Shotgun Western #3

Published
1980
Page count
68?
Cover price
0.65 AUD; 0.80 NZD
Colour
Black & white
Size
Pocket size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
None

Credits

Editing
, editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Untitled Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Western-Frontier

Credits

Art
Doug Wildey, line art
Colours
, colourist

Notes

This cover has been created from the splash panel of 'the Mystery of the Missing Herd!'

Show/hide 1. Untitled Blank page(s), 1 page
Show/hide 2. The Gun-Slinger! Comic story, 4 pages

Featuring

Genre
Western-Frontier
Code
L-860
Characters
Hank Barton; Sam Nelson; Ned Johnson

Credits

Writing
Stan Lee, scripter
Art
Al Williamson, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Stan Lee, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Kid Slade, Gunfighter (Atlas [Marvel], 1957 series) #7 (May 1957)
The Gun-Slinger!
Also printed
Australia
The Fast Gun (Horwitz, 1958? series) #16 ([March 1962])
The Gun-Slinger!
 
Australia
Gunshot Western Library (Yaffa/Page, 1971? series) #26 ([July 1972?])
The Gun-Slinger!
 
United States
The Mighty Marvel Western (Marvel, 1968 series) #32 (June 1974)
The Gun-Slinger

Notes

This story includes Maurice Bramley's signature [Bm] on the top left of the first page, although it is not his work.

Show/hide 3. The Winner! Comic story, 4 pages

Featuring

Genre
Western-Frontier
Code
L-58

Credits

Writing
Stan Lee, scripter [signed]
Art
John Severin, line art [signed]
Text
Artie Simek, letterer
Editing
Stan Lee, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Kid Slade, Gunfighter (Atlas [Marvel], 1957 series) #5 (January 1957)
The Winner
Also printed
United States
The Mighty Marvel Western (Marvel, 1968 series) #30 (March 1974)
The Winner
 
Australia
Range War Westerns (Yaffa/Page, 1974 series) #3 ([December 1974])
The Winner!
 
Australia
Gunslinger Western (Yaffa Publishing, 1974? series) #2 ([June 1975?])
The Winner!

Notes

Lee and Severin's signatures have been largely crossed out on Maxton's sleeve in the bottom right of the splash panel.

Show/hide 4. Showdown Comic story, 4 pages

Featuring

Genre
Western-Frontier

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Dick Ayers, line art [signed]
Text
Dick Ayers, letterer
Editing
Stan Lee, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Gunsmoke Western (Marvel, 1955 series) #38 (December 1956)
Showdown
Show/hide 5. The Final Shot! Comic story, 4 pages

Featuring

Genre
Western-Frontier
Code
M-406

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Bob Forgione, line art [signed]
Text
, letterer
Editing
Stan Lee, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Kid Slade, Gunfighter (Atlas [Marvel], 1957 series) #8 (July 1957)
The Final Shot!
Also printed
Australia
Kid Slade Gunfighter (Horwitz, 1957? series) #9 ([February 1962])
The Final Shot!
Show/hide 6. Untitled (Kid Slade, Gunfighter) Comic story, 5 pages

"The town of Cottonwood had been a peaceful town for many years…"

Featuring

Feature
Kid Slade, Gunfighter
Genre
Western-Frontier
Code
M-273

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Werner Roth, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Stan Lee, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Kid Slade, Gunfighter (Atlas [Marvel], 1957 series) #8 (July 1957)
Untitled
Also printed
Australia
Kid Slade Gunfighter (Horwitz, 1957? series) #9 ([February 1962])
Untitled
Show/hide 7. Untitled (Kid Slade) Comic story, 4 pages

"Kid Slade felt the lead hit him and he fell…"

Featuring

Feature
Kid Slade
Genre
Western-Frontier
Code
K-904

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Werner Roth, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Stan Lee, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Kid Slade, Gunfighter (Atlas [Marvel], 1957 series) #5 (January 1957)
Untitled
Also printed
United States
The Mighty Marvel Western (Marvel, 1968 series) #30 (March 1974)
"Matt Slade felt the lead hit him..."  (name changed from Kid Slade to Matt Slade)
Show/hide 8. Ambush! (Billy Buckskin) Comic story, 4 pages

Featuring

Feature
Billy Buckskin
Genre
Western-Frontier
Code
H-276

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Mort Drucker, line art
Text
Joe Letterese, letterer
Editing
Stan Lee, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Billy Buckskin (Atlas [Marvel], 1955 series) #2 (January 1956)
Ambush!
Show/hide 9. Origin of Two-Gun Kid! (Two-Gun Kid) Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Feature
Two-Gun Kid
Genre
Western-Frontier
Code
T-264
Characters
Two-Gun Kid

Credits

Writing
Stan Lee, scripter
Art
Al Hartley, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Stan Lee, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Two Gun Kid (Marvel, 1953 series) #48 (June 1959)
Origin of the Two-Gun Kid!
Also printed
Australia
Two-Gun Kid (Yaffa/Page, 1969 series) #43 ([July 1971])
The Origin of the Two-Gun Kid!

Notes

Lee and Hartley's signatures have been scribbled out on the middle left of the splash panel.

Show/hide 10. Trapped (Billy Buckskin) Comic story, 5 pages

Featuring

Feature
Billy Buckskin
Genre
Western-Frontier
Code
H-332

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Mort Drucker , line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Billy Buckskin (Atlas [Marvel], 1955 series) #2 (January 1956)
Trapped
Show/hide 11. Bushwhacked (Wyatt Earp) Comic story, 4 pages

"The town was unusually deserted and quiet when I made my nightly patrol!"

Featuring

Feature
Wyatt Earp
Genre
Western-Frontier
Code
O-304
Characters
Wyatt Earp

Credits

Writing
Hank Chapman, scripter
Art
Dick Ayers, line art [signed]
Text
Dick Ayers, letterer
Editing
Stan Lee, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Wyatt Earp (Atlas [Marvel], 1955 series) #15 (February 1958)
Bushwhacked!
Also printed
Australia
Giant Wyatt Earp (Horwitz, 1959 series) #7 ([November 1962?])
Bushwhacked!
 
Australia
Fighting Western Stories (Yaffa/Page, 1971? series) #30 ([September 1971?])

Synopsis

Marshal Earp pursues the man who engineered a jailbreak.

Notes

Ayers' signature has been scribbled out in the bottom left of the splash panel.

Show/hide 12. The Mystery of the Missing Herd! Comic story, 4 pages

Featuring

Genre
Western-Frontier
Code
L-400

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Doug Wildey, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Stan Lee, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Two Gun Western (Atlas [Marvel], 1956 series) #9 (March 1957)
The Mystery of the Missing Herd
Also printed
Australia
Giant Wyatt Earp (Horwitz, 1959 series) #7 ([November 1962?])
The Mystery of the Missing Herd!
 
Australia
Fighting Western Stories (Yaffa/Page, 1971? series) #30 ([September 1971?])
The Mystery of the Missing Herd!

Notes

Although this is not Maurice Bramley's work, his signature has been added to the top left of the splash panel.

Show/hide 13. There's Always a Faster Gun (Kid From Dodge City) Comic story, 4 pages

Featuring

Feature
Kid From Dodge City
Genre
Western-Frontier
Code
M-544

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Don Heck, line art [signed]
Text
, letterer
Editing
Stan Lee, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Kid from Dodge City (Marvel, 1957 series) #2 (September 1957)
There's Always a Faster Gun. . .
Also printed
Australia
Giant Wild West (Horwitz, 1957? series) #6 (June 1957)
There's Always a Faster Gun...

Notes

Don Heck's signature has been crossed out in the bottom right of the splash panel.

Show/hide 14. The Toledo Kid! Comic story, 5 pages

"Mace McGill! I got to see Mace McGill!"

Featuring

Genre
Western-Frontier
Code
V-551

Credits

Writing
Stan Lee, scripter
Art
Don Heck, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Stan Lee, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Gunsmoke Western (Marvel, 1955 series) #69 (March 1962)
The Toledo Kid!
Also printed
Australia
Kid Colt Outlaw (Horwitz, 1959 series) #142 ([November 1963])
The Toledo Kid!
 
Australia
Western Adventure Library (Yaffa/Page, 1970 series) #4 ([March 1971?])
The Toledo Kid!
Show/hide 15. The Outlaw and the Lady! (Kid Colt) Comic story, 6 pages
Show/hide 16. Untitled Blank page(s), 2 pages

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 89948

Entry created

  • 24/07/2021

Cover added

  • 24/07/2021

Last updated

  • 07/08/2022