(1978)

Last Gasp, 1978 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
1.00 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1978
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Last Gasp
Brand
Last Gasp
Editing
?
Color
color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions
standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

The final chapter in the trilogy that was preceded by the artist's "White Comanche" and "Red Raider." No month of publication given.

The Story of Comanche Chief Quanah Parker and the Final Struggle for Domination of the Southern Plains! (Table of Contents)

cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Jack Jackson (signed as Jaxon)
Inks
Jack Jackson (signed as Jaxon)
Colors
Jack Jackson (signed as Jaxon)
Letters
Jack Jackson (signed as Jaxon)

Genre
history; western-frontier
Characters
Quanah Parker

Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover.

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

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
T. R. Fehrenbach (credited)
Pencils
Jack Jackson (credited as Jaxon)
Inks
Jack Jackson (credited as Jaxon)
Letters
Jack Jackson (credited as Jaxon)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The people were ignorant, but not stupid.
Genre
history; western-frontier

Indexer Notes

A brief excerpt from the listed author's "Comanches: Destruction of a People." Accompanied by a small masthead illustration and indicia.

On the inside front cover.

Last Days of Freedom (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Jackson (credited as Jaxon)
Pencils
Jack Jackson (credited as Jaxon)
Inks
Jack Jackson (credited as Jaxon)
Letters
Jack Jackson (credited as Jaxon)

Genre
history; western-frontier
Characters
Quanah Parker; Embittered White Citizen; Leroy; José; Lawrie Tatum; Satank; Satanta; Colonel Ranald Mackenzie; Mow-Way; Bull Bear; Mother-in-Law; Bull Bear
Synopsis
The story of the last war chief of the Comanches.
Reprints
Keywords
bison ranges; black cavalrymen; buffalo soldiers; comancheros; Comanches; Fourth Cavalry; Ft. Richardson; Ft. Sill; horses; Indian raids; Kiowas; massacre; plains; Quohadas; reservation; scouting party; Texas; wagon trail

The Buffalo War (Table of Contents: 3)

Quanah Parker / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Jackson (credited as Jaxon)
Pencils
Jack Jackson (credited as Jaxon)
Inks
Jack Jackson (credited as Jaxon)
Letters
Jack Jackson (credited as Jaxon)

Genre
history; western-frontier
Characters
Governor Davis; Satanta; Big Tree; Quanah Parker; Professional Buffalo Hunter; Gen. Sheridan; Tau-Ankia; Guitan; Lone Wolf; Isatai; Billy Dixo; Daring Warrior; Bat; Enraged Warrior
Reprints
Keywords
buffalo; extermination; horse; Kiowas; medicine man; Sun Dance ceremony; Texas; warparty

Wrinkled-Hand Chase (Table of Contents: 4)

Quanah Parker / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Jackson (signed as Jaxon)
Pencils
Jack Jackson (signed as Jaxon)
Inks
Jack Jackson (signed as Jaxon)
Letters
Jack Jackson (signed as Jaxon)

Genre
history; western-frontier
Characters
Colonel Ranald Mackenzie; Seminole Scout; José Tafoya; Mr. Thompson; Quanah Parker; Kicking Bird
Reprints
Keywords
extermination; Fort Sill; horses; Indian village; reservation; war campaign

Indexer Notes

Story ends on inside back cover. Dated 1978.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Story of Comanche Chief Quanah Parker and the Final Struggle for Domination of the Southern Plains!
  2. 1. ["The people were ignorant, but not stupid."]
  3. 2. Last Days of Freedom
  4. 3. The Buffalo War
    Quanah Parker
  5. 4. Wrinkled-Hand Chase
    Quanah Parker
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Fredrik Ekman
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Steven Samuels
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore