Jonah Hex

Real Name :Jonah Woodson Hex

Current Alias: Jonah Hex
Aliases :Hex
Alignment: Good
 Identity: Public Identity
Citizenship: American
 Marital Status: Divorced
 Occupation :Bounty Hunter
Gender :Male
 Height :5' 11"
Weight :189 lbs (86 kg)
Eyes :Blue
Hair: Blond
Unusual: Features Mark of the Demon
Universe: Earth-One, New Earth
Place of Death: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Created by :John Albano, Tony DeZuniga

Origin:

Jonah was born the only son to Woodson Hex and his wife, Virginia "Ginny" Hex. Growing up in Woodson's small farmhouse was a tumultuous time for young Jonah. Woodson was known for his excessive drinking and his abusive nature, and often took his violent urges out upon Jonah and Ginny. Finally on Jonah's tenth birthday Ginny abandoned her husband and child, after one of Woodson's drunken rages.

After his wife left, Woodson took Jonah and traveled out to California in the hopes of mining for gold during the California gold rush. In his travels, he came across a tribe of Apache American Indians and entered into a dialogue with the Apache chief. He sold his thirteen-year-old son to the tribe in exchange for some fur pelts. The Apaches raised Jonah and educated him in the ways of their tribe. Through the chief, Jonah learned how to track and to hunt, as well as fighting and survival skills. after saving the chief from a puma, Jonah was granted freedom. Even though he now possessed the ability to come and go as he pleased, Jonah had grown accustomed to life among the American Indians, and preferred to stay in the Apache camp.

The chief decided to test Noh-Tante and Jonah's worthiness as warriors. He instructed the two boys to sneak into a nearby camp and steal horses from a tribe of Kiowa Indians. Noh-Tante believed this would make an excellent opportunity to claim White Fawn for himself. During the raid, Noh-Tante attacked Jonah, knocking him unconscious. Satisfied that the Kiowa would finish him off, he brought the horses back to his father and told the Apaches that the Kiowa had killed Jonah during the raid.

While the Apaches believed Jonah dead, a group of bounty hunters conducted their own raid on the Kiowa camp. During the firefight, a stray bullet struck Jonah's body and he was left bleeding on the ground. Shortly thereafter, a trapper discovered Hex's limp form and nursed him back to health. Betrayed by his own family, Jonah swore to never return to the Apache camp. He relied upon their teachings in order to survive however, and eked out a meager existence as a buffalo hunter.



Major Stories:

Soldier
Homecoming
Bounty Hunter is born
New Ongoing Series (2006)
Blackest Night
New 52 - All-Star Western (v3, 2011)
Guns and Gotham
The War of Lords and Owls






Weapons:
Jonah Hex's main weapons are a colt single action revolver with a 7.5 inch barrel, and a tomahawk.



Other media:

Batman: The Animated Series
Justice League Unlimited,  Batman: The Brave and The Bold