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Weird Western Tales 19

WEIRD WESTERN TALES #19

Cover Date: September-October 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
Publication Date: 1973-06-07

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Cover Credits:
Art: Luis Dominguez (signed)


Story: "Demon On My Trail" (12 Pages)
Jonah Hex

Credits:

StoryJohn Albano
ArtTony DeZuniga
EditingJoe Orlando

Feature Character(s):

Jonah Hex

Villain(s):

Teddy Chandler (first appearance; "the Gentleman Killer;" dies)
Jed (first appearance; a prisoner; possibly dies)
Orion (first appearance; helps Chandler escape, later killed by Chandler)
unidentified prisoners (first appearance for all; many die)

Other Character(s):

prison guards
Jasper (first appearance; a young boy rescued by Hex)
Jasper's parents (first appearance for both; deceased; killed by Comanches)
a young woman and her elderly father (first appearance for both; they take in Jasper)

Location(s):

United States of America
Western State Prison (location not given)

Comment(s):

This story starts in August 1867.

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents Jonah Hex #1 (2005)
Weird Western Tales: Jonah Hex ([June] 2020)


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Second Story: "The Fury of the Haunted Horseman" (12 Pages)
El Diablo

Credits:

StoryCary Bates
ArtAlfredo Alcala
LetteringAlfredo Alcala
EditingJoe Orlando

Feature Character(s):

El Diablo (Lazarus Lane; between issues #17/2 and #32/2)

Villain(s):

The Riker Gang (first appearance for all)
Matt Riker (dies)
Clem (likely dies)
Fenner (likely dies)
Toby (likely dies)

Other Character(s):

Nancy (first appearance; taken hostage by the Riker Gang)
her father (first appearance; dies)
citizens of Fayetsville (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

United States of America
Fayetsville (a town near the Mexico border)


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