Who Is Kid Cassidy? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Kid Cassidy is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Richard Cassidy, with over 15 comic issue appearances. A former Western hero (later turned crook) whom, together with partner Reno Jones, formed a team named the Gunhawks. They fought in the Civil War.

Who is Kid Cassidy?

Origin Kid Cassidy, or Richard Cassidy as his real name was, was a young boy living on the plantation of his father in the Southern states of America just before the Civil War broke out. Unlike most plantation owners, Richard's father had no slaves, but had (black) people working for him for honest wages. Richard even befriended one of the young workers, Reno Jones, whom became like a brother to him. When the Civil War broke out, Richard joined the Southern forces to defend his father's plantation and workers. When he returned, he found out that the Western forces had killed his father and most employees. He luckily found Reno, whom had also joined the Southern forces. When he learned of the kidnapping of their mutual friend, Rachel Brown , the two planned to return her and formed a team known as The Gunhawks . Creation Kid Cassidy was created by Gary Friedrich and Syd Shores and first appeared in The Gunhawks issue 1 (1972).

Key facts

Kid Cassidy is of human origin. The character is published by Marvel. With 15 recorded issue appearances, Kid Cassidy ranks among the most featured characters in comics.