Tomahawk #4
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Fort Petticoat!", warrior Strong Bow faces a desperate test in a parched village where rain has failed despite endless rituals. When a stranger named Dark Crow challenges his promise to find water, Strong Bow plunges into a hidden chasm—only to emerge in a torrent of geysers, saving the land and exposing the challenger's treachery. Written by Ed Herron and illustrated by Jerry Grandenetti, with a striking cover by Nick Cardy, this 1984 Thorpe & Porter adventure blends mythic stakes with raw survival, all in a single, unforgettable splash of water and wrath.
In "Fort Petticoat!", Tomahawk and Dan Hunter find themselves the unlikely defenders of Fort Frontier when a cunning ruse draws every man away, leaving only the women to hold the line. With Chief Slayer-of-Otters and his tribe testing the fort’s resolve, the pair must rely on courage and quick thinking to protect the outpost—before the next wave of deception arrives.
In the dusty town of Rocky City, the self-proclaimed sheriff Walt Trigger is out of his depth as masked robbers strike with impunity. When a mysterious stranger named Bannon stirs up trouble and even Walt’s quiet twin brother Wayne shuts down his store, the town’s fate hangs in the balance—until a clever trap reveals the truth behind the chaos.
In the parched heart of the frontier, Strong Bow, the wandering warrior, arrives in a dying village desperate for rain. When Dark Crow, a stranger with a sharp tongue and sharper ambitions, mocks his promise to find water, the tension ignites. As the earth itself becomes a test of wills, Strong Bow descends into a hidden chasm, where water and ancient power await—only to rise again in a torrent that reclaims the land.
In the dusty frontier of the West, paper money—“greenbacks”—has sparked a dangerous game. Lieutenant Dan Foley leads a desperate charge across Dead Man's Plunge and a treacherous river, racing to intercept Chief Crooked Hand and his Pawnee allies, who’ve turned their ambush on the very people they claimed to protect. As the stakes rise, a woman’s sharp voice cuts through the dust: “Paper money! My lands, what will this country think of next?”
When escaped outlaws seize the schoolhouse, John Tane—secretly the legendary Johnny Thunder—must choose between his dual lives. As the Sheriff watches from afar, the schoolteacher-turned-hero proves that knowledge and courage can be just as powerful as a gun.
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↩ Reprints Gene Autry Comics #80 (1953), All Star Western #78 (1954), Tomahawk #26 (1954), Western Comics #47 (1954)
Reprinted in Wild Bill Hickok Comics #[1] (1952)
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