| Pow-Wow Smith | |
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 Pow-Wow Smith from Western Comics #46 (July 1954), artist Carmine Infantino |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Detective Comics vol. 1 #151 (September 1949) |
| Created by | Don Cameron (writer) Carmine Infantino (artist) |
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| Alter ego | Ohiyesa Smith |
| Abilities | Skilled detective, forensic specialist, bush tracker, expert marksman |
Ohiyesa "Pow-Wow" Smith is a fictional Western hero published by DC Comics. Created by writer Don Cameron and penciler Carmine Infantino, he is a Sioux who is the sheriff of a small Western town, where he is known as a master detective. He prefers to be addressed by his proper name, Ohiyesa, but the white citizenry take to calling him "Pow-Wow" so stubbornly that he eventually gives up and accepts the nickname among them.
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Smith first appeared in Detective Comics #151, the only Western feature in the book.[1] Eventually, his strip became the lead feature of Western Comics which ran until 1961. He also starred in the premiere issue of All-Star Western's second volume.[2]
Originally the Pow Wow Smith character was located in the modern West. Later stories were set in the 19th century. It was eventually retconned that the Old West character was the ancestor of the modern-day character. Since then, Smith has remained a generation legacy, and a historical figure in the DC Universe, meeting other heroes in their occasional time travel stories.[3]
U.S. Marshal Ohiyesa Smith, a present-day descendant of the Pow-Wow Smiths, appears in Robin Annual #6, a Western pastiche that also featured a modern day version of Nighthawk. The two work with Robin and other heroes to take down the modern-day Trigger Twins, who unlike their 19th century antecedents are homicidal criminals. Much of the adventure takes place in a tourist-spot recreation of an Old West town, which is located near Gotham City.[4]
Smith appeared in a time travel episode of Justice League Unlimited, "The Once and Future Thing," as a sheriff of a western town. He was run out of Town by Manning who used technology he got from Chronos (David Clinton). With the aide of Bat Lash, El Diablo, Jonah Hex, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and Batman, he defeated Manning. He was voiced by Jonathan Joss. In this version, Smith still objects to the name "Pow-Wow", which is only used by the villain Tobias Manning.
   | Toonopedia entry - Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Pow Wow Smith, Indian Lawman |
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