Real Name: Unknown

Identity/Class: Normal human

Occupation: Cowboy

Affiliations: Soapy

Enemies: The Mexicans, Nocona

Known Relatives: Unidentified father (deceased)

Aliases: None.

Base of Operations: Texas

First Appearance: Frontier Western #3 (Atlas, June 1956)

Powers/Abilities: Good fighter

History: (Frontier Western #3, Gunsmoke Western #32-34, Wild Western #48-49, Western Gunfighters #3, ga) Bill Buckskin was a cowboy who hunted the rogue Kiowa brave Nocona, who had murdered Billy's father. Billy later fought against the Mexican army during the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848.

Comments: Thanks to Jess Nevins for allowing me to use information from his excellent Golden Age Heroes Directory and his Guide to Golden Age Marvel Characters. Thanks also to Richard Boucher & Darrin Wiltshire @ PR-Publications for permission to use information from their equally brilliant collection of Golden Age Sites, PR Publications. Their knowledge of Golden Age characters far outstrips my own.

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