Comic Title: Jonah Hex and Other Western Tales #3
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jan/Feb 1980
On Sale Date: October 11, 1979 Copyright Date October 11, 1979
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1979

Newsstand Date October 9, 1979
Source: Comic Reader, #173

Newsstand Date October 8, 1979
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #35
For release the week of October 8th

Newsstand Date October 8, 1979
Source: Daily Planet, Vol. 79 #39
Listed as on sale the week of October 8th

Newsstand Date October 8, 1979
Source: Comics Journal, #50

Shipping Date September 17, 1979
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #35

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.95
Page Count: 96
Editor: Ross Andru

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "Face-Off with the Gallagher Boys"
Pages: 20

Feature(s):
Jonah Hex (of Earth-1)

Writer: Michael L. Fleisher
Artist: Doug Wildey

Reprinted From:
Weird Western Tales #26 (1975)

Feature Character(s)

• Jonah Hex (last appearance in Weird Western Tales #25; next appearance in Weird Western Tales #27)

Villain(s)

• Ben Gallagher and his boys (Frank, Russ, Cole, and Brother Stubbs named; no further appearances)
• Mr. Turnbull (last appearance in Weird Western Tales #23; next appearance in Weird Western Tales #30)

Other Character(s)

• Sheriff Haskell (no further appearances)
• Members of a posse (Ray, Luke, and Bobbie named; no further appearances)
• A settler and his son (Petey; no further appearances)
• Mack, Martha, and Debbie (a homesteader, his wife, and daughter; no further appearances)
• Solomon (last appearance in Weird Western Tales #23; next appearance in Weird Western Tales #30)

Synopsis:
Jonah Hex is nearby when the Gallagher Boys derail and rob a train. Hex tries to stop them, but he ends up being trapped in one of the train cars. When the sheriff arrives, Jonah is mistaken for one of the gang and arrested.

Meanwhile the Gallagher Boys evade capture by hiding out with a family of homesteaders. The family hates the railroad men, so they are sympathetic to the bandits. When Ben Gallagher receives a letter from Virginia offering a hefty reward for killing Hex, he decides to break the bounty hunter out of jail.

Debbie, the daughter of the homesteaders, visits the jail and distracts the guard. This allows Hex to escape his cell. She then leads Jonah back to her house where the Gallagher Boys are waiting to ambush him. When the settlers discover the true nature of the bandits, they switch sides to help Hex. He kills most of the bandits, then returns to town to clear his name.