the Old West could be a rough place
especially when Jonah Hex was around
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
will explore the comic book origins of
Jonah Hex
your names on my list and you probably
know mine too it’s hex as with most
comic book characters they’re often
reimagining at different versions to a
character’s past we have chosen to
primarily follow the storyline which
unfolded in 1977 and 78 Jonah Hex number
7 and 8 which was expanded upon in
1987’s secret origins number 21 and 2007
Jonah Hex numbers 13 to 15 one of the
most feared men in the Wild West Jonah
Hex made his debut in all-star Western
number 10 in 1972 the story established
the character buried quickly he was a
rough-and-tumble hombre with a horrific
Lea scarred face and a hunger for
outlaws a bounty hunter by trade he rid
the land of many despicable villains but
his own scary nature made him unwelcome
in the town he served hexes origin was
first revealed in a two-part story that
began in 1977 as a boy he was raised by
a drunk and abusive father at age 13
his father sold him as a slave to a
tribe of Apaches two years later hex
saved the tribes chief from a puma and
was made an official member of tribe
hexes superior skill earned him the
emnity of the Chiefs son no tante when
the two were sent on a mission to steal
horses from a neighboring tribe note on
tape betrayed hex after securing the
horses no Dante left hex to be killed by
their enemies hex was spared when the
tribe was attacked and slaughtered by
white men after their scalps he then
went to get revenge on no tante but
found that the tribe had broken camp and
moved on hex spent several years looking
for them becoming a lethal gunslinger in
the meantime when hex finally located no
tante he challenged him to a fight
hex would have won but no tante provided
hex with a defective tomahawk hex ended
up using his knife killing his foe in
the process as punishment hex his face
was scarred and he was sent away again
beginning his career as a bounty hunter
the basics of johna hexes origins have
remained pretty consistent over the
years but a few details have been added
in the 1987
be telling readers learned that Hex’s
father gave him his first rifle they
also learned that the father was as
abusive toward Hex’s mother as he was
towards his boy this added yet another
detail in later years hex couldn’t stand
to see women or children being treated
unfairly by men the 2007 reboot of Jonah
Hex made further changes Hex’s father
once trapped the boy in the pit of an
outhouse as punishment but more
importantly hexes disfigured face came
about as the result of the Civil War
previously hex had always been
established as a Confederate soldier but
in this retelling he was tortured by
cruel Union soldiers as a lesson to
other rebels one of the most popular of
DC’s Western characters Jonah Hex has
made several appearances in other media
in addition to starring in his own
feature film the gunslinger has popped
up in a number of DC Animated universe
projects this ain’t personal now I
always took you for a civilized fella
except for that goofy getup you parade
around in he may not be a typical hero
but his distinctive setting and
character make him a welcome change to
the normal capes and cowls are you a fan
of Jonah Hex for more comic book origins
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
it ain’t about money boy it’s about
justice and I aim to serve you sir
especially when Jonah Hex was around
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
will explore the comic book origins of
Jonah Hex
your names on my list and you probably
know mine too it’s hex as with most
comic book characters they’re often
reimagining at different versions to a
character’s past we have chosen to
primarily follow the storyline which
unfolded in 1977 and 78 Jonah Hex number
7 and 8 which was expanded upon in
1987’s secret origins number 21 and 2007
Jonah Hex numbers 13 to 15 one of the
most feared men in the Wild West Jonah
Hex made his debut in all-star Western
number 10 in 1972 the story established
the character buried quickly he was a
rough-and-tumble hombre with a horrific
Lea scarred face and a hunger for
outlaws a bounty hunter by trade he rid
the land of many despicable villains but
his own scary nature made him unwelcome
in the town he served hexes origin was
first revealed in a two-part story that
began in 1977 as a boy he was raised by
a drunk and abusive father at age 13
his father sold him as a slave to a
tribe of Apaches two years later hex
saved the tribes chief from a puma and
was made an official member of tribe
hexes superior skill earned him the
emnity of the Chiefs son no tante when
the two were sent on a mission to steal
horses from a neighboring tribe note on
tape betrayed hex after securing the
horses no Dante left hex to be killed by
their enemies hex was spared when the
tribe was attacked and slaughtered by
white men after their scalps he then
went to get revenge on no tante but
found that the tribe had broken camp and
moved on hex spent several years looking
for them becoming a lethal gunslinger in
the meantime when hex finally located no
tante he challenged him to a fight
hex would have won but no tante provided
hex with a defective tomahawk hex ended
up using his knife killing his foe in
the process as punishment hex his face
was scarred and he was sent away again
beginning his career as a bounty hunter
the basics of johna hexes origins have
remained pretty consistent over the
years but a few details have been added
in the 1987
be telling readers learned that Hex’s
father gave him his first rifle they
also learned that the father was as
abusive toward Hex’s mother as he was
towards his boy this added yet another
detail in later years hex couldn’t stand
to see women or children being treated
unfairly by men the 2007 reboot of Jonah
Hex made further changes Hex’s father
once trapped the boy in the pit of an
outhouse as punishment but more
importantly hexes disfigured face came
about as the result of the Civil War
previously hex had always been
established as a Confederate soldier but
in this retelling he was tortured by
cruel Union soldiers as a lesson to
other rebels one of the most popular of
DC’s Western characters Jonah Hex has
made several appearances in other media
in addition to starring in his own
feature film the gunslinger has popped
up in a number of DC Animated universe
projects this ain’t personal now I
always took you for a civilized fella
except for that goofy getup you parade
around in he may not be a typical hero
but his distinctive setting and
character make him a welcome change to
the normal capes and cowls are you a fan
of Jonah Hex for more comic book origins
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
it ain’t about money boy it’s about
justice and I aim to serve you sir
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