Mighty Marvel Western Vol 1 29

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. Nobody here recognizes who the Rawhide Kid, but he finds himself hassled by Luke Stokes and his goons who try to pick a fight. Unwilling to reveal who he really is, the Rawhide Kid controls his temper and his urge to draw his guns. Luke believes the Kid to be a coward and mockingly kicks him into a puddle in the road before walking off. The Kid is assisted out of the puddle by Luke's sister Nancy who tells the Kid that nobody is willing to stand up to her brother, and though that for a moment the Kid would be the one to finally do it. The Rawhide Kid tries to confide in Nancy, but find that he cannot and walks away in shame.

Going into the local saloon the Rawhide Kid is once more bullied by Luke and his goons when Luke trips him on his way along the bar. Luke tries once again to pick a fight with the Kid, but Rawhide manages to keep his temper in check and stumbles out of saloon. Outside, he witnesses as Nancy is accosted by Montana Joe, a ruthless outlaw who has taken a fancy in her. At first Luke tries to stop Montana from bothering his sister, but when he realizes who he is dealing with Luke turns coward and tells Joe that he can do with his sister what he wishes.

Hearing Nancy call her own brother a coward is what it takes for the Rawhide Kid to give up on hiding who he is and confront Joe himself. The Kid easily trounces Montana Joe with his bare hands and in a gun duel he manages to outdraw him and shoot the guns out of his hands and shoot the gun belt off his pants. This display of gunmanship makes everyone realize that Joe has been fighting it out with the Rawhide Kid. With Montana Joe defeated, the Rawhide Kid then beats up Luke for his earlier bullying and for not sticking up for his sister. When Nancy asks the Rawhide Kid to stay in town, he refuses telling her that now that people know that he is here, eventually gunslingers will come from all around to try and make a reputation for themselves, causing danger for everyone and then leaves.

Appearing in "Matt Slade, Gunfighter"

Reprint of the 4th story from
Matt Slade, Gunfighter #2

Featured Characters:

United States Marshals
- Matt Slade

Supporting Characters:

Matt Slade's Horse

Antagonists:

Unnamed Express Office Clerk
Clooney

Other Characters:

Unnamed Sheriff
Anson Clinton (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

Locations:

Earth
- United States of America
  - Elk Town

Synopsis for "Matt Slade, Gunfighter"

Reprint of the 4th story from
Matt Slade, Gunfighter #2

Matt Slade is at the local Express Office when suddenly what appears to be a Native American tries to shoot him but misses. When Slade tries to defend himself the would-be killer flees the scene. The clerk tells Slade that the shooter must be the man who robbed the express previously of $50,000. When Slade looks around the scene he finds a tube of face paint and deduces that the shooter and thief must be somehow connected to the circus that setup near by and decides to go and investigate.

When arrives on the circus ground when he suddenly hears a shot and watches someone flee the managers office. When Slade tries to follow after him the owner of the circus stops him, telling Matt that they were only examining a gun when it accidentally went off, scaring his friend away.

However Slade doesn't buy the story since the man who fled the scene was carrying a money sack and decides to follow after him. In a nearby canyon, Slade is attacked by the masked robber and easily subdues him. Unmasking the thief he is surprised to find that the man is none other than the express agent he met the night before. He then rides back to the circus to meet with Mr. Clooney the owner. When he enters the office, Clooney comes up from behind and puts a gun into Slade's back. Clooney then admits that he and the express office owner were working together to rob, using a Native American disguise to fool law enforcement. However Slade is fast at the draw and easily shoots the gun out of Clooney's hand and takes him into custody.

Appearing in 3rd story

Reprint of the 5th story from
Two-Gun Kid #51

Appearances not yet listed

Synopsis for 3rd story

Reprint of the 5th story from
Two-Gun Kid #51

Synopsis not yet written

Notes

Two-gun Kid Clay Harder was redrawn here as "Matt Hawk" despite the total incoherence. Later accounts establish that in Earth-616 existed duplicated accounts of both Harder and Hawk adventures (possibly by cause of dime novel neglect) and that the Clay Harder one has more validity.^[1]

Links and References

References

↑ https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Marvel_Westerns_Outlaw_Files_Vol_1_1

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