Jonah Hex Vol 1 8

"The Mark of the Demon": Jonah Hex reflected on his young adult life from the moment he joined the Confederacy, till the time he killed Noh-Tante in a duel trying to prove that the Chief's son betrayed him and left him for dead years ago. Killing the Chief's son resulted not in him regaining the

"The Mark of the Demon"
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Jonah Hex Vol 1 #8
January, 1978
Executive Editor	Joe Orlando
Cover Artists	Ernie Chan
The Mark of the Demon
Writers	Michael Fleisher
Pencilers	Ernie Chan
Inkers	Vicente Alcazar
Colorists	Liz Berube
Letterers	Ben Oda
Editors	Larry Hama
Previous Issue	Jonah Hex # 7
Next Issue	Jonah Hex # 9

Muh freedom ain't gonna be worth a whole lot once ah'm dead! Now s'pose you quit runnin' yore mouth an' start pumpin' thet Winchester!

— Jonah Hex

Jonah Hex #8 is an issue of the series Jonah Hex (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 1978. It was published on October 3, 1977.

Synopsis for "The Mark of the Demon"

Jonah Hex reflected on his young adult life from the moment he joined the Confederacy, till the time he killed Noh-Tante in a duel trying to prove that the Chief's son betrayed him and left him for dead years ago. Killing the Chief's son resulted not in him regaining the Chief's trust but rather a punishment from him, the Mark of the Demon. He recalled half his face getting burned that day, then woke from his slumber to help a girl who was kidnapped by the Apache. While escaping he encounter the French lord who sought to turn him into the authorities for bounty but the Frenchman had a change of heart and sacrificed his life fighting off the Apache while Jonah and the girl escaped.

Appearing in "The Mark of the Demon"

Featured Characters:

• Jonah Hex

Supporting Characters:

• Apache chieftain (Dies)
• Henri d'Aubergnon (Final appearance; dies)
• White Fawn (Dies)

Antagonists:

• Noh-Tante (Dies)

Other Characters:

• Butch (Single appearance)
• Laura Vanden (Single appearance)
• Luke (Single appearance)
• Pierre, Henri's valet (Dies)

Locations:

• American Old West
  • Sacagawea Plateau
• American Civil War (Flashback only)
  

Notes

• Jonah Hex's origin story continues from last issue.
• The "now" sequences take place in the Spring of 1874.

Trivia

• The title to this issue, "The Mark of the Demon" refers to the scar that runs vertically down the right side of Jonah Hex's face.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Jonah Hex series
• Images from Jonah Hex Vol 1 8

Recommended Reading

• Jonah Hex Recommended Reading
  • All-Star Western (Volume 3)
  • Hex (Volume 1)
  • Jonah Hex (Volume 1)
  • Jonah Hex (Volume 2)
  • Jonah Hex: No Way Back
  • Jonah Hex: Riders of the Worm and Such
  • Jonah Hex: Shadows West
  • Jonah Hex: Two-Gun Mojo
  • Weird Western Tales (Volume 1)
• Western Recommended Reading
  • Action Comics (Volume 1): featuring Vigilante
    • Action Comics #42–198
  • All-American Western (Volume 1)
  • All-Star Western (Volume 1)
  • All-Star Western (Volume 2)
  • All-Star Western (Volume 3)
  • Bat Lash (Volume 1)
  • Bat Lash (Volume 2)
  • Crack Western (Volume 1)
  • Frontier Fighters (Volume 1)
  • Jonah Hex (Volume 1)
  • Jonah Hex (Volume 2)
  • Weird Western Tales (Volume 1)
  • Weird Western Tales (Volume 2)
  • Western Comics (Volume 1)