Scout (comics)
Scout is an American dystopian comic book series created and written by Timothy Truman, and first published by Eclipse Comics in 1985. The story stars a Native American Apache named Emanuel Santana. The setting of the series is a future United States which has become a Third World country. Creation Timothy Truman first met Eclipse publisher Dean Mullaney and editor-in-chief Cat Yronwode through mutual acquaintance Tom Yeates. At the time Truman's association with First Comics was winding down as he was beginning to tire of late payments, and after a positive experience publishing the one-shot Killer Tales by Tim Truman (compiled from material created for Pacific Comics) he was impressed by their standards of creator ownership and struck a deal with them to publish new creation Scout. A student of Native American history, Truman based Santana's origin on 1890s reeducation camps, particularly Camp Falwell in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and also drew inspiration from Forrest Carter's Cry, Geronimo!, a fictionalized biography of Geronimo, and Apache mythical beliefs. He cited the influence of European artists including Paolo Serpieri, Hugo Pratt, Juan Zanotto and Jordi Bernet on his style for Scout'''s visuals. Truman's love of music also shaped the story; the characters Rosana 'Rosa'