Tomahawk, #96

Published: January-February 1965

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Issue Contents:
The Ranger Killers!

Story Featuring Tomahawk

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Part 1: The Ranger Killers

Story Featuring Tomahawk

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.

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Part 2: The Rangers Die at Sunset!

Story Featuring Tomahawk

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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).

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Story Notes

Lady Shilling inked by Bob Brown on pp 11-12.

The Battle That Never Died

Story Featuring Tomahawk

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.

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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

Story Featuring Indian Tribal Names

Storyline

Origins of the names of the Wunnashowatuckoog, Sitchanxu, and Sugeree tribes.

Letter Column Featuring The Saddle Bag

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Story Notes

Letter from Ben Karp and excerpts from other letters.

Buddy Learns the Secret!

Ad Featuring Aurora Products

Story Notes

Back cover; ad for the Aurora Model Motoring Tabletop Racing Set.

TV's New Hero! G.I.Joe!
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Ad Featuring American Body Building Club

"Friend, dare you risk a dime.."

Build Your Own Real Electric Engine

Ad Featuring Electric Engine

Watch for the First 80 Pg Giant Superman Annual

Story Featuring Superman

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Story Notes

House ad for 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1963 series) #6 [Fantastic Things and Creatures!], on sale November 19.

Ad Featuring Matchbox Models

"Whitey Ford, star of the New York Yankees, says..."

Story Notes

Endorsement of Matchbox cars by baseball star Whitey Ford (pictured).

Ad Featuring Silly Putty

"The favorite stocking toy of every girl and boy."

Za-Zooom -- The Sound of Power

Ad Featuring Marx Toys

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.

"Use coupon below and Tomahawk will be delivered to you regularly..."

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Hey kids! Transogram's Trik-Trak Is the Greatest!

Ad Featuring Trik-Trak

Story Notes

Ad for the Trik-Trak road race set from Transogram.

25 Years of Batman

Story Featuring Batman and Robin

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Story Notes

House ad for 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1963 series) #5 [Silver Anniversary Issue], on sale October 29.

Salute to Courage
Storyline

Commemoration of President John F. Kennedy.

Story Notes

Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.