Tomahawk (character)

Tomahawk
Tomahawk #15 (Jan./Feb. 1953), cover art by Bob Brown.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Star Spangled Comics #69 (June 1947)
Created by	Joe Samachson Edmond Good
In-story information
Full name	Tom Hawk (also given as Thomas Hawk, Tom Hawkins and Tom Haukins)
Species	Human
Place of origin	Earth
Team affiliations	Tomahawk's Rangers
Abilities	Tomahawk is well versed in American Indian languages and customs from many tribes. He is an excellent hand-to-hand fighter, and well versed in the weapons of the era. He has a keen deductive ability and is an excellent horseman.
Tomahawk Publication information Publisher DC Comics Schedule Bimonthly: #1-20, #57-140 Eight Times a Year: #21-56 Format Ongoing series Genre Western Publication date Sept./Oct. 1950 – May/June 1972 No. of issues 140 Main character(s) Tomahawk Creative team Written by Ed France Herron Artist(s) Fred Ray

Tomahawk is an American comic book character whose adventures were published by DC Comics during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s as a backup feature in Star Spangled Comics and World's Finest Comics and in his own eponymous series.^[1] He was created by writer Joe Samachson and artist Edmond Good, and first appeared in Star-Spangled Comics #69 (June 1947).^[2] Tomahawk's uniqueness stems in part from the time frame of his adventures: the American Revolutionary War.