Tex Collins

A Golden Age original through and through, Tex Collins rode onto the scene in 1948's very first issue of Annie Oakley, brought to life by creator Christopher Rule for Marvel Comics. Sharing the pages with a lively cast that includes Annie Oakley herself, Sally Swoon, and Bruce Barr, Tex found himself in colorful Western company from the very start. With only a handful of catalogued appearances, he's a rare figure from that freewheeling postwar era of cowboy comics — the kind of supporting player who gives a Golden Age collection its authentic frontier flavor.