''Apache Skies'' is a four-issue

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, published in 2002 by

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as a part of that company's MAX imprint. The series was written by

John Ostrander John Ostrander (born April 20, 1949) is an American writer of comic books, including '' Suicide Squad'', ''Grimjack'' and '' Star Wars: Legacy''. Career Ostrander studied theology with the intent of becoming a Catholic priest, but now describes ...

and drawn by

Leonardo Manco Leonardo Manco (born 16 December 1971) is an Argentine comic book artist. Career Manco is best known for his dark and gritty style on such titles as Marvel Comics’ ''Hellstorm'' (1994), '' Blaze of Glory'' (2000, #1-4), '' Apache Skies'' ( ...

. The series was a

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to 2000s '' Blaze of Glory''.

Plot summary

After the death of the

Apache Kid Haskay-bay-nay-ntayl ( 1860 – in or after 1894), better known as the Apache Kid, was born in Aravaipa Canyon (25 miles (40 kilometers) south of San Carlos Agency) into one of the three local groups of the Aravaipa/Arivaipa Apache Band (in Apa ...

, the

Rawhide Kid The Rawhide Kid (real name: Johnny Bart, originally given as Johnny Clay) is a fictional Old West cowboy appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A heroic gunfighter of the 19th-century American West who was unjustly wanted a ...

joins forces with the new Apache Kid to find the killer.

Collected editions

It was published in a collected trade paperback as ''Apache Skies'' () in 2002.

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References

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