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Jonah Hex 56

JONAH HEX #56

Cover Date: January 1982
Cover Price: $0.60

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Cover Credits:
Art: Tony DeZuniga (signed)


Story: "The Asylum" (17 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMichael L.  Fleisher
PencilsDick Ayers
InksTony DeZuniga
LetteringShelly Leferman
ColorsBob LeRose
EditingRoss Andru

Feature Character(s):

Jonah Hex (next in Justice League of America #198)

Villain(s):

Herbert Crenshaw (husband of Susan Crenshaw; first appearance; dies)
Virgil Middleton (uncle of Susan Crenshaw; first appearance)
Virgil Middleton's hired henchmen (Freddy, Skeeter, Hilly named; first appearance of all)
Dr. Philip Rondine (first appearance)
Orderlies at the Desert Haven Asylum (first appearance of all three; Carl named)

Other Character(s):

Susan Crenshaw (first appearance; a wealthy heiress)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Arnold Middleton (father of Susan Crenshaw; mentioned only; deceased)

Location(s):

Desert Forks
Desert Haven Asylum for the Insane


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Feature: '"Doctor-Less Remedies" (1 Pages)


Credits:

Bob Rozakis (script)
Adrian Gonzalez (art)
Ross Andru (edits)


Comment(s):

A short feature about "frontier medicine."


 

Feature: '"Showdowns Without Guns" (1 Pages)


Credits:

Bob Rozakis (script)
Adrian Gonzalez (art)
Ross Andru (edits)


Comment(s):

A short feature about knife fights, including the Bowie fighting knife and the Arkansas Toothpick or Frog-Stabber.


 

Second Story: "Hellfire and Salvation" (8 Pages)

Credits:

PlotCary Bates
StoryDan Mishkin, Gary Cohn
ArtTony DeZuniga
LetteringJohn Costanza
ColorsTatjana Wood
EditingRoss Andru

Feature Character(s):

El Diablo (last in issue #48/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Wise Owl (last in issue #48/2)

Villain(s):

Waco Rollins (first appearance; a gunfighter; dies)

Other Character(s):

Reverend Dooley (formerly famed gunfighter Del Corbett; first appearance; dies)
Sheriff Cross (first appearance; dies)

Cameo Appearance(s):

townspeople

Location(s):

Unnamed town near the Sierras
Lazarus Lane's hacienda


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