I think the main reason that I have always liked Scalphunter is because of the strong impression that the first story I read featuring him had on me. It was his appearance in The Brave and the Bold, and the amazing JL Garcia Lopez artwork in that issue blew me away. I liked when the western heroes would cross over with DC's superheroes. The above Scalphunter image was taken from when he, Bat Lash, Jonah Hex and Cinnamon showed in a couple of Justice League of America issues, another fun story.
Shades of the Lone Ranger and Tonto! If an Indian wore a mask, would a white man be able to recognise him without it?
ReplyDeleteBat Lash with Bat Masterson..whose turn at bat?
@Tobor: technically, Scalphunter was a white man who was abducted and raised by 19th century Kiowa when he was a boy.
ReplyDelete@Ross: I remember that two-parter! One of their Late Silver Age run-ins with the Lord of Time.*
*Whom I believe has yet to debut here in person. ;-)
Do the comics have Wild West heroines that can be featured here in a pair or grouping?
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Delete"Cole"? Is that a time-traveling Cole Burns from 100 BULLETS?
ReplyDeleteI loved Weird Western Tales! I was so excited when # 38 announced that Jonah Hex was getting his own title and really enjoyed Scalphunter, especially when he met Abraham Lincoln.
ReplyDeleteAs Carycomic said, he was a white man, the is why he was called Kee Wah No Te - he who is less than human.
@Bob: Cinnamon is the most well known Wild West heroine who first appeared in Weird Western Tales #48. DC also has Tallulah Black first in Jonah Hex #16. Marvel does not have many - Swift Cloud, Arizona Girl (Annie), ?.
ReplyDeleteSome historical females made comics (Annie Oakley, Calamity Jane in Charlton, Dell and Atlas) but hard to mix the art.
@Glenn: if her father had been Jeff "The Roving Ranger" Graham, would that make her Cinnamon Graham?
ReplyDeleteI'll show myself out.
@Anon1031: And don't come back!
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