A mostly forgotten western hero, Strong Bow, had a run in
All-Star Western from
#58 (April-May, 1951) to
#99 (February-March, 1958), and was created by
Dave Wood and
Frank Giacoia. Though his Who's Who entry says he was from a time before Columbus landed in the Americas, horses were used in some of his stories (which were not in America until that point). Still, Strong Bow was an Indian brave who trekked upon the land from the far North of Canada to South into Mexico (as well as quite a bit in between), trying to bring peace to the land using his wisdom and strong bow hand, having come from the land "beyond the Misty Mountain" where all of his own people were slaughtered.
Strong Bow did have one appearance beyond the above, in
All-Star Squadron #55 (March, 1986) where he was tossed in time to Cape Canaveral, but, like many of his
All-Star Westerns, he didn't make the cover.
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