Red Wolf

    (Marvel, 1972-1973)
™ and ©1972 Marvel Characters, Inc.

Billed as the first Native American super-hero to appear in comics, Red Wolf debuted in Avengers #80 as an embittered young Indian radical bent on stopping the exploitation of his people and their reservation lands by unscrupulous businessmen. When he next appears in Marvel Spotlight (Vol. 1) #1, the scene has shifted to the Old West and Red Wolf is actually the ancestor of the original character. It is this Old West Red Wolf who won his own book in the early 1970s, with solid art by veteran pen Syd Shores and writing chores by Golden Age pro Gardner Fox. The title was a low-key effort, and Marvel probably enjoyed more public relations benefits from the title than sales. Red Wolf wrapped up his run with issue #9 in 1973.
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  • 1
    May 1972
    Cover: $0.20
    W: Gary Friedrich, Roy Thomas  ·  A: Syd Shores
    2nd Appearance of Lobo (Red Wolf’s wolf); 2nd Appearance of Red Wolf (Johnny Wakeley)
    2 copies from $9.00
  • 2
    Jul 1972
    Cover: $0.20
    W: Gardner Fox, Roy Thomas  ·  A: Syd Shores
    6 copies from $7.50
  • 3
    Sep 1972
    Cover: $0.20
    W: Gardner Fox, Roy Thomas  ·  A: Syd Shores, Vince Colletta
    5 copies from $3.75
  • 4
    Nov 1972
    Cover: $0.20
    W: Gardner Fox  ·  A: Syd Shores
    1st Appearance of Man-Bear (Ursa); Versus Man-Bear
    6 copies from $5.00
  • 5
    Jan 1973
    Cover: $0.20
    W: Gardner Fox, Roy Thomas  ·  A: Syd Shores
    1st Appearance of Fast John Silver; Versus Fast John Silver
    4 copies from $2.50
  • 6
    Mar 1973
    Cover: $0.20
    W: Gardner Fox, Roy Thomas  ·  A: Syd Shores, George Tuska
    Reprint from Western Outlaws and Sheriffs #70 (Dec 1951)
    2 copies from $5.50
  • 7
    May 1973
    Cover: $0.20
    W: Gardner Fox, Roy Thomas  ·  A: Syd Shores
    Issues #7-#9 are set in present day with a descendent of the original Red Wolf
    4 copies from $2.00
  • 8
    Jul 1973
    Cover: $0.20
    W: Gardner Fox, Roy Thomas  ·  A: Syd Shores
    5 copies from $3.00
  • 9
    Sep 1973
    Cover: $0.20
    W: Gary Friedrich  ·  A: Dick Ayers
    Final Issue
    5 copies from $4.75