Rawhide Kid (1955) 23

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Origin of the Rawhide Kid!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Rancher Ben Bart raises his adopted son, Johnny, to become the best possible gunfighter he can be; Johnny quickly adapts to wielding the twin "magic" colts and learns a variety of gun-fighting techniques including the "Road Agent's Spin" and the "Border Shift."; Shortly after his eighteenth birthday, Ben sends Johnny into town to pick up the monthly provisions; While he is gone, two gunfighters named Hawk Brown and Spade encroach upon the Bart ranch. "Golden Trail" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "A Place to Hide!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Rawhide Kid is sitting down to a meal when he is suddenly surrounded by a gang of men who have recognized the famous outlaw; However, the Kid manages to fight them off and shoot out the lantern lighting the saloon, plunging it in darkness; This cover allows the Kid to escape out a window and escapes out of town on his horse Nightwind; Growing sick of being hunted down constantly, the Rawhide Kid begins to wonder if it will ever end; He ends up in the town of Sagebrush where the locals welcome him by catching him in a lasso. "They Called Him Outlaw!" starring Slim, Tom, Slade, and Hulk, script by Stan Lee, art by Paul Reinman. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.