The Minstrel MaverickI mean, really, can you ever come close to beating that name? He's a genteel balladeer...who kicks musical butt! Or perhaps he's a rogue Blackface performer who finds the minstrel show demeaning to minorities...and kicks musical butt! I find the connotations between the minstrel - either a Medieval-era wander songwriting or a 18th century American vaudeville show - and the maverick - variously unbranded cattle, a lone rebel, or Madonna's record label - semantically rich.
But in spite of that great name, you actually can come close to beating it once you learn that the Minstrel Maverick's real name was Hank "Harmony" Hayes. I suppose "Hank" was a bit butch for a traveling musician, so he went by "Harmony."
Anyway, the Minstrel Maverick first appeared in All-American Western #103 where he charmed the ladies, hung out with Blacksmith Bill (and perhaps Tanner Ted and Haberdasher Harry), and beat the bad guys with his guitar. That's right, instead of a weapon, good ole Harmony would bash people's heads in with his reinforced guitar. Those wimpy minstrels from the 1960s could have learned a thing or two from him if only his career had lasted that long.
But in spite of that great name, you actually can come close to beating it once you learn that the Minstrel Maverick's real name was Hank "Harmony" Hayes. I suppose "Hank" was a bit butch for a traveling musician, so he went by "Harmony."
Anyway, the Minstrel Maverick first appeared in All-American Western #103 where he charmed the ladies, hung out with Blacksmith Bill (and perhaps Tanner Ted and Haberdasher Harry), and beat the bad guys with his guitar. That's right, instead of a weapon, good ole Harmony would bash people's heads in with his reinforced guitar. Those wimpy minstrels from the 1960s could have learned a thing or two from him if only his career had lasted that long.
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