Arizona Annie, also known as The Arizona Girl, is a fictional
Old West
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female
gunslinger
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appearing in
American comic books published by
Marvel Comics
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. She debuted in ''
Wild West
The American frontier, also known as the Old West or the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial ...
'' #1 (Spring 1948) and was created by
Syd Shores
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Bi ...
.
Fictional character biography
In her earlier days, Arizona Annie and her boyfriend Slim Smith were having the horseshoes on their horses reshoed by a woman-hating
blacksmith
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named Pete Grimm who wouldn't work on Annie's horse. Later that night, he was robbed which led to Arizona Annie apprehending the criminal. Pete then withdrew his negative comments towards Annie. Then she exposed a land developer named Josiah Cleek who was doing a shoddy operation of Sterling Wells.
When Annie was accused of being the leader of a gang due to them being led by a woman, Annie later discovered that it was a criminal named Pretty Face Grimes who was dressed in drag. Annie apprehended the gang and exposed Grimes. At the time when she was being pressured into covering for the previous teacher until a new one can be found, Annie apprehended the bank robbers that tried to hide in the school where she accidentally arrested the new teacher in the process.
Slim and his friends later made a joke that Annie was in love with an outlaw named Grizzly Williams. This was proven false when Annie defeated Grizzly Williams.
Annie later took part in politics when Slim egged her into doing something that a man can do. While she did win an election, she discovered that the local dog catcher had tricked her into running. Annie had Slim and the mayor paraded around in the dog catcher's carriage.
Annie later visited a carnival where the owners of a shooting gallery have rigged it. Afterwards, she worked as a teacher again after the last one got married. At some point, she and Slim went their separate ways.
During the late 19th century, Annie had left Slim and developed a love relationship with
Kid Colt
Kid Colt is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first is a cowboy whose adventures have taken place in numerous western-themed comic book series published by Marvel. The second is a ...
. The two of them visited the town of Wilcox where they find that its citizens are actually
Skrull
The Skrulls are a fictional race of extraterrestrial shapeshifters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Skrulls first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #2 and were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. They originated fro ...
s in disguise. Upon the Skrulls being exposed, Annie and Kid Colt drove them out of them where some of them were killed during the confrontation.
Powers and abilities
Arizona Annie is an expert at armed combat.
Equipment
Arizona Annie is known to wield colt revolvers and a rifle in battle.
In other media
Arizona Annie appears in ''
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2
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'', voiced by Melli Bond.
At the time when the
Guardians of the Galaxy
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It may more specifically refer to:
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were in the Old West part of Chronopolis, she and Kid Colt help
Star-Lord
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rescue
Rocket Raccoon
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and
Groot
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from a circus train run by the local version of the
Circus of Crime
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A A-Force
A-Next
A.I. Army
Because of his revelation that he is now a simulated A ...
that Arizona Annie and Kid Colt were pursuing.
References
External links
Arizona Annieat Marvel Wiki
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