PRE CODE CLASSICS THE WHITE INDIAN HC VOL 01 (12 Aug Release)

First introduced as ‘Dan Brand and Tipi’ in Magazine Enterprises ‘Charles Starret as the Durango Kid’ issue #1 from October/November 1949 – the White Indian was created by Frank Frazetta and Ray Krank.Dan Brand was the colonial ancestor of the Durango Kid. On his wedding day to Lucy Wharton¸ Lucy’s ex-boyfriend¸ Peter Bradford tried to shoot Brand. The bullet missed him and killed Lucy instead. After her funeral Dan left Philadelphia to the West – to hunt down Bradford! He was attacked by a bear¸ which he killed with his knife but was badly wounded. Luckily¸ the chief of the Catawbas¸ Great Eagle and Tipi¸ his young son found Dan and helped him recover. They invited him to stay with them¸ which he did for a year – until Bradford reappeared¸ now selling rum and weapons to the Catawbas’ rival tribes. Bradford killed Great Eagle and fought with Dan – who was now known as the White Indian¸ where Bradford plummeted off a cliff to his death!