Jonah Hex #1

Up until about the mid-1990s DC Comics produced Western themed comic books.  The 1950s and 1960s were their heyday.

After that titles and interest dwindled.

One character: Jonah Hex, has always been both a favorite of Western fans and comic book fans.

First introduced in DC Comics’ All-Star Western #10 the series enjoyed a respectable run.  After its cancellation Hex continued to show up in guest spots in other comic books-including Crisis On Infinite Earths, and even starred in an unusual series called Hex where he is transported to the future.

In January 2006 Jonah Hex received his own comic book drawn by Luke Ross and written by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti.

Jonah is an ex-Confederate officer who has witnesses the horrors of war and committed despicable acts of his own.  He has seen the worst that mankind has to offer and it sickens him.

Having come to the realization that the things he has done has condemned him to Hell he decides to send as many sinners to the devil as he can to atone for his sins.

Horribly scarred the right half of his face is mutilated and disfigured.

He roams the West as a bounty hunter and shows no mercy to those who prey on others.

In his first story Jonah agrees to look for a rich man’s son who has been kidnapped.

The trail leads Jonah to a circus run by a cruel and vicious man.  Jonah finds the boy ad metes out his own unique brand of justice on the circus owner.

The new Jonah Hex series ran for a number of years and garnered quite a fan following.  When DC Comics decided to once again revamp its comic book line Jonah was one of its causalities.

But don’t count Jonah out, he is sure to show up sometime in the future.

Issue #1 goes for around $3 for a raw copy and $55 for a slabbed copy.