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| − | :"''He was a hero to some, a villain to others, and wherever he rode people spoke his name in whispers''" |
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| − | ::--'''[[John Albano]]''' |
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| − | '''Real Name:''' Jonah Woodson Hex <br> |
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| − | '''Nicknames:''' No known nicknames <br> |
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| − | '''Former Aliases:''' Hex<br> |
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| − | '''Other Current Aliases:''' No other current aliases <br> |
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| − | ==Status== |
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| − | '''Occupation:''' Former farmer; former bounty hunter; former cavalry soldier in the Confederate army; former freedom fighter <br> |
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| − | '''Legal Status:''' Jonah Hex was a citizen of the United States with a criminal record; currently declared legally deceased <br> |
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| − | '''Identity:''' [[:Category:Public Identity|Public]] <br> |
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| − | '''Marital Status:''' [[:Category:Divorced Characters|Divorced]]<br> |
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| − | '''Group Affiliation:''' Formerly the Confederate Army; One-time member of the [[Glossary:F#Five Warriors From Forever|Five Warriors From Forever]]; In a parallel dimension Jonah Hex was a member of a group of 19th century adventurers called the [[Justice Rangers]].<br> |
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| − | '''Base of Operations:''' Formerly the American Southwestern United States of [[Earth-One]]; In the 21st century of [[Earth-898]], he was active in the region formerly known as [[Seattle]], Washington. <br> |
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| − | ==Origin== |
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| − | The following history is based upon material originally written and edited by [[Len Wein]], [[Marv Wolfman]], [[Mike W. Barr]] and [[Paul Levitz]], and first published in [[Who's Who - The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe 11|Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #11]]. <br> |
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| − | '''Place of Birth:''' Place of birth unknown <br> |
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| − | '''Place of Death:''' Unknown, possibly Wyoming <br> |
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| − | '''Known Relatives:''' Woodson Hex (father, deceased); Virginia "Ginny" Hex (mother, deceased); [[Mei Ling]] (ex-wife, deceased); Jason Hex (son); Mei-Wong (brother-in-law, deceased); Mei-Song (sister-in-law, deceased); Tall Bird (2nd wife); Hex (reincarnation)<br> |
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| − | '''First Appearance:''' [[All-Star Western 10 (Volume 2, 1972)|All-Star Western (Volume 2) #10]] <br> |
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| − | ==History== |
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| − | In 1838, a man named Woodson Hex and his wife, Virginia "Ginny" Hex, gave birth to their only son – Jonah. Growing up in Woodson's small farmhouse was a tumultuous time for young Jonah. Woodson was known for his excessive drinking and his abusive nature, and often took his violent urges out upon Jonah and Ginny. |
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| − | One such incident occurred when Jonah was only ten years old. His father had given him a rifle for his birthday, and Jonah hoped that relations might improve between the two, but that same evening, Jonah witnessed Woodson fly into a drunken rage and attack Ginny, whom he falsely believed had been cheating on him. Not long after, Ginny abandoned her husband and child and would not be reunited with Jonah again for many years. |
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| − | By 1851, Woodson Hex decided to travel out to California in the hopes of mining for gold during the California gold rush. In his travels, he came across a tribe of Apache American Indians and entered into a dialogue with the Apache chief. He sold his thirteen-year-old son to the tribe in exchange for some fur pelts. The Apaches raised Jonah and educated him in the ways of their tribe. Through the chief, Jonah learned how to track and to hunt, as well as fighting and survival skills. Although he was favored by the chief, Jonah was a slave, and never succeeded in fitting in with his Apache brethren. |
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| − | In 1853, a puma snuck into the camp and attacked the chief. Jonah drove the animal away, saving his life and thus earning the older man's gratitude. As such, the chief granted Jonah his freedom. Even though he now possessed the ability to come and go as he pleased, Jonah had grown accustomed to life among the American Indians, and preferred to stay in the Apache camp. |
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| − | During this time, Jonah befriended the chief's son, Noh-Tante. Although they were as brothers to one another, they both pined for the affection of a woman named White Fawn. White Fawn clearly preferred Hex over Noh-Tante and the Apache's inherent jealousy soon grew into a deep-seated hatred. |
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| − | In 1854, the Apache chief decided to test Noh-Tante and Jonah's worthiness as warriors. He instructed the two boys to sneak into a nearby camp and steal horses from a tribe of Kiowa Indians. Noh-Tante believed this would make an excellent opportunity to claim White Fawn for himself. During the raid, Noh-Tante attacked Jonah, knocking him unconscious. Satisfied that the Kiowa would finish him off, he brought the horses back to his father and told the Apaches that the Kiowa had killed Jonah during the raid. |
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| − | While the Apaches believed Jonah dead, a group of bounty hunters conducted their own raid on the Kiowa camp. During the firefight, a stray bullet struck Jonah's body and he was left bleeding on the ground. Shortly thereafter, a trapper discovered Hex's limp form and nursed him back to health. Betrayed by his own ''family'', Jonah swore to never return to the Apache camp. He relied upon their teachings in order to survive however, and eked out a meager existence as a buffalo hunter. |
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| − | As Jonah grew into adulthood, he joined the United States Army as a cavalry scout. By 1861, the country was radically divided on issues of slavery and Southern rights. When war erupted between the Northern states and the South, Jonah shifted his loyalties to the newly formed Confederate army and enlisted as a lieutenant in the 4th cavalry. Ironically, Hex, a former slave, now found himself fighting to preserve the very institution that he had been a victim of. During this time, Jonah met a fellow soldier named Jeb Turnbull and the two became close friends. |
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| − | In September of 1862, President Abraham Lincoln announced his Emancipation Proclamation – a proposed bill that would outlaw slavery in all slave-holding states. Jonah began to realize that he could no longer support a system that elected to hold his fellow man in bondage. He abandoned his post and marched into the Union camp at Fort Charlotte to surrender. The camp's captain pressured Hex into revealing the location of his Confederate unit, but Jonah refused to yield the information. An orderly at Fort Charlotte examined samples of clay from the iron shoes on Hex's horse, and successfully determined where the Rebels were stationed. |
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| − | The Union soldiers tracked the enemy back to their camp, and took them by surprise. As the Rebels were arrested, the Union captain publicly thanked Jonah for his assistance, marking him as a traitor in the eyes of his former unit. All of the soldiers were brought back to Fort Charlotte. |
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| − | The Union camp did not possess enough food in order to adequately feed all of its prisoners, so the captain manipulated Hex into staging a breakout. Jonah found a shaft beneath his cell and used it to access the compound where Jeb Turnbull and the other prisoners were being held. He aided them in trying to escape, but the Union captain was prepared for them. In an event that history will know as the "Fort Charlotte Massacre", the Union soldiers shot down every escapee in cold blood, including Jeb Turnbull. Jonah found himself a victim of a Union bullet as well, but managed to survive long enough to kill the camp's captain. Following the Fort Charlotte Massacre, Jonah patched himself up and moved out towards the Western territories. |
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| − | Hex eventually returned to the Apache camp where he had lived, and discovered that his old rival, Noh-Tante, had since married White Fawn. The Apache chief was shocked to learn that Hex was still alive, and now doubted the honesty of his son's tale concerning the Kiowa raiding party. Jonah openly declared that Noh-Tante had betrayed him. |
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| − | In order to determine the truth, the Apache chief orchestrated a trial-by-combat between Jonah and Noh-Tante. Noh-Tante feared that Jonah was a more capable fighter, and so he deliberately sabotaged the tomahawk that Jonah was to use during the fight. As the trial commenced, Jonah found himself losing to Noh-Tante's brutal attacks. Unable to rely upon his tomahawk, Jonah used his Bowie knife to bring Noh-Tante down, killing him in the process. By doing so, Jonah broke a sacred law which forbade the murder of an Apache. Jonah appealed to the chief, claiming that he was fighting in self-defense, but the chief would not listen to him. Several braves held Jonah down while the chief ordered him branded with the ''Mark of the Demon''. Jonah's face was hideously burned and he was expelled from the Apache camp never to return. |
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| − | Some time later, Jonah wandered into a boom town to drown his sorrows. After drunkenly stumbling out of a saloon, he found an outlaw named "Mad Dog" Lucas McGill in the throes of attacking a young woman. In an inebriated haze, Jonah's mind replaced Mad Dog's image with that of his own father. Mad Dog's words echoed violent sentiments that he had heard visited upon his own mother many, many times. Without thinking, Jonah withdrew his colts and shot Mad Dog down in the middle of the street. A deputy ran out and graciously thanked Jonah for bringing the outlaw down. He told Hex that a man could make a lot of money by tracking down and apprehending wanted felons, and inspired Jonah to pursue the bounty hunting trade.<br> |
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| − | ==Characteristics== |
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| − | '''Height:''' [[Height Scale#5 Feet 11 Inches|5'11"]] <br> |
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| − | '''Weight:''' 189 lbs (85.728 kg) <br> |
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| − | '''Eyes:''' [[:Category:Blue Eyes|Blue]] <br> |
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| − | '''Hair:''' [[:Category:Red Hair|Red]]<br> |
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| − | '''Unusual Features:''' Jonah Hex suffered a traumatic disfigurement at the hands of an Apache punishment ritual. His right eye is enlarged with a cataract, and a scar runs down the right side of his face across his mouth. <br> |
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| − | '''Known Powers:''' Jonah Hex was by all accounts [[human]] and did not possess any superhuman powers. <br> |
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| − | '''Known Abilities:''' Jonah Hex was an expert bounty hunter and skilled in the ways of tracking and survival. In the Confederate army, he was trained in the use of firearms and hand-to-hand combat. During his tenure in the 21st century, Jonah Hex developed automotive skills and expertise in using futuristic weaponry.<br> |
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| − | '''Strength Level:''' In his prime, Jonah Hex possessed the strength level of a man his age, size and weight who engaged in intense regular exercise.<br> |
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| − | '''Equipment:''' No known equipment. <br> |
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| − | '''Transportation:''' Jonah once owned a horse named General. After General was killed by stray fire in [[Weird Western Tales 22 (Volume 1, 1974)|Weird Western Tales (Volume 1) #22]], Jonah made use of whatever horse available to him at any given time. <br> |
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| − | '''Weapons:''' Two ivory handled .44 caliber Colt dragoon pistols, one Bowie knife, a .30-.60 lever action rifle, and other weapons germane to the 19th century American southwest. In the 21st century, Hex had access to a variety of futuristic firearms.<br> |
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| − | * The character of Jonah Hex was created by writer [[John Albano]], and was greatly expanded upon by longtime Hex writer, [[Michael Fleisher]]. |
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| − | * Although Jonah was initially established in the [[Pre-Crisis]] continuity of [[Earth-One]], it has been shown that his history is preserved in the modern canon. |
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| − | * According to [[Infinite Crisis 6 (2006)|Infinite Crisis #6]], a dimensional counterpart to Jonah Hex exists on a world known as [[Earth-898]]. Earth-898 is likely the splintered future reality, where Jonah Hex was active for a brief period in the mid twenty first century. |
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| − | * Although Jonah turned against his Confederate allies during the Civil War, he continued to wear his uniform years after the war had ended. |
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| − | * As of [[:Category:2007|2007]], Jonah Hex's origin has been re-imagined as shown in the "Retribution" storyline beginning in [[Jonah Hex 13 (Volume 2, 2007)|Jonah Hex (Volume 2) #13]]. |
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| − | ==Trivia== |
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| − | * As legend has it, Jonah Hex is responsible for single-handedly killing 336 people. |
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| − | * Jonah Hex is ambidextrous. |
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| − | * Jonah's personality and appearance are reminiscent of [[Wikipedia:Clint Eastwood|Clint Eastwood's]] famous "Man With No Name" character from the [[Wikipedia:Sergio Leone|Sergio Leone]] trilogy of spaghetti westerns, ''A Fistful of Dollars'', ''For a Few Dollars More'' and ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly''. |
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| − | * In February of [[:Category:2006|2006]], Jonah Hex received his own HeroClix game piece. |
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| − | * A Jonah Hex action figure was released as part of the [[Justice League Unlimited (TV Series)|Justice League Unlimited]] series of three-figure group packs. |
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| − | * In the Amalgam Universe, Jonah Hex was merged with the Marvel Character, [[MDP:Chamber|Chamber]] of [[MDP:Generation X|Generation X]], taking the name, Jono Hex. |
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| − | * Jonah Hex is also the name of a Welch indie rock 'n roll band. |
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| − | ==Animated== |
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| − | [[Image:Jonah Hex 5.JPG|left|frame|Jonah Hex from ''[[Justice League Unlimited (TV Series)|Justice League Unlimited]]'']] |
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| − | * Jonah Hex has made two distinct appearances on separate television programs. In the ''[[Showdown (Batman: TAS episode)|Showdown]]'' episode of [[Batman (1992 TV Series)|Batman: The Animated Series]], Jonah made his first non-comic appearance. He teamed up with the [[Batman|Dark Knight Detective]] on a mission involving [[Ra's al Ghul]]. Actor William McKinney provided the voice for the aging gunfighter. |
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| − | * Batman met Jonah Hex once again in the [[Justice League Unlimited (TV Series)|Justice League Unlimited]] episode ''[[The Once and Future Thing, Part I: Weird Western Tales]]''. This meeting however, chronologically took place prior to ''Showdown'' as Jonah is much younger in this episode. Now voiced by Adam Baldwin, Hex teamed up with several other DC western heroes including [[Bat Lash]], [[El Diablo]] and [[Pow-Wow Smith]]. Jonah made a tongue in cheek reference to time travel, an allusion towards his comic counterpart's strange jaunt to the 21st century in the [[:Category:1986|1986]] comic series, [[Comics Hex|Hex]]. A variation of this ''Justice Rangers'' team-up was likewise presented in the comic, [[Justice League Unlimited 19 (2006)|Justice League Unlimited #19]]. |
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| − | ==Recommended Readings== |
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| − | *[[Comics All-Star Western (Volume 2)|All-Star Western (Volume 2)]] |
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| − | *[[Comics Jonah Hex (Volume 1)|Jonah Hex (Volume 1)]] |
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| − | *[[Comics Jonah Hex (Volume 2)|Jonah Hex (Volume 2)]] |
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| − | *[[Comics Jonah Hex and Other Western Tales|Jonah Hex and Other Western Tales]] |
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| − | *[[Comics Jonah Hex: Riders of the Worm and Such|Jonah Hex: Riders of the Worm and Such]] |
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| − | *[[Comics Jonah Hex: Shadows West|Jonah Hex: Shadows West]] |
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| − | *[[Comics Jonah Hex: Two-Gun Mojo|Jonah Hex: Two-Gun Mojo]] |
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| − | *[[Comics Hex|Hex]] |
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| − | *[[Comics Weird Western Tales (Volume 1)|Weird Western Tales (Volume 1)]] |
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==Related Articles== |
==Related Articles== |
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| − | * [[Bat Lash]] |
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| − | * [[Batman]] |
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| − | * [[El Diablo]] |
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| − | * [[El Papagayo]] |
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| − | * [[Glossary:F#Five Warriors From Forever|Five Warriors From Forever]] |
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| − | * [[Hex]] |
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| − | * [[Justice Rangers]] |
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| − | * [[Glossary:M#Mark of the Demon|Mark of the Demon]] |
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| − | * [[Pow-Wow Smith]] |
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| − | * [[Quentin Turnbull]] |
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| − | * [[Scalphunter]] |
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| − | ==External Links== |
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| − | * ''[[Wikipedia:Jonah Hex|Jonah Hex article at Wikipedia]]'' |
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| − | * ''[http://www.toonopedia.com/jonahhex.htm Jonah Hex page at Toonpedia]'' |
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| − | * ''[http://www.lonely.geek.nz/jonahhex.html Jonah Hex fan page]'' |
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| − | * ''[http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=jonahhex Jonah Hex biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]'' |
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| − | * [[Cover Art Gallery Jonah Hex|Jonah Hex cover art gallery]] |
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| − | * [[Character Gallery Jonah Hex|Jonah Hex picture gallery]] |
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| − | * [[Secret Origins 21 (Volume 2, 1987)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #21]] ''(Origin of Jonah Hex)'' |
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| − | * [[Who's Who - The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe 11|Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #11]] ''(Jonah Hex biography page)'' |
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