MARTY SHARP
Real Name: Marty Sharp
Identity/Class: Human (Old
West Era)
Occupation: Real estate agent
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Formerly Ed Gordon
Enemies: Mrs. Gordon, Billy Gordon, Ed
Gordon, Annie Oakley, Idaho Smith
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Buena Vista, New Mexico, USA
First Appearance: Annie Oakley I#5 (June, 1955)
Powers/Abilities: Marty Sharp was an able
horse rider. He had previously shown experience in gold prospecting and
had some apparent skill at forging government documents.
Height: Unrevealed
(approximately 5'10")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 150 lbs.)
Eyes: Black
Hair: Black
History:
(Annie Oakley I#5/4 (fb) - BTS) - Marty Sharp went prospecting for gold
with Ed Gordon. Their search was successful but Marty was determined to
have all the gold for himself. Ed hid his half of the gold on his
property along with the deed to his home and a note explaining that if
he were found dead, Marty Sharp would be the one to kill him. Sure
enough, Marty killed Ed and buried him in the canyon where they'd found
the gold. Unaware of where Ed had hidden the gold, Marty forged a deed
claiming he owned the Gordon property. Marty went to the property to
claim it for himself but Ed's young son Billy drove him off with a
shotgun.
(Annie Oakley I#5/4) - Marty enlisted Sheriff
Idaho Smith to expel the Gordons from their property. Smith went to the
Gordon's shack to investigate along with Marty and Idaho's friend Annie
Oakley. Billy tried to warn them off the property with his shotgun but
Idaho and Annie convinced Billy to let them investigate, especially
when they learned Billy's mother was ill in bed. Marty was unconcerned
with the Gordons' plight and told Idaho if he wouldn't eject them from
"his" property, he'd report the incident to the marshal in Santa Fe.
To win over Billy, Annie gave
him a pinto. When the pinto appeared with one of the bags of gold in
its mouth, Marty realized the pinto had found Ed's hiding place and
stole the pinto so he could try and force it to lead him to the hiding
spot. Annie and Idaho set out to find the missing pinto and quickly
discovered it in Marty's possession. Idaho arrested Marty and the pinto
soon led them to the hiding spot, where they discovered Ed Gordon's
note implicating Marty for murder. Marty confessed his crimes.
(Annie Oakley I#6/4) - Awaiting sentencing, Marty
staged a jailbreak from the jail in Buena Vista. Marty commandeered a
wagon pulled by four horses and tried to flee town but Annie Oakley
came to stop him. Recalling how she helped capture him, Marty tried to
trample her with the wagon but she expertly jumped aboard the wagon.
Marty tried to lash her with a whip but she shot the whip from his hand
with her pistol then used the whip to tie him up. Annie turned Marty
back over to Idaho but rather than appearing grateful, Idaho was
annoyed at Annie for being unfeminine in her adventurous activity.
Comments: Created by Hank Chapman, Ross Andru and
Mike Esposito.
This profile was
completed 06/30/2025 but its
publication was delayed, as it was intended for the Appendix's 25th
anniversary celebratory event.
Profile by Prime
Eternal.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Marty Sharp should not be confused with:
images: (without ads)
Annie Oakley I#5/4, page 6, panel 2 (main)
Annie Oakley I#5/4, page 3, panel 1 (face)
Appearances:
Annie Oakley I#5/4 (June, 1955) - Hank Chapman (writer), Ross Andru
(penciler), Mike Esposito (inker), Stan Lee (editor)
Annie Oakley I#6/4 (August, 1955) - Hank Chapman (writer), Ross Andru
(penciler), Mike Esposito (inker), Stan Lee (editor)
First posted: 09/13/2026
Last updated:
06/30/2025
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