Jonah Hex (New Earth)




 * "He was a hero to some, a villain to others, and wherever he rode people spoke his name in whispers"
 * --John Albano

Real Name: Jonah Woodson Hex Nicknames: No known nicknames Former Aliases: Hex Other Current Aliases: No other current aliases

Status
Occupation: Former farmer; former bounty hunter; former cavalry soldier in the Confederate army; former freedom fighter Legal Status: Jonah Hex was a citizen of the United States with a criminal record; currently declared legally deceased Identity: Public Marital Status: Divorced Group Affiliation: Formerly the Confederate Army; In a parallel dimension he was a member of the 19th century adventurers known as the Justice Rangers Base of Operations: Formerly the American Southwestern United States; In the 21st century, he was active in the region formerly known as Seattle, Washington.

Origin
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Place of Birth: Place of birth unknown Place of Death: Unknown, possibly Wyoming Known Relatives: Woodson Hex (father, deceased); Virginia "Ginny" Hex (mother, deceased); Mei-Ling (ex-wife, deceased); Jason Hex (son); Mei-Wong (brother-in-law, deceased); Mei-Song (sister-in-law, deceased); Tall Bird (2nd wife); Hex (reincarnation) First Appearance: All-Star Western (Volume 2) #10

History
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Characteristics
Height: 5'11" Weight: 189 lbs (85.728 kg) Eyes: Blue Hair: Red Unusual Features: Jonah Hex suffered a traumatic disfigurement at the hands of an Apache tomahawk. His right eye is enlarged with a cataract, and a scar runs down the right side of his face across his mouth.

Powers
Known Powers: Jonah Hex was by all accounts human and did not possess any superhuman powers. Known Abilities: Jonah Hex was an expert bounty hunter and skilled in the ways of tracking and survival. In the Confederate army, he was trained in the use of firearms and hand-to-hand combat. During his tenure in the 21st century, Jonah Hex developed automotive skills and expertise in using futuristic weaponry. Strength Level: In his prime, Jonah Hex possessed the strength level of a man his age, size and weight who engaged in intense regular exercise.

Miscellaneous
Equipment: No known equipment. Transportation: Jonah once owned a horse named General. After General was killed by stray fire in Weird Western Tales #22, Jonah made use of whatever horse available to him at any given time. Weapons: Two ivory handled .44 caliber Colt dragoon pistols, one Bowie knife, a .30-.60 lever action rifle, and other weapons germane to the 19th century American southwest. In the 21st century, Hex had access to a variety of futuristic firearms.

Trivia

 * As legend has it, Jonah Hex is responsible for single-handedly killing 336 people.


 * Jonah Hex is ambidextrous.


 * Jonah's personality and appearance are reminiscent of Clint Eastwood's famous "Man With No Name" character from the Sergio Leone trilogy of spaghetti westerns, A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.


 * In February of 2006, Jonah Hex received his own HeroClix game piece.


 * A Jonah Hex action figure was released as part of the Justice League Unlimited series of three-figure group packs.


 * In the Amalgam Universe, Jonah Hex was merged with the Marvel Character, Chamber of Generation X, taking the name, Jono Hex.


 * Jonah Hex is also the name of a Welch indie rock 'n roll band.

Animated

 * Jonah Hex has made two distinct appearances on separate television programs. In the Showdown episode of Batman: The Animated Series, Jonah made his first non-comic appearance. He teamed up with the Dark Knight Detective on a mission involving Ra's al Ghul. Actor William McKinney provided the voice for the aging gunfighter.


 * Batman met Jonah Hex once again in the Justice League Unlimited episode The Once and Future Thing, Part I: Weird Western Tales. This meeting however, chronologically took place prior to Showdown as Jonah is much younger in this episode. Now voiced by Adam Baldwin, Hex teamed up with several other DC western heroes including Bat Lash, El Diablo and Pow-Wow Smith. Jonah made a tongue in cheek reference to time travel, an allusion towards his comic counterpart's strange jaunt to the 21st century in the 1986 comic series, Hex. A variation of this Justice Rangers team-up was likewise presented in the comic, Justice League Unlimited #18.

Recommended Readings

 * All-Star Western (Volume 2)
 * Jonah Hex (Volume 1)
 * Jonah Hex (Volume 2)
 * Jonah Hex and Other Western Tales
 * Jonah Hex: Riders of the Worm and Such
 * Jonah Hex: Shadows West
 * Jonah Hex: Two-Gun Mojo
 * Hex
 * Weird Western Tales

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