Billy the Kid (Charlton Comics)

Comics character

Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid #9 (Nov. 1957). Cover art by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia.

Publication information
Publisher| Charlton Comics
First appearance| Masked Raider #6 (Feb. 1957)
In-story information
Alter ego| William Bonney
| Billy the Kid

Publication information
Schedule| Bimonthly
Format| Ongoing series
Genre| Western
Publication date| Nov. 1957 – Mar. 1983
No. of issues| 145
Main character(s)| Billy the Kid, the Cheyenne Kid, Bounty Hunter (Shawn O'Meara), Doc Holliday, Tenderfoot Sheriff John Lind, Mr. Young of The Boothill Gazette, Apache Red
Creative team
Written by| Joe Gill
Artist(s)| Pat Boyette, José Delbo, Jack Keller, Sanho Kim, Rocke Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, Warren Sattler, Carl Wessler
Editor(s)| Pat Masulli (c. 1957–1967)
George Wildman (c. 1972–1983)

Billy the Kid is a Western comic book series published by Charlton Comics, with stories of a fictional character based on the historical Billy the Kid. Taking over the numbering of a previous Western comic, Masked Raider, Billy the Kid was published from issues #9-153 (Nov. 1957 - March 1983). The Billy the Kid character made his first appearance in Masked Raider #6.

Regular backup features in the book included Bounty Hunter Shawn O'Meara, Tenderfoot Sheriff John Lind, Mr. Young Of The Boothill Gazette, and Apache Red.

Regular contributors to the title included writer Joe Gill, and artists Pat Boyette, José Delbo, Jack Keller, Sanho Kim, Rocke Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, Warren Sattler, and Carl Wessler.

## Publication history

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The book's first five issues (June 1955 - Aug. 1956) were titled Masked Raider (not to be confused with the Timely Comics character), starring a masked gunfighter and his pet golden eagle Talon. With issue #6 the book was titled Masked Raider Presents Billy the Kid. This title lasted three issues, through cover-date July 1957. With issue #9, the full cover title was Billy the Kid: Western Outlaw, lasting through issue #37.

Billy the Kid was twice put under publication hiatus, first between #121 and #122 (Jan.–Aug. 1977), and then from #123 to #124 (Nov. 1977–Feb. 1978). From that point the end of the run, Billy the Kid was a reprint title.

## Recurring features

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* The Cheyenne Kid made appearances in issues #19, 117, 118, 127-129, 134, 135, and 138-141.
* Bounty Hunter (Shawn O'Meara) stories were featured in issues #66-78, 80, 81, 83, and 87.
* Fictional Doc Holliday stories appeared in issues #68, 77, and 86.
* Tenderfoot Sheriff John Lind appeared in issues #73, 85, 90, 93, 147, and 152.
* Mr. Young of The Boothill Gazette stories were featured in issues #88-98, 100, 102, and 104-110.
* Apache Red stories appeared in issues #112, 114-116, and 119-123.

## References

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* Masked Raider at the Grand Comics Database
* Billy the Kid at the Grand Comics Database
* Billy the Kid at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

## External links

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* Charlton Spotlight: Charlton Characters & Features
* Billy the Kid cover gallery

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* Legend of Billy the Kid
* List of works about Billy the Kid

Films|

* Billy the Kid (1911)
* Billy the Kid (1930)
* Billy the Kid Returns (1938)
* Billy the Kid (1941)
* The Outlaw (1943)
* Son of Billy the Kid (1949)
* The Kid from Texas (1950)
* The Left Handed Gun (1958)
* Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966)
* Dirty Little Billy (1972)
* Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
* Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire (1985)
* Young Guns (1988)
* Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid (1989)
* Young Guns II (1990)
* The Kid (2019)

| Billy the Kid
film series
(1940-46)|

* Billy the Kid Outlawed (1940)
* Billy the Kid in Texas (1940)
* Billy the Kid's Gun Justice (1940)
* Billy the Kid's Range War (1941)
* Billy the Kid's Fighting Pals (1941)
* Billy the Kid in Santa Fe (1941)
* Billy the Kid Wanted (1941)
* Billy the Kid's Round-Up (1941)
* Billy the Kid Trapped (1942)
* Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns (1942)
* Law and Order (1942)
* Sheriff of Sage Valley (1942)
* The Mysterious Rider (1942)
* The Kid Rides Again (1943)
* Fugitive of the Plains (1943)
* Western Cyclone (1943)
* Cattle Stampede (1943)
* The Renegade (1943)
* Blazing Frontier (1943)
* Devil Riders (1943)
* Frontier Outlaws (1944)
* Valley of Vengeance (1944)
* The Drifter (1944)
* Rustlers' Hideout (1944)
* Wild Horse Phantom (1944)
* Oath of Vengeance (1944)
* His Brother's Ghost (1945)
* Thundering Gunslingers (1945)
* Shadows of Death (1945)
* Gangster's Den (1945)
* Fuzzy Settles Down (1945)
* Stagecoach Outlaws (1945)
* Border Badmen (1945)
* Fighting Bill Carson (1945)
* Prairie Rustlers (1945)
* Lightning Raiders (1945)
* Terrors on Horseback (1946)
* Gentlemen with Guns (1946)
* Ghost of Hidden Valley (1946)
* Prairie Badmen (1946)
* Overland Riders (1946)
* Outlaws of the Plains (1946)

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TV|

* The Tall Man (1960)
* The Legend of Billy the Kid (1994)

Music|

* "The Ballad of Billy the Kid"
* Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (album)
* "Billy the Kid"
* "Las Cruces Jail"

Stage|

* Billy the Kid (ballet)

Comics|

* Billy the Kid (Charlton Comics)
* Billy the Kid (Lucky Luke)
* L'Escorte
* Billy the Kid's Old Timey Oddities

Literature|

* The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid

Art|

* Dick Brewer, Billy the Kid and the Regulators

Related|

* Brushy Bill Roberts
* Lincoln County Regulators

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