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Publishers / Marvel / Apache Kid (1950) / #53 [1]
53 [1]December 1950
$0.10

Apache Kid #53 [1]

Marvel · December 1950 · on sale August 15, 1950

First appearance (cover): Apache KidFirst appearance (cover): Aloysius Dare
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Identification plate

Series
Apache Kid (Marvel, 1950 series)
Issue
#53 [1]
Publication date
December 1950
Key date
December 1950
On-sale date
August 15, 1950
Indicia publisher
Medalion Publishing Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Apache Kid - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Aloysius Dare - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Comanches Strike!cover1pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely; letters: Artie SimekApache Kid First, Aloysius Dare First
1The Curse of Night-Wind!comic story7pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe ManeelyApache Kid First, Aloysius Dare First
2The Rails of Death!comic story6pencils: Mike Sekowsky, Joe Maneely; inks: Joe ManeelyApache Kid First, Aloysius Dare First
3The Cowardtext story2letters: typeset
4The Wild Beastcomic story4pencils: Syd Shores; inks: Ernie Hart
5The Comanches Strike!comic story5pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe ManeelyApache Kid First, Aloysius Dare First

Where to read it

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Series context

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Sources

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