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1[March] 1948
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Two-Gun Kid #1

Marvel · [March] 1948 · on sale 1948-01-27

First appearance: Two-Gun KidFirst appearance: Clay HarderFirst appearance: Cyclone
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Identification plate

Series
Two-Gun Kid (Marvel, 1948 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
[March] 1948
Key date
1948-03-00
On-sale date
1948-01-27
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Two-Gun Kid - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Clay Harder - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Cyclone - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Hot Lead for Killer's Roost!cover1pencils: Syd Shores; inks: Vince AlasciaCyclone First, Clay Harder First, Two-Gun Kid First
2Introducing the Two Gun Kidcomic story10pencils: Syd Shores; inks: Vince AlasciaCyclone First, Clay Harder First, Two-Gun Kid First
4-comic story4pencils: Mike Becker; inks: Mike BeckerSheriff [Al/Speed Larson/Dave "Blaze" Carson] (introduction); Rusty; Bat Miller
5Two Hungry Hikerstext story2letters: typesetBill Judson; Bob Frawley; Mac; Sam
8-text article0.15script: Kent B. Stiles
10The Code of the West!comic story11pencils: Syd Shores; inks: Vince AlasciaCyclone First, Clay Harder First, Two-Gun Kid First

Plus 7.85 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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