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Jonah Hex 74

JONAH HEX #74

Cover Date: July 1983
Cover Price: $0.60

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Ross Andru (signed)
Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)


Story: "The Bloody Saga of Railroad Bill!" (17 Pages)

Credits:

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

Feature Character(s):

Jonah Hex

Villain(s):

Railroad Bill (William R. Clinton; first appearance)
his gang

Other Character(s):

Archibald Graphus (Pinkerton's top agent; first appearance)
Terry (an informant and member of Railroad Bill's gang; first appearance)
the president of the Western Pacific Railroad (first appearance)
Clarise Clinton (William Clinton's sister; first appearance)
Mrs. Clinton (William Clinton's mother; first appearance)

Synopsis:

Jonah is hired by the president of the Western Pacific Railroad to track down notorious train robber "Railroad Bill". As Hex intervenes when Archibald Graphus, a ruthless pinkerton agent, is about to lynch "Bill", he is shot in the back by Graphus who convinces himself that Hex and the outlaw he is pursuing must be partners in crime. Seeing Hex getting shot, the escaping outlaw goes back to take him with him in gratitude.


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Second Story: "Night of the Devil!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGary Cohn
PencilsDick Ayers
InksTony DeZuniga
LetteringDuncan Andrews
ColorsBob LeRose
EditingRoss Andru

Feature Character(s):

El Diablo

Villain(s):

Preacher Blaine, Mace, and other of Blaine's men (first appearance of all; all die)


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