Scalphunter ( Brian Savage ) is a fictional character, a Wild West hero in the DC Comics Universe . Scalphunter first appeared in Weird Western Tales #39 and was created by Sergio Aragones and Joe Orlando .
12-553: Scalphunter may refer to: Scalphunter (DC Comics) , a DC Comics hero of the Wild West Scalphunter (Marvel Comics) , a Marvel Comics supervillain who is a member of the Marauders The Scalphunters , a 1968 American Western film See also [ edit ] Scalp (disambiguation) Scalping (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
24-497: A bowie knife and a tomahawk, but he was an expert with bow and arrow, revolver and rifle. He also was very good at unarmed combat, using mostly Indian wrestling moves. Brian ultimately assumed the name "Scalphunter" as he left the tribe that raised him. From there, Brian had many adventures in the old west, fighting the forces of evil and interacting with the likes of Jonah Hex, Bat Lash, and Nighthawk. Eventually returning to white society, Scalphunter abandoned his old alias to resume
36-560: A massive blast that levelled Opal City's police station. The only survivor from his team except for himself was the young Carny O'Dare. Seeking revenge, Savage hunted down and killed all the members of the Tuesday Club, removing a major threat to Opal's safety. Shortly after this, the final survivor of the Club's massacre and final inductee, Jason Melville, killed him. Melville was subsequently killed by O'Dare in retaliation. Savage, however,
48-481: A normal life as Brian Savage. Brian became sheriff of Opal City , during which time he befriended the Shade , becoming the immortal's best friend and companion. Savage, in 1899, found out about numerous threats made on several Opal storeowners by Opal City's secret Tuesday Club. When attempting to stop the threats, both the storeowners and the vast majority of his team were killed, the storeowners by hanging and his team in
60-415: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Scalphunter (DC Comics) Brian Savage was born at some point during the 1830s to Matt Savage . During his childhood his family's ranch was attacked by Kiowa Indians and young Brian was abducted. The Indians raised him, naming him Ke-Woh-No-Tay ('He Who Is Less Than Human'). His favorite weapons were
72-532: The Phantom Stranger , Etrigan the Demon , Jonah Hex , Bat Lash , and El Diablo to battle Mordru , Felix Faust , and Vandal Savage . He is the main character of Judge Rock's song Westerner , along with Jonah Hex , Johnny Thunder and other DC heroes appearing during episode three of Crisis on Infinite Earths . The lyrics say: "The redskin had painted his mask, a wigwam on his eyes. A Kiowa shaman
84-663: The 12-issue miniseries, The Kents , alongside its main character. In the Weird Western Tales #71 tie-in to the Blackest Night crossover, Scalphunter was reanimated as a member of the Black Lantern along with Black Lantern Jonah Hex and Bat Lash . Scalphunter appeared in DC Universe: Trail of Time by Jeff Mariotte , which was released on 02/28/07. He teamed up with Superman ,
96-471: The featured character in Weird Western Tales . 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. The title's name was partially inspired by the sales success of Weird War Tales , and signaled the loosening standards of
108-417: The outdated Comics Code Authority . 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 Dick Ayers . The final issue was #70 (August 1980). Weird Western Tales was revived in 2001 as
120-418: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Scalphunter . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scalphunter&oldid=825613685 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
132-552: Was hailed a hero for the destruction of the club. Steve Savage, the World War I hero known as the Balloon Buster, is his son, something he revealed to Shade as he lay dying. The 1990s series Starman featured the character Matt O'Dare , who was revealed to be the reincarnation of Savage. It was also suggested that Savage would be reincarnated again and become the future hero Star Boy . He also made an appearance in
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#1732776767479144-418: Was his guise, the magic he kept in a sack. Scalphunter was his name". Weird Western Tales Weird Western Tales is a Western genre comics anthology published by DC Comics from June–July 1972 to August 1980. It is best known for featuring the adventures of Jonah Hex until #38 (Jan.–Feb. 1977) when the character was promoted to his own eponymous series. Scalphunter then took Hex's place as
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