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1January 1951
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Texas Kid #1

Marvel · January 1951

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Identification plate

Series
Texas Kid (Marvel, 1951 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
January 1951
Key date
1951-01-10
Indicia publisher
Leading Comic Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely; colors: Stan GoldbergThe Texas Kid [Lance Temple]; Emilio Diaz
1The Texas Kid Is Born!comic story9pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe ManeelyThe Texas Kid [Lance Temple] (first appearance; origin); Link Cado; Zane Temple; Lucy Temple (death); Emilio Diaz; Red Hawk
2The Return of Howling Wolf!comic story4pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe ManeelyThe Texas Kid [Lance Temple]; Howling Wolf (first appearance; villain); Sheriff Jeff Ruggles; Thomson
3Bad Men Die Twicetext story2pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ HeathSheriff Tim Lawson; Hal Lawson; Deputy Hale
4Violencecomic story4pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaDeputy Sheriff Wishbone Smith; Bull Higgs
5The Sinister Stage Coach!comic story5pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe ManeelyThe Texas Kid [Lance Temple]; Zane Temple; Manuel Toledo (villain)

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Joe Maneely: "The Raving Maniac" and Other Stories
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