Tomahawk #48
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Indian Twin Trouble," Tomahawk #48 delivers a quiet yet clever twist on teenage rivalry, as Betty’s jealousy over Stan’s "date" with Effie takes an unexpected turn when it’s revealed the name refers not to a person, but to a special hospital machine. Written by Jack Schiff and illustrated with crisp clarity by Curt Swan, with inks by Stan Kaye and letters by Ira Schnapp, the story captures the earnest tone of 1957 with a touch of humor. The cover by Bob Brown perfectly captures the moment’s tension, all in a 10-cent comic from a golden era of American storytelling.
When an Indian chief sends his two awkward sons to Tomahawk for safety during an impending tribal war, the boys’ bumbling antics unexpectedly bring peace to the warring factions. With Dan Hunter, Many Fingers, All Thumbs, and Running Turtle caught in the middle, unlikely alliances form as the twins’ well-meaning chaos unravels the very tensions they were meant to escape.
In "Legends of Tomahawk," the storied reputation of the man himself grows taller with every tale, until even a wary Indian chief, Wild Sky, takes it upon himself to test the myth. Determined to prove that no man could live up to the legends, Wild Sky leads a war party toward a frontier settlement—only to find that the truth may be far more complicated than the stories suggest.
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↩ Reprints Western Comics #33 (1952)
Reprinted in Tomahawk #26 (1957), The Hundred Comic Monthly #28 (1959), Tomahawk #11/1957, Tomajauk #129, Tomajauk #28
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