Apache Skies is a four-issue comic book

Comic book

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 limited series

Limited series

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, published in 2002 by Marvel Comics

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 as a part of that company's MAX

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 imprint

Imprint

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. The series was written by John Ostrander

John Ostrander

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 and drawn by Leonardo Manco

Leonardo Manco

Leonardo Manco is an Argentine comic book artist and penciller.-Bibliography:Manco is best known for his dark and gritty style on such titles as Hellstorm , Blaze of Glory , Apache Skies , Deathlok Vol.3 and Hellblazer .Other work by Manco has included Archangel #1 , Werewolf By...

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The series was a sequel

Sequel

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 to 2000's Blaze of Glory

Blaze of Glory (comics)

Blaze of Glory is a four-issue comic book limited series published in 2000 by Marvel Comics. It was written by John Ostrander and drawn by Leonardo Manco....

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Plot summary

After the death of the Apache Kid, the Rawhide Kid

Rawhide Kid

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 joins forces with the new Apache Kid to find the killer.

Collected editions

It was published in a collected trade paperback

Trade paperback (comics)

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 as Apache Skies (ISBN 0-7851-1086-0) in 2002.

Awards

Apache Skies received the "Best Limited Comics Series" Squiddy award

Squiddy Awards

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in 2002.