Tomahawk (character)
| Tomahawk | |
|---|---|
Ed France Herron | |
| Artist(s) | Fred Ray |
Tomahawk is an American
Publication history
Tomahawk was a backup feature in Star Spangled Comics from his first appearance, issue #69 (June 1947)[3] to issue #130 (July 1952), and in World's Finest Comics from issue #33 (Mar. 1948) until issue #101 (May 1959).
The Tomahawk series premiered in September 1950, and lasted 140 issues, until June 1972.[4] Most stories during this period were by writer France Herron and artist Fred Ray. The last ten issues of Tomahawk were titled Son of Tomahawk, featuring the character's son, Hawk Haukins, but the change did not slow the dropping sales which led to the book's cancellation.[5]
Fictional character biography
Known as either Tom Hawk or Thomas Haukins, depending on which of two versions of his published history the reader prefers, "Tomahawk" was a soldier who served under
He subsequently achieved further fame as one of Washington's most capable operatives during the Revolution itself, leading a band of soldiers under the informal nickname of "Tomahawk's Rangers".
In issues #35 and #36 (Sept.–Nov. 1955), Tomahawk met a young Davy Crockett, who was very popular at the time. However, this was a historical error, as Crockett (1786–1836) was not born until after the Revolutionary War.
Issue #81 was also notable, introducing Miss Liberty (Bess Lynn), one of the earliest patriotic superheroes by the vague internal chronology of the DC Universe, who would make several more appearances in the series. Liberty Belle is a descendant of hers.
In the Time Masters mini-series, it is established that Tomahawk's associate
In 1998, Tomahawk appeared in a
In 2008, he is featured in Bruce Jones' The War that Time Forgot.
During his quest to find a special stone, Haukins met and married an Apache princess named Moon Fawn, with whom he had two sons; Hawk and Small Eagle.
A new version of Tomahawk appeared in All-Star Western, Vol. 3, #13.
In other media
A version of Tomahawk appeared in the 1991 Swamp Thing TV series, voiced by Harvey Atkin. He is a Native American ally to the Swamp Thing that battles the Un-Men.
References
- ^ Markstein, Don. "Tomahawk". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-4654-8578-6.
- ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
- ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.
- ISBN 978-1605490564.
- ISBN 978-1-61318-023-5.
- Tomahawk at the Grand Comics Database
- Tomahawk at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)