The Apache Kid (Alan Krandal) is a fictional

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character in the

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, 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 (Haskay-bay-nay-natyl).

Publication history

The Apache Kid (Alan Krandal) debuted as the cover feature, drawn by a young John Buscema, of ''Two-Gun Western'' #5 (

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d 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'')''Apache Kid''
at AtlasTales.com 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 ''

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'' #15-22 (April 1951 - June 1952). After that initial Buscema story and at least two by

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(who would also do many of the later covers), the bulk of the book's run would be

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and inked by future Silver Age ''

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'' artist Werner Roth.