The Mighty Marvel Western #29 for Sale - First Appearance of Matt Slade - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: The Mighty Marvel Western (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue: #29
Publication date: January 1974
Key date: 1974-01-00
On-sale date: 1973-09-25
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $0.20
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Matt Slade - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; letters: Morrie Kuramoto	Johnny Bart, Rawhide Kid
1	A Place to Hide	comic story	11	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; letters: Artie Simek	Johnny Bart, Nightwind, Rawhide Kid
2	-	comic story	4	pencils: Werner Roth; inks: Russ Heath	Matt Slade First
3	The Kid Gets Gun-Shy	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Severin; inks: John Severin; letters: Artie Simek	Cyclone, Clay Harder, Two-Gun Kid

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Marvel Masterworks: Rawhide Kid #2 ISBN 978-0-7851-2684-3	2007	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

‹ #2829 of 46#30 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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