Ringo Kid

The Ringo Kid
First appearance: Splash page of The Ringo Kid Western #1 (Aug. 1954). Art by Joe Maneely.
Publication information
Publisher	Atlas Comics Marvel Comics
First appearance	The Ringo Kid Western #1 (Aug. 1954)
Created by	Unknown writer and Joe Maneely
In-story information
Full name	(Unknown first name) Rand
Partnerships	Dull Knife (sidekick) Arab (horse)
Abilities	Proficient with bow and gun. Hand-to-hand combat. Expert horseman.
The Ringo Kid
Series publication information
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Ongoing series
Genre	Western
Publication date	(Ringo Kid) Aug. 1954 – Sept. 1957
Number of issues	21
Main character(s)	Ringo Kid, Dull Knife, Arab
Creative team
Artist(s)	Joe Maneely, Fred Kida
Editor(s)	Stan Lee

The Ringo Kid is a fictional Western hero in the Marvel Comics' universe, whose comic book series was originally released by the company's 1950s predecessor, Atlas Comics. A lesser-known character than the company's Kid Colt, Rawhide Kid, or Two-Gun Kid, he also appeared in a reprint series in the 1970s.

The character is unrelated to the actor John Wayne's "Ringo Kid" in the Western film Stagecoach.

Atlas Comics' Ringo Kid debuted in the first issue of a series billed on its trademarked cover logo as Ringo Kid for all but two issues (#1 and #3, cover-billed as Ringo Kid Western). Created by an unknown writer and artist Joe Maneely, it ran 21 issues (cover-dated Aug. 1954 - Sept. 1957), drawn primarily by either Maneely or Fred Kida. Stories also ran occasionally in Wild Western, beginning with issue #38 (Nov. 1954), initially drawn by Maneely, with artist John Severin taking the reins in at least issues #46-47 (Nov. 1955 - Jan. 1956). Ringo was the lead feature in the two-issue anthology series Western Trails #1-2 (May & July 1957). He also appears on the cover of Wild Western #39 (Dec. 1954), but not in an interior story.

A five-page story entitled "The Ringo Kid" in Atlas' Western Outlaws & Sheriffs #73 (June 1952) is unrelated, as is the four-page story "Ringo Kid" in Wild Western #26 (Feb. 1953).

Marvel reprinted the series in Ringo Kid vol. 2, #1-30 (Jan. 1970 - Nov. 1976), often with the original Maneely covers. The Ringo Kid made his first appearance in present-day stories in a time travel tale in the superhero-team comic The Avengers #142 (Dec. 1975)