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Issue: 2 Gun Western #4
Publication Date: May 1956
 
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Issues: #4 of 1 Issue
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Atlas [black & white]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Margood Publishing Corp.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.
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The Gun-Barrel Kid Escapes

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): The Gun Barrel Kid
Character(s): Gun-Barrel Kid (villain)
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Pages: 1
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Do You Want Spending Money?

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad seeks sellers of mottoes from Stephens Credit Sales, Dept. MF, P.O. Box 1004, Nashville 3, Tennessee.
Indicia at bottom of page.
On inside front cover.
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The Outlaw Breed

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Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Slade (villain); Hulk Simon (viillain); Sam Dunbrow
Synopsis: Young Sam Dunbrow throws in with a pair of desperadoes as they head out to a nearby homestead to rob an elderly couple.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: J-319
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The Warning

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Cheyenne Kid
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Includes one small panel of artwork.
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Get Rid of Ugly Pimples This New Easy Way!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Send $1.98 for one, or $3.50 for two bottles of Keraplex skin lotion from Underwood Laboratories Inc., Dept. 56, Stratford, Conn.
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The Gun-Barrel Kid Escapes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Gun-Barrel Kid (villain); Sheriff Cal Tilburn; Seth; Clem (villain)
Synopsis: The Gun-Barrel Kid's gang comes to Hawk's Nest, Arizona to break him out of jail and doesn't expect Sheriff Tilburn to put up much of a fight.
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Pages: 5
Job Number: J-318
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The Black Stallion

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Genres: western
Character(s): Black Fire; Lath Minton (villain); Smith
Synopsis: Savage cowboy Lath Minton terribly mistreats his new horse Black Fire. After shooting a fellow cowpoke he takes off on Black Fire figuring with its speed he'll escape out of the state in no time.
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Pages: 3
Job Number: J-383
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Given - Premiums or Cash Commission - Given

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First Line: Boys-Girls-Ladies-Men
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Ad seeking sellers of Cloverine Brand Salve in exchange for prizes or cash from Wilson Chemical Co., Dept. DS-148, Tyrone, Pa.
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The Badmen

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Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Matt Kruger; Warren Mace
Synopsis: Bank robber Matt Kruger is disgusted when his partner Warren Mace grows a conscience and wants to rid himself of his company.
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Pages: 4
Job Number: J-382
Disclose Notes: First signed story by Lee and Ditko.
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631 Movie & TV Star Pictures 25¢

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Subject Matter
Character(s): Tony Curtis (photo)
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for photos from DeLuxe Photo Service, Dept. P4, Box 947, Church St. Annex, New York 8, N.Y.
On lower half of page.
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Reversible Auto Seat Covers

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First Line: Made of Flexton — service gauge plastic
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Send $5.00 for front and rear set of reversible auto seat covers from Mardo Sales Corporation, Dept. DS-4, 480 Lexington Ave, New York 17, N.Y. Covers come in Zebra-Snake and Leopard-Cowhide.
Bottom half of page.
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The Man Who Wouldn't Fight

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Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Jack Drake (also flashback); Matt Drake; Red Miller (villain, also flashback); Nevada; Dan Kleeg (villain)
Synopsis: Matt Drake is angrily ashamed of his son Jack when he refused to fight bully Red Miller in a saloon. Later Matt has no one to rely on except Jack when Miller and his partner ride into his ranch and demand monthly protection money from him, or else.
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In Content Item: FlagGunsmoke Western Picture Library #2 published September 1970
as The Man Who Wouldn't Fight! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSix Gun Western Library #2 published July 1972
as The Man Who Wouldn't Fight! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Job Number: J-320
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Stamps Shop by Mail

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First Line: Free Famous American Set
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Classified ads, mostly for stamps.
After page 3 of previous story.
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Tune Up, Pep Up, Fix Up Any Car!

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Disclose Notes: Send $6.95 for a Chilton 'all cars' repair manual from The Chilton Co., Dept. C-26, 5605 Chestnut St., Philadelphia 39, Pa.
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Free! Treasure Chest of Prized Stamps from Pirate Strongholds!

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for stamps from Littleton Stamp Co., Dept. MC-4, Littleton, N.H.
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They Mailed This Coupon...

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Disclose Notes: Send for free copy of "Everlasting Health and Strength" booklet from Charles Atlas, Dept. 604, 115 East 23rd St., N.Y. 10, N.Y.
Inside back cover.
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Gain More Weight in 10 Days Or Your Money Back!

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Disclose Notes: Send $2.98 for a 40-day supply of weight gain tablets from the More-Wate Co., Dept. M189, 318 Market Street, Newark, N.J.
On back cover.

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