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{{quote|''But as any man, woman or child knows, he had no friends, this [[Title Drop|Jonah Hex]]...but he did have two companions...one was death itself, the other, the acrid smell of gunsmoke.''}} |
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The last of the great American [[Comic Book]] [[Western]] characters. |
The last of the great American [[Comic Book]] [[Western]] characters. |
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* [[Fastest Gun in the West]]: Jonah has this reputation. |
* [[Fastest Gun in the West]]: Jonah has this reputation. |
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* [[Genre Savvy]]: In [[Justice League Unlimited]], he immediately deduces that Batman, [[Green Lantern]] and [[Wonder Woman]] are time travellers. How? |
* [[Genre Savvy]]: In [[Justice League Unlimited]], he immediately deduces that Batman, [[Green Lantern]] and [[Wonder Woman]] are time travellers. How? |
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{{quote|"Experience. I've had an interesting life."}} |
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* [[God Is Evil|God is Cruel]]: Jonah expresses this view on several occasions, believing that the kind, just God of Christianity is just a comforting delusion for those who don't know God as well as he does. |
* [[God Is Evil|God is Cruel]]: Jonah expresses this view on several occasions, believing that the kind, just God of Christianity is just a comforting delusion for those who don't know God as well as he does. |
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* [[Gone Swimming, Clothes Stolen]]: Happens to Jonah in issue 9 of the original series. Jonah is forced to chase the thief, and the theft turns out to a plot to lure him across the border into Mexico. |
* [[Gone Swimming, Clothes Stolen]]: Happens to Jonah in issue 9 of the original series. Jonah is forced to chase the thief, and the theft turns out to a plot to lure him across the border into Mexico. |
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* [[Sociopathic Hero]]: Jonah is one of these, to a certain extent. |
* [[Sociopathic Hero]]: Jonah is one of these, to a certain extent. |
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* [[A Tankard of Moose Urine]]: This gem from ''Jonah Hex'' #53 (original series) (and at no point during this monologue does Jonah stop drinking): |
* [[A Tankard of Moose Urine]]: This gem from ''Jonah Hex'' #53 (original series) (and at no point during this monologue does Jonah stop drinking): |
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{{quote|"Ugghh! Thet rotgut shore do taste nasty! Smells nasty! Tastes nasty! Got an aroma just like kerosene! A man'd have tuh be near halfway crazy tuh drink this stuff!"}} |
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* [[Teeth-Clenched Teamwork]]: Jonah ''really'' doesn't like Bat Lash, a frequent teammate, to the point when saving a drowning man and finding it to be Lash, [[Funny Moments (Sugar Wiki)|he threw him back in the river.]] |
* [[Teeth-Clenched Teamwork]]: Jonah ''really'' doesn't like Bat Lash, a frequent teammate, to the point when saving a drowning man and finding it to be Lash, [[Funny Moments (Sugar Wiki)|he threw him back in the river.]] |
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** He also hates working with Dr. Arkham since the guy is basically [[The Load]]. He only tolerates the man because Arkham knows more about Gotham than he does. |
** He also hates working with Dr. Arkham since the guy is basically [[The Load]]. He only tolerates the man because Arkham knows more about Gotham than he does. |