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1September-October 1950
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Tomahawk #1

DC · September-October 1950 · on sale 1950-07-19

First appearance: Little Pocahontas
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Identification plate

Series
Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
September-October 1950
Key date
1950-09-00
On-sale date
1950-07-19
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Little Pocahontas - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray; letters: Ira Schnapp
1New As Tomorrow!promo (ad from the publisher)1
2The Prisoner Called Tomahawk!!comic story8pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno Premiani
4Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
5Danger Trailpromo (ad from the publisher)1
6The Indian Navy!comic story10pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno Premiani
7The Longest Manhunt in the West!comic story4pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno Premiani
8-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry BoltinoffChief Hot Foot
10Indian Albumactivity2
11The Legend of the Three Wishes!comic story6pencils: Leonard Starr; inks: Leonard Starr
12-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry BoltinoffLittle Pocahontas First
14The Woods Ghosttext story2letters: typeset
15The Banishment of Heavy Foot!comic story10pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray
16-cartoon0.75pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
18The Dodo and the Frog Ask "How Are Your Manners Out-of-Doors?"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto Feuer; letters: Ira SchnappThe Dodo; The Frog

Plus 3.58 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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