(June 1948)

Marvel, 1948 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1948-03-14
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Inc.
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1948, 3rd Series, Vol. 2, No. 1, p. 128.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Syd Shores
Inks
Vince Alascia (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Two-Gun Kid [Clay Harder]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer credited Bill Everett as inker.

Bad Skin? (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Viderm Skin Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Trapped in Outlaw City (Table of Contents: 2)

Two-Gun Kid / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Syd Shores; Mike Becker (see notes)
Inks
Mike Becker ? (see notes); Vince Alascia
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
2788
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Cyclone; Two-Gun Kid [Clay Harder]; Sheriff Sloan
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
In a hidden city run by outlaws the Two-Gun Kid pits two rival gangs against each other in order to rescue a kidnaped sheriff.

Indexer Notes

Writer's credit from Woolfolk's records, transcribed by Martin O'Hearn. Becker pencils and inks on pages 7-8. Info per Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. via atlastales.com. Nick Caputo suspects Alascia inked the entire story.

Previous inker credited Shores on inks.

Who Was Kaspar Hauser? (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Syd Shores
Inks
Syd Shores
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
SL-2559
Genre
non-fiction

America's Greatest Junior Typewriter Value! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Simplex Portable Typewriter / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Never Before at Such an Amazing Low Price! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Modernaire Miniature Radio / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Reducing Specialist Says: Lose Weight (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Spot Reducer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Train That Wasn't There! (Table of Contents: 7)

Two-Gun Kid / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk (sourced)
Pencils
Syd Shores (sourced)
Inks
Frank Sieminsky (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
2780
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Cyclone; Two-Gun Kid [Clay Harder]; Penelope Watson; Canyon Pete
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
A gold-laden train has seemingly disappeared into thin air, leaving it up to the Two-Gun Kid to solve the mystery.

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer credited John Forte on pencils and inks.

No Date for Bill! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Killer's Alibi! (Table of Contents: 9)

The Sheriff / Blaze Carson / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Becker (sourced)
Inks
Ernie Hart ? (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
2787
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Sheriff [Al/Speed Larson/Dave "Blaze" Carson]; Ralph Thompson; Dwight Emerson; Joey Thompson; Cunningham
Synopsis
A man is accused of murder and cattle rustling and it's up to the Sheriff to find out the truth.

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer credited Syd Shores on pencils and inks. Alternate names from later appearances. The Sheriff is not named in this story.

Duel to the Death! (Table of Contents: 10)

Two-Gun Kid / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Syd Shores
Inks
Vince Alascia (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Job Number
2686
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Cyclone; Two-Gun Kid [Clay Harder]; Red Coyote
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
  • Only a duel between Two-Gun Kid and renegade Red Coyote can prevent the latter from leading his Indian warriors against the white settlements.

Win! Play Bingo at Home (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Automatic Bingo Outfit / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How a Simple Discovery Made Billy a Happy Boy (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Chord-Slide and ABC Picture Method / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Amazing 16mm Movie Projector Bargain! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

16mm Movie Projector / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Talk-Sing-Play (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Roley Home Radio Mike / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Two-Gun Kid
  2. 1. Bad Skin?
    Viderm Skin Products
  3. 2. Trapped in Outlaw City
    Two-Gun Kid
  4. 3. Who Was Kaspar Hauser?
  5. 4. America's Greatest Junior Typewriter Value!
    Simplex Portable Typewriter
  6. 5. Never Before at Such an Amazing Low Price!
    Modernaire Miniature Radio
  7. 6. Reducing Specialist Says: Lose Weight
    Spot Reducer
  8. 7. The Train That Wasn't There!
    Two-Gun Kid
  9. 8. No Date for Bill!
  10. 9. Killer's Alibi!
    The Sheriff / Blaze Carson
  11. 10. Duel to the Death!
    Two-Gun Kid
  12. 11. Win! Play Bingo at Home
    Automatic Bingo Outfit
  13. 12. How a Simple Discovery Made Billy a Happy Boy
    Chord-Slide and ABC Picture Method
  14. 13. Amazing 16mm Movie Projector Bargain!
    16mm Movie Projector
  15. 14. Talk-Sing-Play
    Roley Home Radio Mike
This issue was modified by, among others
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Ethan Hoddes
  • Bob Hughes
  • Rob Johnson
  • Edgar Loftin
  • Darrel McCann
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Jim Van Dore