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DC SPECIAL SERIES #16
Cover Date: Fall 1978
Cover Price: $1.00
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Cover Credits:
Art: José Luis García-López (signed)
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Credits:
| Story | Michael L. Fleisher |
| Art | Russ Heath |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Editing | Larry Hama |
Feature Character(s):
- Jonah Hex (last in ???; dies; next, deceased, in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #21)
Supporting Character(s):
- Tall Bird (first appearance; Jonah's second wife; a Comanche; next in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #21)
Villain(s):
- George Barrow (first appearance; shoots Jonah and kills him; dies)
- Zeke, Frank, Pete and Luke (and three other unnamed men; first appearance for all; members of the George Barrows Gang)
- Lew B. Farnham (owner and operator of Farnham's Spectacular Wild West Revues; first appearance; dies)
- Simon (Farnham's assistant; first appearance; dies)
- Bill and Charlie (first appearance of both)
Other Character(s):
- Michael Wheeler (first appearance; a teacher of American History at Princeton University; dies)
- Hank Crawford (first appearance; a sheriff in Cheyenne, WY)
- Ernie (first appearance; a police officer)
- Bill (first appearance; a bartender)
Location(s):
- Cheyenne, WY
Comment(s):
- This story takes place starting in 1903, carrying over many months and into 1904, with flashforward portions to the modern day.
- The story is based in part on the tale of Elmer McCurdy, an Oklahoma outlaw killed in 1911. When no one showed to claim his body, the funeral home made a display piece of the embalmed remains, charging a nickel per visitor. His body was later taken by a travelling carnival and was passed from show to show over the decades. Eventually, the mummified remains were thought to be a mannequin until the arm broke off during filming of an episode of the Six Million Dollar Man in December 1976. Ultimately, McCurdy was buried in 1977. By order of the Oklahoma state medical examiner, two cubic yards of concrete poured over the coffin to prevent McCurdy from being used for display again.
Credits:
| Story | Dennis O'Neil |
| Art | George Moliterni |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Colors | Jerry Serpe |
| Editing | Larry Hama |
Feature Character(s):
- Bat Lash (last in Showcase #100; next in Weird Western Tales #52)
Credits:
| Story | Gerry Conway |
| Pencils | Dick Ayers |
| Inks | Danny Bulanadi |
| Lettering | Shelly Leferman |
| Colors | Jerry Serpe |
| Editing | Larry Hama |
Feature Character(s):
- Scalphunter (in between Weird Western Tales #56 and #57)