83 Facts About Jonah Hex

Jonah Woodson Hex is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Jonah Hex is portrayed by Johnathon Schaech in DC's Legends of Tomorrow and appeared in the Arrowverse crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths".

Three Jonah Hex miniseries have been published under DC's Vertigo imprint.

New monthly Jonah Hex series debuted in November 2005, written by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti with interior art by varying artists.

Jonah Hex survived only when an old trapper scavenging the site found him clinging to life and nursed him back to health.

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Jonah Hex eventually returned to American civilization, becoming a cavalry scout in the United States Army.

Jonah Hex deserted his post and went to the nearest Union camp, Fort Charlotte, sneaking into the commander's quarters to surrender directly.

Jonah Hex refused to tell the commander where his unit was stationed, but one of his aides was able to determine their location by studying the clay from the shoes of Jonah's horse.

Jonah Hex discovered a shaft beneath his cell and used it to find where his comrades were being held.

Jonah Hex was shot himself, but managed to kill the treacherous commander before escaping.

Now hunted by both sides, Jonah Hex patched himself up and moved out toward the Western territories to start over.

Jonah Hex came across his old tribe and found that Noh-Tante had since married White Fawn.

Years later, when he and his partner Henri d'Aubergnon sought to rescue a white woman held captive by the tribe, Jonah Hex saw the man he once considered his real father shoot White Fawn for trying to protect him.

Jonah Hex soon took up drinking to deal with the pain of his tribe's betrayal.

Intrigued by the idea that he could get paid for killing bad men, Jonah Hex scattered his reward on the streets as he rode out of town.

Jonah Hex then picked up his first job: hunting down an old army buddy named Eddie Cantwell.

The job quickly went south when Jonah Hex was intercepted by Arbee Stoneham, a veteran manhunter who killed Cantwell, disarmed Jonah Hex, and stole his guns.

Eight years later, they met again after Jonah Hex brought in the Jason Crowley gang and collected their bounties.

Jonah Hex then found Stoneham, confined to a wheelchair after losing the use of his legs.

Jonah Hex was then hired by the town of Paradise Corners to kill the outlaw "Big" Jim.

Jonah Hex grew fond of the town and decided to settle there, but the locals, disgusted by his appearance, forced him to leave.

Jonah Hex befriended a wolf named Iron Jaws when he failed to stop white settlers from slaughtering the peaceful band of Pawnee Indians who had owned him.

Jonah Hex dealt with a corrupt sheriff defrauding his constituents in one town, and then a corrupt hanging judge at the next.

Jonah Hex was hired by the manager of a sideshow attraction to act as his bodyguard, then murdered the man when he tried to frame him for a heinous crime.

Fort Lang was seemingly attacked by an Indian tribe, but Jonah Hex saved them after uncovering a conspiracy by railroad interests to force them off their land so it could be illegally seized.

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When some bandits Jonah Hex had been pursuing injured an old lady who had shown him kindness, he paid for her medical treatment before chasing down and butchering the men who had hurt her.

Jonah Hex escaped death, but his friend and mentor, Hank Brewster, was shot dead and his first horse, the General, was killed by stray bullets.

Jonah Hex fought corrupt army officials in league with a greedy landowner who was organizing robbers to prey on traveling pioneers, and avenged the victims they had left to die.

Jonah Hex got into a gun-fight with a T-Rex, but he and his teammates were defeated and eventually returned to their own times using the Cosmic Treadmill.

Jonah Hex later encountered the Justice League separately, with several other Western heroes including Bat Lash, Cinnamon, and Scalphunter.

Jonah Hex met an amnesiac Hal Jordan in the desert and nursed him back to health.

Jonah Hex became involved in the first Crisis when he was summoned, along with several other heroes, to fight for the Monitor.

Jonah Hex fought against the Shadow Demons alongside Bat Lash, Cyborg, Firebrand, John Stewart, Johnny Thunder, Nighthawk, Psimon, and Scalphunter.

Alex Luthor and Harbinger gathered the heroes of several Earths to discuss strategy, and Jonah Hex was present in the crowd to witness Pariah's warnings.

Jonah Hex disappeared in a flash of light one night at a saloon in 1875.

Jonah Hex was abducted from his own era by the villainous Reinhold Borsten, who transported him into a post-apocalyptic Seattle, Washington in the 21st century.

Jonah Hex's intention was to force the legendary Hex to fight for him, but instead Jonah escaped and met a motorcycle gang named the Road Reapers.

Jonah Hex took a job as a guard for a drug dealer named Barnaby Blossom.

The Conglomerate then changed tactics, enlisting Jonah Hex to help them take down Borsten, and he allowed himself to be captured by Borsten in a fight, planning to use his time travel technology to return home.

Jonah Hex was then captured by a scientist named Dr Adamant who planned to convert Hex into a cyborg for his "utopia" of artificial life, but Hex escaped and wiped him out along with his creations.

Jonah Hex's next challenge was an anti-sin cult called the Sin Killers, whom he dealt with while rescuing the kidnapped daughter of a local man.

Briefly, Jonah Hex met the Legion of Super-Heroes while they were traveling in their Time Bubble.

Briefly, Jonah Hex was captured by two cannibals and forced to escape through the sewers.

Jonah Hex was forced to fight Stiletta, but he was able to free her from her wrestler persona after knocking her out.

Jonah Hex was attacked by his old enemy Chain again in revenge for their last battle, but defeated him a second time.

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Jonah Hex met a fellow bounty hunter, Slow Go Smith, who became his friend and partner.

Jonah Hex teamed up with the inhabitants of a local ranch who'd been under attack by the creatures.

Jonah Hex led them in an assault on the tunnel system where the rest of the worms lived, slaughtering them as they went and blowing up their queen with dynamite.

Jonah Hex became a member of Buffalo Will's traveling Wild West Show after a trick-shooting midget named Long Tom saved his life.

Jonah Hex reconnected with an old friend named Spotted Balls and met a local prostitute who gave birth to a Bear Boy.

Jonah Hex claimed to have given birth after mating with a bear spirit.

Jonah Hex decided to leave the camp with Spotted Balls and the squaw because he did not like the way things were run and feared that Will would try to exploit the Bear Boy.

Jonah Hex killed most of his pursuers using carefully set traps, but Spotted Balls died in the final shootout.

Jonah Hex was able to return the squaw and her cub to its father and his spirit people.

Jonah Hex continued to work as a bounty hunter until he retired at the age of 66 in 1904, having settled down with a Native American woman named Tall Bird.

Jonah Hex's death was immediately avenged by his friend, sheriff Hank Crawford, who gunned down the unarmed Barrow in cold blood.

Many years later, a supermodel and actress who happened to have the surname Jonah Hex seemed to become possessed when her right eye was cut out by members of a group called the Agenda.

Jonah Hex assisted Superboy and displayed psionic powers when she repeatedly fired an unloaded energy weapon, but this change in consciousness seems to have been temporary.

Jonah Hex was reanimated during Blackest Night as a zombie member of the Black Lantern Corps, wielding a power ring.

Jonah Hex returned to plague Quentin Turnbull's last living descendant, Joshua Turnbull.

The young man pleaded for his life to Jonah Hex, joined by a Black Lantern version of Quentin Turnbull, but Turnbull gunned down his descendant in cold blood.

Jonah Hex meets and forms a relationship with a young woman named Gina.

Despodent and depressed, Jonah Hex is involved in a severe DUI accident that leaves him in a coma for over a month.

Jonah Hex soon dies while crossing the desert, and all Hex can do is bury her and move on.

Jonah Hex is introduced in the mini-series Adventures of the Super Sons, issue 9.

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Jonah Hex made a brief appearance in the Batman Universe series.

Jonah Hex is mentioned a few times by his great-great-granddaughter, Virginia "Jinny" Hex, who appears in Batman Universe and Young Justice, having taken up a career as a hero after learning that she inherited her ancestor's exceptional abilities.

Jonah Hex is extremely fast on the draw and can be seen in many stories gunning down multiple foes before any of them can get off a shot, and can wield two guns at the same time with equal proficiency.

Jonah Hex is a resourceful combatant, often relying on stealth, tricks, and improvised weapons and traps to defeat enemies, similar to fellow DC comics character Deathstroke.

Jonah Hex's reflexes are strong enough that he has proven to be faster on the draw than both Wild Bill Hickok and Batman.

Already an experienced horseman, Jonah Hex became an expert at driving various motor vehicles during his time in the 21st century.

Jonah Hex is an exceptional tracker, able to follow trails several days old through rain and mud in spite of his quarry's best efforts to cover their tracks.

Jonah Hex possesses a keen danger sense which warns him of ambushes and traps.

Jonah Hex is extremely tough and has been known to continue fighting even after suffering torture or severe injury.

Jonah Hex has a reputation throughout the West as a ruthless and prolific killer, but like Batman, he is bound by a personal code of honor to protect and avenge the innocent, as well as protect women and children no matter the circumstances.

Jonah Hex's comrades were all captured and then later massacred during the "Fort Charlotte Massacre", including Jeb.

Jonah Hex was hired by the United States Secret Service to infiltrate El Papagayo's band and bring him to justice.

Jonah Hex was unsuccessful, and he and Papagayo met several more times over the years until Jonah Hex finally stabbed him dead in a confrontation.

Jonah Hex had a number of allies and supporting characters during many of his adventures, but most wound up getting killed in the course of helping him.

Jonah Hex would go on to become a bounty hunter herself and eventually Hex's lover.

Dazzleby is the opposite of Jonah Hex: he was raised properly, and as such, is respected and has risen to a position of leadership among his peers.

Jonah Hex welcomes his half-brother when the latter tracks him down, but Hex ultimately chooses to leave when he realizes he doesn't belong.

Jonah Hex is one of several DC Comics western characters who appear in the novel "DC Universe: Trail of Time" by Jeff Mariotte, published by Warner Books in 2007.