CATALOG RECORD
Weird Western Tales #39
first appearance of Scalphunter
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Scalphunter (DC, Brian Savage) — first appearance, origin
- Matt Savage (father of Brian Savage, died 1862) — first appearance, death
Dates
- Cover date
- March-April 1977
- On sale
- December 30, 1976
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
Creators
pencils: José Luis García-López, Dick Ayers, Curt Swan, Neal Adams, Kurt Schaffenbergerinks: George Evans, Vince Colletta, Neal Adams, Kurt Schaffenberger, José Luis García-Lópezscript: Michael Fleisher, Jenette Kahncolors: Elizabeth Safianletters: Ben Oda
Stories
- Scalphunter · 17.5 pages
When a group of grave-robbers tangle with a band of Kiowa, a passing column of U.S. Cavalry kill all but one of the Kiowa, whom they assume are the agressors in the fight. The surviving Kiowa, who is called Ke-Woh-No-Tay, is actually the son of Matt Savage, who was kidnapped as an infant. He is reunited with his dying father, but rejects his white heritage and is jailed. He escapes prison and tracks down the grave-robbers, killing all but one, who clears him of wrong-doing in the original conflict.
- And Now...We Interrupt This Comic to Bring You a Word from Your New Publisher... · 1 pages
Jenette Kahn recounts some of the recent officer changes at DC and her background in publishing.
Characters
Brian SavageScalphunterMatt Savage
Reprinted in
Jonah Hex and Other Western Tales (1979)