Weird Western Tales

Publication history

Original series

The original title ran for eight years and 59 issues. It started with issue #12 (June–July 1972), continuing the numbering from the second volume of All-Star Western two issues after the first appearance of Jonah Hex.{{cite book|last1=McAvennie|first1= Michael|editor-last = Dolan|editor-first = Hannah|chapter= 1970s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|year=2010|location= London, United Kingdom

When Jonah Hex received his own eponymous series, he was replaced as the lead feature of Weird Western Tales by Scalphunter as of issue #39 (March–April 1977). The character Cinnamon was introduced in issue #48 (Sept.–Oct. 1978) by writer Roger McKenzie and artist Jack Abel. The final issue was #70 (August 1980).

Revival

Weird Western Tales was revived in 2001 as a four-issue limited series. This series had no relation to the earlier title, instead featuring a series of one-shot Western-based stories.

Blackest Night

A one-shot revival of the series utilizing the original numbering #71 (March 2010) was published as a tie-in to the Blackest Night limited series.

Collected editions

• Showcase Presents: Jonah Hex
  • Volume 1 includes Weird Western Tales #12–14 and 16–33, 528 pages, November 2005,
  • Volume 2 includes Weird Western Tales #34–38, 544 pages, March 2014,

References

References

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4. (2014). "American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1970s". TwoMorrows Publishing.
5. McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 173: "In true nomad fashion, disfigured gunman Jonah Hex rode his horse out of ''Weird Western Tales'' and into his own comic".
6. McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 173: "With scarred gunslinger Jonah Hex riding off into his own series, writer Michael Fleisher and artist Dick Ayers produced a new outcast to headline ''Weird Western Tales''. Scalphunter was 'a man who lived in two worlds, but was at home in neither'".
7. Beatty, Scott. (2008). "The DC Comics Encyclopedia". [[Dorling Kindersley]].
8. "Weird Western Tales ''vol. 2''".
9. "''Weird Western Tales'' #71".
10. Schedeen, Jesse. (October 12, 2009). "DC Reveals Plans for ''Blackest Night'' in January". [[IGN]].