(May 1972)

Marvel, 1953 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1972-02-29
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Company Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Etcetera & The Comic Reader #81 January 1972.

Gunfight at Gila Rock! (Table of Contents)

Two-Gun Kid / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Severin
Inks
John Severin
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Morrie Kuramoto

Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover pencil credit from Nick Caputo (April 5, 2004). Cover pencil credit originally given to: Gil Kane.

Gunfight at Gila Rock! (Table of Contents: 1)

Two-Gun Kid / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee)
Pencils
Joe Maneely (signed as Joe Maneely)
Inks
Joe Maneely (signed as Joe Maneely)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Two-Gun’s costume has been amended to reflect his more modern attire.

Another Marvel Masterpiece (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Mighty Marvel Western / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Outlaw at Large (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee)
Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Bob Powell
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Two-Gun Kid / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
John Severin (signed as JS [interlocking])
Inks
John Severin (signed as JS [interlocking])
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text
All right, rannies, we can take a hint!
Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Two-Gun Kid's mask and costume redrawn to conform to current look. Pin-up was originally published in black and white for kids to color.

Invitation to a Gunfight! (Table of Contents: 5)

Two-Gun Kid / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman (credited)
Pencils
Ogden Whitney (credited); Dick Ayers ? (see notes)
Inks
Dick Ayers (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Dave Hunt ?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Jeb Davis (first appearance; villain; death); Ace Cooler (first appearance; villain); Bart Danton (first appearance; villain)

Indexer Notes

This was an inventory story circa 1967, possibly only in pencil stage, newly scripted by Marv Wolfman and inked by Dick Ayers. Nick Caputo suspects Ayers may have finished the art on the last two pages.

Last issue to include new material. Two-Gun Kid next appears in AVENGERS #142.

Nifty Notes, Nostalgic Nuances, and Narcissistic Name-Dropping, Featuring Non-Toxic News of the Nation's Most Notorious Non-Entities! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Gunfight at Gila Rock!
    Two-Gun Kid
  2. 1. Gunfight at Gila Rock!
    Two-Gun Kid
  3. 2. Another Marvel Masterpiece
    Mighty Marvel Western
  4. 3. Outlaw at Large
  5. 4. ["All right, rannies, we can take a hint!"]
    Two-Gun Kid
  6. 5. Invitation to a Gunfight!
    Two-Gun Kid
  7. 6. Nifty Notes, Nostalgic Nuances, and Narcissistic Name-Dropping, Featuring Non-Toxic News of the Nation's Most Notorious Non-Entities!
    Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Steve Jenner
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore