American Update: “It’s Two-Gun Kid, But Not As We Know Him…” – Gunsmoke Western from Atlas/Marvel
*Western: New back issues added this week of the popular and long-running series Gunsmoke Western, which bridged the gap between Atlas and its transition into Marvel Comics. Co-starring Kid Colt Outlaw, and Wyatt Earp, the series welcomed a third hero in #57, when another of Marvel’s famous western ‘Kids’, the Two-Gun Kid, made his premier appearance in a John Severin-drawn adventure – though in a greatly altered form his later iteration! With mostly Kirby covers (and occasional interior art) and illustrations by Severin, Jack Keller, Matt Baker, and Joe Maneely, the series kept up a high artistic standard, and has gained in popularity in recent years as completists realise its connectivity to the greater Marvel Universe. Issue #57 (pictured) is FN+ at £40; for details of the rest, see the Western section of our online catalogue.