(October 1975)

Marvel, 1970 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
7 times a year
On-sale Date
1975-07-08
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Printer
Printed in United States of America
Editing
Marv Wolfman (editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date from the Comic Reader #120.

Fires of Vengeance! (Table of Contents)

Kid Colt / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Gil Kane
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Kid Colt

The Avenging Son (Table of Contents: 1)

Kid Colt / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Friedrich
Pencils
Werner Roth
Inks
Herb Trimpe
Colors
?
Letters
Al Kurzrok

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Kid Colt; Steel; Shrieking Eagle; Flashing Sky
Synopsis
Kid Colt finds Flashing Sky amidst the wreckage of burned out wagons. Flashing Sky reveals Shrieking Eagle is leading his people against white men and he was trying to stop them. As they ride to Flashing Sky's village, Flashing Sky saves Colt from a bounty hunter. In the village, Colt challenges Shrieking Eagle's leadership in a contest but Shrieking Eagle drugs Colt's drink before the match. However, Colt is immune to the poison and defeats Shrieking Eagle. Flashing Sky becomes the new chief.
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The Man Who Hated Guns (Table of Contents: 2)

Gun-Slinger / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Romita
Inks
John Romita
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Tex Dawson; Whirlwind; Lightning; Pete; Walt; Kay
Synopsis
Stagecoach guard Walt is unable to shoot at robbers. Tex Dawson arranges for his gun to have blanks then stages a hold-up to help Walt regain his confidence.
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Indexer Notes

Western Kid retitled throughout as Gun-Slinger.

Six-Guns and Tomahawks (Table of Contents: 3)

Apache Kid / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Werner Roth
Inks
Werner Roth
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Apache Kid [Aloysius Kare]; Nightwind; Rod Barron; Skinner; Captain Bill Gregory; Chief Red Hawk
Synopsis
Men disguised as Apaches steal a shipment of guns meant for Fort Madison. Apache Kid exposes the culprit as gun dealer Rod Barron, who stole his own merchandise back from the army. The Cavalry and Apaches join forces to rout Barron's men.
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Keywords
Fort Madison
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Fires of Vengeance!
    Kid Colt
  2. 1. The Avenging Son
    Kid Colt
  3. 2. The Man Who Hated Guns
    Gun-Slinger
  4. 3. Six-Guns and Tomahawks
    Apache Kid
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore