a new shopping center.

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

Who Is Hawkman (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

The Redcoat Safari (Table of Contents: 7)

Tomahawk / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Fred Ray
Inks
Fred Ray
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Dan Hunter; Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; General Graves
Synopsis
Tomahawk successfully cuts off the food supply to a Redcoat regiment so they will not be able to attack Fort Freedom.
Reprints
Keywords
buffalo; Chippewa; Revolutionary War

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Bob Hughes

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1960
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months: 180,000
Owner: National Comics Publications, Inc., H. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, G. Donenfeld, S.U. Sampliner, F. Iger, I. Donenfeld; S. Iger, A. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz and A.S. Herzog as trustees for I. Donenfeld and S. Donenfeld, I. Rappaport and A.S. Herzog as trustees for L. Liebowitz and J.H. Liebowitz, H. Donenfeld Foundation, Inc., all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Strange Indian Beliefs! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Tom Nicolosi
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The number four was considered by Crow Indians...
Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
various Native American tribe superstitions are described
Reprints
Keywords
Cherokee; Cheyenne; Crow; Navajo

Snare in the Snow (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Tracker -- The Canine Sleuth (Table of Contents: 11)

Tomahawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood
Pencils
Fred Ray
Inks
Fred Ray
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn ?

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Dan Hunter; Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Tracker
Synopsis
Tracker helps Tomahawk and Dan expose the real thieves when it appears that a Mohican tribe is stealing valuable animal pelts.
Keywords
Mohican

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Bob Hughes

Just Imagine! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Justice League of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Zenith Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Secret of the Indian Sorceress!
    Tomahawk
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  3. 2. The Secret of the Indian Sorceress
    Tomahawk
  4. 3. ["For the very best..."]
    Blackhawk; My Greatest Adventure
  5. 4. ["Look at the black sky."]
    Buck Skinner
  6. 5. Don't Sell Nature Short!
  7. 6. Who Is Hawkman
    Hawkman
  8. 7. The Redcoat Safari
    Tomahawk
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
  10. 9. ["The number four was considered by Crow Indians..."]
    Strange Indian Beliefs!
  11. 10. Snare in the Snow
  12. 11. Tracker -- The Canine Sleuth
    Tomahawk
  13. 12. Just Imagine!
    Justice League of America
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Company
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    American Seed Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Bob Hughes
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore