The Apache Kid (Alan Krandal) is a fictional Old West character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been mostly seen in stories from Marvel's 1950s precursor, Atlas Comics. This character was named after, but is unrelated to, the real-life Native American man known as the Apache Kid.

Publication history

The Apache Kid (Alan Krandal) debuted as the cover feature, drawn by a young John Buscema, of Two-Gun Western #5 (cover-dated Nov. 1950). The writer co-creator is unknown. He received his own title the following month, premiering as The Apache Kid  #53 (Dec. 1950, picking up the numbering from Reno Browne, Hollywood's Greatest Cowgirl) and then running as Apache Kid  #2-19 (Feb. 1951 - Jan. 1952; Dec. 1954 - April 1956).

Stories also ran in the omnibus titles Two-Gun Western  #5-9 (Nov. 1950 - Aug. 1951) and Wild Western  #15-22 (April 1951 - June 1952). After that initial Buscema story and at least two by Joe Maneely (who would also do many of the later covers), the bulk of the book's run would be penciled and inked by future Silver Age X-Men artist Werner Roth.

After The Apache Kid ended with #19 (April 1956), its numbering continued as the anthology series Western Gunfighters, where the character did not appear.

In Apache Skies, it was retconned that Dazii Aloysius Kare was a mixed ancestry man, part caucasian and part Apache. He also married another mixed-blood woman called Rosa, who continued his legacy when he was killed by a corrupt businessman.

References

  • Apache Kid at A Guide to Marvel's Pre-FF #1 Heroes. Archived from the original October 25, 2009.
  • The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators