Apache Red originally appeared as a backup strip in CHEYENNE KID, and when that book died, the character enjoyed a handful of additional episodes in Charlton's BILLY THE KID. Whereas Cheyenne Kid was a child of white parents who was adopted into the red man's lifestyle, Apache Red was the result of a "bride-theft." Red's Irish mother Brigit was abducted after an Indian tribe raided her settlement, but because the Chief treated her with respect and married her properly, she bore him a child. Despite being a fairly rare (for comics) half-breed, Apache Red entirely favors his mother, right down to his signature red hair.
I spot-read assorted adventures and found them pretty dull. The character's most interesting aspect is that his mother didn't get killed to get her out of the way. In the origin-story, in fact, she's the one who teaches him how to use his fists in approved Irish style.
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