Apache Kid #2

Billed as "The West's Most Mysterious Warrior," Apache Kid #2 from February 1951 puts its hero front and center in a tense, dynamic struggle — the Kid looms over a fallen opponent among rocky terrain, gun in hand, as riders clash in the dusty background and a speech bubble carries his grim vow that those who live by the gun will die a violent death. Werner Roth's cover work captures the character's intriguing duality, teased right on the cover with the pointed question "Indian or White Man?" This issue promises stories including "Red Hawk's Revenge" and "Grey Wolf Strikes," making it a fine snapshot of Marvel's early-1950s Western storytelling.