CATALOG RECORD

Tomahawk #137

DC · Series began 1950 · November-December 1971

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Dates

Cover date: November-December 1971
On sale: September 9, 1971
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Joe Kubert, Frank Thorne, Jimmy Thompson, Bill Ely, Neal Adams, Curt Swan, Sam Glanzman, Jerry Grandenetti, Henry Boltinoff, Fred Ray, Nick Cardyinks: Joe Kubert, Frank Thorne, Jimmy Thompson, Bill Ely, Sam Glanzman, Jerry Grandenetti, Henry Boltinoff, Fred Ray, Nick Cardyletters: Gaspar Saladino, Henry Boltinoffscript: Robert Kanigher, Gardner Fox, Joe Kubert, Sam Glanzman, Ed Herron, Henry Boltinoffediting: Julius Schwartz, Jack Schiff

Stories

Night of the Knife! · 12 pages
Tomahawk reminisces about his first meeting with Moon Fawn and the struggles he faced before they could be married.
The Sun-Dance of the Crow Indians! · 3 pages
Recounting of the Crow legend of the origin of the sacred moon dance.
The Brave Who Beat the Sioux · 4 pages
Young Akoya wants to marry Chief Swift Cloud's daughter but she can only be married to a warrior and the chief thinks Akoya is too young to fight.
Mountain Men! · Wild Frontier · 2 pages
Brief information about the long-running feud between the Hatfield and McCoy families.
The Battle in the Sky! · 6 pages
The Blanket of Seven Nations, a symbol of peace, is stolen by Chief Katana's rebels. They hold it atop a mesa and drive back all comers. Only Strong Bow, the Wandering Warrior, can shoot ladders of arrows and springboard-arrows to reach the mesa's top and rescue the blanket - and clear the way for the "flatlanders" to round up Katana's gang.
About American Indians · 1 pages
Tomahawk's Battle Song! · 9.67 pages
Tomahawk turns the tables on the British by providing new lyrics to their song "Yankee Doodle." The new version mocks the redcoats and uplifts the patriots.

Reprinted in

Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (1965), Bumper Western Album (1978)