What was the name of this comic book?
 

Many years ago I remember liking this comic book series that featured a gunslinger in the old west. I think he had a patch over one eye but I'm not sure. He was a Clint Eastwood / Josey Wales type badass. I'd like to track down a few of the comics but I can't recall the name. It was 25+ years ago.

Anybody?

Sounds like Jonah Hex. When his original comicbook series was cancelled aroung 1985, he was featured in a new series called HEX where he was transported a few hundred years in the future. The second series looked pretty lame, but the first series had it's moments. They were both published by DC comics. I think he has a new series out recently.

That's it! :banana:

Thanks. I'm going to see if I can find some early issues.

Didn't he show up in the Batman cartoon series?

There were also three miniseries published by DC's Vertigo imprint in the early-mid 90s that were done by Joe R. Lansdale and Tim Truman. The concept was reimagined as a horror series with zombies and Lovecraftian influences. Very cool stuff.

The Vertigo concept for Jonah Hex was abandoned, possibly because of a lawsuit brought by Edgar and Johnny Winter, detailed here.

Jonah is a Badass. He's got a series running right now.

http://dccomics.com/comics/?cm=6084

It was a flashback ep and Rhas Al Ghul was also in it.

Jonah Hex was a great read. Sgt. Rock was another I enjoyed.

I thought I'd only be interested in the early issues that I was talking about but that new series looks pretty cool. I may have to check it out. I got inspired tonight after watching Unforgiven in HD-DVD.

If you don't mind that they're reprinted in black and white, his earliest appearances (to the tune of 500 pages plus) have been collected recently in DC's Showcase Presents series. Here's an amazon link.

Yeah, they've already released a trade paperback featuring the first 6 issues from this series so you you can get that and if you like it, you can easily find the rest to catch up.

http://dccomics.com/graphic_novels/?gn=5757

Anybody remember what issue of the original run had the story of his death? All I remember is that he was killed, got stuffed and put in a store as an attraction and - well, the ending was pretty cool so I won't give it away. Trying to find that issue - anybody know?

Was anyone ever bothered by Jonah Hex's "attached skin/mouth thingy?" As a kid I always imagined him yawning too big and causing a truly nasty accident with that thing. And how the hell does he eat a really large cheeseburger?

Yes...weird things bothered me as a child.

Has the skin thingy ever been explained?

yeah that old Jonah Hex stuff from the late 70`s and early 80`s was some twisted sick shit.So twisted that famous scifi author Harlan Ellison called then Jonah Hex author of those stories Michael Fleischer a Bugfuck which led to Jonah Hex writer Michael Fleischer sued, and lost to both Harlan Ellison and the Comics Journal for defamation of character. one of comic books great little secret treasures Jonah Hex. highly recommend.

This was addressed in the Joe Landsdale comics. Someone asked him why his right cheek was missing and you could see his molars.

Jonah said, "The damn toothpick slipped."

:lol:

Jonah Hex = True Badass

Two bad there was never a Jonah Hex/Harvey "Two-Face" Dent meeting.

I highly recommend the first trade in the new Jonah Hex series. Great stuff!

He also appeared in the Justic League Unlimited series in which they time traveled to the old west.