Tomahawk, #96
Published: January-February 1965
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Issue Contents:
The Ranger Killers!
Characters
- Tomahawk
- The Hood (villain)
- Brass Buttons
- Big Anvil
- Wildcat
- Ranger Killers [Bull
- Indian
- Cap'n Salt]
Credits
- Pencils: Bob Brown
- Inks: Bob Brown
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Salute to Courage
Storyline
Commemoration of President John F. Kennedy.
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Sheldon Moldoff
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Part 1: The Ranger Killers
Storyline
The British enlist several convicted criminals, each with a special skill, into a gang intended to destroy Tomahawk's Rangers, and led by a mysterious masked figure. They quickly capture some of the Rangers in order to lead the others into a trap.
Characters
- Tomahawk
- The Hood
- Tomahawk's Rangers [Wildcat
- Cannonball Calhoun
- Big Anvil
- Frenchie Duval
- Brass Buttons
- Kaintuck Jones
- Long Rifle Morgan]
- Ranger Killers [Bull
- Fly
- Highwayman
- Cap'n Salt
- Indian]
Credits
- Script: Ed Herron
- Pencils: Fred Ray
- Inks: Fred Ray
- Letters: Stan Starkman
25 Years of Batman
Credits
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
House ad for 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1963 series) #5 [Silver Anniversary Issue], on sale October 29.
Hey kids! Transogram's Trik-Trak Is the Greatest!
Story Notes
Ad for the Trik-Trak road race set from Transogram.
Credits
- Script: Murray Boltinoff
Story Notes
Letter from Ben Karp and excerpts from other letters.
Part 2: The Rangers Die at Sunset!
Storyline
Tomahawk is captured while trying to free his comrades and the Hood unmasks for him, revealing herself as Lady Shilling, sister of his old enemy Lord Shilling. He later escapes and reunites with the Rangers, who quickly defeat the Ranger Killers (though the Hood escapes).
Characters
- Tomahawk
- The Hood [Lady Shilling]
- Tomahawk's Rangers [Frenchie Duval
- Brass Buttons
- Cannonball Calhoun
- Wildcat
- Kaintuck Jones
- Big Anvil]
- Ranger Killers [Bull
- Cap'n Salt
- Indian
- Fly
- Highwayman]
Credits
- Script: Ed Herron
- Pencils: Fred Ray
- Inks: Fred Ray
- Letters: Stan Starkman
Story Notes
Lady Shilling inked by Bob Brown on pp 11-12.
Za-Zooom -- The Sound of Power
Story Notes
Ad for the Marx road race set; appears on the two pages between page 13 and page 14 (the 7th and 8th pages) of the previous story sequence.
"The favorite stocking toy of every girl and boy."
"Whitey Ford, star of the New York Yankees, says..."
Story Notes
Endorsement of Matchbox cars by baseball star Whitey Ford (pictured).
Watch for the First 80 Pg Giant Superman Annual
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: George Klein
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
House ad for 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1963 series) #6 [Fantastic Things and Creatures!], on sale November 19.
Build Your Own Real Electric Engine
The Battle That Never Died
Storyline
On Christmas, Tomahawk and his men are ordered to cross a river at all costs. They try again and again but are driven back by enemy fire. Finally allowed to stand down, they learn that it was a decoy mission on the Delaware River, so that another band of soldiers, led by General Washington, could cross farther north and engage the British at Trenton.
Characters
- Tomahawk
- Tomahawk's Rangers [Frenchie Duval
- Wildcat
- Brass Buttons
- Big Anvil
- Cannonball Calhoun
- Kaintuck Jones
- Long Rifle Morgan]
- General George Washington (cameo)
Credits
- Script: Ed Herron
- Pencils: Fred Ray
- Inks: Fred Ray
- Letters: Stan Starkman
Story Notes
The final panel of this story is a recreation of the famous painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware" (1851) by Emanuel Leutze.
Wunnashowatuckoog, Sitchanxu, Sugeree (1)
Storyline
Origins of the names of the Wunnashowatuckoog, Sitchanxu, and Sugeree tribes.
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
- Pencils: Morris Waldinger
- Inks: John Sherwood
- Letters: Milt Snapinn
"Friend, dare you risk a dime.."
TV's New Hero! G.I.Joe!
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Buddy Learns the Secret!
Story Notes
Back cover; ad for the Aurora Model Motoring Tabletop Racing Set.