Perhaps the most blatantly named superhero in comics, Red Man Of The Rockies had only two appearances. The first was a five page short in Star Ranger Funnies in late 1939; the second in Funny Pages eight months later.
I've never seen an actual copy of Star Ranger Funnies v2#5, in which the first tale appears. There are black and white Xerox copies, and we might come back to that later. Especially if that urge to play with colours on the pages keeps rising.
Before we get to the longer second tale, let me give you the full introduction from the first, and confirm his 'superhero' status -
Art Pinajian wrote and drew the strip. That's another one of those names we've yet to visit, though you may know him by another - Art Gordon, the name he used on Invisible Justice.
The title lasted four more issues, but Red Man Of The Rockies never returned.
I've never seen an actual copy of Star Ranger Funnies v2#5, in which the first tale appears. There are black and white Xerox copies, and we might come back to that later. Especially if that urge to play with colours on the pages keeps rising.
Before we get to the longer second tale, let me give you the full introduction from the first, and confirm his 'superhero' status -
A lone Indian, high in the Rockies, last of an ancient tribe, with secret powers of Sight, Strength, Character and Foreknowledge which his ancestors handed down through the long generations. - His home is the Great Open - His purpose is to use his powers for the good of Mankind -
Art Pinajian wrote and drew the strip. That's another one of those names we've yet to visit, though you may know him by another - Art Gordon, the name he used on Invisible Justice.
The title lasted four more issues, but Red Man Of The Rockies never returned.
page art by Art Pinajian from Funny Pages #38 (1940)
